METAL, ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Automotive,
Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales
branch, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 4504 of 2004)
Before Commissioner
Patterson
|
25 August 2004
|
VARIATION
1. Delete
paragraphs 5.1.1(c) and 5.1.1(d) of clause 5.1, Classifications and Rates of Pay,
of Part 5, Rates of Pay and Related Matters, of the award published 8 June 2001
(325 I.G. 209) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
5.1.1(c) Schedule
of Rates of Pay
Wage
|
Base Rate
|
Suppl.
|
SWC
|
Weekly
|
Hourly
|
Group
|
per week
|
Payment
|
Adjustments
|
Award
|
Rate
|
|
|
per week
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Level C14
|
284.80
|
40.60
|
142.00
|
467.40
|
12.30
|
Level C13
|
299.50
|
42.60
|
142.00
|
484.10
|
12.74
|
Level C12
|
319.20
|
45.40
|
142.00
|
506.60
|
13.33
|
Level C11
|
337.40
|
48.10
|
142.00
|
527.50
|
13.88
|
Level C10
|
365.20
|
52.00
|
144.00
|
561.20
|
14.77
|
Level C9
|
383.50
|
54.60
|
144.00
|
582.10
|
15.32
|
Level C8
|
401.70
|
57.20
|
144.00
|
602.90
|
15.87
|
Level C7
|
420.00
|
59.80
|
142.00
|
621.80
|
16.36
|
Level C6
|
456.50
|
65.00
|
142.00
|
663.50
|
17.46
|
Level C5
|
474.80
|
67.60
|
142.00
|
684.40
|
18.01
|
Level C4
|
493.00
|
70.20
|
142.00
|
705.20
|
18.56
|
Level C3
|
529.50
|
75.40
|
142.00
|
746.90
|
19.66
|
Level C2(a)
|
547.80
|
78.00
|
142.00
|
767.80
|
20.21
|
Level C2(b)
|
584.30
|
83.20
|
138.00
|
805.50
|
21.20
|
Level C1(a)
|
657.40
|
93.60
|
138.00
|
889.00
|
23.39
|
Level C1(b)
|
766.90
|
109.20
|
138.00
|
1014.10
|
26.69
|
5.1.1(d) State
Wage Adjustments
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under 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
subclause 5.3.1 of clause 5.3, Apprentices Rates of Pay, of the said Part 5 and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
5.3.1 Except as
provided for in clause 5.4, Adult Apprentices, the weekly wage rate for
apprentices shall be as follows:
Column 1
|
Column 2
|
Column 3
|
Column 4
|
Column 5
|
4-year terms
apprenticeship
|
Percentage of
|
C10 Weekly
|
Total Rate
|
Hourly
|
|
Column 3
|
Award Rate
|
per week
|
Rate
|
|
%
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
First year
|
42
|
561.20
|
235.70
|
6.20
|
Second year
|
55
|
561.20
|
308.70
|
8.12
|
Third year
|
75
|
561.20
|
420.90
|
11.08
|
Fourth year
|
88
|
561.20
|
493.90
|
13.00
|
3. Delete the table
in subclause 5.4.3 of clause 5.4, Adult Apprentices, of the said Part 5 and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Adult
Apprentice Rates of Pay
Year of
Apprenticeship
|
Total Weekly Rate
|
|
$
|
First
|
406.00
|
Second
|
467.40
|
Third
|
484.10
|
Fourth
|
506.60
|
4. Delete clause
5.5, Unapprenticed Junior Rates of Pay, of the said Part 5 and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
5.5 Unapprenticed
Junior Rates of Pay
5.5.1(a) Unapprenticed
Juniors
The minimum weekly wage rates for Unapprenticed Juniors
shall be as follows:
Column 1
|
Column 2
|
Column 3
|
Column 4
|
Years of Age
|
Percentage of
|
C13 Weekly
|
Total Rate
|
|
Column 3
|
Award Rate
|
per week
|
|
%
|
$
|
$
|
Under 16 years of
age
|
36.8
|
484.10
|
178.10
|
At 16 years of age
|
47.3
|
484.10
|
229.00
|
At 17 years of age
|
57.8
|
484.10
|
279.80
|
At 18 years of age
|
68.3
|
484.10
|
330.60
|
At 19 years of age
|
82.5
|
484.10
|
399.40
|
At 20 years of age
|
97.7
|
484.10
|
473.00
|
A junior employee of 18 years of age or more shall be
paid 36 cents per week in addition to the rates prescribed herein whilst they
are employed as a furnace person or assistant to a furnace person.
