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LANDSCAPE GARDENERS &c., ON BUILDING AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (STATE) AWARD
  
Date01/30/2004
Volume343
Part2
Page No.
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C2250
CategoryAward
Award Code 347  
Date Posted01/29/2004

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BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

(347)

SERIAL C2250

 

LANDSCAPE GARDENERS &c., ON BUILDING AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (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 subclause (viii) of clause 3, Wages, of the award published 4 May 2001 (324 I.G. 540), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(viii)     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 payment; and/or

 

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

 

2.          Delete subclause (viii) of clause 13, Overtime and insert in lieu thereof.

 

(viii)     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

 

Classification

SWC 2002

SWC 2003

SWC 2002

SWC 2003

 

Base Rate per week

Adjustment

Base Rate per week

Rate per Hour

 

$

$

$

$

Landscape Gardener

525.30

17.00

542.30

16.06

Labourer

493.70

17.00

510.70

15.20

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item

Clause

Brief Description

SWC 2002

SWC 2003

No.

No.

 

Amount

Amount

 

 

 

$

$

1

3(ii)

Leading Hands Allowance - Loaded hourly rate

 

 

 

 

In charge of not more than one person

12.80

13.20

 

 

 

(0.35)

(0.36)

 

 

In charge of two and not more than five persons

27.90

28.80

 

 

 

(0.76)

(0.78)

 

 

In charge of six and not more than ten persons

35.55

36.70

 

 

 

(0.97)

(1.00)

 

 

In charge of over ten persons

47.30

48.80

 

 

 

(1.29)

(1.33)

2

3(iii)

Landscape Gardeners' Tool Allowance

20.90

21.60

3

3(iv)

Disabilities Allowance

19.60

20.20

4

3(v)

Travel Pattern Loading

7.70 pw

7.70 pw

5

3(vii)

Sick Leave Payment

0.5669

0.5850

6

5(i)

Fares and Travelling Time Allowance

13.30

13.30

7

5(i)

Excess fare - where transport provided to and

 

 

 

 

from a point at not more than 3.2 km from the

 

 

 

 

employee's residence

5.10

5.10

8

5(ii)

Wet Places and Slurry Allowances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5(ii) (a) (1)

Employees working in wet places

0.45 ph

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

5(ii) (a) (3)

Employees required to work in water to a depth of:

 

 

 

(A) (B)

 

 

 

 

 

- over 45.7 cm

2.97/day

3.07

 

 

- over 91.4 cm

3.60/day

3.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

5(ii) (b)

Employees working in slurry

0.45 ph

0.46

9

5(iii)

Confined Spaces Allowance

0.55 ph

0.57

10

5(iv)

Distant Places Allowance - Working in

 

 

 

(a)

Districts west and north of an excluding State

 

 

 

 

Highway No. 17 from Tocumwal to Gilgandra,

 

 

 

 

State Highway No. 11 to Tamworth, Yetman,

0.95/day

0.98/day

 

 

Boggabilla etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Division of the State

1.55/day

1.60/day

 

(b)

Area bounded by Snowy River to Dalgety,

 

 

 

 

Berridale, Adaminable, Blowering, Walaregang

1.55/day

1.60

 

 

and on to the Murray River

 

 

11

5(v)

Height money allowance

0.45/hr

0.46

12

5(vi)

Employees lifting other than standard bricks -

 

 

 

 

Where blocks weigh over 5.5 kg and under 9 kg

0.45

0.46

 

 

9 kg or over and up to 18 kg

0.80

0.83

 

 

18 kg

1.13

1.17

13

5(vii)

Cleaning Down Brickwork Allowance

0.41

0.42

14

5(viii)

Kosciusko National Park - Site Allowance

1.84

1.90

15

 

Meal Allowance -

 

 

 

14

After working one and a half hours overtime

9.55

9.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the completion of each four hours on

 

 

 

 

continuous overtime

7.95

8.20

16

20(iv) (a) (b)

Distant Work Allowance (seven days)

348.90

364.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) (i)

Broken parts of the week

37.50

39.50

17

20(vi)

Meal whilst travelling

9.55

9.85

18

20(vi)

Bed Allowance whilst travelling

49.60

51.90

19

21(b)

First-Aid Allowance

2.00

2.06

 

"Note": These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2003, other than Items 6 and 7 which are adjusted in accordance with the NBCIA, 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 1 November 2003.

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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