HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY (STATE) CONSOLIDATED AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
FULL BENCH
Application by The
Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 5142 of 2001)
Before The Honourable
Justice Wright, President
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25 June 2002
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The Honourable Justice
Walton, Vice-President
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Commissioner Redman
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14 September 2001
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The Honourable Justice
Walton, Vice-President
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29 October 2001
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VARIATION
1. Delete clause
6, Safety Net Commitments of the award published 25 February 2000 (313 I.G.
783), as varied, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
6. Safety Net
Commitments
(i) 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.
2. Delete
Section 1 - Adult Employees and Section 2 - Leading Hands of Table 1 - Rates of
Pay, and Table 2 - Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
Section 1 - Adult Employees
Farm
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Wage Rate
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Ordinary Time
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Casual
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Casual
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Casual
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Employee
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per week
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Base
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Ordinary Time
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Ordinary
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Ordinary Time
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Hourly Rate
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Incl.
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Time
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Sunday
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1/12 loading
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Saturday
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Level 6
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513.40
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13.51
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16.60
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20.75
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24.90
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Level 5
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507.20
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13.35
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16.41
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20.51
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24.62
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Level 4
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484.00
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12.74
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15.66
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19.58
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24.83
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Level 3
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476.00
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12.53
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15.40
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19.25
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23.10
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Level 2
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455.20
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11.98
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14.73
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18.41
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22.10
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Level 1
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434.30
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11.43
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14.05
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17.56
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21.08
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The above rates of pay shall take effect from the first full
pay period to commence on or after 1 November 2001.
Farm
|
Wage Rate
|
Ordinary Time
|
Casual
|
Casual
|
Casual
|
Employee
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per week
|
Base
|
Ordinary Time
|
Ordinary
|
Ordinary Time
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|
|
Hourly Rate
|
Incl.
|
Time
|
Sunday
|
|
|
|
1/12 loading
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Saturday
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
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Level 6
|
513.40
|
13.51
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16.83
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21.04
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25.25
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Level 5
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507.20
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13.35
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16.63
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20.79
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24.95
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Level 4
|
484.00
|
12.74
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15.87
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19.84
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23.81
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Level 3
|
476.00
|
12.53
|
15.61
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19.51
|
23.42
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Level 2
|
455.20
|
11.98
|
14.93
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18.66
|
22.40
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Level 1
|
434.30
|
11.43
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14.24
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17.80
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21.36
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The above rates of pay shall take effect from the first full
pay period to commence on or after 1 March 2002.
Section 2 - Leading Hands
Leading Hand Allowance:
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More than 2 and not more than 10 employees
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$21.35 per week
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22.00 per week
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10 or more employees
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$32.15 per week
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33.10 per week
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Table 2 - Allowances
Item No
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Clause No
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Brief Description
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Existing Allowance
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Total Amount
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$
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$
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1
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2(c)
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Meal Allowance (per meal)
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7.90
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8.80
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2
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22(b)
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Sleeping away from home (per
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night)
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39.00
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40.25
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3
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23(b)
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Wet Money (per day)
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3.20
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3.30
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4
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25
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First-aid Allowance (per day)
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2.00
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2.05
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NOTE: These allowances are contemporary for expense related allowances
as at 30 March 2001 and for work related allowances are inclusive of adjustment
in accordance with the May 2001 State Wage Case decision of the Industrial
Relations Commission of New South Wales.
3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 1 November 2001.
F. L. WRIGHT J,
President.
M. J. WALTON J,
Vice-President.
J. N. REDMAN, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.