WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES THE FOREST PRODUCTS, FURNISHING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIAL UNION OF WORKERS, W.A. BRANCH APPLICANT -v- ABC DECOR, AJ BAKERS & SONS PTY LTD, ALLIANZ MFG INDUSTRIES RESPONDENTS CORAM COMMISSIONER J F GREGOR DATE THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2004 FILE NO APPLICATION 1053 OF 2004 CITATION NO. 2004 WAIRC 12953 Result Award variation Order HAVING heard Mr D. McLean and with him Mrs B. Ward for the Applicant and Mr P. Moss for the Respondents, and by consent, the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders: THAT the Furniture Trades Award No. A6 of 1984 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the first pay period on or after 7th October 2004. (Sgd.) J F GREGOR, [L.S.] Commissioner. SCHEDULE 1. Clause 8. – Wages: Delete subclause (3) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (3) Tool Allowance Where the employer does not provide a cabinetmaker with the tools ordinarily required by a cabinetmaker in the performance of his or her work of cabinetmaking, the employer shall pay a tool allowance of $12.30 per week. The tool allowance for cabinetmaking apprentices shall be subject to the provisions hereof and, where applicable, paid at the rate prescribed by subclause (3) of Clause 34. - Apprentices. 2. Clause 10. – Leading Hands: Delete this clause and insert in lieu the following: An employee placed in charge of: (1) Not less than three and not more than ten other employees shall be paid $22.80 per week extra. (2) More than ten and not more than twenty other employees shall be paid $28.00 per week extra. (3) More than 20 other employees shall be paid $37.10 per week extra. 3. Clause 11. – Setter Out: Delete this clause and insert in lieu the following: A cabinetmaker other than a Leading Hand who sets out from plans prepared for that purpose, detailed work for other cabinetmakers shall be paid an extra $3.50 per day. 4. Clause 15. – Meal Money: Delete subclauses (1) and (2) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (1) An employee required to work overtime for more than two hours Monday to Friday inclusive, shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or paid $9.30 for a meal. (2) If the amount of overtime required to be worked necessitates a second or subsequent meal, the employer shall provide such meal(s) or pay an amount of $6.30 for each second or subsequent meal. 5. Clause 19A. – Car Allowance: Delete subclause (3) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (3) A year for the purpose of this clause shall commence on the 1st day of July and end on the 30th day of June next following. Rates of Hire for Use of Employee’s Own Vehicle on Employer’s Business (c/km) Area and Details Over Over 1600 cc 2600 cc 1600 cc – 3600 cc & Under Metropolitan Area 65.5 58.7 50.9 South West Land Division 67.1 60.2 51.9 North of 23.5 South Latitude 73.6 66.2 57.7 Rest of the State 69.2 62.2 54.0 Motor Cycle (in all areas) 22.6 per kilometre 84 W.A.I.G. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3277 6. Clause 40. – Dirt or Dust Money: Delete subclause (2) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (2) Where adequate dust extraction systems are not in use employees engaged in garnetting or fibre teasing or needling or filling soft filled mattresses, pillows, etc., shall be paid at the rate of $1.15 per day in addition to the prescribed rate. 7. Clause 42. – Special Rates and Conditions: A. Delete subclause (1)(a) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (1) (a) Employees, other than apprentices, required to perform the duties of a cabinetmaker, a french polisher or a floor coverer on "construction work" away from the employer's business premises shall be paid $10.10 per day extra whilst so employed. B. Delete subclauses (2) - (4) inclusive of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (2) Employees required to perform work in multi-storeyed buildings above the fourth storey during the course of construction shall be paid an additional $0.45 per hour whilst so employed. Provided that such extra rate shall not be payable when the exterior walls have been erected and the windows completed and fixed in position, and a lift has been made available to carry the employee to and from the floor upon which the employee is required to work. For the purposes of this subclause the number of storeys shall be calculated from the street level and includes the ground floor. (3) Employees using Ramset guns or other explosive tools shall, while using such tools, be paid an additional $0.78 per day. (4) An employee required to perform the duties of a computer programmer shall be paid an allowance of $11.60 per day. 8. Clause 45. – First Aid Equipment: Delete subclause (2) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (2) An employee who has been trained to render first aid and who is the current holder of appropriate first aid qualifications such as a certificate from the St John Ambulance or a similar body, shall be paid a weekly allowance of $8.60 if they are appointed by the employer to perform first aid duty. 2004 WAIRC 12856 GRAIN HANDLING AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS AWARD NO C477 OF 1979