THE BUSINESS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 4052 of 2004)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete subclause (iv) of clause 3, Wages of the award published 16 May 1997 (298 I.G. 531), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iv)       The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004. These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)        any equivalent overaward payments, and/or

 

(b)       award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.

 

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

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

Classification	SWC 2003	SWC 2004	SWC 2004
	Amount	Adjustment	Amount
	$	$	$
Office Equipment Mechanic	542.20	19.00	561.20

 

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

 

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	SWC 2003	SWC 2004
			Amount	Amount
			$	$
1	3(ii)	Leading Hands -
		in charge of not less than three and not more
		than 10 employees	24.55 p/wk	25.40p/wk
		in charge of 10 and not more than 20 employees	36.75 p/wk	38.05p/wk
		in charge of more than 20 employees	46.65 p /wk	48.30 p
2	8	Standing-by allowance	8.80 p/hr	9.10 p/hr
3	11(i)(ii)	Meal allowance	8.65	9.00
			p/meal	p/meal
4	16(vi)(b)	Meal allowance included as reasonable expenses	8.65	9.00
		whilst travelling	p/meal	p/meal
5	16(vi)(b)	Additional meal allowance for evening meal whilst	8.65	9.00
		travelling	p/meal	p/meal
6	16(vi)(c)	Living away from home allowance	64.20	64.20
			p/day	p/day
7	16(vi)(c)	Evening meal allowance paid in addition to living
		away from home allowance	12.05	12.50
8	29(v)	Laundry allowance	2.00 p/wk	2.05 p/wk

 

Note: These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances as at 30 March 2004 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment in accordance with the June 2004 State Wage Case Decision of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

4.          This variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 20 July 2004.

 

 

 

W. R. HAYLEN  J.

 

 

 

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