The Crown Employees (Office of Finance and Services - Waste Assets Management Corporation) Operation Award 2014

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Office of Finance and Services.

 

(No. IRC 818 of 2014)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.         Delete the title "THE CROWN EMPLOYEES (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND SERVICES - WASTE ASSETS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION) OPERATION AWARD 2014", of the award published 9 May 2014 (Vol. 376 I.G. 244), and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES (OFFICE OF FINANCE AND SERVICES - WASTE ASSETS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION) OPERATION AWARD 2014.

 

2.         Delete clause 1, Title, and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

1.  Title

 

This award shall be known as the Crown Employees (Office of Finance and Services - Waste Assets Management Corporation) Operations Award 2014.

 

3.         In clause 2, Definitions, delete the paragraph ""Employer" means the Department of Finance and Services, Waste Assets Management Corporation", and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

"Employer" means the Office of Finance and Services, Waste Assets Management Corporation.

 

4.         In clause 3, Parties to the Award, delete the words ‘Department of Finance and Services’ and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

Office of Finance and Services

 

5.         In clause 30, Workplace Health, Safety and Environment Commitment, delete the word "Department" and insert in lieu of thereof the word "Agency".

 

6.         Delete subclause 33.1 of clause 33, Grievance and Dispute Handling Procedures, and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

33.1     All grievances and disputes relating to the provisions of this award shall initially be dealt with as close to the source as possible, with graduated steps for further attempts at resolution at higher levels of authority within the Agency, if required.

 

7.         Delete subclause 33.10 of the said clause 33, and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

33.10  The staff member, Union, Agency and IR Branch, NSWIR shall agree to be bound by any order or determination by the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission in relation to the dispute.

 

8.         Delete subclause 35.1 of clause 35, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

35.1     This award applies to all staff of the Office of Finance and Services attached to the Waste Assets Management Corporation in the classifications listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates.

 

9.         Delete Part B, Money Rates and insert in lieu of thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay - Landfills

 

Employees in the classifications set out below shall be paid in accordance with the wages table below.

 

Classification - Grade		Weekly rate
Includes those employees engaged in the operations associated with transfer		First Full pay
stations.		period on or
		after14
		September 2014
Depot Hand - 1	Litter control, cleaning, pump operation, Litter control,	$969.66
	cleaning, pump operation, customer service, traffic control,
	operator in training, leachate, stormwater wheel wash
	resource recovery. and general duties
Operator - 2	All previous + competent packer & fixed plant operation	$972.48
Operator - 3	All previous + ticketed and assessed to operate: loader /	$985.23
	backhoe or excavator less than or equal to a manufacturer's
	classification of 10 tonnes or a trainee docker or forklift or
	skid steer or telescopic loader < a manufacturer's
	classification of 3.5 tonnes or tractor/slasher and associated
	attachments.
Operator - 4	All previous + excavator greater than a manufacturer's	$999.51
	classification of 10 tonnes and less than or equal to a
	manufacturer's classification of 20 tonnes
Operator - 5	All previous + Shredder Operator	$1,019.49
Operator - 6	Ticketed and assessed for dozers up to Caterpillar 09 or	$1,207.70
	equivalent capacity, graders, dump trucks, compactors,
	rollers, scrapers, excavator greater than a manufacturer's
	classification of 20 tonnes
Operator -7	All the above + operate dozers equal to or larger than a	$1,217.17
	Caterpillar 010 or equivalent capacity.
Weighbridge
Weighbridge	Trainee weighbridge, checklist requirements	$932.36
Trainee - 1
Weighbridge - 3	Weighbridge Operator, including data entry	$985.24
Weighbridge - 5	Weighbridge operator- additional duties including all of:	$1,019.49
	ordering, run sheet/data input, site fuel control, training (not
	including induction training) compliance and data entry,
	contacting replacement employees.
Allowances - supervisory allowances subject to operational and commercial requirements
Leading Hand	Paid when having direct responsibility for over 3 and up to 8	$33.30 pw
	other employees. In order to receive this allowance, any
	employee required to perform the duties of Leading Hand will
	be required to be the first point of contact for issues that arise
	during the working day. The Leading Hand will determine
	appropriate action or seek advice from a Supervisor or
	Manager if unclear as to an appropriate action to take.
Assistant	Paid when having direct responsibility for over 8 employees.	$66.61 pw
Supervisor	In order to receive this allowance, any employee required to
	perform the role of
	Assistant Supervisor will have most (if not all) of the
	competencies to perform the roles under their supervision
	and has the relevant licences required to perform this role;
	or has demonstrated ability to attain these competencies
	within a defined time.
	The duties of an Assistant Supervisor include:
	•           Provide a first point of contact for issues that arise;
	•           Assist with the delegation of work;
	•           Assist with reporting, incident investigations;
	•           Assist with ensuring adherence to WAMC's customer
	service standards;
	•           Support the application of safety standards in the
	work area
Site Supervisor	Paid at the highest applicable rate for the group of employees	$166.52 pw
	that is being supervised and weekly allowance.
	To receive this allowance, any employee required to perform
	the duties of Supervisor has all the competencies to perform
	the roles under their supervision and has the relevant
	licences required to perform this role.
	The duties of a Supervisor include but are not limited to:
	•           Delegate work on a day-to-day basis;
	•           Carry out tasks such as reporting, incident
	investigations;
	•           Oversee adherence to WAMC's customer service
	standards;
	•           Ensure safety standards are applied in the work area;
	•           General administrative functions

