PHARMACY ASSISTANTS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Shop,
Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales, and another,
industrial organisations of employees.
(Nos. IRC 3530 and 3531 of 2002)
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Before Commissioner
McLeay
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8 July 2002
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause
16, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment, of the award published 13 October 2000
(319 I.G. 285), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
16. Arbitrated Safety
Net Adjustment
(a) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2002. These adjustments 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.
2. Delete
subclause (c) of clause 17, Supported Wage, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Supported Wage Rates -
(c) Employees to whom this clause applies shall be paid
the appropriate percentage of the minimum rate of pay prescribed by this Award
for the class of work which the person is performing according to the following
schedule:
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Assessed Capacity
(subclause (d))
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% Of Prescribed Award
Rate
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10*
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
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(Provided that the minimum amount payable shall be not less
than $57.60 per week).
* Where a person's
assessed capacity is 10 per cent, they shall receive a high degree of
assistance and support.
3. Delete Table
1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Wages
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Former Rate
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SWC
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Total Rate
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Description
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Per Week
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2002
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Per Week
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$
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$
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$
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Pharmacy Assistant
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Adult
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Grade I (first six months)
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462.10
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18.00
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480.10
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Grade I (thereafter)
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472.40
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18.00
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490.40
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Grade II
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482.60
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18.00
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500.60
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Grade III
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492.90
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18.00
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510.90
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Grade IV
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505.10
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18.00
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523.10
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4. Delete Item 5
of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
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Item
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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No.
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$
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5
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34(ii)
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Living Away from Home Allowance
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8.10 per day
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4. This variation
shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 9 July
2002.
J. McLEAY, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.