Clerical Employees in Metropolitan Newspapers (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 3470 of 2005)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete subclause (xviii) of clause 6, Classification Structure and Wages, of the award published 29 October 1999 (311 I.G. 823) and insert in lieu the following:

 

(xviii)  The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 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 Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

The following minimum rates of wages shall take effect from 15 July 2005.

 

(i)       Adults

 

Grade	Weekly Rate	SWC 2005	Weekly Rate
	pre SWC 2005
	$	$	$
1	506.60	17.00	523.60
2	527.50	17.00	544.50
3	561.20	17.00	578.20
4	602.90	17.00	619.90
5	663.50	17.00	680.50

 

(ii)       Provided that:

 

(a)      No employee employed as at 12 March 1998 is to receive less pay a result of regrading under this award.  In the event that such regrading results in a lower grading, the present salary is to be maintained until overtaken by award increases.

 

(b)      Over-award payments may be absorbed into any increase arising under this award.

 

(iii)      Juniors

 

The minimum rates of wages per week for junior employees shall be as follows:

 

Computer Operators -

 

Age	Former Weekly Rate	SWC 2005	Weekly Rate
	$	%	$
At 17 years of age	267.05	3	275.05
At 18 years of age	329.95	3	339.85
At 19 years of age	377.15	3	388.45
At 20 years of age	445.25	3	458.60

 

All other junior employees -

 

Age	Former Weekly Rate	SWC 2005	Weekly Rate
	$	%	$
Under 17 years of age	200.45	3	206.45
At 17 years of age	250.90	3	258.45
At 18 years of age	307.55	3	316.80
At 19 years of age	348.75	3	359.20
At 20 years of age	410.35	3	422.65

 

Table 2 - Other Rates And Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount
			$
1	6(xi)(a)	Saturday Loadings:
		Adults	14.90
		Employees under 21 years of age	10.10
2	12(iii)(b)	Meal Allowance (Shift Worker)	10.55
3	15(i)(a) and (b)	Meal Allowance (Day Worker)	10.55
4	27	First-aid Allowance	8.70

 

3.        This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 15 July 2005.

 

 

 

J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner

 

 

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