AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL OR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 677 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Insert in numerical order in clause 1, Arrangement of the award published 19 February 1999 and award review published 27 October 2000 (319 I.G. 838), as varied, the following new clause number and subject matter:

 

12.  Commitment to Absorption

 

2.          Delete clause 2, Rates of Pay and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

2.  Rates of Pay

 

(i)         The hourly rates of pay shall be as follows:

 

(a)        Employees 21 years of age and over - 140 per cent of the rate prescribed in Item 1 of Table 1 - Wages of Part B, Monetary Rates, of the Shop Employees (State) Award as per O'Neill, C decision of 15 June 2001 (327 I.G. 742 Serial C0490), as varied provided that until further variation the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate shall be $660.52 (2001 $13.00 safety net adjustment rate: $17.38).

 

(b)        Employees 20 years of age - 90 per cent of the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof.  Employees 21 years of age and over - 140 per cent of the rate prescribed in Item 1 of Table 1 - Wages of Part B, Monetary Rates, of the Shop Employees (State) Award as per O'Neill, C decision of 15 June 2001 (327 I.G. 7422 Serial C0490), as varied provided that until further variation the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate shall be $594.47 (2001 $13.00 safety net adjustment rate: $15.64).

 

(c)        Employees 18 and 19 years of age - 80 per cent of the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof.  Employees 21 years of age and over - 140 per cent of the rate prescribed in Item 1 of Table 1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates, of the Shop Employees (State) Award as per O'Neill, C decision of 15 June 2001 (327 I.G. 742 Serial C0490), as varied provided that until further variation the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate shall be $528.42 (2001 $13.00 safety net adjustment rate: $13.91).

 

(d)        Employees 17 years and under - 60 per cent of the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate prescribed in paragraph (a) hereof.  Employees 21 years of age and over - 140 per cent of the rate prescribed in Item 1 of Table 1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates, of the Shop Employees (State) Award as per O'Neill, C decision of 15 June 2001 (327 I.G. 742 Serial C0490), as varied provided that until further variation the thirteen dollar safety net adjustment rate shall be $396.31 (2001 $13.00 safety net adjustment $10.43).

 

(ii)        The rates of pay prescribed in subclause (i) of this clause are loaded to compensate the employees for all incidents of the employment and are payable for work done at any hour of the day.  Such rates are also loaded to include an amount for annual holidays as provided for by the Annual Holidays Act 1944.

 

3.          Delete clause 5, Meal Allowance, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

5.  Meal Allowance

 

A meal allowance shall be paid to each employee who works more than nine hours, finishing after 6.00pm.

 

The amount of such meal allowance shall be that prescribed by Item 3 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, Part B, Monetary Rates, of the Shop Employees (State) Award (2002 rate: $9.40).

 

4.          Insert after clause 11, Area, Incidence and Duration, the following new clause 12:

 

12. Commitment to Absorption

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of 2001.  This adjustment may be offset against:

 

(i)         any equivalent overaward payments;  and/or

 

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

 

 

5.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 25 February 2002.

 

 

 

L. C. GLYNN  J.

 

 

 

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