Transport Industry - Waste Collection and Recycling (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(Nos. IRC 1676 and 2017 of 2008)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.        Delete clause 8 Hours of Employment, of the award published 16 December 2005 (355 I.G. 389) and insert in lieu thereof the following clause:

 

8.  Hours of Employment

 

(i)       Subject to subclauses (ii) and (iii) of this clause and clause 8A, Afternoon and Night Shift Work, the ordinary hours of work for all employees shall not exceed 8 hours per day or 38 hours per week or 76 hours per fortnight or 152 hours per four weeks and such hours shall be worked between the hours of midnight Sunday and midnight Friday, inclusive.

 

(ii)       For employees engaged in the collection of domestic garbage, sanitary and sullage, recycling materials and litter bins a system of variable working hours, which may include ordinary hours of up to 10 per day, or ordinary hours to be worked on Saturday or Sunday, may be worked throughout the whole week, Saturday and Sunday included, where there is agreement between the employees, the contractor and, where applicable, the Council; provided that the union and the relevant employer association are notified of and consent to such agreement. Such consent shall not be withheld unreasonably; provided further that if an organisation party to this award withholds its consent, the matter may be referred to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for decision.

 

(iii)      Employees not engaged in the collection of domestic garbage, sanitary and sullage, recycling materials and litter bins and who are wholly engaged at a waste transfer station or at a materials recycling facility may:

 

(a)      work ordinary hours on a Saturday and shall be paid an additional 50% of the rates prescribed for their respective classifications for the ordinary hours worked on that day; and/or

 

(b)      agree to work ordinary hours on Sunday and shall be paid an additional 100% of the rates prescribed for their respective classifications for the ordinary hours worked on that day.

 

NOTE: Employees don't have to work Sunday as an ordinary day but should an employee agree to this change it will form part of that employee's contract of employment.

 

(iv)      An employee who works ordinary hours on a Saturday and/or Sunday must have two consecutive days off (unless they are worked as overtime).

 

(v)      The employer shall, within the limits of the hours above prescribed, have the right to fix the starting and ceasing times of its employees, which shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the garage or depot, but such times shall not be altered unless the employees so affected are given seven days' prior notice of such alteration; provided that in the event of a vehicle breakdown, the employer may upon giving to the employees a minimum of twelve hours' notice alter the commencing times of sufficient employees to enable the regular service to be maintained.

 

2.        Delete Tables 1 and 2 of Part B Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

(i)       Adult Employees

 

Item	Classification	Weekly Wage operative from the first full pay period to
No.		commence on or after 4 December 2008
		$
1	A(1)	636.85
2	A(2)	680.90
3	A(3)	713.50
4	A(4)	746.95
5	B(1)	724.55
6	B(2)	741.70
7	B(3)	766.65
8	B(4)	781.75
9	B(5)	813.20
10	B(6)	834.50
11	B(7)	835.30
12	B(8)	881.30
13	B(9)	887.85

 

(ii)       Junior Employees

 

Years of Age	Weekly Wage operative from the first full pay
	period to commence on or after 4 December 2008
	$
16	386.55
17	456.20
18	534.45
19	609.90
20	Adult Rate

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause.	Brief Description	Weekly Wage operative from
No	No		the first full pay period
			to commence on or after
			4 December 2008
			$
1	2(ii)(a)	-
2	2(ii)(b)	In lieu of additional sick pay	12.75
3	2(ii)(c)	Drivers of vehicles with dual front	11.25
		steering
4	2(ii)(d)	Drivers of articulated vehicles where the
		semi-trailer has
		A single axle	31.05
		Two axles	40.50
		More than two axles	48.65
5	2(ii)(e)	Drivers of motor vehicles with a trailer	38.90
		attached
6	2(ii)(f)	Using boats as part of duties	31.50
7	2(ii)(g)	Leading Hands - In charge of:
		Over 3 and up to 8 employees	19.65
		Over 8 and up to 15 employees	29.35
		Over 15 employees	39.20
8	2(ii)(h)	First-aid allowance	3.40
9	10(ii),(iii)	Meal allowance	11.10

 

3.        Insert at the end of clause 38, Area, Incidence and Duration the following new subclauses:

 

The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on and from 4 December 2008.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

 

 

 

 

J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.