BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED - SPRINGHILL AND CRM EMPLOYEES AWARD 2004
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Bluescope
Steel Limited.
(No. IRC 3229 of 2005)
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Before Mr Deputy
President Grayson
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7 July 2005
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VARIATION
1. Delete Part C
- Monetary Rates - Restructured Classifications, of the award published 18
March 2005 (349 I.G. 293) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART C
MONETARY RATES -
RESTRUCTURED CLASSIFICATIONS
Table 1 -
Restructured Ironworker Rates of Pay
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Description
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Rate of pay per
38-hour week from the first
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pay period
commencing on or after
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18 March 2005
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($)
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1. Metal Coating Lines Department
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Entry Level
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580.20
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Level 1
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617.30
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Level 2 Entry
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649.50
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Level 2 Delivery
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665.60
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Level 3 Entry
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681.80
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Level 3 Delivery
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701.00
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Level 4 Entry
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720.30
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Level 4 Delivery
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739.70
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Senior Operator
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799.60
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Production Support
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Entry Level
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569.20
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Level 1
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604.50
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Level 2
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633.30
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Level 3
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649.50
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Senior Operator
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799.60
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2. Uncoated Department
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Coupled Pickle Cold Mill
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Learner Operator
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597.40
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Operator 1
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664.60
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Operator 2
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700.80
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Operator 3
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739.10
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Operator 4 Relief Roller
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792.40
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Roll Shop Operator
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609.30
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3. Painting and Finishing Department
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No. 3 Paintline
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Operator 1
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602.40
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Operator 2
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624.40
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Operator 2A
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625.10
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Operator 3
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665.60
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Operator 4
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715.90
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Operator 5
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739.70
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Finishing
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Entry Level Operator
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546.50
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Operator Level 1
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591.50
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Operator Level 2
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672.90
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Operator Level 3A
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698.70
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Operator Level 3
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727.40
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Finishing Department Facilitator
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799.60
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4. Maintenance
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Maintenance Ironworkers
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Maintenance Ironworker - Level 1
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563.50
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Maintenance Ironworker - Level 2A
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578.60
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Maintenance Ironworker - Level 2
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609.30
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Maintenance Ironworker - Level 3
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640.10
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Table 2 - Graded
Trades Rates of Pay
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Rate of pay per
38-hour week from the first
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pay period
commencing on or after
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18 March 2005
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$
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1. Electrical Trades (inclusive of a tool allowance of
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$11.80 per 38-hour week)
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Base Level
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699.30
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 1
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723.90
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 2
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753.90
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 3
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783.50
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 4
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815.70
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 5
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834.80
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Electrical Tradesperson (E) Level 6
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881.90
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2. Mechanical Trades (inclusive of a tool allowance
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of $11.80 per 38-hour week)
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Base Level
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681.70
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 1
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705.30
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 2
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734.10
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 3
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762.90
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 4
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794.10
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 5
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812.20
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Graded Tradesperson (M) Level 6
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857.30
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Table 3 -
Apprentices
Rate of pay and tool
allowance per 38-hour week from the first pay period commencing on or after 18
March 2005
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1. Four Year Term
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Rate of Pay
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Tool Allowance
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($)
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($)
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Apprentice 1st Year
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279.85
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5.05
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Apprentice 2nd Year
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361.20
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6.50
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Apprentice 3rd Year
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480.80
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8.75
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Apprentice 4th Year
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551.25
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10.15
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2. Three Year Term
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Rate of Pay
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Tool Allowance
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($)
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($)
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Apprentice 1st Year
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320.55
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5.80
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Apprentice 2nd Year
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480.80
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8.75
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Apprentice 3rd Year
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551.25
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10.15
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Table 4 -
Annualised Salary Rates of Pay
Item 1. Production
Support
Rates of Pay for Production Support Operators (Annualised) -
From the first pay period commencing on or after 18 March 2005
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Level
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Weekly
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Annual
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Additional
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Shift Work
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Additional
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Total
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Total
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Base Rate
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Base Rate
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Payments
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Payments
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Work Hours
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Annual
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Weekly
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and Penalties
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Payment
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Rate
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Rate
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Entry
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740.30
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38494.50
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3214.37
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12475.28
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12064.67
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66248.82
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1274.01
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Level 1
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809.50
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42091.80
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3514.74
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13327.28
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13143.38
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72077.21
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1386.10
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Level 2
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847.30
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44058.90
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3679.01
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13793.17
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13733.25
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75264.33
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1447.39
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Level 3
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898.20
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46705.20
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3899.98
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14419.94
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14526.82
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79551.94
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1529.85
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Item 2. Springhill
Maintenance Support
Rates of Pay for Springhill Maintenance Support employees
(Annualised) - From the first pay period commencing on or after 18 March 2005
Mechanical Tradespersons
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Level
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Weekly
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Annual Base
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Additional
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Additional
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Total
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Total
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Base Rate
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Rate
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Payments
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Work Hours
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Annual
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Weekly
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Payment
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Rate
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Rate
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Base
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873.20
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45406.50
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1583.89
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13906.19
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60,897.08
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1171.09
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Level 1
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904.80
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47047.60
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1609.13
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14406.61
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63,063.74
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1212.75
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Level 2
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933.60
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48547.40
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1632.21
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14863.94
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65,043.15
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1250.83
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Level 3
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974.30
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50666.60
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1664.81
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15510.17
