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Shop Employees (State) Award
  
Date11/01/2013
Volume375
Part8
Page No.1059
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C8137
CategoryAward
Award Code 601  
Date Posted11/01/2013

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SERIAL C8137

 

Shop Employees (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Unions NSW, Industrial Organisation of Employees and State Peak Council.

 

(No. IRC 566 of 2013)

 

Before The Honourable Justice Boland, President

16 August 2013

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclauses (b) and (c) of clause 38, Wages of the award published 18 May 2001 and reprinted 27 January 2012 (372 I.G. 763)and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2012.  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.

 

(c)        The parties agree that, during the period up to and including 16 December 2013, there will be no extra wage claims, claims for improved conditions of employment or demands made with respect to the employees covered by the award and, further, that no proceedings, claims or demands concerning wages or conditions of employment with respect to those employees will be instituted before the Industrial Relations Commission or any other industrial tribunal.

 

The terms of the preceding paragraph do not prevent the parties from taking any proceedings with respect to the interpretation, application or enforcement of existing award provisions.

 

(d)        Junior Employees - Junior employees and improver waiters/waitresses shall receive the percentages set out in (iv) of Table 1 - Wages of the appropriate adult rate prescribed in Group No. 1 of Table 1 - Wages.

 

2.          Delete (i) of Table 1 - Wages, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:


Table 1 - Wages

 

(i)

 

Group

 

Former

SWC

Intermediate

SWC

Total

No

Description

Rate

2011

Rate

2012

Rate

 

 

Per Week

2.5%

 

2.5%

Per Week

 

 

$

$

$

$

$

1

Shop assistants, demonstrators, trolley collector, salespersons

649.60

16.20

665.80

16.60

682.40

 

outdoor, employees driving a forklift or using mechanical

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment as required, the role of Santa Claus, ticket writers,

 

 

 

 

 

 

mannequins, order hands, reserve stock hands (including

 

 

 

 

 

 

reserve stock hands in theatre distributing services), employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

delivering goods (other than newspapers and the like) by

 

 

 

 

 

 

bicycle or tricycle, employees engaged in the cooking or the

 

 

 

 

 

 

preparation of provisions for sale in the shop of the employer,

 

 

 

 

 

 

cashiers in special shops, persons employed on information

 

 

 

 

 

 

desks and/or on customer services or as full-time messengers,

 

 

 

 

 

 

employees engaged in the installation (other than installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

requiring trade skill), servicing, stocking, collection of money

 

 

 

 

 

 

from, and preparation of, commodities for sale in automatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

vending devices, employees engaged in the pre-packing,

 

 

 

 

 

 

weighing, pricing of fruit and/or vegetables on the shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

premises, employees principally engaged in hiring out

 

 

 

 

 

 

activities in a shop, and waitresses in confection shops

 

 

 

 

 

 

employed waiting on tables for two hours or more per day

 

 

 

 

 

2

(a) Window Dresser Employees principally engaged in

 

 

 

 

 

 

dressing windows.

656.30

16.40

672.70

16.80

689.50

 

(b) Window dressers under 21 years of age shall be paid as per

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8 of table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monetary Rates, in addition to the rates prescribed by

 

 

 

 

 

 

subclause (c) of Clause 38 Wages.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Branch Supervisor Shop assistants engaged in supervising

 

 

 

 

 

 

branch grocery shops

661.60

16.50

678.10

17.00

695.10

4

Shop Assistants in charge of a shop or a department in a shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

not being a shop assistant temporarily in charge during the

 

 

 

 

 

 

absence of persons ordinarily in charge of the shop or

 

 

 

 

 

 

department, but including employees employed as relieving

 

 

 

 

 

 

shop assistants in charge of a shop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Without the duty of buying -

 

 

 

 

 

 

In charge of from nil to 4 assistants

661.70

16.50

678.20

17.00

695.20

 

In charge of from 5 to 12 assistants

671.10

16.80

687.90

17.20

705.10

 

In charge of from 13 to 25 assistants

682.80

17.10

699.90

17.50

717.40

 

In charge of over 25 assistants

691.60

17.30

708.90

17.70

726.60

 

(ii) With the duty of buying -

 

 

 

 

 

 

In charge of from nil to 4 assistants

663.30

16.60

679.90

17.00

696.90

 

In charge of from 5 to 12 assistants

673.80

16.80

690.60

17.30

707.90

 

In charge of from 13 to 25 assistants

687.60

17.20

704.80

17.60

722.40

 

In charge of over 25 assistants

695.50

17.40

712.90

17.80

730.70

5

Employees in charge of a motor and/or horse drawn vehicle

669.00

16.70

685.70

17.10

702.80

 

selling stock carried on the vehicle products of a kind which

 

 

 

 

 

 

usually are sold by confection/ take-away food shops

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees under the age of 21 years but not less than the age

 

 

 

 

 

 

of 18 years shall be paid the percentages of the rate for an

 

 

 

 

 

 

adult contained in (ii) of Table 1 - Clause 38 Wages.

 

 

 

 

 

6

Retail Merchandiser as defined by subclause (xi) of clause

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Definitions

649.60

16.20

665.80

16.60

682.40

 

3.          Delete Table 2 - Other Rates & Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 2 - Other Rates & Allowances

 

Item

Clause

Brief Description

Former Rate

SWC 2011

Intermediate

SWC 2012

Total Rate

No.

No.

