(1689) / SERIAL C8114

Sydney Catchment Authority Consolidated Award 2012 - 2014

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Application by Australian Services Union of N.S.W., Industrial Organisation of Employees.

(No. IRC 712 of 2013)

Before The Honourable Justice Walton, Vice-President / 29 August 2013

VARIATION

1.Delete paragraph (a) of subclause 2.1 of clause 2, Title, Application and Duration of the award published 14 September 2012 (374 I.G. 1060), and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(a)This Award shall be known as the Sydney Catchment Authority Consolidated Award 2012-2014.

2.Delete the table appearing in subclause (a) of clause 10, Rates of Pay, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

Date of Salary Variation - to commence on or after / Percentage Increase in rate of pay
1 July 2012 / 2.5%
1 July 2013 / 2.27%

3.Delete subclause (b) of clause 41, Overtime Meal Allowances and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(b)The amount of meal allowance will be adjusted in line with adjustments made to the reasonable amounts for the overtime meal allowance determined by the Australian Taxation Office from time to time, rounded to the nearest five (5) cents. The amounts of meal allowance at the time the Award is varied are as follows:

Meal No / Meal Type / Variation Date / Variation Date
1 July 2012 / 1 July 2013
1 / Breakfast / $14.35 / $14.65
2 / Lunch / $18.80 / $19.20
3 / Dinner / $27.10 / $27.70
4 / Supper / $13.25 / $13.55

4.Delete subparagraphs (a) and (b) of subclause (i) of clause 42, Fire Fighting Allowance and insert in lieu thereof the following:

An employee engaged in on-ground fire fighting, including on-ground hazard reduction burning, will be paid an allowance per hour, as outlined in Schedule 2 Summary-Allowances, for the hours they are so engaged in fighting fires as follows:

From / From
1 July 2012 / 1 July 2013
Allowance / $1.72 / $1.80

5.Delete subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (i) of subclause 43, Camping Allowance, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(A) An allowance for each day the employee is required to camp or live in quarters to cover food, Incidentals and general disability of:

From / From
1 July 2012 / 1 July 2013
Allowance / $44.75 / $46.00

(B) An allowance each day a cook is not provided of:

From / From
1 July 2012 / 1 July 2013
Allowance / $3.05 / $3.15

6.Delete subclause (a) of clause 44, First Aid Allowance and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(a)An employee who possesses a current recognised first aid certificate and a continuing ability to undertake first aid responsibilities and who has been appointed as a First Aid Employee will be paid a flat rate allowance per fortnight for the duration of the appointment, as outlined in Schedule 2 Summary- Allowances, as follows:

From / From
1 July 2012 / 1 July 2013
Allowance / $26.92 / $28.22

7.Insert a new subclause 55.5 in clause 55, Consultative Procedures, as follows:

55.5Consultative Committee

55.5.1 The parties to this award (SCA, ASU & APESMA) will establish a Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). The JCC is established to foster a positive organisational climate and to provide members with a forum in the pursuit of raising matters in good faith and resolving them in the best interests of the SCA and its staff in a cooperative manner.

55.5.2The JCC is a dedicated forum for discussion; it has neither the mandate nor power to make decisions.

55.5.3The functions of the JCC may include:

discussion on employment relations matters that may be raised by either management or the unions;

consider reports by management and unions on a range of issues including management reports on relevant materials that would affect the well-being and interests of employees;

theoperation of the JCC does not affect any rights of access to the normal dispute resolution procedures of the Award.

55.5.4The parties will advise each other a week in advance of the names of committee members attending the scheduled meeting at the JCC.

55.5.5The committee may co-opt other personal for advisory purposes on specific issues or invite staff members to expedite committee business.

55.5.6The committee will in normal circumstances meet once every three months on the third Tuesday of the month or as the committee otherwise deems necessary.

55.5.7Any one of the parties can call an extraordinary meeting by giving a minimum three working days’ notice of such meeting to the other parties.

55.5.8The JCC will establish Terms of Reference to include processes for the conduct of meetings that shall be maintained on the SCA intranet site."

8.Delete Schedule 1 - Rates of Pay, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

SCHEDULE 1 - RATES OF PAY

Award Sub-clause 10(a)

