CEMETERY AND CREMATORIA (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales Branch, industrial
organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 4310 of 2002)
Before Mr Deputy
President Sams
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1 August and 14 August 2002
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclauses (i), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of clause 6, Wages, of the award
published 23 February 2001 (322 I.G. 514), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(i) The following
rates of pay shall be the minimum rates to be paid to weekly employees in the
classifications shown hereunder:
Classification
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Rate Per Week
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$
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Employee engaged in grave digging
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485.00
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Transformer Hand
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481.10
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General Hand
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457.50
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The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2002.
These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments; and/or
(b) ward wage increases
since 29 May, 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates
adjustments.
(iv) In addition to
the wage rates set out in this award, a weekly employee only shall be paid an
industry allowance of $51.85 per week. This allowance will be paid on all
public holidays as outlined in this award, annual leave exclusive of the
loading and any sick leave entitlement payable under this award, excepting
where a pay- out provision exists. This allowance will not be included for the
purpose of computing overtime or the calculation of workers' compensation.
(v) An industry
disability allowance of $9.10 per week shall be paid to all employees to
compensate for the disability of being available to the employer at short
notice on each Saturday throughout the year. This allowance shall be paid for
all purposes of the award. An employee required to do any work in connection
with an exhumation shall receive an allowance for each body exhumed in addition
to his/her ordinary wage as set out in the following scale:
(vi) Where a body has
been buried for 14 days or less, $53.25.
Where a body has been buried for more than 14 days but less than seven
years and had been arterially embalmed and sealed in a metal, polythene or
other approved plastic container, $63.85. Where a body has been buried for more
than 14 days but less than seven years and has not been arterially embalmed and
inserted in a metal, polythene or other approved plastic container, $106.50.
Where a body has been buried in excess of seven years, $53.25
(vii) An additional
$9.00 per employee shall be paid when such employee is engaged in hand digging
a grave.
2. Delete clause 8,
Leading Hand, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
8. Leading Hand
Where an employer in his/her sole discretion appoints an
employee as a leading hand, such an employee shall be paid an allowance of
$26.20 per week above his/her appropriate classification as provided for in
subclause (i) of clause 6, Wages.
3. Delete clause
11, Tea Money, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
11. Tea Money
(i) Employees
required to work overtime for more than two hours after their ordinary ceasing
time on any day, Monday to Friday inclusive, and who have not been so advised
the day previously, shall be paid a meal allowance of $9.20.
(ii) Employees who
are advised that they are required to work overtime and who are not so required
to work shall be paid $5.75 meal allowance.
4. This variation
shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or
after 10 August 2002.
P. J. SAMS D.P.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.