PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE EMPLOYEES SKILLED TRADES (STATE) AWARD
(INCORPORATING THE AMBULANCE SERVICE OF NSW SKILLED TRADES)
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Automotive,
Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South
Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 4903 of 2002)
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Before Commissioner
McLeay
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20 September 2002
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VARIATION
1. Delete Part B,
Monetary Rates, of the award published 21 June 2002 (334 I.G. 557), and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 (Schedule A)
Weekly Wages - and Tool Allowances
Each date referred to in the table is a reference to the first
full pay period to commence on or after that date.
(Note: Excepting for Electrical Trades classifications, Tool
Allowances are expense related allowances).
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Weekly
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Weekly
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Weekly
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Weekly
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Tool
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Wage
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Wage
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Wage
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Wage
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Allowance
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Description
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 4
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From
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From
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(Level 1
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(Level 1
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(Level 1
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11/9/02
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1/7/2002
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plus 5%)
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plus 10%
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plus 15%)
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from
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from
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from
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1/7/2002
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1/7/2002
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1/7/2002
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Fitter, Motor Mechanic and Welder
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First Class
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614.30
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645.00
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675.70
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706.50
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21.50
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Mechanical Tradesperson Special Class is paid as
Fitter/Motor Mechanic Level 2 plus Tool Allowance
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from 1/7/97 and thereafter.
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Welder Special Class is paid as Welder 1st Class plus
Additional Wage Rates plus Tool Allowance.
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Plumber
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620.10
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651.10
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682.10
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713.10
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21.50
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Plumbers acting on Plumbers/Drainers/Gasfitters licences
and combinations are paid as Plumber plus
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Additional Wage Rates plus Tool Allowance.
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Carpenter
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615.80
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646.60
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677.40
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708.20
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21.50
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Painter/Spray Painter
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615.80
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646.60
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677.40
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708.20
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5.30
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Signwriter
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629.60
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661.10
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692.60
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724.00
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5.30
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Plasterer
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615.80
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646.60
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677.40
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708.20
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17.70
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Floor/Wall Tiler and Bricklayer
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615.80
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646.60
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677.40
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708.20
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15.20
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Upholsterer
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636.30
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668.10
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699.90
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731.70
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6.00
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Blindmaker
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611.00
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641.60
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672.10
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702.70
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6.00
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Electrical Tradesperson
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651.80
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684.40
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717.00
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749.60
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Electrical Instrument Fitter
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682.80
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716.90
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751.10
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785.20
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Elec Fitter & Asst to Chief Eng.-Syd Hosp/Elec Fitter
& Asst to Chief Eng - Other Hosp/Plant
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Electrician/Electrician in Charge of Generating Plant are paid
as Electrical Tradesperson plus Additional
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Wage Rates plus Tool Allowance
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Sci. Instrument Maker and Tool
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Maker
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634.70
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666.40
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698.20
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729.90
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21.50
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Table 2 (Schedule A)
Additional and Special Rates/Allowances from 1 July 2002
The date referred to in this Table is a reference to the
first full pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2002.
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Clause
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Allowance Type
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Operative date
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1/7/2002
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$
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7(i)
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Electricians License
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Grade A
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29.68
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Grade B
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16.18
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7(ii)
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Lead Burner
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0.61
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7(iii)
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Plumbers - combination of licenses
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Plumbers license
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29.47
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Gasfitters license
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29.47
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Drainers license
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24.00
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Plumbers & gasfitters license
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38.90
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Plumbers & drainers license
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38.90
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Gasfitters & drainers license
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38.90
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Plumbers, gasfitters & drainers license
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54.22
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7(iv)
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Plumbers/Gasfitters/Drainers
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Reg. Cert
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0.58
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7(v)
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Electric Welding
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0.46
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7(vi)
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Computing Quantities
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3.71
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7(vii)
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Boiler Attendants Certificate
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4.57
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7(viii)
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BMC Operator
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23.78
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7(ix)
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Motor Mechanic
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0.47
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Motor Mechanic per day
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1.88
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7(x)
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Out of hours paging
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9.47
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7(xi)
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Elec Fitter & Asst to Chief Eng.-Sydney Hospital
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41.90
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Elec Fitter & Asst to Chief Eng.-Other Hosp.
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33.43
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Electrician in Charge of Generating Plant less than 75
kilowatts.
