THE BUSINESS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 3515 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (iv) of clause 3, Wages of the award published 16 May 1997 (298 I.G. 531), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iv)       The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003. 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.          Insert after subclause (iii) of clause 5, Overtime the following new subclause:

 

(iv)       Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to paragraph (b) below, an employer may require an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates or as otherwise provided for in this award.

 

(b)       An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours, which are reasonable.

 

(c)        For the purposes of paragraph (b) what is unreasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:

 

(1)        any risk to employee health and safety;

 

(2)        the employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer responsibilities;

 

(3)        the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

 

(4)        the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her intention to refuse it; and

 

(5)        any other relevant matter.

 

3.          Delete Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Office Equipment Mechanic	525.20	17.00	542.20

 

4.          Delete Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2002	SWC 2003
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	3(ii)	Leading Hands -
		- in charge of not less than three and not more	23.80 p/wk	24.55 p/wk
		than 10  employees
		- in charge of 10 and not more than 20 employees	35.60 p/wk	36.75 p/wk
		- in charge of more than 20 employees	45.20 p/wk	46.65 p/wk
2	8	Standing-by allowance	8.50 p/hr	8.80 p/hr
3	11(i)(ii)	Meal allowance	8.40 p/meal	8.65 p/meal
4	16(vi)(b)	Meal allowance included as reasonable expenses	8.40 p/meal	8.65 p/meal
		whilst travelling
5	16(vi)(b)	Additional meal allowance for evening meal	8.40 p/meal	8.65 p/meal
		whilst travelling
6	16(vi)(c)	Living away from home allowance	61.40 p/day	64.20 p/day
7	16(vi)(c)	Evening meal allowance paid in addition to living	11.70	12.05
		away from home allowance	p/meal	p/meal
8	29(v)	Laundry allowance	1.90 p/wk	2.00 p/wk

 

Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2003 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the May 2003 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

5.          This variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 19 July 2003.

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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