AERATED WATERS, &c. (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Australian
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch,
industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 4550 of 2001)
Before Commissioner
Patterson
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6 August 2001
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause
1, Definitions, of the award published 22 February 2002 (331 I.G. 498), and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
1. Definitions
"Storeman" means a person primarily
concerned with materials used in manufacturing operations and whose duties
include receiving and/or issuing of materials into or out of a store in
accordance with requisitions.
"Store assistant" means a person who
stacks, loads, unloads and does general work in a store.
"Assistant Syrup Maker" means a person
other than one covered in Classifications 1, 2 or 9 for establishments with a
flow rate of 7000 litres per hour or more or Classifications Grade 1B Soft
Drink Industry Employee or Grade 4B Soft Drink Industry Employee for
establishments with a flow rate of less than 7000 litres per hour, as the case
may be, who is involved in the syrup process after the preparation of simple
syrup.
"Routine In-line Tester" means an
employee who in the course of or in addition to, other duties pursuant to this
award shall perform product test of a routine and/or simple nature as
prescribed by the employer. This classification shall not refer to persons
under the control of the quality control section or in the laboratory.
"Union" means the Australian Liquor,
Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch.
"Grade 1B Soft Drink Industry Employee"
is an employee who is undertaking up to 38 hours induction training which may
include information on the enterprise, conditions of employment, introduction
to supervisor(s) and fellow workers, training and career path opportunities,
plant layout, occupational health and safety and quality control. An employee
of this level performs routine/basic duties essentially of a manual nature and
to the level of their training including general labouring and cleaning duties,
exercising minimal judgement and working under direct supervision.
"Grade 2B Soft Drink Industry Employee" is
an employee who has been.trained to enable performance of work coming within
the scope of this classification level. An employee at this level performs work
above and beyond the skills of a Soft Drink Industry Employee Grade1B and to
the level of their training working under direct supervision, but where
necessary is capable of performing specified duties without direct supervision
in accordance with training received, understands and undertakes basic quality
control/assurance procedures including the ability to recognise basic quality
deviations/faults, removing empty bottles from cases, placing empty bottles on
conveyors, performing repetitious work on automatic, semi-automatic or single
purpose machines or equipment including attending, feeding or taking away from
washing machines sighting, inspecting, attending or operating sealing machines
or labelling machines, operating filler and/or plastic blow moulding machines,
attending, operating and feeding shrink wrapping machines, filling cases with
full bottles, stacking cases on pallets, extracting fruit juice, assisting in
cordial and/or syrup rooms, loading on or off motor trucks, using hand trolleys
and/or pallet trucks, performing basic warehouse duties, repairing cases,
crates, boxes or pallets, assisting with on the job training of employees and
reclassification of Soft Drink Industry Employee Grade 1B.
"Grade 3B Soft Drink Industry Employee"
is an employee who has completed sufficient training to enable him/her to
perform work within the scope of this classification level. An employee at this
level performs work above and beyond the level of a Soft Drink Industry
Employee Grade 2 and to the level of their training is responsible for the
quality of their own work subject to routine supervision, operating machinery
and equipment which is more complex than those operated by a Soft Drink
Industry Employee Grade 2B, is responsible for running adjustments or running
maintenance of automatic carbonating, fruit juice or aerated waters machinery
or plant, is responsible for basic in-line testing, assisting in syrup making,
assisting with the training of employees in classifications of Soft Drink
Industry Employee Grades 1B and 2B.
"Grade 4B Soft Drink Industry Employee"
is an employee who has completed a significant level of training to enable
performance of work within the scope of this classification level. An employee
at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of the Soft Drink
Industry Employee Grade 3B and to the level of their training including working
with instructions, recipes and formulae, using precision measuring equipment,
holding necessary licence and/or certificate and operates fork-lift or other
materials handling equipment, making cordial and/or syrup using recipes and
formulae, assisting in the provision of on-the-job training to employees in
lower classification levels.
2. Delete clause
6, State Wage Case Adjustments, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
6. State Wage Case
Adjustments
The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments
payable under the State Wage Case 2001. These adjustments may be offset
against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
3. Delete Part
B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
part b
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wages
No.
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Classification
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Wage Total
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For establishments
with a flow rate of 7000 litres per hour or more
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$
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1.
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Syrup maker whose syrup room operations are computerised
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453.30
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2.
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Cordial and/or syrup maker using recipes or formulae
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444.80
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3.
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Pre-mixer filler operator
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434.10
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4.
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Employees who, under the direction of the employer or
manager or
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foreman, are in charge of the running adjustment or
running
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maintenance of automatic carbonating and/or fruit juice or
aerated
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waters machinery or plant and/or syrup filler operator
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420.90
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5.
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Assistant syrup maker
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420.90
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6.
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Employee engaged on routine in-line testing
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420.90
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7.
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Employee operating labelling palletising or
de-palletising, case packing or
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unpacking or carton packing machines
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419.30
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8.
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Storeman (as defined)
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413.40
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9.
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Employees engaged on bottling or canning line operations
including
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operating bottle washer, removing empty bottles from
cases, or
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placing empty bottles on conveyors, sight inspecting,
filling cases with full
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bottles, and stacking cases on pallets, fruit juice
extracting cordial and/or
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syrup room (other than in Classification No. 1, 2 and 5),
loader on or off
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motor trucks, cleaner, storeman and warehouse employee,
store assistant (as
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defined), plastic blow moulding machines operator and/or
employee
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attending, feeding or operating shrink wrap machine.
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413.40
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10
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Case, crate, box and/or pallet repairer
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413.40
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11.
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Fork lift driver with lifting capacity of:
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(a) up to and including 5000 kg
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432.90
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(b) Over 5000 kg and/or including twin forklift
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444.30
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12.
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All other adult employees
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413.40
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13.
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Trainee - first four weeks of service
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413.40
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Motor wagon drivers - The rate of wages prescribed by the
Transport
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Industry (State) Award, as varied from time to time, shall
be applicable to
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employees classified as motor wagon drivers.
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For establishments with a flow rate of less than 7000
litres per hour
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14.
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Grade 1B Soft Drink Industry Employee
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413.40
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15.
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Grade 2B Soft Drink Industry Employee
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430.10
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16.
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Grade 3B Soft Drink Industry Employee
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458.60
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17.
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Grade 4B Soft Drink Industry Employee
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473.50
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Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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5(iii)
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Employees handling caustic soda
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0.58 per hour extra
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2
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5(iv)
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Employees working in a cold room
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0.48 per hour extra
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3
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5(v)
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Leading Hands - 3 to 10 employees
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16.60 per week
extra
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More than 10 employees
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26.50 per week
extra
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4
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5(vi)
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First-aid Attendant
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2.04 per day or
shift
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4. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 6 August 2001.
R. J. PATTERSON, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.