Milk
Treatment, &c., and Distribution (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Transport
Workers' Union of New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1470 of 2007)
Before Commissioner
Macdonald
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3 October 2007
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (i) of clause 2, State Wage Case Adjustments, of the award published 30
November 2001 (329 I.G. 1084) and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(i) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2007. These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
over award payments, and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Table 1 - Wages
Classification
|
Former
Rate
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SWC
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Total
Rate
|
|
per
week
|
2007
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per
Week
|
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$
|
$
|
$
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Division A: Production Section
|
|
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Production Assistant
|
542.90
|
20.00
|
562.90
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Plant Operator Grade 1
|
552.40
|
20.00
|
572.40
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Plant Operator Grade 2
|
565.50
|
20.00
|
585.50
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Plant operator Grade 3
|
584.70
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20.00
|
604.70
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Division B: Transport Section
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|
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Milk Carter on rounds
|
581.20
|
20.00
|
601.20
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Relief milk carter
|
583.70
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20.00
|
603.70
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Relief motor wagon driver
|
590.90
|
20.00
|
610.90
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Fork lift driver
|
581.10
|
20.00
|
601.10
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Tanker driver- 15,911 litres capacity or more
|
611.40
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20.00
|
631.40
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Tanker driver grader:
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Under 15,911 litres capacity
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599.40
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20.00
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619.40
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From 15,911 litres capacity
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614.30
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20.00
|
634.30
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Drivers of motor wagons having a manufacturer’s
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|
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gross vehicle mass in tonnes:
|
|
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Up to 13,948
|
590.60
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20.00
|
610.60
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Over 13,948 and up to 15,468
|
592.40
|
20.00
|
612.40
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Over 15,468 and up to 16,919
|
593.50
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20.00
|
613.50
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Over 16,919 and up to 18,371
|
596.50
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20.00
|
616.50
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Over 18,371 and up to 19,731
|
598.00
|
20.00
|
618.00
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Over 19,731 and up to 21,092
|
598.90
|
20.00
|
618.90
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Over 21,092 and up to 22,453
|
600.90
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20.00
|
620.90
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The minimum rate of wages for milk carters’ assistants
|
|
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and boys on carts:
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|
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Under 18 years of age
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310.95
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12.45
|
323.40
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At 18 and under 19 years
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381.60
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15.25
|
396.85
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At 19 and under 20 years
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422.75
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16.90
|
439.65
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At 20 and under 21 years
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445.05
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17.80
|
462.85
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The minimum rates of wages for an employee washing
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and filling bottles and all work in connection therewith
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and a junior laboratory employee:
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Under 18 years of age
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322.75
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12.90
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335.65
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At 18 and under 19 years
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371.75
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14.85
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386.60
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At 19 and under 20 years
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426.70
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17.05
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443.75
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At 20 and under 21 years
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477.80
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19.10
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496.90
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Table 2 - Other
Rates And Allowances
Item
|
Clause
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Brief
Description
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Former Amount
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New Amount
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No.
|
No.
|
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Per week
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Per week
|
|
|
|
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(+4% SWC 2007)
|
|
|
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$
|
$
|
1
|
6(i)
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For drivers where the semi-trailer
has:
|
|
|
|
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A single axle
|
33.65
|
35.00
|
|
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Two axles
|
41.35
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43.00
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More than two axles
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48.25
|
50.20
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2
|
6(iv)
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Leading Hands:
|
|
|
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In charge of more than 2 but
not more than
|
20.65
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21.50
|
|
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10employees
|
|
|
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In charge of more than 10
employees
|
26.30
|
27.35
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3
|
6(v)
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Charge Hands (per day)
|
5.65
|
5.90
|
4
|
6(vii)
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First aid allowance (Per Week)
|
13.05
|
13.55
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5
|
6(viii)
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Forklift drivers engaged in the
loading
|
|
|
|
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and/or unloading of trailers
(per week)
|
7.05
|
7.35
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6
|
6(ix)
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Any employee in a Production
Section
|
|
|
|
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classification required to
move Vendors’
|
|
|
|
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vehicles (per day)
|
2.90
|
3.00
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7
|
6(x)
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Any employee in a Production
Section
|
|
|
|
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who possesses a TAFE Advanced
|
|
|
|
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Certificate or Associate
Diploma
|
17.40
|
18.10
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8
|
6(xi)
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Employees of Dairy Farmers
Cooperative
|
|
|
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Ltd working in Cargon Vendor
|
|
|
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Distribution Depots in cold
temperatures
|
|
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between 1 degree Celsius and 7
degrees
|
|
|
|
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Celsius (per hour)
|
0.48
|
0.50
|
9
|
6(xii)
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Employees of Dairy Farmers
Co-Operative
|
|
|
|
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Ltd working their entire shift
within a fully
|
|
|
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enclosed refrigerated
warehouse or depot
|
|
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where temperatures are below 5
degrees C
|
0.48
|
0.50
|
10
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8(i)
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Shift Allowance:
|
|
|
|
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(a)
|
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9.20
|
9.55
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(b)
|
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12.10
|
12.60
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(c)
|
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15.35
|
15.95
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(d)
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3.30
|
3.45
|
|
|
|
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11
|
11(ii)(b)
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Overtime- meal allowance*
|
10.80
|
11.10
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12
|
18(iii)
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Laundry Allowance*
|
5.40
|
5.45
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* indicates item adjusted as per CPI June Quarter 2007.
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 29 November 2007.
A.
MACDONALD, Commissioner
____________________
Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.