PEST CONTROL INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 3844 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (e) of clause 3, Wages, of the award published 24 November 2000 (320 I.G. 592), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

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

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

Group No	Classification	SWC 2001 Amount	SWC 2002 Adjustment	SWC 2002 Amount
		$	$	$
	Trainee	413.40	18.00	431.40
1	Grade 1	438.80	18.00	456.80
2	Fumigator/Technician	451.90	18.00	469.90
3	Senior Fumigator/Technician	467.50	18.00	485.50
4	Inspector	513.35	18.00	531.35

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2001	SWC 2002
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	3(d)	Leading Hand: 2-5 employees	0.45 per hour	0.47 per hour
2	3(d)	Leading Hand: 5-10 employees	0.62 per hour	0.64 per hour
3	3(d)	Leading Hand: More than 10 employees	0.80 per hour	0.83 per hour
4	6(c)	Meal allowance	9.55	9.90
5	6(d)	Meal allowance - Overtime or work past
		12 noon	9.55	9.90
6	14(b)	Living away from home allowance	334.90 p/week	372.75 p/wk
7	17(b)	First-aid allowance	2.15 per day or	2.25 per day or
			shift	shift

 

"Note".  These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2002 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the May 2002 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

 

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

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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