HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD - MOSS VALE AWARD 2005

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 777 of 2006)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Insert in the Arrangement after Annexure A, the following new Annexure B of the award published 3 February 2006 (356 I.G. 1183).

 

Annexure B

 

2.          Insert after Annexure A, the following new Annexure B.

 

ANNEXURE B

 

Stock Movement Rotation

 

1.          This Annexure will apply to the allocation of Stock Movement Work (as defined below) under this Award during ordinary hours of work.

 

2.          Definitions

 

2.1        Nominated Employees means the following employees:

 

Vicki Bishop

 

Stuart Browne

 

Mitch Crimmins

 

Trevor Davies

 

David Hay

 

John Loveridge

 

Mark Noble

 

Chris Povey

 

Peter Thompson

 

2.2        Stock Movement Work means all the work functions of the Stock Movement Team including:

 

(a)        goods receipting;

 

(b)       inventory replenishment;

 

(c)        bulk order picking;

 

(d)       returns put away; and

 

(e)        any other comparable work.

 

2.3        Rotating List means a list of 12 full-time equivalent employees consisting of:

 

(a)        the Nominated Employees (of which there are 9 full-time equivalent employees); and

 

(b)       the balance of the 12 full-time equivalent employees being employees assigned to undertake Stock Movement Work from time to time by the Company.

 

3.          The Company will establish a roster for Stock Movement Work from time to time that will identify the number of positions available for Stock Movement Work for the period of the roster.

 

4.          Where the number of full-time equivalent employees on the Rotating List is greater than the number of positions available for Stock Movement Work identified on the rosters, the Company will allocate Stock Movement Work available on the rosters on the basis of equally rotating the 12 full-time equivalent employees comprising the Rotating List through the available positions.

 

5.          Where an employee on the Rotating List is rostered to undertake Stock Movement Work and the employee is absent from work on a planned absence or an unplanned absence exceeding 1 day that Stock Movement Work will first be offered to the Nominated Employees not rostered to undertake Stock Movement Work before it is allocated to other employees.  However, where it is practicable, having regard to the needs of the business, the Company will use its reasonable endeavours to first offer such work to the Nominated Employees where an unplanned absence does not exceed 1 day.

 

6.          Where the Company requires additional persons to undertake Stock Movement Work in addition to those already rostered to undertake that work on the applicable roster, the additional Stock Movement Work will first be offered to the Nominated Employees not rostered to undertake Stock Movement Work before it is allocated to other employees.

 

7.          Where the number of Nominated Employees reduces below 9 full-time equivalent employees, the Company may appoint additional employees to maintain the Rotating List at 12 full-time equivalent employees.

 

8.          The Company will ascertain from each Nominated Employee which tasks/departments they would prefer to undertake during their rotating away from Stock Movement Work.  The Company will use its reasonable endeavours to roster Nominated Employees to undertake their preferred tasks/work in their preferred departments however, where a Nominated Employee has nominated tasks/departments which comprise work of a different classification than their classification, the Company will first seek to allocate the Nominated Employee with work within their classification that is available.

 

9.          In the even that work levels in Stock Movement Work increase beyond current levels or there is a substantial change in the Company's operations, the Company and the Union will hold discussions about whether there is any need to change this arrangement, for example, by increasing the total number of full-time equivalent employees that comprise the Rotating List beyond 12 full-time equivalent employees.  In the event that an agreement cannot be reached, the Company and the Union will refer the matter to the Commission for determination by conciliation and/or arbitration.

 

10.        Any dispute or complaint in relation to the application of this arrangement will be dealt with in accordance with clause 31 Dispute Procedure.

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from 17 February 2006.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

 

____________________

 

 

Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.