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67,841.98
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1304.65
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Level 4
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1,005.50
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52285.90
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1689.72
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16003.97
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69,979.69
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1345.76
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Level 5
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1,023.60
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53226.00
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1704.19
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16290.63
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71,220.82
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1369.63
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Level 6
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1,068.70
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55573.50
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1740.30
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17006.46
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74,320.76
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1429.24
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Electrical Tradespersons
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Level
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Weekly
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Annual Base
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Additional
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Additional
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Total
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Total
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Base Rate
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Rate
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Payments
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Work Hours
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Annual
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Weekly
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Payment
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Rate
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Rate
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Base
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919.20
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47797.50
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1620.67
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14635.28
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64,052.95
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1231.79
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Level 1
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951.80
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49492.90
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1646.75
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15152.26
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66,292.01
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1274.85
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Level 2
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981.80
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51052.40
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1670.75
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15627.83
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68,350.57
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1314.44
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Level 3
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1,023.40
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53215.20
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1704.02
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16287.32
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71,206.34
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1369.36
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Level 4
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1,055.60
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54888.80
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1729.77
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16797.67
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73,416.44
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1411.85
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Level 5
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1,074.70
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55883.30
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1745.07
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17100.91
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74,728.98
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1437.10
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Level 6
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1,121.60
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58328.60
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1782.69
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17846.56
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77,958.25
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1499.19
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Maintenance Ironworkers
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Level
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Weekly
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Annual Base
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Additional
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Additional
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Total
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Total
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Base Rate
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Rate
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Payments
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Work Hours
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Annual
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Weekly
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Payment
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Rate
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Rate
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Level 1
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725.10
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37706.50
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1465.42
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11558.20
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50,730.63
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975.58
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Level 2
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740.30
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38494.50
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1477.55
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11798.47
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51,770.01
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995.58
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Level 2A
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781.30
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40630.00
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1510.40
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12449.67
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54,590.07
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1049.81
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Level 3
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824.30
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42863.40
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1544.76
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13130.71
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57,538.47
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1106.52
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Table 5 - Other
Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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$
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No
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No
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8
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Special Rates -
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1
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8.1
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Electrical Trades Licences -
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Qualified Supervisor’s Certificate (Electrician) Allowance
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28.40
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Certificate of Registration (Electrician) Allowance
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15.30
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2
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8.2
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Scaffolder’s Licence -
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Certificate of Competency as a Scaffolder:
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Class 1 or 2
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7.70
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Class 3 or 4
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4.40
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9
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General Disability Rates -
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3
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9.1.1
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Hot Places -
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Per Hour
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Temperature raised artificially to between 46 and 54
degree Celsius
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0.42
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Temperature exceeds 54 degrees Celsius
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0.52
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4
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9.1.2
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Wet Work -
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All employees
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0.42
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5
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9.1.3
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Dirty Work -
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Mechanical and electrical tradespersons and maintenance
non-
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0.42
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trades employees
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6
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9.1.4
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Restrictive Spaces -
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Electrical and Mechanical tradespersons and maintenance
non-
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0.52
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trades employees
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7
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9.1.5
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High Places -
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Electrical tradespersons
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0.30
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8
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9.1.6
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Explosive Powered Tools -
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Electrical and Mechanical tradespersons and maintenance
non-
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0.15
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trades employees
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Minimum payment
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1.06
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9.1.7
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Toxic Substances ‑
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Per Hour
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9
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Quantities of 0.5 kg or over
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0.54
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10
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Working in close proximity to employees so affected
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0.46
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15
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Shift Work Allowances for Shift Workers -
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11
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15.1.1
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Shift Workers whilst working rotating shift
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64.60
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15.1.1(a)
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When at least one-third of working time in the full cycle
of the
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43.10
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12
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roster is not on day shift
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13
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15.1.2
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Rotating Shift Worker when engaged under a roster system
which
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does not provide for at least one-third of working time in
the full
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cycle of the roster on day shift
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(a)
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day shift, night shift
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64.60
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(b)
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day shift, afternoon shift
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55.00
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(c)
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day shift, day shift, afternoon shift
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55.00
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(d)
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day shift, day shift, night shift
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55.00
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14
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15.1.3
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Shift Workers working shift work on shift systems as
follows:
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(a)
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night shift,
afternoon shift
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85.90
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(b)
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night shift only
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85.90
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(c)
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afternoon shift only
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85.90
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15
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15.1.4
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Shift Workers who work any afternoon shift or night shift
other
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25.90
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than under 15.1.1, 15.1.2 and 15.1.3 above and not paid in
respect
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of any day shift worked
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16
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22.3.4,
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Overtime, meal allowance -
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9.40
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22.3.5(b)
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and
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22.3.6
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2. Delete Part D
- Appendix - Un-Restructured Classifications, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
PART D
APPENDIX -
UN-RESTRUCTURED CLASSIFICATIONS
A. Application
The clauses contained in this appendix apply only to
those classifications listed in clause E, Rates of Pay - Un-restructured
Classifications, of this appendix.
