DRUG FACTORIES (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 4220 of 2003)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (a) of clause 4 Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment, of the award published 1 June 2001 (325 I.G. 1), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003. These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(i)         any equivalent overaward payments, and/or

 

(ii)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.

 

2.          Delete subparagraph (b) of paragraph (vi) of subclause (F) Wages of clause 42, Training Conditions and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        Wage Rates for Certificate IV Traineeships

 

(i)         Trainees undertaking an AQF IV traineeship shall receive the relevant weekly wage rate for AQF III trainees at Industry/Skill Levels A, B, or C as applicable with the addition of 3.8 per cent of that wage rate.

 

(ii)        An adult trainee who is undertaking a traineeship for an AQF IV qualification shall receive the following weekly wage as applicable based on the allocation of AQF III qualifications:

 

Industry/Skill Level	First Year of	Second Year of
	Traineeship	Traineeship
Industry/Skill Level A	$440.00	$457.00
Industry/Skill Level B	$421.00	$437.00
Industry/Skill Level C	$375.00	$389.00

 

3.          Delete Part C, Industry/Skill Level Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART C

 

INDUSTRY/SKILL LEVEL RATES

 

Table 1 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level A

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level A.

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	207.00	227.00	274.00
Plus 1 year out of school	227.00	274.00	319.00
Plus 2 years	274.00	319.00	371.00
Plus 3 years	319.00	371.00	424.00
Plus 4 years	371.00	424.00	424.00
Plus 5 years or more	424.00	424.00	424.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in Structured Training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 2 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level B

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level B.

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	207.00	227.00	264.00
Plus 1 year out of school	227.00	264.00	304.00
Plus 2 years	264.00	304.00	357.00
Plus 3 years	304.00	357.00	406.00
Plus 4 years	357.00	406.00	406.00
Plus 5 years or more	406.00	406.00	406.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in structured training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

Table 3 - Weekly Rates - Industry/Skill Level C

 

Where the accredited training course and work performed are for the purpose of generating skills which have been defined for work at Skill Level C.

 

	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	$	$	$
School leaver	207.00	227.00	257.00
Plus 1 year out of school	227.00	257.00	289.00
Plus 2 years	257.00	289.00	323.00
Plus 3 years	289.00	323.00	361.00
Plus 4 years	323.00	361.00	361.00
Plus 5 years or more	361.00	361.00	361.00

 

The average proportion of time spent in structured training which has been taken into account in setting the above rates is 20 per cent.

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 6 September 2003.

 

 

F. L. WRIGHT  J, President.

 

 

 

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