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WESFI MANUFACTURING PTY LTD, MDF DIVISION ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CEPU VERSION) 1998 - 2000
No. AG 275 of 1998
1. TITLE
This agreement will be known as the WESFI Manufacturing Pty Ltd, MDF Division Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (CEPU version) 1998 - 2000.
2. ARRANGEMENT:
Clause NumberTitle / 1
Arrangement / 2
Application and Parties Bound / 3
Period of Operation / 4
Objectives / 5
Relationship to Awards and Other Agreements / 6
Consultation and Participation / 7
English Language Literacy and Numeracy Training / 8
Redundancy Provisions / 9
Right of Entry / 10
Trade Union Training / 11
Workers’ Compensation / 12
Bereavement Leave / 13
Skills Based Grade Structure / 14
Shift Changes / 15
Wage Rates and Bonus Payment Facilitative Clause / 16
Trainees / 17
Grievance and Disputes Procedure / 18
No Extra Claims Commitment / 19
Signatories / 20
Appendix - Employees Bound by Agreement
3. APPLICATION AND PARTIES BOUND:
This agreement shall be binding on:
· WESFI Manufacturing Pty Ltd (MDF Division);
· the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers’ Union of Australia, Engineering and Electrical Division, WA Branch
· All employees who are engaged under the terms of the Metal Trades (General) Award No 13 of 1965 (Award hereafter).
4. PERIOD OF OPERATION:
The parties agree:
· that this agreement will become effective from the first pay period commencing on or after October 27, 1998.
· that this agreement shall remain in operation for a period of 24 months from October 27, 1998.
· that negotiations for a new enterprise agreement will commence during the month of June 2000.
· that the increases will be processed via the Pay Office after the agreement is ratified by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
5. OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this agreement is to promote real gains in productivity and/or efficiency and/or flexibility at the workplace and to provide more varied, skilled and better paid jobs for workers by continued progress on the implementation of workplace reform.
The parties agree that the provisions for reform set out in this agreement, when implemented and managed professionally will result in significant productivity and efficiency benefits at the enterprise level.
6. RELATIONSHIP TO AWARDS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
WESFI Manufacturing (MDF Division) Enterprise Bargaining Agreements 1993, 1995 and 1996 (CEPU version) shall form part of this agreement. This agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in conjunction with the Award and previous enterprise bargaining agreements provided that where there is any inconsistency this agreement shall take precedence.
The company agrees for the life of this agreement not to reduce existing pay and employment conditions and will continue to abide by the terms and provisions of the Award (as it applied on October 27, 1998) and any other agreements applying to the parties at that time.
The parties agree that the Enterprise Consultative Committee will exist in accordance with the ECC Constitution attached to this agreement.
The company agrees to maintain the existing collective process of negotiation of pay and employment conditions for employees through the CEPU.
7. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION:
The parties agree that the Enterprise Consultative Committee will exist in accordance with the ECC Constitution attached to this agreement.
8. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERACY AND NUMERACY TRAINING:
All English language literacy and numeracy training initiatives should be progressed in the first instance via the Enterprise Consultative Committee.
9. REDUNDANCY PROVISIONS:
The parties agree that the Redundancy Agreement attached to this agreement will form part of and be valid for the life of this agreement.
10. RIGHT OF ENTRY:
Union representatives holding certification from the state or national secretary of the CEPU will be granted permission to enter sites covered by this agreement at which a member of the CEPU is or was employed with 5 minutes notice to the site manager during the life of this agreement.
Union representatives will not hinder the productivity of the workplace but can interview employees and by agreement with the company hold paid meetings of union members to discuss issues associated with this agreement.
11. TRADE UNION TRAINING:
For the purposes of this clause only the Forest and Building Products, Manufacturing and Merchandising (General) Award 1996 clause 71 - Trade Union Training Leave provisions shall apply to employees covered by the provisions of this agreement.
Where the union nominates an employee for leave without loss of pay to attend a trade union training course under the Trade Union Training Leave provisions in the award, the union will provide the employer with two weeks notice of the nomination of the employee.
The employee will be required to apply for the leave in the normal manner. It is agreed that the employer will not unreasonably withhold agreement. Trade union courses are any union training courses that are endorsed by the union.
12. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION:
Where an employee is incapacitated through injury within the meaning of any Workers’ Compensation Act the company shall pay the injured employee the entitlements due under the Workers’ Compensation Act and in addition the company will pay the Superannuation Guarantee Levy requirements for a period of 12 months or as specified by legislation, after the date of the injury providing the injured person remains an employee of the company.
13. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE:
The parties agree that in special circumstances employees may require bereavement leave in addition to the award/agreement entitlement. In these circumstances the employee will put their case to the Site Manager for approval. Each case will be considered on its individual merits.