B. Leading Hands
Employees appointed by the Company as leading hands
will be paid additional amounts as set out below.
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Leading Hands -
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From first pay
period commencing on or
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after 18 March 2005
per 38-hour week
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$
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Production Leading Hands:
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If in charge of not more than five employees
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21.10
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If in charge of more than five but not more than
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31.80
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fifteen employees
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If in charge of more than fifteen
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44.60
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Maintenance Leading Hands:
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If in charge of not less than three and not more
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29.10
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than ten employees
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If in charge of more than ten and not more than
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43.80
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twenty employees
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If in charge of more than twenty employees
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55.90
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C Mixed
Functions
Unless otherwise specified, the following will apply:
C.1 Employees who
are required to do work carrying a higher rate than his or her ordinary
classification for 2 hours or more on any day or shift, will be paid at the
higher rate for the whole of the day or shift.
C.2 Subject to C.1
of this clause, an employee, who on any day or shift is required to do work of
a higher paid classification for at least 1 hour, will be paid the rate
prescribed for such work whilst so engaged.
C.3 Employees
required to do work carrying a lower rate than his or her ordinary
classification will be entitled to payment at the rate of his or her ordinary
classification except:
C3.1 Where, because
of a strike by fellow employees in the establishment in which this person is
employed, work in his or her ordinary classification is not available and where
the period spent on the work carrying the lower rate is at least 1 hour; and
C3.2 In respect of
work on overtime, where the period spent on the work carrying the lower rate is
at least 1 hour.
C3.3 This
specifically excludes employees working in restructured departments within a
graded ironworker structure.
D. Tool Allowance
Tradespersons - A tradesperson will be paid an
allowance as set out below per 38-hour week for supplying and maintaining tools
ordinarily required in the performance of his or her work as a
tradesperson. The allowance will apply
for all purposes of the award.
|
Tool Allowance
|
Rate of pay per
38-hour week from first pay
|
|
|
period commencing
on or after 18 March2005
|
|
|
$
|
|
Mechanical Tradesperson
|
11.80
|
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Electrical Tradesperson
|
11.80
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E. Rates
Of Pay - Unrestructured Classifications
|
|
Rate of pay per
38-hour week from first pay
|
|
|
period commencing
on or after 18 March 2005
|
|
|
$
|
|
1. Metal Coating Lines
Department
|
|
|
Operator
|
704.90
|
|
Seals Furnace Operator
|
643.00
|
|
Pot Operator
|
643.00
|
|
Reclassing Operator
|
676.70
|
|
Crane Driver
|
593.70
|
|
Crane Chaser
|
565.80
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2. Maintenance
|
|
|
Mechanical Trades
|
|
|
Senior Tradesperson -
Boilermaking
|
740.50
|
|
Senior Tradesperson - Fitting
|
729.60
|
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Boilermaker
|
658.20
|
|
Fitter
|
658.20
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|
Turner
|
667.90
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|
Welder - Special Class
|
667.90
|
|
Welder 1st Class
|
658.20
|
|
Roll Grinder
|
658.20
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Maintenance Non-Trades
|
|
|
Plant Greaser
|
554.60
|
|
Employee directly assisting
engineer
|
539.60
|
|
Tradesperson, Blacksmith
tradesperson,
|
|
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Boilermaker Tradesperson and
Steel Construction
|
|
|
Tradesperson
|
|
|
Assistant to Electrical
Tradesperson
|
550.00
|
|
Water Treatment Officer
|
676.20
|
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3. Miscellaneous
|
|
|
Clerk Grade 1
|
698.90
|
|
Clerk Grade 2
|
669.40
|
|
Clerk Grade 3
|
653.90
|
|
Clerk
|
637.10
|
|
Forklift Driver
|
593.70
|
|
Raw Coil Coordinator (CPCM)
|
666.00
|
|
General Labourer
|
535.40
|
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 7 July 2005.
J. P. GRAYSON D.P.
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.