THEATRE MANAGERS (STATE) AWARD 1998

 

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 clause 4, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment, of the award published 24 November 2000 (320 I.G. 543), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4.  Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case May 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 (e) of clause 15, Overtime, the following new subclause:

 

(f)         Reasonable Overtime

 

(i)         Subject to paragraph (ii) 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.

 

(ii)        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.

 

(iii)       For the purposes of paragraph (ii) 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 Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following.

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

First Schedule -

 

(i)         Cinemas in the central city areas of the Cities of Sydney and Newcastle.

 

(ii)        Any cinemas regularly giving three or more performances daily.

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Manager	574.70	17.00	591.70
Assistant Manager	518.50	17.00	535.50

 

Second Schedule - Cinemas other than those in subclause (i) of the First Schedule hereof, giving two performances daily or nightly.

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Manager	564.00	17.00	581.00
Assistant Manager	493.70	17.00	510.70

 

Third Schedule - Cinemas other than those in the First and Second Schedules hereof, giving performances on six or seven nights per week, with one or more daytime performances.

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Manager	536.60	17.00	553.60
Assistant Manager	477.80	17.00	494.80

 

Fourth Schedule - Cinemas other than those in the First, Second and Third Schedules hereof, provided, however, that cinemas giving not more than one performance per week shall be excluded from the provisions of this award.

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Manager	508.70	17.00	525.70

 

Fifth schedule - All schedules:

 

Classification	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003 Adjustment	SWC 2003 Amount
	$	$	$
Trainee Manager	434.20	17.00	451.20

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount
			$
		Management of: -
1	8(a)	Confectionery, snack/licensed liquor bar, ordering
		supplies, supervision of staff, checking and banking
		takings	22.40 per week
2	8(b)	Checking and banking takings, other duties of minor
		nature regarding confectionery, snack/licensed liquor
		bar	9.65 per week
3	8(c)	Appointment licensee and holder of liquor license,
		accepts responsibility under State Liquor Act	16.65 per week
4	9(b)	Intermittent Manager (one-fifth of weekly rate
		multiplied by number of days plus 15 per cent) with
		a minimum additional	23.10 per week
5	10(b)	Casual employee engaged to work when
		performance takes place (with a minimum payment
		as for four and a quarter hours)	2.50 per hour
		Clothing and Footwear Allowances: -
6	20(a)	Where dinner dress is required to be worn for
		one/two nights in the week	1.35 per night
7	20(a)	On three or more nights in the week	6.60 per week
8	21(b)	Travelling and Incidental Expenses	75.85 per day
9	21(b)	Maximum	379.10 per week
10	22(a)	Locomotion Allowance	0.51 per km
11	22(b)	Manager of more than one theatre travelling from
		one to the other	0.53 per km

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 6 August 2003.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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