Funeral Industries (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 2053 of 2009)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete subclause (i), of clause 5, Wages, of Part I Funeral Directors of the award published 27 February 2009 (367 1.G. 359), 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 subclause (vi), of clause 10, Wages, of Part II Casket and/or Manufacturing, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(vi)     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.

 

3.        Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Wages

 

PART 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS

 

Classification	New Base Rate as at	New Hourly Rate as at
	2009 SWC	2009 SWC
	$
Resident Manager	733.30	19.30
Embalmer	722.70	19.02
Resident Arranging Officer	709.00	18.66
Relieving Manager	709.00	18.66

 

Non Resident & Duty
Officer	709.00	18.66
Arranging Officer	706.20	18.58
Conductor	709.00	18.66
Shop Person	696.30	18.32
Trainee Embalmer 1st	696.30	18.32
Trainee Embalmer 2nd	705.30	18.56
Trainee Embalmer 3rd	714.10	18.79
Qualified Embalmer	722.70	19.02

 

PART II - CASKET MANUFACTURING

 

Classification	New Base Rate as at 2009 SWC	New Hourly Rate as at 2009 SWC
	$
Labourer	605.00	15.92
Process Worker	657.30	17.30
Grade 1	683.70	17.99
Grade 2	696.30	18.32

 

Junior Employees	Percentage of Grade II
17 Years and under	40%
18 Years of age	48%
19 Years of age	60%
20 Years of age	72%

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item	Clause	Brief Description	Amount as at
No.	No.		2009 SWC
			$
1	5 (iv)	Living-away Allowance - Relieving Manager	84.94 p.w.
2	5 (v)(a)	Cleaning (outside normal hours) -
		Resident Manager	13.62 p.h.
3	6 (vi)	Stand by Monday to Friday	12.19 p.d.
	6 (vi)	Stand by Saturday/Sunday	23.50 p.d.
	6 (vi)	Ready for after hours work	43.92 p.d.
13	8(vi)(a)	Exhumation -14 days or less	65.89
14	8(vi)(b)	Exhumation - (embalmed) 14 days to 7 years	78.95
15	8(vi)(c)	Exhumation - (not embalmed) 14 days to 7 years	131.52
16	8(vi)(d)	Exhumation - in excess of 7 years	65.89
20	13	Tool Allowance	4.88 p.w.
21	15(v)	Meal at other than usual place (without
		notification)	11.76
22	15(viii)	Meal Allowance	11.76
23	15(ix)	Meal Allowance - Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays	11.76
24	21(i)	Long Service Bonus - 5 and under 10 years	8.02 p.w.
25	21(i)	Long Service Bonus - 10 and under 15 years	15.35 p.w.
26	21(i)	Long Service Bonus -15 and under 20 years	20.64 p.w.
27	21 (i)	Long Service Bonus - 20 years and over	33.22
28	26(ix)	Clothing Allowance - casuals	2.41 per half day
			or part thereof

 

4.        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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