TEXTILE INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Transport
Workers' Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 3454 of 2004)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Kavanagh
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30 June 2004
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VARIATION
1. Delete
paragraph 5.3.3 of subclause 5.5 of clause 5, Rates of Pay, of the award
published 19 October 2001 (328 IG 841) and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
5.3.3 Whenever the
State Wage Case decision provides that award wages be increased by the
application of a "plateau" formula, the "plateau" level for
the purposes of this award shall be determined by reference to the base rates.
The increase shall then be calculated in accordance
with paragraphs 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 hereof.
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case May 2004, as set out in the said Table 1 -
Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
This adjustment may be offset against:
(A) any equivalent
over-award payments; and/or
(B) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net adjustments and minimum rates
adjustments.
2. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Rates of
Pay
Adult Rates of Pay - Clause 5
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Classification Skill
Level
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Minimum Weekly
Award Wage Rate*
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$
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Trainee
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467.40
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1
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484.10
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2
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506.60
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3
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527.50
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4
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561.20
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5#
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602.90
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* The weekly award wage rate for ordinary hours combines the
base rate, supplementary payment and arbitrated safety net adjustments and
State Wage Case decisions awarded since the NWC October 1993 Review of Wage
fixing Principles.
# Wage Band
Junior Rates of Pay - Clause 9
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Years of Age
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Percentage of Skill
Level 2
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Minimum Weekly
Award Rate
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Skill Level 2 =
$506.60
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$
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16
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50%
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253.30
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16.5
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55%
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278.65
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17
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59%
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298.90
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17.5
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64%
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324.20
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18
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69%
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349.55
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18.5
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75%
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379.95
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19
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80%
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405.30
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19.5
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85%
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430.60
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20
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Adult Rate
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Apprentice Rates of Pay - Clause 6
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4-year term
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Percentage of Skill
Level 4
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Minimum Weekly
Award Rate
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Skill Level 4 =
$561.20
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%
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$
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1st year
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52
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291.80
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2nd year
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62
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347.95
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3rd year
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82
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460.20
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4th year
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92
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516.30
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Adult Apprentice Rates of Pay - Clause 7
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4-year term
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Percentage of Skill
Level 4
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Minimum Weekly
Award Rate
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Skill Level 4 =
$561.20
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%
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$
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1st year
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82
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460.20
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2nd year
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87
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488.25
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3rd year
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92
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516.30
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4th year
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100
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561.20
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Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances
The allowances in this table shall be payable on or from the
first pay period on or after 23 July 2004.
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Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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5.7
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Leading Hand Allowance -
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In charge of up
to 10 employees
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20.10 per week
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In charge of 11
to 20 employees
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29.30 per week
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In charge of 21
or more employees
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35.50 per week
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High-rise Stacker Operator
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14.60 per week
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2
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10.1
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Blender/Blending Machine Attendant
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15.30 per week
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3
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10.2
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Hand Stripping of Cards
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0.90 per
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39.19
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complete set
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4
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10.3
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Called upon to work in dust chamber in a Cotton Mill
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7.70 extra for
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that week
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5
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10.4
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Engaged in Dye House/Bleach House
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6.40 per week
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6
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10.4
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Employees also engaged in loading/unloading of Kiers or
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Further
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entering vaporloc machines
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additional 3.30
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per week
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7
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10.5
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First-aid Attendant
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9.50 per week
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8
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10.6
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Instructors
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14.30 per week
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9
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10.7
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Engaged on Shoddy-shaking Machines (dirt money)
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11.40 per week
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10
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10.8
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Polisher Machine Operators engaged in cleaning of size
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7.70 per week
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troughs - Sewing Threads Section
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11
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10.9
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In the event where proper facilities are not provided for
the
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1.05 per hour
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protection of employees engaged in loading/unloading soda
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ash from delivery vehicles by hand
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12
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10.10
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Sorting unwashed rags
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2.30 per week
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13
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10.11
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Willey hands in waste room
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7.70 per week
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10.12
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Clean Wool Scouring Pits in an offensive condition
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Double ordinary
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rates
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14
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10.13
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Picking over bales of wool, waste or rags in an offensive
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0.92 per bale
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condition
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15
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10.14
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Operating flax scutches, tow on breaker and finisher
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6.30 per week
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16
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13.7
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Payment of Results systems -
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Employee who also instructs learners
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1st week
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4.80 per week
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2nd week
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4.20 per week
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3rd week
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3.70 per week
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continue instructing a learner thereafter
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3.70 per week
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17
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18.2
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Meal Allowance
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6.70
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For each subsequent meal
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4.90
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18
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20.8
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Change of shift without 2 working days’ notice
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15.70 extra as
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compensation
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period on or after 23 July 2004.
T. M. KAVANAGH J.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.