WINE INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATED (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 3839 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete paragraph (c) of subclause (i) of clause 2, Wages, of the award published 3 November 2000 (319 I.G. 1065), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(c)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2002.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

any equivalent overaward payments; and/or

 

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

 

2.          Delete Part B, Wage Rates and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

WAGE RATES AND ALLOWANCES

 

Table 1- Wage Rates

 

Classification	SWC 2001 Amount	SWC 2002 Adjustment	SWC 2002 Amount
	$	$	$
Level One	446.80	18.00	464.80
Level Two	463.10	18.00	481.10
Level Three	473.50	18.00	491.50
Level Four	487.30	18.00	505.30
Level Five	507.20	18.00	525.20

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

	SWC 2001 Amount	SWC 2002 Amount
Leading Hand Allowance	$	$
Up to and including 4 employees	12.20	12.60
More than 4 employees but not more than 10
Employees	21.95	22.70
More than 10 employees	33.15	34.30
In addition to the above rates, employees operating
a mechanical harvester shall be paid an allowance of
$0.50 per hour for each hour or part thereof whilst
operating such a harvester:
Service Allowance
After the first year of service	4.75	4.90
After the second year of service	8.05	8.35
After the third year of service	11.35	11.75

 

Table 3 - Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2001 Amount	SWC 2002 Amount
			$	$
1	2(i)(e)	Burning and/or waxing closed
		wine vats	0.62 per hour	0.64 per hour
2	2(i)(f)	Kerosene blow lamp used	2.37 per hour	2.45 per hour
3	15	Meal Allowance	8.85 per meal	9.20 per meal
4	27(i)	Wet Work Allowance	3.30 daily	3.40 daily
5	28(ii) (b)	Laundry Allowance	3.00 per day	3.05 per day
6	34	First-aid Allowance	2.05 per day	2.10 per day

 

"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 30 August 2002.

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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