CLERICAL EMPLOYEES IN METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3286 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (xviii) of clause 6, Classification Structure and Wages, of the award published 29 October 1999 (311 I.G. 823), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(xviii)   State Wage Case Adjustments

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2002. 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 Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

(i)         Adults - The following minimum rates of wages for adult employees shall take effect on and from 6 July 2002:

 

Grade	Weekly Rate	SWC	Weekly
	Pre SWC	2002	Rate
	2002	$	$
	$
1	452.60	18.00	470.60
2	473.50	18.00	491.50
3	507.20	18.00	525.20
4	548.90	18.00	566.90
5	609.50	18.00	627.50

 

(ii)        Provided that:

 

(a)        No employee employed as at 12 March 1998 is to receive less pay as a result of regrading under this award.  In the event that such regrading results in a lower grading, the present salary is to be maintained until overtaken by award increases.

 

(b)        Overaward payments may be absorbed into any increase arising under this award.

 

(iii)       Juniors - The minimum rates of wages per week for junior employees shall be as follows:

 

(a)        Computer Operators:

 

Age	Weekly Rate	SWC	Weekly Rate
	Pre SWC	2002	$
	2002	%
	$
At 17 years of age	241.55	3.5	250.00
At 18 years of age	298.45	3.5	308.90
At 19 years of age	341.15	3.5	353.10
At 20 years of age	402.75	3.5	416.85

 

(b)        All other junior employees:

 

Age	Weekly Rate	SWC	Weekly
	Pre SWC	2002	Rate
	2002	%	$
	$
Under 17 years of age	181.30	3.5	187.65
At 17 years of age	226.95	3.5	234.90
At 18 years of age	278.20	3.5	287.95
At 19 years of age	315.45	3.5	326.50
At 20 years of age	371.20	3.5	384.20

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	Amount
No.	No.		$
1	6(xi)(a)	Saturday Loadings -
		Adults	13.50 per week
		Employees under 21 years of age	9.15 per week
2	12 (iii)(b)	Meal Allowance (Shift Worker)	9.60
3	15(i)(a) and (b)	Meal Allowance (Day Worker)	9.60
4	27	First-aid Allowance	7.90

 

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 6 July 2002.

 

 

 

L. C. GLYNN  J.

 

 

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