 

*These rates are all-inclusive of all rates and allowances specified in the Waste Management Award 2010.

 

*AII employees are required to perform the duties applicable to their level of work, as well as work of lower classifications from time to time.

 

Payments:

 

Over the term of this Award WAMC will pay the applicable Weekly Base Rate from the first full pay period commencing on or after the dates in this schedule based upon employees commitment to implement productivity and operational improvements from the first full pay period commencing on or after the dates in this table.

 

Productivity and Operational Improvements:

 

Employees and Management will work together to achieve the following specific targets, without increasing resources;

 

1.         An improvement in Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) to <10;

 

2.         Improved Resource Recovery;

 

3.         Achieve the targeted compaction rate for the site;

 

4.         Achieve targeted turnaround times of <20 minutes at landfill operations.

 

Operational Improvements which shall include but are not limited to:-

 

5.         Employees will work with management to implement health and safety programs to avoid lost time. These initiatives will include but are not limited to:

 

a.         Verbally report all Injuries on the day of occurrence to the immediate Supervisor / Manager prior to the employee ceasing duty,

 

b.         Verbally reporting all incidents on the day of occurrence to the immediate Supervisor /Manager prior to the employee ceasing duty,

 

c.         participating in OH&S consultative committees,

 

d.         advising treating doctors of WAMC's return to work programs,

 

e.         working with management to prepare return to work programs in the event of a lost time incident;

 

f.          being available to meet with the supervisor/Manager for injury / incident discussion prior to ceasing duty (except where urgent medical attention is required).

 

6.         Employees will support WAMC's Integrated Management System.

 

7.         Work with management to achieve compaction targets for each landfill. Where applicable utilize new technology to monitor compaction and modify work practices for operating machinery to achieve targeted compaction rates.

 

Table 2 - Rates of Pay WAMC Engineering Trades

 

WAMC Classification Level	Weekly Rate
Leading Hand Mechanic	$1,378.62
Mechanic	$1,378.62
Trades Assistant	$985.43

 

These rates are all inclusive and cover all allowances and special rates covered in previous agreements and awards, unless otherwise specified in this Award.

 

Table 3 Allowances

 

Allowances		Weekly amount
Mechanic Supervisor	Responsible for supervising a designated work group,	$109.34 per week
	allocating and controlling work and completing
	necessary administrative tasks.
Tool Maintenance	Supply and maintain a personal toolkit to the level	$21.87 per week
	agreed with the supervisor
Meal Allowance	This allowance is paid when a meal allowance is required	$14.54 per meal
	in accordance with this Award	period
First Aid Allowance	This allowance is paid to nominated employees who are	$17.94 per week
	trained and qualified to render first aid.

 

Explanatory Notes in relation to Tables 1 - 3:

 

•           All rates in Tables 1 and 2 incorporate the Disability Allowance and Additional Sick Leave Allowances.

 

10.       This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 14 September 2014.

 

 

 

 

P. J.  NEWALL, Commissioner

 

 

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