MECHANICAL OPTICIANS (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 967 of 2006)
Before Commissioner
Tabbaa
|
24 March 2006
|
VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (v) of clause 4, Wages, of the award published 2 March 2001 (322 I.G.
796), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(v) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 . 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.
2. Delete
Schedule A - Rates of Pay and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Schedule A
Rates of Pay and
Allowances
Part 1
Rates of Pay
Optical
|
Current Rate
|
2002 SWC
|
2003 SWC
|
2004 SWC
|
2005 SWC
|
Worker
|
|
Effect. 24/3/06
|
effect. 24/6/06
|
effect. 24/9/06
|
effect. 24/12/06
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
18.00
|
17.00
|
19.00
|
17.00
|
1
|
424.80
|
442.80
|
459.80
|
478.80
|
495.80
|
2
|
443.30
|
461.30
|
478.30
|
497.30
|
514.30
|
3
|
476.40
|
494.40
|
511.40
|
530.40
|
547.40
|
4
|
484.40
|
502.40
|
519.40
|
538.40
|
555.40
|
Optical
|
Current Rate
|
2002 SWC
|
2003 SWC
|
2004 SWC
|
2005 SWC
|
Mechanic
|
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
|
|
effect. 24/3/06
|
24/6/06
|
24/9/06
|
24/12/06
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
18.00
|
17.00
|
19.00
|
17.00
|
1
|
532.80
|
550.80
|
567.80
|
586.80
|
603.80
|
2
|
548.20
|
566.20
|
583.20
|
602.20
|
619.20
|
3
|
560.60
|
578.60
|
595.60
|
614.50
|
631.60
|
Un-Apprenticed
Juniors
|
Percentage of
Optical Worker 2
|
|
%
|
16 years and under
|
34
|
17 years
|
43.5
|
18 years
|
55
|
19 years
|
68
|
20 years
|
81
|
APPRENTICE % of
|
Old Rate
|
2002 SWC
|
2003 SWC
|
2004 SWC
|
2005 SWC
|
Optical Mechanic 1
|
Per Week
|
effect.24/3/06
|
effect.24/06/06
|
effect.24/9/06
|
effect.24/12/06
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
550.80
|
567.80
|
586.80
|
603.80
|
1st year 42%
|
213.60
|
231.35
|
238.50
|
246.45
|
253.60
|
2nd year 55%
|
311.65
|
311.65
|
312.30
|
322.75
|
332.10
|
3rd year 75%
|
412.20
|
413.10
|
425.85
|
440.10
|
452.85
|
4th year 88%
|
465.15
|
484.70
|
499.65
|
516.40
|
531.35
|
Part 2
ALLOWANCES
Clause
|
Clause Title
|
Description
|
Previous
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
No.
|
|
|
Amount
|
SWC
|
SWC
|
SCW
|
SWC
|
|
|
|
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
effect.
|
|
|
|
|
24/3/06
|
24/6/06
|
24/9/06
|
24/12/06
|
|
|
|
|
3.5%
|
3.2%
|
3.5%
|
3%
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
4(iii)
|
Wages -
|
Not Less than 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charge Hands
|
employees and not
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
more than 10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
employees
|
17.90
|
18.50
|
19.10
|
19.75
|
20.35
|
|
|
More than 10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
employees but not
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
more than 20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
employees
|
26.80
|
27.75
|
28.65
|
29.65
|
30.55
|
|
|
In charge of more
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
than 20 employees
|
34.20
|
35.40
|
36.55
|
37.80
|
38.95
|
9(ii)
|
Overtime
|
Meal Allowance
|
8.50
|
8.80
|
9.10
|
9.40
|
9.70
|
24(ix)
|
General
|
|
7.40
|
7.65
|
7.90
|
8.15
|
8.40
|
|
Conditions
|
First Aid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 24 March 2006
I. TABBAA, Commissioner.
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.