NURSERIES EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 1763 of 2004)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Renumber clause 30A, Deduction of Union Membership Fees, and clause 31, Area, Incidence and Duration, in the Arrangement of the award published 12 April 2001 (323 I.G. 1041) to read as follows:

 

31.       Deduction of Union Membership Fees

32.       Area, Incidence and Duration

 

2.          Delete the references to "TAFE College" in subclauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

TAFE college or other approved Registered Training Organisation

 

3.          Delete subclause (e) of clause 5, Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(e)        Casual Employees - A casual employee shall mean an employee who is engaged and paid by the hour.  The hourly rate shall be ascertained by dividing the weekly rate payable under (1), Adult Employees, of Table 1, plus 15%, by 38.

 

Note: Clause 10, Annual Leave, applies to casual employees.

 

4.          Delete subclause (a) of clause 6, Overtime, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        Except as hereinafter provided for, all time worked in excess of or outside the hours prescribed in clause 2, Hours, shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and at the rate of double time thereafter.  For the purposes of calculating overtime, each day shall stand alone.

 

5.          Delete subclause (a) of clause 16, First-aid, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        A suitably equipped first-aid kit shall be provided in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 and shall be maintained continuously by the employer at the nursery.

 

6.          Renumber clause 30A, Deduction of Union Membership Fees, to read as clause 31.

 

7.          Renumber clause 31, Area, Incidence and Duration, to read as clause 32.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.          At the end of clause 32, Area, Incidence and Duration , add the following new paragraph:

 

The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review under section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on and from 25 June 2004.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

 

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.