Building Crane Drivers (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

FULL BENCH

 

Application by Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch), Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 6759 of 2005)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 21, Picnic Day, of the award published 22 April 2005 (350 I.G. 345), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

21.  Additional Public Holiday

 

This clause shall be read in conjunction with Clause 20.

 

(i)         In addition to the public holidays prescribed in clause 20 the first Monday in December of each year shall be the industry picnic day as an additional public holiday.

 

(ii)        All employees shall, as far as practicable, be given and shall take this day as industry picnic day and shall be paid therefore as for eight hours' work at the rate of pay prescribed in clause 4, Rates of Pay, of this award. An employee required to work on this day shall be paid at the rate of double time and one-half for all time worked; provided also that an employee who attends for work as required on this day shall be paid for not less than four hours' work.

 

(iii)       An employer may require from an employee evidence of her or his attendance at the industry picnic and the production of the butt of the picnic ticket, issued for the industry picnic, shall be sufficient evidence of such attendance. Where such evidence is requested by the employer payment need not be made unless the evidence is produced.

 

(iv)       Where the employer holds a regular picnic for her or his employees on a day other than the first Monday in December, then such day may be given and may be taken in lieu of the first Monday in December.

 

2.          This variation shall take effect on and from 23 March 2006.

 

 

 

M. J. WALTON  J, Vice-President.

R. P. BOLAND  J.

I. TABBAA, Commissioner.

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.