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SERIAL C4373

PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS (STATE) AWARD

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Application by The New South Wales Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union, industrial organisation of employees.

(No. IRC 6172 of 2005)

Before The Honourable Justice Kavanagh

13 December 2005

VARIATION

1. Delete paragraph (e) of subclause (2) of clause 6, Wages, of the award published 25 February 2000 (313 I.G. 709), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(e) The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of May 2004 and 2005. 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 Table 1 - Rates of Pay of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

(i) Wages -

Effective first full pay period on or after 13 December 2005

Item	Clause	Classification	Amount
No	No		$
1	6.2.(a)(i)	Journeyperson Plumber Base Weekly Rate	369.10 p/w
		Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments	142.00 p/w
	6.2.(a)(iii)	Hourly Rate	17.17 p/h
2	6.2(c)(i)	Ships Plumber Base Weekly Rate	369.10 p/w
		Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments	142.00 p/w
	6.2(c)(iii)	Hourly Rate	16.90 p/h

(ii) Wages Apprentices

Indentured Apprentices – For apprentices employed by employers bound by this award, other than those employed ship’s plumbing, the following wage rates shall apply:

Years of	Former Rate	Industry	Special	SWC	Total
Service	per Week	Allowance	Allowance	2004	per week
	$	$	$	$	$
Building Industry
1st Year	182.70	21.00	17.10	6.40	227.20
2nd Year	267.10	21.00	25.30	9.30	322.70
3rd Year	351.80	21.00	32.50	12.30	417.60
4th Year	413.80	21.00	38.70	14.50	488.00
All Other Apprentices
1st Year	182.70			6.40	189.10
2nd Year	267.10			9.30	276.40
3rd Year	351.80			12.30	364.10
4th Year	413.80			14.50	428.30

Trainee Apprentices

Years of Service	Former Rate	Industry	Special	SWC	Total
	per Week	Allowance	Allowance	2004	per week
	$	$	$	$	$
Building Industry
1st Year	206.40	21.00	18.40	7.20	253.00
2nd Year	300.20	21.00	27.90	10.50	359.60
3rd Year	388.20	21.00	35.30	13.60	458.10
4th Year	436.90	21.00	43.10	15.30	516.30
All Other Apprentices
1st Year	206.40			7.20	213.60
2nd Year	300.20			10.50	310.70
3rd Year	388.20			13.60	401.80
4th Year	436.90			15.30	452.20

(i) Wages -

Effective first full pay period on or after 26 March 2006

Item	Clause	Classification	Amount
No	No		$
1	6.2.(a)(i)	Journeyperson Plumber Base Weekly Rate	369.10 p/w
		Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments	159.00 p/w
	6.2.(a)(iii)	Hourly Rate	17.68 p/h
2	6.2(c)(i)	Ships Plumber Base Weekly Rate	369.10 p/w
		Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments	159.00 p/w
	6.2(c)(iii)	Hourly Rate	17.40 p/h

(ii) Wages Apprentices

Indentured Apprentices – For apprentices employed by employers bound by this award, other than those employed ship’s plumbing, the following wage rates shall apply:

Years of Service	Former Rate	Industry	Special	SWC	Total
	per Week	Allowance	Allowance	2005	per week
	$	$	$	$	$
Building Industry
1st Year	189.10	21.60	17.10	5.70	233.50
2nd Year	276.40	21.60	25.30	8.30	331.60
3rd Year	364.10	21.60	32.50	10.90	429.10
4th Year	428.30	21.60	38.70	12.80	501.40
All Other Apprentices
1st Year	189.10			5.70	194.80
2nd Year	276.40			8.30	284.70
3rd Year	364.10			10.90	375.00
4th Year	428.30			12.80	441.10

Trainee Apprentices

Years of Service	Former Rate	Industry	Special	SWC	Total
	per Week	Allowance	Allowance	2005	per week
	$	$	$	$	$
Building Industry
1st Year	213.60	21.60	18.40	6.40	260.00
2nd Year	310.70	21.60	27.90	9.30	369.50
3rd Year	401.80	21.60	35.30	12.10	470.80
4th Year	452.10	21.60	43.10	13.60	530.40
All Other Apprentices
1st Year	213.60			6.40	220.00
2nd Year	310.70			9.30	320.00
3rd Year	401.80			12.10	413.90
4th Year	452.10			13.60	465.70

