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
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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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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.