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QUARRYING INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD
  
Date01/30/2004
Volume343
Part2
Page No.
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C2240
CategoryAward
Award Code 569  
Date Posted01/29/2004

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BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

(569)

SERIAL C2240

 

QUARRYING 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 3302 of 2003)

 

Before Mr Deputy President Grayson

4 July 2003

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 3.8, Safety Net Adjustments, of the award published 30 June 2000 (316 I.G. 961), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

3.8.  Safety Net Adjustments

 

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.          Delete subclause (7) in clause 4.7 overtime, and insert in lieu thereof the following

 

(7)        Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to (b) below, 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 unreasonable.

 

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

 

(i)         any risk to employee health and safety;

 

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

 

(iii)       the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

 

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

 

(v)       any other relevant matter.

 

3.          Delete Tables 1A - Wages, 1B - Lime Making Wages, and 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part 7, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1A - Wages

 

 

SWC 2002

SWC 2003

SWC 2003

Classification

Amount

Adjustment

Amount

 

$

$

$

Quarry Worker Level One

505.40

17.00

522.40

Quarry Worker Level Two

532.30

17.00

549.30

Quarry Worker Level Three

557.30

17.00

574.30

Quarry Worker Level Four

580.20

17.00

597.20

Quarry Worker Level Five

592.70

17.00

609.70

Quarry Worker Level Six

605.20

17.00

622.20

Quarry Worker Level Seven

615.20

17.00

632.20

Quarry Tradesperson Level One

605.20

17.00

622.20

Quarry Tradesperson Level Two

625.70

17.00

642.70

Quarry Tradesperson Level Three

628.80

17.00

645.80

Quarry Tradesperson Level Four

649.30

17.00

666.30

Quarry Tradesperson Level Five

700.10

17.00

717.10

 

The rates in Table 1A above include and consume the "Industry Disability: allowance and the "Inclement Weather" allowance, (ie. the rates in Table 1B continue to attract the "Disability Allowance" , Item 26, Table 2).  Accordingly, the rates in Table 1A above compensate employees for working in the open in quarries and thereby being subject to climatic conditions such as dust blowing in the wind, sloppy and muddy conditions and the lack of usual amenities associated with factory work etc., and for the additional disabilities of being required to work when exposed to inclement weather and for working in isolated and underdeveloped locations.  "Inclement weather" means wet weather and/or abnormal climatic conditions such as hail, cold, high winds, severe dust storms, extreme high temperatures or any combination thereof:

 

Table 1B - Lime Making Wages

 

 

SWC

SWC

SWC

 

Classification

2002

2003

2003

 

 

Amount

Adjustment

Amount

 

 

$

$

$

 

(i)   Adults:

 

 

 

 

Lime Burner

 

 

 

 

Lime Burner attending to more than 3 fire holes - cents extra

452.70

17.00

469.70

 

Arch Builder

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Ash Wheeler

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Labourer

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Machine Person

438.65

17.00

455.65

 

Pepper Machinist

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Powder Monkey

438.65

17.00

455.65

 

Powder Monkey's Assistant

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Jumper Person

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Hammer and Drill Person

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Spawler

436.00

17.00

453.00

 

Tool Sharpener

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Skip-person Tip-person

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Truck Driver - 5 tonne truck

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Stripper

444.65

17.00

461.65

 

Box filler in quarry

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

(ii) Plant Operators -

Mechanical Operators -

Operator of navvy, petrol, oil or electrically operated -

Up to and including .57 cubic metres

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Over .57 cubic metres and up to and including 1.5 cubic metres

432.50

17.00

449.50

 

Over 1.5 cubic metres, including 3 cubic metres

442.50

17.00

459.50

 

Over 3 cubic metres and up to and including 5.3 cubic metres

458.80

17.00

475.80

 

Over 5.3 cubic metres

464.25

17.00

481.25

 

Operator of plant used as rear and/or bottom and/or side dumps -

12 tonnes or more but not exceeding 15 tonnes

435.10

17.00

452.10

 

15 tonnes or more but not exceeding 20 tonnes

441.00

17.00

458.00

 

20 tonnes or more

442.95

17.00

459.95

 

(iii) Tractor Unit Plant -

48 kW and under

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Over 48 kW

441.15

17.00

458.15

 

Over 97 kW to 220 kW

446.80

17.00

463.80

 

Tractors whilst using power-operated attachments -

48 kW and under

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

Over 48 kW to 97 kW

442.95

17.00

459.95

 

Loader, front-end and overhead -

 

 

 

 

Appropriate Tractor Rate Grader - self-propelled, over 30 kW

442.75

17.00

459.75

 

Grader - self-propelled, under 30 kW

433.80

17.00

450.80

 

Air Compressor Operator

431.40

17.00

448.40

 

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No

Clause No

Brief Description

SWC 2002

SWC 2003

 

 

 

Amount

Amount

 

 

 

$

$

1

3.1(5)(a)

In charge of plant

11.65 per week

12.00 per week

 

3.1(5)(b)

Leading hand allowances

 

 

2

 

2 to 5 employees

17.20 per week

17.75 per week

3

 

6 to 10 employees

24.15 per week

24.90 per week

4

 

11 to 20 employees

34.35 per week

35.45 per week

5

 

More than 20 employees

43.65 per week

45.05 per week

6

3.1(6)(a)

Confined spaces

0.51 per hour

0.53 per hour

7

3.1(6)(b)

Dirty work

0.39 per hour

0.40 per hour

8

3.1(6)(c)

Height money

0.29 per hour

0.30 per hour

 

3.1(6)(d)

Hot places

 

 

9

 

Between 46 & 54 degrees Celsius

0.38 per hour

0.39 per hour

10

 

Exceeds 54 degrees Celsius

0.51 per hour

0.53 per hour

11

3.3(1)

Tools

11.90 per week

11.90 per week

12

3.4(2)

First Aid allowance

1.87 per day

1.93 per day

13

3.7(6)(b)

Meal allowance

10.00 per meal

10.30 per meal

14

3.7(6)(c)

Board and lodging

318.05 per week

332.70 per week

15

3.7(7)

Motor vehicle allowance

0.44 per km

0.46 per km

16

3.7(8)

Transport not available

4.85 per day

5.10 per day

17

4.7(5)(a)

Meal allowance

10.00 per meal

10.30 per meal

18

4.7(5)(b)

Meal allowance

10.00 per meal

10.30 per meal

Lime-making related allowances -

19

3.5(3)

Attending to Generator/Dynamo

15.00

15.50

20

3.5(4)

In Charge of Plant

15.00

15.50

21

3.5(5)

Leading Hands

 

 

 

 

Less than 3 Employees

9.30

9.60

 

 

3 to 6 Employees

15.60

16.10

 

 

More than 6 Employees

19.65

20.30

22

3.5(2)(iv)

Afternoon Shift

33.55

34.60

23

3.5(1)

Disability Allowance

31.35

32.35

 

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

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 10 August 2003.

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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