WINE INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATED (STATE) 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)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete paragraph (c) of subclause (i) of clause 2, Wages, of the award published 3 November 2000 (319 I.G. 1065), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(c)        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 Part B, Wage Rates and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

WAGE RATES AND ALLOWANCES

 

Table 1 - Wage Rates

 

Classification	SWC 2003 Amount	SWC 2004 Adjustment	SWC 2004 Amount
	$	$	$
Level One	481.80	19.00	500.80
Level Two	498.10	19.00	517.10
Level Three	508.50	19.00	527.50
Level Four	522.30	19.00	541.30
Level Five	542.20	19.00	561.20

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

	SWC 2003	SWC 2004
	Amount	Amount
	$	$
Leading Hand Allowance -
Up to and including 4 employees	13.00	13.45
More than 4 employees but not more than 10 employees	23.45	24.25
More than 10 employees	35.40	36.65
In addition to the above rates, employees operating a mechanical harvester shall be paid an allowance of
$0.50 per hour for each hour or part thereof whilst operating such a harvester.
Service Allowance -
After the first year of service	5.05	5.20
After the second year of service	8.60	8.90
After the third year of service	12.15	12.60

 

Table 3 - Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	SWC 2003 Amount	SWC 2004 Amount
No.	No.		$	$
1	2(i)(e)	Burning and/or waxing closed wine vats	0.66 p/hr	0.68 p/hr
2	2(i)(f)	Kerosene blow lamp used	2.53 p/hr	2.62 p/hr
3	15	Meal Allowance	9.50 p/meal	9.85 p/meal
4	27(i)	Wet Work Allowance	3.50 daily	3.60 daily
5	28(ii)(b)	Laundry Allowance	3.15 p/day	3.25 p/day
6	34	First-aid Allowance	2.15 p/day	2.25 p/day

 

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 30 August 2004.

 

 

 

P. J. SAMS  D.P.

 

 

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