PHARMACY ASSISTANTS (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Applications by Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales, and another, industrial organisations of employees.

 

(Nos. IRC 3557 and 3558 of 2004)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (a) of clause 16, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment, of the award published 13 October 2000 (319 I.G. 285) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case May 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 subclause 19.7 of clause 19, Work Standards and Classification Arrangements for Pharmacy Assistants, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

19.7      Transitional rates of pay for non-reclassified employees

 

The following transitional rates of pay shall apply from the first full pay period on or after 9 July 2004 to employees who have not been reclassified in accordance with the above arrangement.

 

Classification	Total Rate per week
	$
Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1 first six months, trainee or unqualified	516.10
Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1	526.40
Pharmacy Assistant Grade 2	536.60
Pharmacy Assistant Grade 3	546.90
Pharmacy Assistant Grade 4	559.10

 

These transitional rates of pay shall cease to have effect on translation.

 

3.          Delete (i) of Table 1 - Wages of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)

 

Competency Level	Total Rate per week
	$
Pharmacy Assistant Competency Level 1 first six months	516.10
Pharmacy Assistant Competency Level 1	526.40
Pharmacy Assistant Competency Level 2	536.60
Pharmacy Assistant Competency Level 3	559.10
Pharmacy Assistant Competency Level 4	592.70

 

 

4.          Delete Item 5 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of the said Part B and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount
5	34(ii)	Living Away from Home Allowance	8.64 per day

 

5.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 9 July 2004

 

 

 

J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner.

 

 

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