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FURNITURE AND FURNISHING TRADES (STATE) AWARD
  
Date04/29/2005
Volume350
Part3
Page No.820
DescriptionVIRC - Variation by Industrial Relations Commission
Publication No.C3477
CategoryAward
Award Code 819  
Date Posted04/28/2005

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BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

(819)

SERIAL C3477

 

FURNITURE AND FURNISHING TRADES (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, New South Wales Branch, ATAIU Division, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 6049 of 2004)

 

Before Commissioner O'Neill

11 November 2004

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause 19.2, of clause 19, Weekly Wage Rates, of Part 5 - Wages and Related Matters, of the award published 22 December 2000 (321 I.G. 211), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

19.2      Rates of Pay -

 

Classification

Base Rate

State Wage

Total Rate

 

Per Week

Case 2004

Per Week

 

$

$

$

Production Employees

 

 

 

Level 1

448.40

19.00

467.40

Level 2

465.10

19.00

484.10

Level 3

487.60

19.00

506.60

Level 4

508.50

19.00

527.50

Furniture Tradesperson

 

 

 

Level 1

542.20

19.00

561.20

Level 2

563.10

19.00

582.10

Level 3

602.80

19.00

621.80

 

2.          Delete the last paragraph "Arbitrated safety net adjustments" of subclause 19.3, of the said clause 19, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Arbitrated safety net adjustments

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004.  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.

 

3.          Delete the reference rate appearing in clause 19.4 Weekly Rates for Apprentices, of the said clause 19, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

19.4      Weekly Rates for Apprentices - The reference rate applying to this table is $511.60.

 

4.          Delete subclause 24.1, of clause 24, Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.1      Car Allowance - Where a worker is required by the employer to use the worker's vehicle on company business, the worker shall be paid 39 cents per kilometre.

 

5.          Delete subclause 24.2, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.2      Collection of Cash - Where a worker is required by the employer to collect cash in the course of normal duties an additional allowance of $3.15 per week shall be paid.

 

6.          Delete paragraph 24.3.1, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.3.1   Where a worker is required by the employer to perform work which the employer and the worker agree is of a usually dirty or offensive nature, an additional allowance of 33 cents per our shall be paid whilst so employed.

 

7.          Delete subclauses 24.4 and 24.5, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.4      Foreperson - Where a worker is appointed as a foreperson, an additional allowance of $37.25 per week shall be paid.

 

24.5      First-aid Duties - Where an employer requires a worker to perform first-aid duties, an additional allowance of $9.85 per week shall be paid.

 

8.          Delete paragraph 24.6.1, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.6.1   Where a worker is required to install furniture, fittings or fixtures, carry out on site polishing, work at a customers premises or carry out any other work or duty away from the employers establishment, an additional installation allowance of $20.20 be paid per week.

 

9.          Delete subclause 24.7 and subclauses 24.10 and 24.11, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.7      Leading Hand -

 

24.7.1  Where a worker is appointed as a leading hand responsible for two to six workers, an additional allowance of $13.90 shall be paid per week.

 

24.7.2  Where a worker is appointed as a leading hand responsible for 7 or more workers, an additional allowance of $25.45 shall be paid per week.

 

24.10    Ship Building Allowance - Where a worker is working on shipping and/or ship building, an additional allowance of 35 cents shall be paid per hour.

 

24.11    State Government Workers - Where a worker is employed by a State Government instrumentality, an additional allowance of $5.60 shall be paid per week.

 

10.        Delete subclauses 24.8, and 24.9, of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

24.8      Meal Money

 

24.8.1  Where a worker is required to work in excess of two hours overtime on any one day, an additional allowance of $8.40 for the first and each subsequent meal shall be payable to the worker by the employer.

 

24.9      Tool Allowance - Where a worker is required by the employer to supply hand tools, in accordance with the appropriate trade, an additional allowance of $10.25 shall be paid per week.

 

11.        This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 2 December 2004.

 

 

 

B. W. O'NEILL, Commissioner.

 

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

 

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