Table 2 – Other Rates and Allowances

Item	Clause	Brief Description	Current	SWC 2004	SWC 2005
No	No		Amount	Adjustment	Adjustment
				effective from	effective from
				FFPP	FFPP
				13/12/2005	26/03/2006
			$	$	$
1	6(2)(a)(i),	Journeyman Plumber (Other than
	(ii),(iii)	Ship’s Plumber) -
		Industry Allowance	20.30 per week	21.00 per week	21.60 per week
		Tool Allowance	20.30 per week	21.00 per week	21.60 per week
		Supplementary Payment	52.10 per week	52.10 per week	52.10 per week
		Special Allowance	7.70 per week	7.70 per week	7.70 per week
	6(2)(b)	Registration Allowance	0.54 per hour	0.56 per week	0.58 per hour
		Amount deducted from hourly rate
		of journeyman plumber for Drainer	0.05	0.05	0.05
2	6(2)(c)	Ship’s Plumber -
	(i),(ii),(iii),	Industry Allowance	10.70 per week	11.10 per week	11.40 per week
	(iv)	Tool Allowance	20.30 per week	21.00 per week	21.60 per week
		Supplementary Payment	52.10 per week	52.10 per week	52.10 per week
		Special Allowance	7.70 per week	7.70 per week	7.70 per week
		Registration Allowance	0.54 per hour	0.56 per hour	0.58 per week
	6(2)(d)(iii)(a)	Ships Plumbers Apprentice	4.49 per week	4.65 per week	4.79 per week
3	7(i)(a)	Plumber’s Licence	0.70 per hour	0.72 per hour	0.74 per hour
4	7(i)(b)	Gasfitter’s Licence	0.70 per hour	0.72 per hour	0.74 per hour
5	7(i)(c)	Drainer’s Licence	0.60 per hour	0.62 per hour	0.64 per hour
6	7(i)(d)	Plumber’s and Gasfitter’s Licence	0.94 per hour	0.97 per hour	1.00 per hour
7	7(i)(e)	Plumber’s and Drainer’s Licence	0.94 per hour	0.97 per hour	1.00 per hour
8	7(i)(f)	Gasfitter’s and drainer’s Licence	0.94 per hour	0.97 per hour	1.00 per hour
9	7(i)(g)	Plumber’s gasfitter’s and Drainer’s	1.29 per hour	1.34 per hour	1.38 per hour
		Licence
10	7(ii)	Licensed Drainer	0.60 per hour	0.62 per hour	0.64 per hour
11	7(iii)(a)	Lead Burner	0.61 per hour	0.63 per hour	0.65 per hour
12	7(iii)(b)	Lead Burner in Chemical Works	0.84 per hour	0.87 per hour	0.90 per hour
13	7(iii)(c)(1)	Oxyacetylene or Electric Welding	0.43 per hour	0.45 per hour	0.46 per hour
		Certificate Minimum Payment	3.04per day	3.15 per day	3.24 per day
14	7(iii)(c)(2)	Certificate Holder performing
		welding to AS4041-1998 Minimum	0.63 per hour	0.65 per hour	0.67 per hour
		Minimum Payment	4.83 per day	5.00 per day	5.15 per day
15	7(iii)(d)	Computing quantities or make-up
		estimates	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
17	9	Leading Hands-
		In charge of up to two employees	0.63 per hour	0.65 per hour	0.67 per hour
		In charge of three to five employees	0.75 per hour	0.78 per hour	0.80 per hour
		In charge of six to ten employees	0.98 per hour	1.01 per hour	1.04 per hour
		In charge of ten or more employees	1.24 per hour	1.28 per hour	1.32 per hour
18	10	Employed on any chokage or oil
		chokage etc.	5.21 per day	5.39 per day	5.55 per day
19	11(i)	Wet Work	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
20	11(ii)	Insulation material	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
21	11(iii)	Cold Work	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
22	11(iv)	Work on WC,s, urinals, soil or
		waste pipes where used principally	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
		by venereal patients
23	11(v)	Hot Work
		between 46 and 54 degrees Celsius	0.44 per hour	0.46 per hour	0.47 per hour
		exceeding 54 degrees Celsius	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
24	11(vi)	Work with second-hand materials
		of an or unusually dirty offensive	0.46 per hour	0.48 per day	0.49 per day
		nature
25	11(vii)	Employed inside buildings where
		chlorine gas and/or hydrogen	0.58 per day	0.60 per day	0.62 per day
		sulphide gas re-manufactured
26	11(viii)	Engaged on electric welding	0.12 per hour	0.12 per hour	0.12 per hour
		applicable to plumbing
27	11(ix)	Operator of explosive powered	1.09 per day	1.13 per day	1.16 per day
		tools
28	11(x)(a)	Work in maximum security	1.17 per hour	1.21 per hour	1.25 per hour
29	11(x)(b)	Work in a geriatric hospital	0.32 per hour	0.33 per hour	0.34 per hour
