COAL SUPERINTENDING SAMPLERS (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)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 2E, State Wage Case Adjustments, of the award published 28 September 2001 (328 I.G. 218), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

2E.  State Wage Case Adjustments

 

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 payment; 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 (i) in clause 4, Overtime.

 

(i)         Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to (ii) 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 (ii) what is unreasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:

 

(a)        any risk to employee health and safety;

 

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

 

(c)        the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

 

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

 

(e)        any other relevant matter.

 

3.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

Item	Clause	Classification	SWC 2002	SWC 2003	SWC 2003
No.	No.		Amount	Adjustment	Amount
			$	$	$
1	2	Trainee Sampler	450.50	17.00	467.50
2	2	Sampler	573.30	17.00	590.30
3	2	Senior Sampler	597.60	17.00	614.60
4	2	Supervising Sampler	659.30	17.00	676.30
5	2	Leading Hand 3-5 (p/hr)	0.40		0.41
6	2	Leading Hand 6-10 (p/hr)	0.56		0.58
7	2	Leading Hand over 10 (p/hr)	0.67		0.69

 

Table 2 - Other Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2002	SWC 2003
No.	No.		Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	6	Meal Allowance	9.20	9.50
2	19 (iv)	First Aid Allowance	2.00 per day	2.06 per day
3	27 (i)	Travel Allowance	4.30 per day	4.50 per day
4	27 (ii)	KM Allowance	0.47 km	0.49 km
5	28	Living Away Allowance	53.90 per day	56.40 per day

 

"Note": These allowances are comtemporary 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.

 

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 31 December 2003.

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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