CEMENT MIXERS AND CONCRETE WORKERS, CENTRAL BATCH PLANTS (STATE) CONSOLIDATED 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)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (ii) of clause 4, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments, of the award 12 January 2001 (321 I.G. 546), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(ii)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(i)         any equivalent overaward payments; and/or

 

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

 

2.          Insert a new subclause (iv) in clause 9, Overtime and Weekend Penalties.

 

(iv)       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 Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

 

	SWC 2002	SWC 2003	SWC 2003
Classification	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Grade 1 - Trainee	491.00	17.00	508.00
Grade 2 - Plant Assistant	510.30	17.00	527.30
Grade 3 - Batching	540.60	17.00	557.60
Grade 3(a) - Single batcher in a manual plant with more
than 15 delivery vehicles	548.00	17.00	565.00
Grade 3(b) - Field sampling and testing	548.60	17.00	565.60
Grade 4(a) - Country batch plant operator in plant with up to
9 delivery vehicles	554.90	17.00	571.90
Grade 4(b) - Country batch plant operator in plant with
more than 9 and up to 15 delivery vehicles	562.90	17.00	579.90
Grade 5(a) - Allocating plant with up to 9 delivery vehicles	554.90	17.00	571.90
Grade 5(b) - Allocating plant with more than 9 and up to 15
delivery vehicles	562.80	17.00	579.80
Grade 5(c) - Allocating plant with more than 15 delivery
vehicles	568.30	17.00	585.30
Grade 6(a) - Allocating and batching plant with up to 9
delivery vehicles	562.80	17.00		579.80
Grade 6(b) - Allocating and batching plant with more than 9
and up to 15 delivery vehicles	568.30	17.00		585.30
Grade 6(c) - Allocating and batching plant with more than
15 delivery vehicles	579.10	17.00		596.10

 

Table 2 - Allowances and Other Matters

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2002	SWC 2003
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	3(ii)	Leading hands -
		In charge of more than 2 and up to and
		including 5 employees and/or delivery trucks	17.40 per week	18.00 per week
2	3(ii)	In charge of more than 5 and up to and
		including 10 employees and/or delivery trucks	19.40 per week	20.00 per week
3	3(ii)	In charge of more than 10 employees and/or
		delivery truck	26.40 per week	27.20
4	3(iii)	Industry allowance	19.20 per week	19.80
5	16(vii)(a)	Attends work but is not required	1.25	1.30
	(2) (B)
6	17(iv)(a)	Board and lodging	338.50	354.10
			per week	per week
7	17(iv)(b)	Living expenses maximum	338.50	354.10
			per week	per week
8	17(vi)	Meal allowance en route	9.60	9.90
9	17(vi)	Bed allowance	48.70	50.90
10	19(iii)	First-aid allowance	1.87 per day	1.93 per day
11	22(i)	Travel allowance	0.68 per km	0.71 per km
12	22 (i)	Travel allowance	0.68 per km	0.71 per km
13	23(i),(iii)	First meal	9.60	9.90
14	22(i),(iii)	Subsequent meal	8.15	8.40
15	29(iv)	Laundry allowance	8.50 per week	8.80 per week

 

"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 first full pay period to commence on or after 7 August 2003.

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

 

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