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Quarries, &c. (State) Award
  
Date01/30/2009
Volume367
Part1
Page No.109
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C6877
CategoryAward
Award Code 569  
Date Posted01/29/2009

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SERIAL C6877

 

Quarries, &c. (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 1972 of 2008)

 

Before Commissioner Tabbaa

29 October 2008

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete clause 3.8, Safety Net Adjustments of the award published 30 June 2000 (316 I.G. 961) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

3.8.  Safety Net Adjustments

 

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 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 Part 7, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART 7

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1A - Wages

 

Classification

SWC 2007

SWC 2008 Adjustment

SWC 2008

 

$

$

$

Operator Level One

598.40

23.90

622.30

Operator Level Two

625.30

25.00

650.30

Operator Level Three

650.30

26.00

676.30

Operator Level Four

673.20

26.90

700.10

Operator Level Five

685.70

27.40

713.10

Operator Level Six

698.20

27.90

726.10

Operator Level Seven

708.20

28.30

736.50

Tradesperson Level One

698.20

27.90

726.10

Tradesperson Level Two

718.70

28.70

747.40

Tradesperson Level Three

721.80

28.90

750.70

Tradesperson Level Four

742.30

29.70

772.00

Tradesperson Level Five

793.10

31.70

824.80

 

The rates in Table 1A above include and consume the "Industry Disability" allowance and the "Inclement Weather" allowance, (i.e. the rates in Table 1B continue to attract the "Disability Allowance", Item 26, Table 2).  Accordingly, the rates in Table 1A above compensate employees for working in the open in quarries and thereby being subject to climatic conditions such as dust blowing in the wind, sloppy and muddy conditions and the lack of usual amenities associated with factory work etc., and for the additional disabilities of being required to work when exposed to inclement weather and for working in isolated and underdeveloped locations. "Inclement weather" means wet weather and/or abnormal climatic conditions such as hail, cold, high winds, severe dust storms, extreme high temperatures or any combination thereof.

 

Table 1B - Lime Makers Wages

 

Classification

SWC

SWC 2008

SWC

 

2007

Adjustment

2008

 

$

$

$

Lime Burner attending to more than three fire holes -

 

 

 

cents extra

545.70

21.80

567.50

Arch Builder

531.40

21.30

552.70

Ash Wheeler

531.40

21.30

552.70

Labourer

531.40

21.30

552.70

Machine Person

531.65

21.25

552.90

Pepper Machinist

531.40

21.30

552.70

Powder Monkey

531.65

21.25

552.90

Powder Monkey’s assistant

531.40

21.30

552.70

Jumper Person

531.40

21.30

552.70

Hammer Drill Person

531.40

21.30

552.70

Spawler

531.40

21.30

552.70

Tool Sharpener

531.40

21.30

552.70

Skip person Tip person

531.40

21.30

552.70

Truck Driver 5 Tonne Truck

531.40

21.30

552.70

Stripper

537.65

21.50

559.15

Box Filler in Quarry

531.40

21.30

552.70

Operators of navvy, petrol oil or electric operated:

 

 

 

Up to & including .57 cubic metres

531.40

21.30

552.70

Over .57 cubic metres and up to & including 1.5 cubic

 

 

 

metres

531.40

21.30

552.70

Over 1.5 cubic metres and up to and including 3

 

 

 

cubic metres

535.50

21.40

556.90

Over 3 cubic metres and up to and including 5.3 cubic

 

 

 

metres

551.80

22.10

573.90

Over 5.3 cubic metres

557.25

22.30

579.55

Operator of plant used as rear and or bottom and or

 

 

 

side dumps

 

 

 

12 tonnes or more but not exceeding 15 tonnes

531.40

21.30

552.70

15 tonnes or more but not exceeding 20 tonnes

534.00

21.40

555.40

20 tonnes or more

535.95

21.45

557.40

Tractor Unit Plant

 

 

 

48kw & under

531.40

21.30

552.70

Over 48kw

534.15

21.35

555.50

Over 97kw to 220kw

539.80

21.60

561.40

Tractors whilst using power operated attachments

 

 

 

48kw and under

531.40

21.30

552.70

Over 48kw to 97kw

535.95

21.45

557.40

Loader front end and overhead: appropriate tractor

 

 

 

rate grader self propelled over 30kw

535.75

21.45

557.20

Grader self propelled under 30kw

531.40

21.30

552.70

Air compressor Operator

531.40

21.30

552.70

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No

Clause No

Brief Description

SWC 2007

SWC 2008

 

 

 

$

$

1

3.1(5)(a)

In charge of plant

13.80 per week

14.35 per week

 

3.1(5)(b)

Leading hand allowances

 

 

2

 

2 to 5 employees

20.50 per week

21.30 per week

3

 

6 to 10 employees

28.70 per week

29.85 per week

4

 

11 to 20 employees

40.85 per week

42.50 per week

5

 

More than 20 employees

51.90 per week

54.00 per week

6

3.1(6)(a)

Confined spaces

0.61 per hour

0.63 per hour

7

3.1(6)(b)

Dirty work

0.46 per hour

0.48 per hour

8

3.1(6)(c)

Height money

0.34 per hour

0.35 per hour

 

3.1(6)(d)

Hot places

 

 

9

 

Between 46 & 54 degrees Celsius

0.45 per hour

0.47 per hour

10

 

Exceeds 54 degrees Celsius

0.61 per hour

0.63 per hour

11

3.3(1)

Tools

13.00 per week

13.60 per week

12

3.4(2)

First Aid allowance

2.23 per day

2.32 per day

13

3.7(6)(b)

Meal allowance

11.90 per meal

12.55 per meal

14

3.7(6)(c)

Board and lodging

362.80 per week

378.40 per week

15

3.7(7)

Motor vehicle allowance

0.52 per km

0.56 per km

16

3.7(8)

Transport not available

5.80 per day

6.20 per day

17

4.7(5)(a)

Meal allowance

11.90 per meal

12.55 per meal

18

4.7(5)(b)

Meal allowance

11.90 per meal

12.55 per meal

Lime-making related allowances

19

3.5(3)

Attending to generator/dynamo

17.85

18.55

20

3.5(4)

In charge of plant

17.85

18.55

21

3.5(5)

Leading hands

 

 

 

 

Less than 3 employees

11.00

11.45

 

 

3 to 6 employees

18.60

19.35

 

 

More than 6 employees

23.40

24.35

22

3.5(2)(iv)

Afternoon shift

39.85

41.45

23

3.5(1)

Disability Allowance

37.35

38.85

 

"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 13 November 2008.

 

 

 

I. TABBAA, Commissioner

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

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