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Cotton Growing Employees (State) Award
  
Date09/26/2008
Volume366
Part3
Page No.771
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C6691
CategoryAward
Award Code 174  
Date Posted09/23/2008

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SERIAL C6691

 

Cotton Growing Employees (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 1237 of 2008)

 

Before Commissioner Tabbaa

5 August 2008

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete subclause (3) of clause 2, Rates of Pay, of the award published 30 March 2001 (323 I.G. 565) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(3)      The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2008.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)      any equivalent over-award payments; and/or

 

(b)      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 thereof the following:

 

Part B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

Classification

SWC 2007

SWC 2008

SWC 2008

 

Amount

Adjustment

Amount

 

$

4%

$

Rural Tradesperson

618.20

24.70

642.90

Mechanical Equip. Operator -

591.20

23.60

614.90

 

 

 

 

Lister Operator, Service Truck Operator, Laser Operator,

 

 

 

Scraper Operator, Excavator Operator, Blade Operator,

 

 

 

Backhoe Operator, Mobile Crane Operator, Crane Driver,

 

 

 

Storeperson Grade 1, Picker Mechanic, Grader Operator.

 

 

 

Field Equipment Operator -

569.10

22.80

591.90

who shall include but not be limited to - Module Builder

 

 

 

Tractor Operator, Truck Driver, Syphon Forklift Operator,

 

 

 

Picker Operator, Storeperson Grade 2, Front-end Loader

 

 

 

Operator, Rotobuck Operator, Spray Operator, Gas-rig

 

 

 

Sled Operator, Farm Welder, Bug Checker, Neutron Probe

 

 

 

Operator, Irrigation Machinery Operator, Roller Operator

 

 

 

Stick Pickers and Chippers

531.40

21.30

552.70

*Not engaged on a weekly basis refer Item 1 of Table 2 of

 

 

 

Part B.

 

 

 

General Farm Hand - includes but not limited to Irrigation

541.10

21.60

562.70

Harvest Ground Crew.

 

 

 

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item

Clause

Brief Description

SWC 2007

SWC 2008

No.

No.

 

Amount

Amount

 

 

 

$

$

1

2(1)(c)

Stick Pickers and Chippers (including 15%

16.08

16.72

 

 

Casual Loading at Clause 5(2))

 

 

 

 

 

17.42

18.12

 

 

Stick Pickers and Chippers engaged by the hour

 

 

 

 

(including 15% Casual Loading at Clause 5 (2)

 

 

 

 

and 1/12 holiday leave loading)

 

 

2

2(1)(d)

Cooks - minimum rate per week

641.55

667.20

3

2(1)(e)

Leading Hands per week

24.40

25.40

4

17(3)

Meal Allowance

10.45

11.10

5

21

First-aid Allowance p/day or shift

2.15

2.25

 

"Note": These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 June 2008 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2008 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 8 September 2008.

 

 

 

I. TABBAA, Commissioner

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

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