Column 1 / Column 2 / Column 2 / Column 4
Grade / Pay Point / 2.5% / 2.27%
First pay on or after / First pay on or after 1
1 July 2012 / July 2013
$ / $
Grade 19 / 19.4 / 191,836 / 196,191
19.3 / 188,072 / 192,341
19.2 / 184,385 / 188,571
19.1 / 180,769 / 184,872
Grade 18 / 18.4 / 177,225 / 181,248
18.3 / 173,751 / 177,695
18.2 / 170,344 / 174,211
18.1 / 167,004 / 170,795
Grade 17 / 17.4 / 163,728 / 167,445
17.3 / 160,518 / 164,162
17.2 / 157,370 / 160,942
17.1 / 154,285 / 157,787
Grade 16 / 16.4 / 151,260 / 154,694
16.3 / 148,294 / 151,660
16.2 / 145,387 / 148,687
16.1 / 142,535 / 145,771
Grade 15 / 15.4 / 139,741 / 142,913
15.3 / 137,000 / 140,110
15.2 / 134,315 / 137,364
15.1 / 131,681 / 134,670
Grade 14 / 14.4 / 129,099 / 132,030
14.3 / 126,567 / 129,440
14.2 / 124,087 / 126,904
14.1 / 121,651 / 124,412
Grade 13 / 13.4 / 119,267 / 121,974
13.3 / 116,929 / 119,583
13.2 / 114,636 / 117,238
13.1 / 112,387 / 114,938
Grade 12 / 12.4 / 110,183 / 112,684
12.3 / 108,024 / 110,476
12.2 / 105,907 / 108,311
12.1 / 103,829 / 106,186
Grade 11 / 11.4 / 101,792 / 104,103
11.3 / 99,797 / 102,062
11.2 / 97,841 / 100,062
11.1 / 95,923 / 98,100
Grade 10 / 10.4 / 94,042 / 96,177
10.3 / 92,197 / 94,290
10.2 / 90,390 / 92,442
10.1 / 88,616 / 90,628
Grade 9 / 9.4 / 86,880 / 88,852
9.3 / 85,176 / 87,109
9.2 / 83,505 / 85,401
9.1 / 81,868 / 83,726
Grade 8 / 8.4 / 80,263 / 82,085
8.3 / 78,689 / 80,475
8.2 / 77,147 / 78,898
8.1 / 75,634 / 77,351
Grade 7 / 7.4 / 74,151 / 75,834
7.3 / 72,698 / 74,348
7.2 / 71,271 / 72,889
7.1 / 69,875 / 71,461
Grade 6 / 6.4 / 68,504 / 70,059
6.3 / 67,160 / 68,685
6.2 / 65,845 / 67,340
6.1 / 64,552 / 66,017
Grade 5 / 5.4 / 63,288 / 64,725
5.3 / 62,045 / 63,453
5.2 / 60,829 / 62,210
5.1 / 59,638 / 60,992
Grade 4 / 4.4 / 58,467 / 59,794
4.3 / 57,322 / 58,623
4.2 / 56,197 / 57,473
4.1 / 55,096 / 56,347
Grade 3 / 3.4 / 54,013 / 55,239
3.3 / 52,956 / 54,158
3.2 / 51,918 / 53,097
3.1 / 50,900 / 52,055
Grade 2 / 2.4 / 49,902 / 51,035
2.3 / 48,923 / 50,034
2.2 / 47,963 / 49,052
2.1 / 47,023 / 48,090
Grade 1 / 1.10 / 46,101 / 47,147
1.9 / 45,198 / 46,224
1.8 / 44,311 / 45,317
1.7 / 43,442 / 44,428
1.6 / 42,591 / 43,558
1.5 / 41,756 / 42,704
1.4 / 40,939 / 41,868
1.3 / 40,134 / 41,045
1.2 / 39,347 / 40,240
1.1 / 38,576 / 39,452

9.Delete Schedule 2 - Summary - Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

SCHEDULE 2 - SUMMARY ALLOWANCES

The amount of the following allowances will be adjusted in accordance with general adjustments to pay under subclause (a) of clause 10, Rates of Pay:

Clause / Allowance / 2.5% / 2.27%
First pay on or / First pay on or
after 1 July 2012 / after 1 July 2013
$ / $
Cl.42 / Fire Fighting / 1.76 per hour / 1.80 per hour
Cl. 44 (a) / First Aid / 27.59 per fortnight / 28.22 per fortnight
Cl. 45 / Community Language / 1,122.66 pa / 1,148.14 pa
(A) Base Level
Cl. 45 / Community Language / 1,683.89 pa / 1,722.11 pa
(B) High Level

The following allowances will be adjusted in accordance with the mechanism specified and will be published on the SCA Intranet:

Clause No. / Allowance / Variation date / Variation methodology
40. / Travel Allowances / 1 July each year / Varied in line with annual ATO
ruling for reasonable allowance
amounts.
41. / Overtime Meal Allowances / 1 July each year / Varied in line with annual ATO
ruling for reasonable allowance
amount for Meal 3.
43. / Camping Allowance / 1 July each year / Varied in line with CPI
adjustments for Sydney.
49. / Use of Private Motor Vehicle / 1 July each year / Varied in line with annual ATO
ruling for reasonable allowance.

10.This variation shall take effect on and from 1 July 2013.

M. J. WALTON J , Vice-President

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

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