REFRACTORY INDUSTRY (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by The Federated Brick, Tile and Pottery Industrial Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3490 of 2004)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Delete clause 5, State Wage Case Adjustments, of the award published 5 October 2001 (328 I.G. 383) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

5.  State Wage Case Adjustments

 

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustment payable under the State Wage Case 2004.  This increase 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.

 

State Wage Case	Increase	Allowances
	$	%
May 2000	15.00	3.1
May 2001	13.00	3.0
May 2002	18.00	3.5
May 2003	17.00	3.2
June 2004	19.00	3.5

 

2.          Delete Table 1 - Wages and Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances appearing in Monetary Rates and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table 1 - Wage Rates

 

Classification	Award rate per week	Safety net adjustment	Total per week
	$	$	$
Basic Entry Level	448.80	19.00	467.80
Level 1	467.10	19.00	486.10
Level 2	478.30	19.00	497.30
Level 3	490.50	19.00	509.50
Level 4	508.00	19.00	527.00

 

Table 2 - Other Rates And Allowances

 

Item No.	Clause No.	Brief Description	Amount
			$
1	9.3	Industry Allowance	19.00 per week
2	11.2	Leading Hand	32.40 per week
3	16.4	Meal Allowance	7.90 then 6.70 for
			each subsequent meal
4	18.1(a)	Shift allowance - rotating day-afternoon, day-	7.10 per shift
		night, day-afternoon-night shift
5	18.1(b)	Shift allowance - rotating afternoon-night shift	10.60 per shift
6	18.1(c)	Shift allowance - permanent night shift	20.90 per shift
8	37	First Aid Allowance	1.90 per day

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 17 July 2004.

 

 

 

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

 

 

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