Cemetery and Crematoria Employees (State) Reviewed Award 2008

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales Branch, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 2054 of 2009)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete subclause (i) of clause 6, Wages, of the award published 27 February 2009 (367 I.G. 190), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)       The rates of pay shall be the minimum to be paid to weekly employees in the classifications as set out in Table 1 of Part B of this award:

 

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 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 B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

Classification	New Base Rate as at	New Hourly Rate as at
	2009 SWC	SWC 2009
	$	$
General Hand	671.00	17.66
5 yrs	683.70	17.99
10 yrs	696.30	18.32
15 yrs	709.00	18.66
Grave Digger	700.40	18.43
5 yrs	713.80	18.78
10 yrs	727.20	19.14
15 yrs	740.60	19.49
Transformer
Hand	696.20	18.32
5 yrs	709.50	18.67
10 yrs	722.80	19.02
15 yrs	736.10	19.37

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

Clause.	Brief Description	Amount as at 2009 SWC
No		$
6(iv)	Body has been buried
	for 14 days or less	67.73 p.w.
6(iv)	>14 days but < 7 yrs
	and has been artificially
	embalmed	81.24 p.w.
6(iv)	>14 days but < 7 yrs
	and has not been artificially
	embalmed	135.48 p.w.
6(iv)	Body buried > 7 yrs	67.73 p.w.
8	Leading Hand	33.35 p.w.
11(i)	Meal Allowance	11.86 p.w.
11(ii)	Meal Allowance	7.35 p.w.
25	First Aid	9.13 p.w.

 

3.        This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 3 October 2010.

 

 

 

 

E. A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner

 

 

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