STAEDTLER (PACIFIC) PTY LTD AWARD 1999

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 6155 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (iv) of clause 4, Wages, of the award published 10 November 2000 (320 I.G. 172), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iv)       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 payments; and/or

 

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

 

2.          Delete the second paragraph in clause 6, Overtime and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Reasonable Overtime

 

(a)        Subject to paragraph (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 paragraph (ii) 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	Hourly rate	Hourly rate	SWC 2003	SWC 2003	Hourly rate	Hourly
Category	Level	Weekly rate	permanent	casual	Adjustment	Total	permanent	rate
		permanent		*		weekly rate		casual
		amount**
		$	$	$	$	$	$	$
Setter Up	1	477.60	12.56843	15.65817	17.00	494.60	13.0158	16.2155
Cat. 1
	2	490.10	12.89737	16.06797	17.00	507.10	13.3447	16.6253
	3	503.60	13.25264	16.51058	17.00	520.60	13.70	17.0679
Despatch	1	465.10	12.23948	15.24835	17.00	482.10	12.6868	15.8056
Cat. 2
	2				17.00
	3	489.00	12.86843	16.03192	17.00	506.00	13.3158	16.5893
All Other
Machine
Operator	1	438.10	11.52895	14.36315	17.00	455.10	11.9763	14.9204
Cat. 4
	2	449.55	11.83027	14.73854	17.00	466.55	12.2776	15.2958
	3	461.00			17.00
All Other
Employees
(Packer)	1	431.40	11.35264	14.14350	17.00	448.40	11.80	14.7008
Cat. 5
	2	437.00	11.50000	14.32708	17.00	454.00	11.9474	14.8845
	3	448.50	11.80264	14.70412	17.00	465.50	12.25	15.2615

 

*Casual Rate + 15% plus 1/12 of Total /38 hour week

 

**Weekly Rate Permanent rounded to nearest 5 cents

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	SWC 2002 Amount	SWC 2003Amount
			$	$
1	4(iii)	Fork Lift Allowance	0.40 per hour	0.41 per hour
			7.46 per week	7.70 per week
			(max.)	(max)
2	12(iii)	Meal Money	8.30 per meal	8.55 per meal
3	21	First Aid	1.60 per day	1.65 per day

 

"Note": These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2003 and the 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 12 November 2003.

 

 

 

P. J. STAUNTON  J.

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.