Fruit
Packing Houses Employees (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 1239 of 2008)
Before Commissioner
Connor
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8 August 2008
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (B) of clause 2, Rates of Pay, of the award published 10 November
2000 (320 I.G. 31) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(B) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2008.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any equivalent
over-award payments; and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete Section
1 - Adult Employees, of Table 1 - Wages, and Table 2 - Other Rates and
Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
SECTION 1 - ADULT
EMPLOYEES
Classification
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SWC 2007
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SWC 2008
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SWC 2008
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Amount
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Adjustment
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Amount
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$
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$
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$
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Senior Classer (dried fruits) (95%)
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595.40
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23.80
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619.20
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General Hand - Class (II)
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587.00
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23.50
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610.50
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An employee whose duties include: classer (dried fruits),
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blender and/or Typer (dried fruits), weigher-in, sweat
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lumper (93%)
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General Hand Class (I) i.e. Packer (experienced), Packer,
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545.30
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21.80
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567.10
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tray pack and cell pack, Grader or sorter, Pulling away
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from front door to stacks and/or from stacks to feeding
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hoppers, Dipper (hot), Cool Store Hand (i.e. a person
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who is engaged for at least 50 per cent of his/her time in
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any one day in cool store chamber), Employee bringing
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fruit from and putting fruit into cool store chambers,
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Handling and/or stacking 25 kg to 27 kg boxes,
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Repairing boxes, crates, sweats, cases or trays, Nailer
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down, Wirer, Operator - crimper machine, Operator of
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press (both ends), Operator of circular saw, Steaming
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and/or cleaning down machinery, Washing stacking
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loading and/or dipping sweat boxes, General Labourer
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not elsewhere classified (83%)
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Boxmaker, Maintenance Worker in charge of machinery,
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576.60
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23.10
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599.70
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Fork Lift Driver or driver of power trolley tow motor or
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other power-propelled vehicle, Boiler Attendant, Furnace
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Attendant (90.5%)
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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SWC 2007
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SWC 2008
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No.
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No.
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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(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand -
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3 to 8 employees
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18.05 p/wk
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18.75 p/wk
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2
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand-
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9 or more employees
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25.20 p/wk
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26.20 p/wk
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3
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15
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Meal Allowance - 1 ½ hours overtime
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8.15
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8.65
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4
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15
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Meal Allowance - Overtime notified but
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not required
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8.15
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8.65
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5
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16(ii)
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Travel Allowance - Overnight Stay
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70.65
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72.95
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6
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16(ii)
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Meal Allowance - Overnight Stay
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8.15
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8.65
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7
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17
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Wet Work
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2.95
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3.05
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8
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24(ii)
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First -Aid
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1.85
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1.90
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"Note": These allowances are contemporary for
expense related allowances as at 30 June 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 the 8
September 2008.
P.
J. CONNOR, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.