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12.32
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Electrician in charge of Generating Plant 75 Kilowatts or
more
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42.76
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Plant Electrician
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40.19
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7(xii)
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Welder Special Class
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7.65
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8
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Tool Allowance - Electrical Trades
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12.22
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9(i)(b)
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Leading Hand Electrician
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40.19
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9(ii)
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Leading Hand - Other than Electricians
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(a)
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I/C up to 5 employees
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30.64
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(b)
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I/C 6 up to 10 employees
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40.08
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(c)
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I/C over 10 employees
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51.34
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10(i)
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Cold Place
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0.48
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10(ii)
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Confined Spaces
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0.58
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10(iii)
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Dirty Work
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0.48
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10(iv)
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Height Money
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0.48
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10(v)
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Hot Places - 46C - 54C
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0.48
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Hot Places - more than 54C
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0.58
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10(vi)(a)
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Insulation Material
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0.58
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10(vi)(b)
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Asbestos
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0.58
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10(vii)
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Smoke Boxes etc
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0.35
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Oil fired Boiler
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1.21
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10(viii)(a)(1)
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Wet Places - other than rain
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0.48
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10(viii)(a)(2)
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Rain
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0.48
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10(viii)(b)
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Mud Allowance
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3.76
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10(ix)(a)(b)
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Acid Furnaces etc.
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2.47
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10(x)
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Depth Money
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0.48
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10(xi)(a)
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Swing Scaffolds other than plasterers
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First four hours
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3.50
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Thereafter
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0.74
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10(xi)(b)
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Swing Scaffolds - plasterers
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0.11
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10(xii)
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Spray Application
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0.48
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10(xiii)
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Working Secondhand timber
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1.87
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10(xiv)
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Roof Work
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0.48
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10(xv)
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Explosive Powered Tools
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1.15
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10(xvi)
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Morgues
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0.55
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10((xvii)(a)
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Toxic, Obnox - Epoxy Materials
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0.58
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10(xvii)(b)
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Toxic, Obnox Sub A/C not operating
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0.41
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10(xvii)(d)
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Close proximity to above
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0.48
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10(xviii)
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Psychiatric Patients (PH Ward)
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0.41
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10(xix)
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Animal House
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0.33
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10(xxi)
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Asbestos Eradication
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1.63
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10(xxiii)(a)
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Psychiatric Hospitals
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0.95
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10(xxiii)(b)
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Geriatric Allowances
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Allandale/Garrawarra
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0.34
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Lidcombe (former)
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0.32
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Thermostatic Mixing Valve
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16.15
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12
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Chokages
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5.62
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13
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Fouled Equipment
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5.62
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25(i)
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Climatic and Isolation Allowance
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5.34
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Climatic and Isolation Allowance
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10.70
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Table 3 (Schedule A)
Expense Related Allowances (Excluding Tool Allowances)
From the first full pay period to commence on or after 11 September
2002
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Award Clause
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Allowance
Description
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Dollar ($)
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5 (viii)
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Meal allowance for meal on overtime
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16.20
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For each subsequent meal
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7.00
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14(a)
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Employee required to work at a job away from accustomed
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place of work
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14.90 per day
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24 (vii) (b)
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Laundry Allowance
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80 cents per week
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26 (ii)
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Damage to clothing and tools - insurance to the extent of
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1209.70
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33
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Living away from home allowance
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332.80 per week or
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47.60 daily
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24 (viii)
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Ambulance Service - uniform provided up to the value of
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287.80 per annum
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Table 4 (Schedule A)
Apprentices Wages and Allowances from 1 July 2002
The date referred to in this table is a reference to the
first full pay period to commence on or after that date.
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Apprentice
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1st Year from
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2nd Year from
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3rd Year from
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4th Year from
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Weekly Wages
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1/7/2002
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1/7/2002
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1/7/2002
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1/7/2002
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Plumber,
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268.10
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356.10
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460.20
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532.00
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Fitter,
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Electrician,
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Carpenter,
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Painter, Motor Mechanic
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And
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Bricklayer
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Passing Exams - $ per week
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1st year
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2nd year
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3rd year
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1.00
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3.10
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4.10
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Tool Allowances for Apprentices are the same as those of
the corresponding Tradesperson at Table 1,
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except for Apprentice Electricians, who shall be paid the
Tool Allowance for Electrical Traces at Table 2.
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Other Allowances at Table 2, which are relevant to
Apprentices (disability allowances etc), will also apply
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2. This variation
shall take effect in respect to wages, special rates and allowances and
apprentices' rates and allowances from the first full pay period to commence on
or after 1 July 2002. In respect to expense related allowances they shall take
effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 11 September 2002
J. McLEAY, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.