30	11(xi)	Roof Repairs	0.65 per hour	0.67 per hour	0.69 per hour
		Minimum Payment	0.65	0.67	0.69
31	11(xiii)	Employed in mental institutions	0.39 per hour	0.40 per hour	0.41 per hour
32	11(xiv)	Engaged in tunnel and sewer
		work and in underground shafts	0.47 per hour	0.49 per hour	0.50 per hour
		exceeding 3 metres in depth
33	11(xv)	Engaged on alterations or repairs
		to boilers, flues, furnaces, retorts	1.23 per hour	1.27 per hour	1.31 per hour
		and kilns
34	11(xvi)	Engaged on the construction of
		chimneys and air shafts where	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
		construction exceeded 15 metres
		in height
		Additional amount for work
		above each further 15 metres	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
35	11(xvii)	Employees required to work in a
		bosun’s chair or on a swinging
		scaffold -
		First 4 hours	3.33	3.45	3.55
		For each hour thereafter	0.69 per hour	0.71 per hour	0.73 per hour
36	11(xviii)	Work on any structure at a height
		of more than 12.2 metres	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
37	11(xix)	Employees in sanitary works	5.11 per day	5.29 per day	5.45 per day
38	11(xx)	Employees in slaughtering yards	0.31 per hour	0.32 per hour	0.33 per hour
39	11(xxii)(a)	Employees working west and north
		of and excluding State Highway
		No17 etc., up to the Western	0.75 per day	0.78 per day	0.80 per day
		Division
40	11(xxii)(b)	Employees working in the	1.23 per day	1.27 per day	1.31 per day
		Western Division
41	11(xxii)(c)	Employees working in the	1.23 per day	1.27 per day	1.31 per day
		southern districts
42	11(xxiii)	Engaged in cramped position or	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
		without sufficient ventilation
43	11(xxiv)	Employees required to use
		materials containing asbestos	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
		or to work near asbestos
44	11(xxv)	Towers Allowance
		Exceeding 15 metres - for all	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
		work above metres
		For work above each further 15	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
		metres
45	11(xxvi)(c)	Toxic Substances
		Employees using	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
		Employees working in close
		proximity	0.46 per hour	0.48 per hour	0.49 per hour
46	11(xxxi)(d)	Engaged in asbestos eradication	1.54 per hour	1.59 per hour	1.64 per hour
47	12(i)	Employees working in ballast	0.57 per hour	0.59 per hour	0.61 per hour
		tanks, oil tanks and side tanks
48	12(ii)	Employees working in ship’s
		bilges or under engine room	0.42 per hour	0.43 per hour	0.44 per hour
		or boiler room flooring
49	12(iii)	Employees working in and around	0.42 per hour	0.43 per hour	0.44 per hour
		diesel engines
50	12(iv)	Employees working in a confined	0.60 per hour	0.62 per hour	0.64 per hour
		space
51	12(v)(1)	Employees working inside a hull	0.72 per hour	0.75 per hour	0.77 per hour
52	12(v)(2)	Employees working in torpedo
		tube compartments, ballast tanks,	1.30 per hour	1.35 per hour	1.39 per hour
		oil tanks, below floor plates
53	12(vi)	Plumber in pipe laundry	0.93 per hour	0.96 per hour	0.99 hour
54	13(iii)	Multi-story Allowance-
		From commencement to 15th floor	0.37 per hour	0.38 per hour	0.39 per hour
		from 16th to 30th floor	0.44 per hour	0.46 per hour	0.47 per hour
		from 31st to 45th floor	0.69 per hour	0.71 per hour	0.73 per hour
		from 46th to 60th floor	0.88 per hour	0.91 per hour	0.94 per hour
		From 61st floor onwards	1.10 per hour	1.14 per hour	1.17 per hour
73	43(ii)	First-aid Allowance	1.96 per day	2.03	2.09

3. This variation pursuant to State Wage Case 2004 shall take effect from the first full pay period on or after 13 December 2005.

4. This variation pursuant to State Wage Case 2005 shall take effect from the first full pay period on or after 26 March 2006.

T. M. KAVANAGH J.

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

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