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ANIMAL WELFARE, GENERAL (STATE) AWARD
  
Date11/28/2003
Volume342
Part3
Page No.
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C2274
CategoryAward
Award Code 011  
Date Posted11/27/2003

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BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

(011)

SERIAL C2274

 

ANIMAL WELFARE, GENERAL (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3450 of 2003)

 

Before Commissioner Bishop

25 August 2003

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (vi) of clause 5, Wages, of the award published 23 February 2001 (322 I.G. 531), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(vi)       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 over award payments; and/or

 

(b)       award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than Safety Net, State Wage Case, and Minimum Rates Adjustments.

 

2.          Insert a new subclause (v) in clause 6 Overtime and Meal Allowances.

 

(v)

 

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

 

(1)        any risk to employees health and safety;

 

(2)        the employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer's 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 Table 1 Wages, and Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

Classification

Rate Per Week

 

$

Animal Nurse, as defined

450.80

General Nurse, in transition

448.40

Animal Attendant, as defined

448.40

Food Preparer or Kennel Cleaner

448.40

All others

448.40

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item

Clause

Brief Description

Amount

No.

No.

 

$

1

2(ii)(a)

Broken Shift Allowance

9.54 per shift

2

2(ii)(b)

Excess Fares Allowance

8.75 per week

3

5(ii)

Leading Hands

23.01 per week

4

5(iv)

First-aid

11.75 per week

5

6(ii),(iii),(iv)

Overtime and Meal Allowances

8.00

6

7(ii)

Saturday morning work

 

 

 

Adults

12.92

 

 

Juniors

9.29

7

21(i)

Locomotion Allowance

Standing charge

Running charge

 

 

Cubic centimetres of

Per week

Cents/km

 

 

motor vehicle engine:

 

 

 

 

Up to and including 2,000 cc

219.91

24.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over 2,000 cc

242.73

27.14

8

21(iii)

Bicycle Allowance

4.14 per shift

 

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 3 September 2003.

 

 

 

E. A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner.

 

 

 

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