Horticultural
Industry (State) Consolidated Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The Australian
Workers' Union, New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1645 of 2009)
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Before Commissioner
Ritchie
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5 November 2009
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause 6,
Safety Net Commitments, of the award published 14 May 2004 (344 I.G. 412) and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
6. Safety Net
Commitments
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2009.
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 increases
and minimum rates adjustments.
2. Delete Section
1 - Adult Employees and Section 2 - Leading Hands of Table 1 - Wage Rates and
Table 2 - Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof and
the following:
Section 1 - Adult
Employees
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Farm
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Wage
Rate
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Ord.
Time Base
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Casual
Ord.
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Casual
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Casual
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Employee
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per
week
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Hourly
Rate
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Time
Incl.
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Ordinary
Time
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Ordinary
Time
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1/12
loading
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Saturday
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Sunday
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Level 6
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667.60
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17.57
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21.89
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27.36
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32.83
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Level 5
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660.90
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17.39
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21.67
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27.09
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32.51
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Level 4
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636.10
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16.74
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20.85
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26.06
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31.27
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Level 3
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627.60
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16.52
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20.58
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25.73
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30.87
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Level 2
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605.30
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15.93
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19.85
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24.81
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29.77
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Level 1
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583.00
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15.34
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19.11
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23.89
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28.67
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Section 2 -
Leading Hands
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SWC 2008
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SWC 2009
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Amount
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Amount
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$
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$
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More than 2 and not more than 10 employees
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28.30 per week
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29.10 per week
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10 or more employees
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42.40 per week
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43.60 per week
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Table 2 -
Allowances
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Item No
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Clause No
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Brief Description
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SWC 2008
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SWC 2009
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Amount
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Amount
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$
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$
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1
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2(3)(b)
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Meal Allowance (per meal)
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11.45
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12.00
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2
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22(b)
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Sleeping away from home (per night)
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53.25
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53.25
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3
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23(b)
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Wet Money (per day)
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4.15
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4.25
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4
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25
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First-Aid Allowance (per day)
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2.55
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2.60
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Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense related
allowances as at 30 June 2009 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment
in accordance with the July 2009 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 5
November 2009.
D.W.
RITCHIE, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.