THE BUSINESS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC3726 of 2001)

 

 

VARIATION

 

 

1.          Delete subclause (vii) of clause 3, Wages, of the award published 16 May 1997 (298 I.G. 531), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(vii)      The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2001.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)        any equivalent overaward payments; and/or

 

(b)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.

 

2.          Delete Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

 

Classification	Base Rate of Pay	June 2001 SWC	Rate per week
Office Equipment Mechanic	492.20	15.00	507.20

 

3.          Delete Table 2, Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Existing Allowance $	Amount $
1	3(ii)	Leading Hands -
		-           in charge of not less than two              and not more than five              employees	22.30 p/wk	23.00 p/wk
		-           in charge of more than five and              not more than ten	33.40 p/wk	34.40 p/wk
		-           in charge of more than ten	42.40 p/wk	43.70 p/wk
2	8	Standing - by Allowance	7.95 p/hr	8.20 p/hr
3	11(i)(ii)	Meal allowance	7.30 p/meal	8.10 p/meal
4	16(vi)(b)	Meal Allowance included as "reasonable expenses" whilst travelling	7.30 p/meal	8.10 p/meal
5	16(vi)(b)	Additional meal allowance for evening meal whilst travelling	7.30 p/meal	8.10 p/meal
6	16(vi)(c)	Living Away from home allowance	53.45 p/day	55.15 p/day
7	16(vi)(c)	Evening meal allowance paid in addition to living away from home allowance	10.15 p/meal	11.30 p/meal
8	29(v)	Laundry Allowance	1.65 p/wk	1.85 p/wk

 

 

"Note" These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2001 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the May 2001 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 6 July 2001.

 

 

I. W. CAMBRIDGE, Commissioner.

 

 

 

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