VEGETABLE OILS, &c., EMPLOYEES (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 clause 4, State Wage Case Adjustments of the award published 24 August 2001 (327 I.G. 183) as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4. 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:

 

(i)         any equivalent overaward payment; 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 - Rates of Pay

 

(i)         Adult Employees -

 

Classification	SWC 2001	SWC 2002	SWC 2002
	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Level One: (96%)	488.50	18.00	506.50
Solvent Extractor, Refiner
Level Two: (89.9%)	463.10	18.00	481.10
Machine Operators, Assistant Refiner, Press Person,
Employee Working Expellers, Oil Pumperson,
Delinter and/or Dehuller Operator, Forklift Operator,
Meat Packer and Sewer
Level Three: (87.4%)	452.70	18.00	470.70
Crusher Feeder, Solvent Extractor Hand, Baler Operator,
Seed Intake Operator
Level Four: (83%)	434.40	18.00	452.40
All Others

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clauses	Brief Description	SWC 2001 Amount	SWC 2002 Amount
No.	No.		$	$
	3(iii)	Leading Hand Allowance
1		In charge of 3 to 6 employees	17.60	18.20
2		In charge of 7 to 10 employees	21.70	22.50
3		In charge of 11 to 15 employees	26.20	27.10
4		In charge of over 15 employees	32.80	33.90
5	3(v)	During Cotton Seed Operations	0.21 per hour	0.22 per hour
6	9	Meal Allowance	8.45	8.75
7	20	First-Aid Allowance	2.05 per day or shift	2.10 per day or 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 17 November 2002.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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