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 3587 of 2005)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Backman
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21 July 2005
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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 2005.
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
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Classification
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SWC
2004
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SWC
2005
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SWC2005
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Amount
$
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Adjustment
$
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Amount
$
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Senior Classer (dried friuts) (95%)
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538.40
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17.00
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555.40
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General Hand - Class (II)
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530.00
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17.00
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547.00
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An employee whose duties include: classer (dried fruits), blender
and/or
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Typer (dried fruits), weigher- in, sweat lumper (93%)
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General Hand Class (I) ie. Packer (experienced), Packer, tray
pack and cell
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488.30
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17.00
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505.30
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pack, Grader or sorter, Pulling away from front door to
stacks and/or from
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stacks to feeding hoppers, Dipper (hot), Cool Store Hand (i.e.
a person who
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is engaged for at least 50 per cent of his/her time in any
one day in cool
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store chamber), Employee bringing fruit from and putting fruit
into cool
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store chambers, Handling and/or stacking 25kg to 27kg
boxes, Repairing
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boxes, crates, sweats, cases or trays, Nailer down, Wirer,
Operator - crimper
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machine, Operator of press (both ends), Operator of
circular saw, Steaming
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and/or cleaning down machinery, Washing stacking loading
and/or dipping
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sweat bowes, General Labourer not elsewhere classified
(83%)
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Boxmaker, Maintenance Worker in charge of machinery, Fork
Lift Driver or
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519.60
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17.00
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536.60
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driver of power trolley tow motor or other power-propelled
vehicle, Boiler
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Attendant, Furnace Attendant (90.5%)
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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SWC 2004
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SWC 2005
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Amount $
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Amount $
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1
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand-
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16.20 p/wk
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16.70 p/wk
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3 to 8 employees
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2
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2(A)(ii)
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Leading Hand-
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22.60 p/wk
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23.30 p/wk
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9 or more employees
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3
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15
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Meal Allowance - 1 ½ hours overtime
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7.40
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7.60
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4
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15
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Meal Allowance - Overtime notified but
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7.40
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7.60
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not required
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5
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16(ii)
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Travel Allowance- Overtime Stay
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64.20
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66.95
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6
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16(ii)
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Meal Allowance - Overnight Stay
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7.40
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7.60
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7
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17
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Wet Work
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2.65
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2.75
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8
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24(ii)
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First -Aid
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1.70
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1.75
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"Note": These allowances are contemporary for
expense related allowances as at 30 March 2005 and for work related allowances
are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2005 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 26th July 2005.
A. F. BACKMAN J.
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Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.