Fruit
Packing Houses Employees (State) Consolidated Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of
Employees.
(No. IRC 3024 of 2006)
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Before The Honourable Justice
Schmidt
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8 September 2006
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (B) of clause 2, Rates of Pay, of the award published 10 November
2000 (320 I.G. 31) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(B) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2006. 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
Section 1 - Adult Employees, of Table 1 - Wages, and Table 2 - Other Rates and
Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Section 1 - Adult
Employees
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Classification
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SWC 2005
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SWC 2006
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SWC 2006
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Amount
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Adjustment
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Amount
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$
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$
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$
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Senior Classer (dried fruits) (95%)
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555.40
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20.00
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575.40
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General Hand - Class (II)
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547.00
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20.00
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567.00
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An employee whose duties include: classer (dried
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fruits), blender and/or Typer (dried fruits), weigher-
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in, sweat lumper (93%)
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General Hand Class (I) ie. Packer (experienced),
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505.30
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20.00
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525.30
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Packer, tray pack and cell pack, Grader or sorter,
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Pulling away from front door to stacks and/or from
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stacks to feeding hoppers, Dipper (hot), Cool Store
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Hand (i.e. a person who is engaged for at least 50 per
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cent of his/her time in any one day in cool store
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chamber), Employee bringing fruit from and putting
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fruit into cool store chambers, Handling and/or
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stacking 25 kg to 27 kg boxes, Repairing boxes,
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crates, sweats, cases or trays, Nailer down, Wirer,
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Operator - crimper machine, Operator of press (both
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ends), Operator of circular saw, Steaming and/or
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cleaning down machinery, Washing stacking loading
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and/or dipping sweat bowes, General Labourer not
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elsewhere classified
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(83%)
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Boxmaker, Maintenance Worker in charge of
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machinery, Fork Lift Driver or driver of power trolley
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tow motor or other power-propelled vehicle, Boiler
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Attendant, Furnace Attendant (90.5%)
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536.60
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20.00
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556.60
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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SWC 2005 Amount
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SWC 2006 Amount
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No.
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No.
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$
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$
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1
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand-
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16.70 p/wk
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17.35 p/wk
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3 to 8 employees
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2
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand-
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23.30 p/wk
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24.25 p/wk
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9 or more employees
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3
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15
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Meal Allowance - 1 ½ hours overtime
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7.60
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7.85
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4
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15
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Meal Allowance - Overtime notified
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7.60
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7.85
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but not required
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5
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16(ii)
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Travel Allowance- Overtime Stay
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66.95
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68.35
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6
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16(ii)
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Meal Allowance - Overnight Stay
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7.60
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7.85
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7
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17
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Wet Work
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2.75
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2.85
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8
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24(ii)
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First -Aid
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1.75
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1.80
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"Note": These allowances are contemporary for
expense related allowances as at 30 March 2006 and for work related allowances
are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2006 State Wage Case
Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after the 8 September 2006.
M.
SCHMIDT J
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.