Dawson AOC Water Services Pty Ltd Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Enterprise Bargaining

DAWSON AOC WATER SERVICES PTY LTD MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 1996 AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, 1998

No. AG 100 of 1998

1.TITLE

This agreement shall be known as the Dawson AOC Water Services Pty Ltd Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1996 Amendment Agreement, 1998 and shall be referred to in this document as the "Agreement".

2.ARRANGEMENT

1. Title
2. Arrangement
3. Principal Agreement
4. Objectives
5. Area and Scope
6. Parties Bound
7. Term
8. Wages
9. Superannuation
10. Signatories to the Agreement

3.PRINCIPAL AGREEMENT

The Dawson AOC Water Services Pty Ltd Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1996, No AG115 of 1996 is referred to in this document as the "Principal Agreement".

4.OBJECTIVES

(1)The objectives of this Agreement are to replace nominated provisions of the Principal Agreement as specified in this Agreement.

(2)The provisions of Clause 36. Grievance and Dispute Settling Procedure of the Principal Agreement are deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement for the purposes of Section 49A of the Industrial Relations Act 1979.

5.AREA AND SCOPE

(1)The Area and Scope of this Agreement shall be the same as that described by sub clauses (1) to (4) inclusive of Clause 3. Area and Scope of the Principal Agreement.

(2)At the date of registration of this Agreement, its terms and conditions will apply to 62 employees.

6.PARTIES BOUND

The parties bound by this Agreement are:

(1)Dawson AOC Water Services Pty Ltd

(2)the Automotive, Foods, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Western Australian Branch;

(3)the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union Miscellaneous Division, Western Australian Branch; and

(4)the Communications, Electrical, Electronics, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia, Western Australian Branch.

7.TERM

Subclause (2) of Clause 5. Term of the Principal Agreement is replaced by the following:

"(2)Provided that the wages and allowances contained in Clauses 15 and 16 shall be the subject of renegotiation commencing from 1 July 1998. The resultant revised wages and allowances shall be applied from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 1999."

8.WAGES

(1)Subclauses (1) and (2) of Clause 15. Wages of the Principal Agreement are replaced by the following.

"(1) (a)Subject to the provisions of subclause (12) of this Clause, the weekly wage payable to employees, other than apprentices, shall be those specified for the appropriate classification, as detailed below:

CLASSIFICATION / PERCENTAGE
RELATIONSHIP / WEEKLY WAGE
C6 / 125 / 733.95
C7 / 115 / 675.24
C8 / 110 / 645.88
C9 / 105 / 616.52
C10 / 100 / 587.16
C11A / 99 / 581.29
C11 / 95 / 557.80
C12 / 90 / 528.44
DC6 / 135 / 792.66
DC7 / 130 / 763.31
DC8 / 125 / 733.95
DC9 / 120 / 704.59
DC10 / 115 / 675.24

(b) The classifications are defined in Appendix 1.

(2) The following weekly wage prescribed by subclause (1) shall be increased as follows:

(a)by 1% from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 1998; and

(b)by 2% from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 1998."

(2) The following subclause (12) is added to Clause 15. Wages:

"(12)Where an employee elects to participate in the pre-tax wages sacrifice arrangements envisaged by subclause (5) of Clause 19. Superannuation, the wages paid to the employee together with the amount of pre-tax wages sacrificed shall be deemed to comply with the level of wages provided for by this Agreement".

9.SUPERANNUATION

Clause 18. Superannuation of the Principal Agreement is replaced by the following:

"18.Superannuation

(1)The Company shall contribute, on behalf of each employee and to a complying superannuation fund nominated by each employee, an amount equal to that demanded by the Australian Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.

(2)The ordinary time earnings as defined by that Act and generated by the provisions of this Agreement shall form the basis of the contribution.

(3)Where an employee fails or declines to nominate a complying superannuation fund, the Company shall make the contribution described in subclause (1) to the C + Bus Superannuation Fund.

(4)The Company will provide employees with a facility to convert lump sum earnings generated by employment benefits into employer superannuation contributions on a "salary sacrifice" basis.

(5)The Company will provide employees with a facility to "salary sacrifice" part of their future earnings to be paid as additional employer contributions to the employee nominated and complying superannuation fund or to the C + Bus Superannuation Fund as applicable.

(6)The Company will provide employees with a facility to make periodic and/or regular contributions, to be paid as employee contributions, to the employee nominated and complying superannuation fund, or C + Bus Superannuation Fund as appropriate.

(7)Employees wishing to make contributions on a "salary sacrifice" basis are encouraged to seek their own financial advice before making a request to the Company.

(8)The additional cost of any Fringe Benefits Tax and other statutory charges arising from salary sacrifice or additional employee contributions shall be to the employee's account.

(9)Providing the Company's Superannuation Guarantee contributions for an employee continue to be paid to C + Bus, the Company shall pay to the C + Bus Superannuation Fund the cost of providing the following additional benefits to that employee:

(a)$250,000 death or permanent disability cover; and

(b)salary continuance of up to 75% of the weekly wage for up to 2 years.

(10)The Company will encourage employees to seek independent and personal advice at the employee's own expense prior to the employee nominating a complying superannuation fund."

(11)The Parties agree that, to comply with Section 49C(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1979, and in addition to Company procedures already in place that give practical effect to that Section:

(a)the Company shall notify the employee of the entitlement to nominate a complying superannuation fund or scheme; and

(b)the Company and employee are to be bound by the nomination of the employee unless the employee and the Company agree to change the complying superannuation fund or scheme to which contributions are to be made to which the Company will not unreasonably refuse.

10.SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT

Signed for and on behalf of Dawson AOC Water Services Pty Ltd

______Date: ______

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Signed for and on behalf of Automotive, Foods, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Western Australian Branch

______Date: ______

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Signed for and on behalf of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Western Australian Branch.

______Date: ______

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Signed for and on behalf of the Communications, Electrical, Electronics, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia, Engineering and Electrical Division, Western Australian Branch.

______Date: ______

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DAWSON AOC WATER SERVICES PTY LTD MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 1996 AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, 1998

NO. AG 100 of 1998

Delivered 31/08/98 at 78 WAIG 3666

Consolidated

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NO.VARIATIONNO.DATEREFERENCE

1. Title

2. Arrangement

3. Principal Agreement

4. Objectives

5. Area and Scope

6. Parties Bound

7. Term

8. Wages

9. Superannuation

10. Signatories to the Agreement