14. SKILLS BASED GRADE STRUCTURE:
The parties agree that the outcomes of the current review of the Metal Trades classification criteria being undertaken at the company’s Dardanup operation will (with necessary amendments) form part of this agreement.
15. SHIFT CHANGES:
The parties agree that a process will be developed via the ECC for implementing personnel changes to rosters. The principles for the development of this process are that:
· the company will consult with the people involved prior to the implementation of the change;
· short term changes from time to time will be necessary that will have to be implemented expeditiously.
16. WAGE RATES and BONUS PAYMENT FACILITATIVE CLAUSE:
16.1 This agreement provides for two fixed wage increases during the life of the agreement conditional upon the following:
(a) the existing “Performance Based Increases” provided for in the 1996 EBA be withdrawn by the company and no longer paid at any time;
(b) the existing “dirt money” allowances paid via an historical site arrangement be withdrawn by the company and no longer paid at any time;
(c) recognition that components have been built into this wage increase for increases in the “dirt allowances” and an averaged payment for fire fighters, although the parties agree that further discussions re fire fighting arrangements may occur during the life of this agreement.
(d) a fair and equal two team rostering system of bar changes being implemented within each shift subject to agreement that employees may be directed to perform bar changes in addition to the roster due to unforseen circumstances. Further, a commitment to reduce unnecessary bar changes being given and implementation of a programme to investigate stopless pressing being undertaken.
16.2 “Performance Based Increases” will cease to be paid after October 1998. “Dirt Money” will no longer be paid from the first pay period commencing on or after October 27, 1998.
16.3 The increases payable under this agreement are:
(a) A fixed increase of 4.4% on the ordinary hourly rate payable from the first pay period commencing on or after October 27, 1998; and,
(b) A fixed increase of 4.4% on the ordinary hourly rate payable from the first pay period commencing on or after October 27, 1999.
16.4 An individual employee may elect to have deducted income protection insurance from their wages where so requested in writing.
16.5 A sub-committee of the consultative committee shall meet before February 28, 1999 and monthly thereafter to discuss a bonus payment related to company performance. Deliberations should be completed by the close of 1999.
16.6 The goal of the sub committee is to develop a performance bonus based upon improvements in company performance.
16.7 The consultative committee is to prepare a joint submission for consideration by the company executive on all aspects of the bonus payment.
17. TRAINEES:
The parties agree that if the company intends to engage trainees under any government subsidised scheme the Enterprise Consultative Committee will be consulted on the likely impact of such engagement.
18. GRIEVANCE AND DISPUTES PROCEDURE:
Clause 34 - Avoidance of Industrial Disputes in the Award will be used for the purposes of resolution of matters for all employees covered by the agreement.
19. NO EXTRA CLAIMS COMMITMENT:
The parties agree that wage case decisions occurring during the life of this agreement will not be made available to employees covered by this agreement and that no extra claim or claims will be made. In the event that a wage case awards an increase that provides for the Award rate to exceed the rates payable by the company under this agreement, then the Award rates will be paid
20. SIGNATORIES:
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Employee Representative (date)
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On behalf of the WESFI Manufacturing Pty Ltd (date)
MDF division
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On behalf of the Communications, Electrical, (date)
Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing
and Allied Workers’ Union of Australia, Engineering
and Electrical Division, WA Branch
Appendix
EMPLOYEES BOUND BY AGREEMENT
As at December 3, 1998 this agreement will apply to a total of 12 employees as per the following:
Employees eligible to be or are members of
the Communications, Electrical, Electronic,
Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied
Workers’ Union of Australia, Engineering and
Electrical Division, WA Branch 12
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VARIATIONRECORD
WESFI MANUFACTURING PTY LTD, MDF DIVISION ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CEPU VERSION) 1998 - 2000
NO. AG 275 of 1998
Delivered 26/02/99 at 79 WAIG 808
Consolidated
CLAUSE EXTENT OF ORDER OPERATIVE GAZETTE
NO. VARIATION NO. DATE REFERENCE
1 Title
2 Arrangement
3 Application and Parties Bound
4 Period of Operation
5 Objectives
6 Relationship to Awards and Other Agreements
7 Consultation and Participation
8 English Language Literacy and Numeracy Training
9 Redundancy Provisions
10 Right of Entry
11 Trade Union Training
12 Workers’ Compensation
13 Bereavement Leave
14 Skills Based Grade Structure
15 Shift Changes
16 Wage Rates and Bonus Payment Facilitative Clause
17 Trainees
18 Grievance and Disputes Procedure
19 No Extra Claims Commitment
20 Signatories
Appendix - Employees Bound by Agreement