Soap
and Candle Makers (State) Consolidated Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW
Industrial Registrar.
(No. IRC 1880 of 2009)
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Before Commissioner
Bishop
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23 December 2009
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause
2, Safety Net Commitments, of the award published 29 August 2008 (366 I.G.
704), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
2. Safety Net
Commitments
(i) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2008. 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, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete Part B, Monetary
Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wages
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Classification
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SWC
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SWC
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SWC
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2007
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2008
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2008
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Amount
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Adjust.
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Amount
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$
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%
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$
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Group I -
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556.50
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4
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578.80
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Employee in charge of soap
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Making Chemithon Plant Operator
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Group II -
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545.40
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4
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567.30
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Soap Boiler, including the finishing of Soap Pan
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Tower Operator
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Granulation Plant Operator
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Fork Lift Operator
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Group III -
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537.20
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4
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558.70
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Employees working at Pans/Kettle
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Operator Amalgamator and Mill
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Operator Glycerine Room
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Operator Wrapping Machine
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Operator Automatic Stamping Machine
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Operator Liquid Detergents
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Operator Mixing (Non-soap Detergents
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Operator Screens and Dosing
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Operator Soap Dryer
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Operator Tallow Beaching
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Machine Adjuster, all locations
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Chemithon Assistant Operator
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Weight Controller
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Group IV -
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531.50
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4
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552.80
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Malleys Dust Collector
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Jet Room Operator
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Employees engaged in mechanical and/or
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hand crushing
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Employee melting out oils and fats
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Employee pumping oil to soap pans and kettles
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Treatment - hand, glycerine
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Assistant mixer operator, non-soapy detergent
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Powder Reclaiming Operator
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Group V -
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525.70
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4
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546.70
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Employees engaged in open air stacking, handling and
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receiving raw materials
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Employee filing, trucking, weighing, etc.
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Employee on automatic sealing machine
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Soda Boiler
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Employee not elsewhere classified
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Stearine and Candles -
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Candle Maker
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532.30
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4
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553.60
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Stillman
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530.10
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4
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551.30
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Candle Moulder
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526.70
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4
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547.80
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Stearine Press Operator
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524.40
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4
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545.40
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Employees concentrating candle crude glycerine
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524.40
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4
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545.40
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Operator in charge of flat splitting plant
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530.10
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4
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551.30
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General Hand not elsewhere classified
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524.40
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4
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545.40
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Candle Manufacturer
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524.40
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4
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545.40
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All others
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525.70
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4
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546.70
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Brief
Description
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SWC
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SWC
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No.
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No.
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2007
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2008
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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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5(iv)
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Leading Hand Allowance -
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In charge of 3 to 6 employees
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22.50
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23.40
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In charge of 7 to 10 employees
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28.40
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29.50
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In charge of 11 to 15
employees
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33.60
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34.90
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In charge of more than 15
employees
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41.60
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43.30
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2
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5(v)
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Employees engaged in cleaning
pits, tanks,
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vats and/or stumps and/or
evaporator tubes
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0.87
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0.90
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3
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5(vi)
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Employees required to empty bags
of soda ash by hand
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0.86
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0.89
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4
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5(vii)
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First-aid Attendant
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27(ii)
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2.90
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3.00
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5
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Meal Allowance
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15(i)
&
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Overtime in excess of four
hours
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9.70
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10.25
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15(iii)
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Notified of overtime
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"Note": These allowances are contemporary for
expense related allowances as at 30 March 2008 and for work related allowances
are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2008 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 23
December 2009.
E.
A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner
____________________
Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.