Peters Poultry Suppliers Agreement 1994

PETERS POULTRY SUPPLIERS AGREEMENT 1994

No. AG 95 of 94

1.-TITLE

This Agreement shall be known as the "Peters Poultry Suppliers Agreement 1994".

2.-ARRANGEMENT

1. Title

2. Arrangement

3. Area and Scope

4. Incidence and Parties Bound

5. Statement of Intention

6. Period of Operation

7. Relationship to Award

8. Efficiency and Flexibility

9. No further claims

10. Wage Increases

Appendix - Resolution of Disputes Requirement

Schedule A - Minimum Wage Rates

3.-AREAANDSCOPE

This agreement shall apply to Peters Poultry Suppliers in respect of its operations at its Processing Plant at Thornlie and all employees employed there who would otherwise be bound by the terms and conditions of the Food Industry (Food Manufacturing or Processing) Award (No. A 20 of 1990).

4.-INCIDENCEANDPARTIESBOUND

(1) This agreement shall apply to food processing employees employed by Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited at its division, Peters Poultry Suppliers, at its processing plant at Yale Road, Thornlie, Western Australia, who would otherwise be bound by the Food Industry (Food Manufacturing or Processing) Award.

(2) This agreement shall apply to and be binding on:

(a) Peters Poultry Suppliers as a division of Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited ('the Company').

(b) The Food Preservers' Union of Western Australia, Union of Workers ('the Union').

(3) The parties will oppose any application by other employer or organisation to be joined to this agreement.

5.-STATEMENTOFINTENTION

There are two principal objectives of this agreement. These are:

(1) The continuation and extension of plant efficiencies and flexibilities intended to enhance competitiveness; and

(2) The delivery of an 8% increase to minimum pay rates in recognition of (1) above, and in recognition of past co-operation by employees to achieve the present good standard of production.

6.-PERIODOFOPERATION

This agreement shall operate on and from 8th August 1994 to 1st August 1996 and negotiations for a new agreement shall commence no later than 1st June 1996.

7.-RELATIONSHIPTOAWARD

(1) This agreement is to be read in conjunction with the Food Industry (Food Manufacturing or Processing) Award (No. A 20 of 1990) ('the Award') as amended from time to time.

(2) Where there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Award, this Agreement shall take precedence to the extent of the inconsistency.

8.-EFFICIENCYANDFLEXIBILITY

(1) Payment of Wages:

(a) In keeping with efficient business practice, the system of wage payment will be modernised and brought into line with industry standards.

(b) The pay week cycle will be changed from the present Wednesday to Wednesday schedule to a Friday to Friday schedule.

(c) The Company will make every effort to introduce the new system with a minimum of hardship or inconvenience to employees.

(d) Employees and the Union will be advised of the details of the changeover and will be given two weeks' notice prior to the implementation of the new system.

(2) Public Holidays:

(a) Should the Company deem it necessary to work during any gazetted 4 day break (eg. Easter or Christmas), the employees shall agree to work on one day during that break provided that the day of work shall not be Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day or Anzac Day.

(b) Payment for working on a gazetted public holiday will be the Award rate which is time and one half plus the ordinary daily pay rate, which totals double time and a half.

(3) Wastage:

All staff will be aware of the cost of wasted materials and will, wherever possible, ensure that consumables such as gloves and paper goods are used in an efficient manner.

(4) Hours of Work:

(a) To make the most efficient use of paid working time, it is agreed to reduce the times of some of the current meal and rest breaks by 10 minutes per day so that the daily ordinary hours within the current start and finish times are 7 hours and 30 minutes and the ordinary weekly hours are 37 hours and 30 minutes (with 38 hours paid time per week).

(b) The following breaks shall apply -

Morning Tea Break - 15 minutes

Lunch Break - 40 minutes

Afternoon Break - 10 minutes

9.-NOFURTHERCLAIMS

There shall be no extra wage claims during the life of the agreement relating to any issue contained in the agreement, except where consistent with decisions of Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

10.-WAGEINCREASES

(1) The company shall increase the ordinary rates of pay prescribed in the Award as follows:-

(a) An increase of 4% shall be payable from 8th August 1994.

(b) A further increase of 2% shall be payable from 1st August 1995.

(2) Over award payments in existence as at 8 August 1994 shall be retained in full for the term of this Agreement.

APPENDIX - RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES REQUIREMENT

(1) This Appendix is inserted into the award/industrial agreement as a result of legislation which came into effect on 16January 1996 (Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995) and further varied by legislation which came into effect on 23May 1997 (Labour Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1997).

(2) Subject to this appendix, and in addition to any current arrangements the following procedures shall apply in connection with questions, disputes or difficulties arising under this award/industrial agreement.

(a) The persons directly involved, or representatives of person/s directly involved, shall discuss the question, dispute or difficulty as soon as is practicable.

(b) (i) If these discussions do not result in a settlement, the question, dispute or difficulty shall be referred to senior management for further discussion.

(ii) Discussions at this level will take place as soon as practicable.

(3) The terms of any agreed settlement should be jointly recorded.

(4) Any settlement reached which is contrary to the terms of this award/industrial agreement shall not have effect unless and until that conflict is resolved to allow for it.

(5) Nothing in this appendix shall be read so as to exclude an organisation party to or bound by the award/industrial agreement from representing its members.

(6) Any question, dispute or difficulty not settled may be referred to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission provided that with effect from 22 November 1997 it is required that persons involved in the question, dispute or difficulty shall confer among themselves and make reasonable attempts to resolve questions, disputes or difficulties before taking those matters to the Commission..

SCHEDULEA-MINIMUMWAGERATES

(+4%) (+2%) (+2%)

Min. Weekly Min. Weekly Min. Weekly

Wage Rate Wage Rate Wage Rate

Classification 08/08/94 01/08/95 01/02/96

(1) (a) General

Level 1 346.88 353.82 360.90

Level 1A 355.84 362.96 370.22

Level 2 364.68 371.97 379.41

Level 3 388.64 396.41 404.34

Level 4 410.94 419.16 427.54

Level 5 444.74 453.63 462.70

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PETERS POULTRY SUPPLIERS AGREEMENT 1994

NO. AG 95 OF 1994

Delivered 13/10/94 at 74 WAIG 2680

Consolidated at

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