(619) / SERIAL C5966

Storemen and Packers Bond and Free Stores (State) Award

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Application by National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

(No. IRC 1370 of 2007)

Before The Honourable Justice Kavanagh / 30 August 2007

VARIATION

1.Delete subclause (ii) of clause 5A, Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustments, of the award published 9 February 2001 (322 I.G. 72), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(ii)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 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 Appendix A - Minimum Award Wage Rates, of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

Appendix A

Minimum Award Wage Rates

Minimum Award Wage Rates / Minimum Award Wage Rates
Classification / (per week) / (per week)
11 October 2006 / 11 October 2007
$ / $
Storeman & Packer Level 1 / 552.50 / 572.50
Storeman & Packer Level 2 / 567.50 / 587.50
Storeman & Packer Level 3 / 573.30 / 593.30
Storeman & Packer Level 4 / 591.70 / 611.70
Storeman & Packer Level 5 / 606.20 / 626.20

3.Delete Appendix B - Allowances and Special Rates, of the said Part B, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

Appendix B

Allowances and Special Rates

Item No. / Clause No. / Brief Description / Amount
$
1 / 2(ii) / Containerisation / 17 cents per hour
2 / 2(ii) / Containerisation (over four hours) / 1.70 per day
3 / 9 / Meal Allowance / 10.65 per meal
4 / 20(a)(i) / Employee in Charge (1 to 5 employees) / 17.58 per week
5 / 20(a)(ii) / Employee in Charge (6 or more employees) / 26.96 per week
6 / 20(b) / Single employee / 19.10 per week
7 / 20(d)(i) / Forklift allowance / 0.74 per hour
8 / 20(d)(ii) / Mobile/pendant crane allowance / 0.96 per hour
9 / 20(e) / Bagged stuff exceeding 68.04 kgs / 0.51 per hour
10 / 20(e) / Bagged stuff exceeding 81.65 kgs / 0.71 per hour
11 / 20(f) / Handling certain materials / 0.61 per hour
12 / 20(g) / Hazardous store work / 1.36 per day
13 / 20(g) / Hazardous store work (hourly rate) / 0.35 per hour
14 / 20(h) / Dirty work / 0.90 per hour
15 / 20(i) / Dust allowance / 0.61 per hour
16 / 24(ii) / First-aid attendant / 2.19 per day

4.This variation shall take effect from the first pay period commencing on or after 11 October 2007.

T. M. KAVANAGH J

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.