 

 

2.5%

Rate

2.5%

2.5%

 

 

 

$

$

$

$

$

1

5(a)

Night interval employees

2.40

0.06

2.46

0.06

252

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

2

5(a)

Night interval employees (working one

3.82

0.10

3.92

0.10

4.02

 

 

night per week)

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

3

6(i) (b),(c)

Meal Allowances

12.70

0.30

13.00

0.30

13.30

 

36(i)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6(ii)(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

6(ii)

Breakfast Allowance

6.90

0.20

7.10

0.20

7.30

 

16(vii)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

14(a)(ii)

General Shops -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loading for casual employees working

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on a Saturday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engagements up to and including four hours -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult employees

7.00

0.20

7.20

0.20

7.40

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

 

Employees under 21 years of age

4.70

0.10

4.80

0.10

4.90

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

 

Engagements exceeding four hours -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Employees

14.40

0.40

14.80

0.40

15.20

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

 

Employees under 21 years of age

7.90

0.20

8.10

0.20

8.30

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

14(a)(iii)

Special and Confection Shops -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loading for casual employees working

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on a Saturday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Employees

7.00

0.20

7.20

0.20

7.40

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

 

Employees under 21 years of age

4.70

0.10

4.80

0.10

4.90

 

 

 

per shift

 

per shift

 

per shift

6

14(c)(ii)

Confection Shop - Employees working

2.00

0.05

2.05

 

2.10

 

 

after 10.00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on any night

each night

 

each night

0.05

each night

7

25(i)

Laundering Allowance (if any article

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

requires ironing):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time employee

9.40

0.20

9.60

0.20

9.80

 

 

Part-time and casual employee

3.20

0.10

3.30

0.10

3.40

 

 

Maximum payment

9.40

0.20

9.60

0.20

9.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laundering Allowance (if none of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

articles require ironing):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full-time employee

5.60

0.10

5.70

0.10

5.80

 

 

Part-time and casual employee

1.90

0.05

1.95

0.10

2.00

 

 

Maximum payment

5.60

0.10

5.70

0.10

5.80

8

38(1)(i)

Window Dressers under the age of 21

9.70

0.20

9.90

0.20

10.10

 

2(b)

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

9

35(i)(a)

Section Head

14.20

0.40

14.60

0.40

15.00

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

10

35(i)(b)

Qualified adult automotive parts and

32.30

0.80

33.10

0.80

33.90

 

 

accessories salesperson

per week

 

per week

 

per week

11

35(i)(c)

Employee with a licence under the

22.10

0.60

22.70

0.60

23.30

 

 

Liquor Act 1982

per week

 

per week

 

per week

12

35(ii)(a)

Employee delivering goods

4.90

0.10

5.00

0.10

5.10

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

13

35(ii)( b)

Employee engaged in photographic or

46.80

1.00

47.80

1.20

49.00

 

 

other modelling

per week

 

per week

 

per week

 

 

 

9.36

0.23

9.59

0.24

9.83

 

 

 

per day

 

per day

 

per day

14

35(ii)(c)

First-aid attendant

1.83

0.05

1.88

0.05

1.93

 

 

 

per day

 

per day

 

per day

15

35(ii)(d)

Employee engaged to speak a second

9.30

0.20

9.50

0.20

9.70

 

 

language

per week

 

per week

 

per week

16

35(ii)(e)

Ticket writer -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At or over 21 years of age

19.00

0.50

19.50

0.50

20.00

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

 

 

Under 21 years of age

9.50

0.20

9.70

0.20

9.90

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

17

35(iv)

Bicycle Allowance

11.40

0.30

11.70

0.30

12.00

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

 

 

Motorcycle Allowance

34.10

0.90

35.00

0.90

35.90

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

18

35(iv)

Motor Car Allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

car up to and including 2000cc

119.10

3.00

122.10

3.10

125.20

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

 

 

car over 2000cc

141.90

3.50

145.40

3.50

149.00

 

 

 

per week

 

per week

 

per week

 

 

allowance per kilometre travelled

0.35

0.01

0.36

0.01

0.37

 

 

 

per km

 

per km

 

per km

19

35(iv)

Allowance for kilometre travelled:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

car under and including 2000cc

0.55

0.01

0.56

0.01

0.57

 

 

 

per km

 

per km

 

per km

 

 

car over 2000cc

0.59

0.01

0.60

0.02

0.62

 

 

 

per km

 

per km

 

per km

 

35(iv)

Part-time or Casual Retail Merchandiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

local or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country, for the use of his/her vehicle.

0.646

0.016

0.662

0.017

0.679

 

 

 

per km

 

per km

 

per km

20

35(v)(a)

Disability allowance for employees working

9.00

0.20

9.20

0.20

9.40

 

(1)

in freezer room

per

 

per

 

per

 

 

 

week

 

week

 

week

21

35(v)(b)

Disability allowance for employees

13.60

0.30

13.90

0.30

14.20

 

(1)

working in public dairy room

per week

 

per week

 

per week

22

35(v)(c)

Disability allowance for employees

18.00

0.50

18.50

0.50

19.00

 

(1)

backfilling in a freezer room

per week

 

per week

 

per week

23

36(i)(a)

Casual hourly rate of pay for persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

employed at trade fairs, etc., between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., with a minimum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

payment of six hours -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 19 years of age and over

16.43

0.41

16.84

0.42

17.26

 

 

 

per hour

 

per hour

 

per hour

 

 

Under 19 years of age

16.12

0.40

16.52

0.41

16.93

 

 

 

per hour

 

per hour

 

per hour

 

36(ii)(b)

Saturday Loading -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Employees

7.00

0.20

7.20

0.20

7.40

 

 

Under 21 years

4.70

0.10

4.80

0.10

4.90

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 16 December 2013.

 

 

 

 

R. P. BOLAND J , President

 

 

____________________

 

 

Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

 

 

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