Mechanical
Opticians (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW
Industrial Registrar.
(No. IRC 1880 of 2009)
Before Commissioner
Bishop
|
23 December 2009
|
VARIATION
1. Delete subclause
(v) of clause 4, Wages of the award published 2 March 2001 (322 I.G. 796), and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
(v) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case of
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, Stage Wage Case and minimum
rates adjustments."
2. Delete Schedule
A - Rates of Pay and Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Schedule A
Rates of Pay and
Allowances
Part 1
Rates of Pay
Optical Worker
|
2008 SWC
|
2009 SWC
|
|
Effective 27/03/09
|
Effective 27/03/10
|
|
4%
|
2.8%
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
557.20
|
572.80
|
2
|
576.50
|
592.60
|
3
|
610.90
|
628.00
|
4
|
619.20
|
636.50
|
Optical Mechanic
|
2008 SWC
|
2009 SWC
|
|
Effective 27/03/09
|
Effective 27/03/10
|
|
4%
|
2.8%
|
|
$
|
$
|
1
|
669.60
|
688.30
|
2
|
685.60
|
704.80
|
3
|
698.50
|
718.00
|
Un-Apprenticed Juniors
|
Percentage of
Optical Worker 2
|
|
%
|
16 years and under
|
34
|
17 years
|
43.5
|
18 years
|
55
|
19 years
|
68
|
20 years
|
81
|
Apprentice % of
Optical
|
2008 SWC
|
2009 SWC
|
Mechanic
|
Effective 27/03/09
|
Effective 27/03/10
|
|
$669.60
|
$688.30
|
|
$
|
$
|
1st year 42%
|
281.25
|
289.10
|
2nd year 55%
|
368.30
|
378.55
|
3rd year 75%
|
502.20
|
516.20
|
4th year 88%
|
589.25
|
605.70
|
Part 2
ALLOWANCES
Clause
No.
|
Clause
Title
|
Description
|
Previous
|
2009 SWC
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
Effective
|
|
|
|
27/03/09
|
27/03/10
|
|
|
|
4%
|
2.8%
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
4(iii)
|
Wages - Charge
|
Not Less than 2 employees and not more
|
|
|
|
Hands
|
than 10 employees
|
22.90
|
23.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 10 employees but not more
|
|
|
|
|
than 20 employees
|
34.30
|
35.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In charge of more than 20 employees
|
43.80
|
45.00
|
9(ii)
|
Overtime
|
Meal Allowance
|
10.90
|
11.45
|
24(ix)
|
General
|
First Aid Allowance
|
|
|
|
Conditions
|
|
9.45
|
9.70
|
3. This variation
shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 27
March 2010.
E.
A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.