5.5.1(b) Unapprenticed
Juniors (Foundaries)
The minimum weekly wage rates for Unapprenticed Juniors
(Foundaries) shall be as follows:
Column 1
|
Column 2
|
Column 3
|
Column 4
|
Years of Age
|
Percentage of
|
C13 Weekly
|
Total Rate
|
|
Column 3
|
Award Rate
|
per week
|
|
%
|
$
|
$
|
Under 16 years of
age
|
36.8
|
484.10
|
178.10
|
At 16 years of age
|
47.3
|
484.10
|
229.00
|
At 17 years of age
|
68.3
|
484.10
|
330.60
|
At 18 years of age
|
83.0
|
484.10
|
401.80
|
At 19 years of age
|
98.8
|
484.10
|
478.30
|
5. Delete
paragraph 5.9.1(f) of clause 5.9, Allowances and Special Rates, of the said
Part 5 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
5.9.1(f) All-purpose
Allowances
Item No.
|
Clause No.
|
Brief Description
|
Amount per week
|
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
5.9.1(a)
|
Leading Hands in charge of -
|
|
|
|
3-10 employees
|
24.60 per week
|
|
|
11-20 employees
|
36.70 per week
|
|
|
More than 20 employees
|
46.70 per week
|
2
|
5.9.1(b)
|
Ship Repairing -
|
|
|
|
Tradespersons
|
11.20 per week
|
|
|
All other employees
|
9.00 per week
|
3
|
5.9.1(c)
|
Multi-storey Building
|
17.70 per week
|
4
|
5.9.1(d)
|
Tool Allowance
|
12.00 per week
|
6. Delete paragraph
5.9.2(g) of the said clause 5.9 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
5.9.2(g) Other
Allowances
Item No.
|
Clause
No.
|
Brief Description
|
Amount
|
1
|
5.9.2(a)
|
Motor Allowance
|
60 cents per
kilometre travelled
|
2
|
5.9.2(b)
|
First-aid Allowance
|
$11.20 per week
|
3
|
5.9.2(c),
|
Meal Allowance
|
$9.40
|
|
5.9.4(b)(iv),
|
|
|
|
6.4.11
|
|
|
7. Delete
paragraph 5.9.3(s) of the said clause 5.9 and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
5.9.3(s) Special
Rates
Item
|
Clause
|
Brief
Description
|
Amount
|
No.
|
No.
|
|
|
1
|
5.9.3(c)
|
Cold Places
|
41 cents per hour
extra
|
2
|
5.9.3(d)
|
Hot Places -
|
|
|
|
Between 46 and 54 Celsius
|
42 cents per hour
extra
|
|
|
In excess of 54 Celsius
|
56 cents per hour
extra
|
3
|
5.9.3(e)
|
Wet Places
|
42 cents per hour
extra
|
4
|
5.9.3(f)
|
Confined Spaces
|
56 cents per hour
extra
|
5
|
5.9.3(g)
|
Dirty Work -
|
|
|
|
Ship repair work
|
56 cents per hour
extra
|
|
|
All other work
|
42 cents per hour
extra
|
6
|
5.9.3(h)
|
Height Money
|
31 cents per hour
extra
|
7
|
5.9.3(i)
|
Meat Digesters and Oil Tanks
|
42 cents per hour
extra
|
8
|
5.9.3(j)
|
Sanitary Works
|
29 cents per hour
extra
|
9
|
5.9.3(k)
|
Insulation Materials
|
55 cents per hour
extra
|
10
|
5.9.3(l)
|
Slaughtering Yards
|
31 cents per hour
extra
|
11
|
5.9.3(m)
|
Boiler Repairs -
|
|
|
|
(i) Smoke boxes, fire boxes,
furnaces or flues of
|
|
|
|
boilers
|
31 cents per hour
extra
|
|
|
(ii) Oil fired boilers
including the castings,
|
|
|
|
uptakes and funnels, or flues
and smoke stacks
|
$1.11 per hour
extra
|
12
|
5.9.3(n)
|
Explosive Powered Tools
|
$1.12 per day extra
|
13
|
5.9.3(o)
|
Ships in Dock
|
31 cents per hour
extra
|
14
|
5.9.3(p)
|
Foundry Allowance
|
32 cents per hour
worked
|
15
|
5.9.3(q)
|
Boiling Down Works
|
31 cents per hour
|
16
|
5.9.3(r)
|
Lead Works
|
31 cents per hour
|
8. This variation
shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or
after 25 August 2004.
R. J. PATTERSON, Commissioner.
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.