FRUIT PACKING HOUSES EMPLOYEES (STATE) CONSOLIDATED AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 3856 of 2004)
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Before Mr Deputy
President Sams
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26 July 2004
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (B) of clause 2, Rates of Pay, of the award published 10 November
2000 (320 I.G. 31) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(B) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any
equivalent over-award payments; and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete
Section 1 - Adult Employees, of Table 1 - Wages, and Table 2 - Other Rates and
Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Section 1 - Adult
Employees
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Classification
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SWC 2003
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SWC 2004
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SWC 2004
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Amount
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Adjustment
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Amount
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$
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$
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$
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Senior
Classer (dried fruits) (95%)
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519.40
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19.00
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538.40
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General
Hand - Class (II)
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An
employee whose duties include: classer (dried
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fruits),
blender and/or typer (dried fruits), weigher-in,
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sweat
lumper (93%)
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511.00
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19.00
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530.00
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General
Hand Class (I), i.e. packer (experienced),
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packer,
tray pack and cell pack, grader or sorter,
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pulling
away from front door to stacks and/or from
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stacks
to feeding hoppers, dipper (hot), cool store
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hand
(i.e. a person who is engaged for at least 50%
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of
his/her time in any one day in cool store chamber),
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employee
bringing fruit from and putting fruit into
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cool
store chambers, handling and/or stacking 25 kg
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to
27 kg boxes, repairing boxes, crates, sweats, cases
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or
trays, nailer down, wirer, operator - crimper
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machine,
operator of press (both ends), operator of
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circular
saw, steaming and/or cleaning down machinery,
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washing
stacking loading and/or dipping sweat bowes,
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general
labourer not elsewhere classified (83%)
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469.30
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19.00
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488.30
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Boxmaker,
maintenance worker in charge of machinery,
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fork
lift driver or driver of power trolley tow motor or
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other
power-propelled vehicle, boiler attendant, furnace
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attendant
(90.5%)
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500.60
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19.00
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519.60
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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SWC 2003 Amount
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SWC 2004 Amount
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No.
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No.
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$
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$
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1
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand - 3 to 8
employees
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15.65 p/wk
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16.20 p/wk
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2
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand - 9 or
more employees
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21.85 p/wk
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22.60 p/wk
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3
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15
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Meal Allowance - 1 ½
hours overtime
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7.15
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7.40
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4
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15
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Meal Allowance -
overtime notified
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but not required
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7.15
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7.40
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5
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16(ii)
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Travel Allowance-
Overtime Stay
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64.20
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64.20
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6
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16(ii)
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Meal Allowance -
Overnight Stay
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7.15
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7.40
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7
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17
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Wet Work
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2.55
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2.65
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8
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24(ii)
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First Aid
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1.65
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1.70
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Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense-related allowances
as at 30 March 2004 and for work-related allowances are inclusive of adjustment
in accordance with the May 2004 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial
Relations Commission of New South Wales.
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 26 July 2004.
P. J. SAMS D.P.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.