MECHANICAL OPTICIANS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Automotive,
Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South
Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 5469 of 2001)
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Before the Honourable
Justice Walton, Vice-President
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4 September 2001
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (v) of clause 4, Wages, of the award published 2 March 2001 (322 I.G.
796), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(v) 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
Schedule 'A' - Rates of Pay and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Schedule 'A' - Rates of Pay and Allowances
Part 1 - Rates of Pay
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First Phase
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Second Phase
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2001 SWC
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Optical
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Current Rate
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Effective 26/06/01
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Effective 26/09/01
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Effective 26/01/02
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Worker
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($20.00)
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(Remainder)
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$
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$
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$
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$
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1
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376.80
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396.80
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411.80
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424.80
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2
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395.30
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415.30
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430.30
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443.30
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3
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428.40
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448.40
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463.40
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476.40
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4
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436.40
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456.40
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471.40
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484.40
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First Phase
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Second Phase
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2001 Swc
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Optical
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Current Rate
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Effective 26/06/01
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Effective 26/09/01
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Effective 26/01/02
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Mechanic
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($20.00)
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(Remainder)
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$
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$
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$
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$
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1
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484.80
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504.80
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517.80
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532.80
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2
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500.20
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520.20
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533.20
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548.20
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3
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512.60
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532.60
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545.60
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560.60
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Un-Apprenticed Juniors
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Percentage of Optical Worker 2
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%
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16 years and under
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34
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17 years
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43.5
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18 years
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55
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19 years
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68
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20 years
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81
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Apprentice
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Old Rate
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Rate Per Week
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2001 SWC
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Per Week
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Effective 26/06/01
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Effective 26/01/02
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$
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$
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$
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1st year
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193.20
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207.40
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213.60
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2nd year
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282.20
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302.60
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311.65
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3rd year
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374.00
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400.20
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412.20
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4th year
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422.00
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451.60
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465.15
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Part 2 - Allowances
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Clause
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Clause
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Previous
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SWC 2001
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No.
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Title
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Description
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Amount
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(26/01/02)
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$
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$
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4 (iii)
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Wages - Charge Hands
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Not less than 2 employees and not
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More than 10 employees
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17.40
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17.90
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More than 10 employees but not
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More than 20 employees
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26.00
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26.80
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In charge of more than 20 employees
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33.20
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34.20
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9 (ii)
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Overtime
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Meal Allowance
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7.60
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8.50
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24 (ix)
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General Conditions
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First Aid Allowance
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7.20
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7.40
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 26 January 2002.
M. J. WALTON J,
Vice-President.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.