WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Food Preservers’ Union of Western Australia Union of Workers and Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd. No. AG 30 of 2000. Inghams Thornlie (WA) Agreement 1999. CHIEF COMMISSIONER W.S. COLEMAN. 29 May 2000. Order. HAVING heard Mr Trevor Pope for the applicant and Mr Pe- ter Manning for the respondent; NOW THEREFORE, I the undersigned, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 do hereby order— THAT the agreement entitled Inghams Thornlie (WA) Agreement 1999 in the terms of the following Schedule be registered as an industrial agreement. This Agreement replaces AG 163 of 1998 entitled Inghams Thornlie Agree- ment 1998 which is hereby cancelled. (Sgd.) W.S. COLEMAN, [L.S.] Chief Commissioner. 1. —TITLE This Agreement shall be known as the “Inghams Thornlie (WA) Agreement 1999” and replaces the “Inghams Thornlie Agreement 1998”. 2.—ARRANGEMENT Clause No. Subject 1. Title 2. Arrangement 3. Area and Scope 4. Incident and Parties Bound 5. Term of Agreement 6. Relationship to Parent Awards 7. Statement of Intent 8. Terms of Wage Increase 9. Wages 10. Public Holiday Work 11. Grievance Procedure 12. Signatories 3.—AREA AND SCOPE The area and scope of this Agreement shall be that prescribed in the Food Industry (Food Manufacturing or Processing) Award No. A20 of 1990, (“the Award”), as amended from time to time, insofar as it applies to employees of Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd employed at the processing plant at 157 Yale Road, Thornlie. 4.—INCIDENCE AND PARTIES BOUND This agreement shall apply to and be binding on Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited, 157 Yale Road, Thornlie (“the Com- pany) and The Food Preservers’ Union of Western Australia, Union of Workers (“the Union”) and shall apply to all em- ployees employed at the Company’s processing plant in Thornlie, who are members or are eligible to be members of the Union and who are covered by the Award or any successor thereto. There are approximately 30 employees whose conditions of employment will be regulated by the terms of this Agreement. 5.—TERM OF AGREEMENT a) This Agreement shall operate from 12 August 1999 and shall expire on 11 August 2000. b) The parties to this Agreement shall begin negotiations for a new Agreement at least 3 months prior to the expiration of this Agreement. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 80 W.A.I.G. 2624 c) Following its expiry, the Agreement shall continue to op- erate in accordance with terms of the Act 1979. 6.—RELATIONSHIP TO AWARD a) This Agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in conjunction with the Award identified in Clause 3—Area and Scope, of this Agreement as varied from time to time. b) Where there is any inconsistency between this Agree- ment and the Award, this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of that inconsistency. Where this Agreement is silent, Award provisions shall apply. 7.—STATEMENT OF INTENTION The principal objective of this Agreement is the delivery of a wage increase as described in Clause 9. It is in recognition of the past co-operation of employees in achieving the present good standard of production and the ability to work with the flexibility necessary to handle fluctuating volumes of produc- tion. The nature of our business, particularly in relation to the processing of fowl, requires the need to alter lunch and other breaks and requires the need to have a flexible attitude to tasks assigned to enable the company to maintain its competitive- ness within the industry. It is also necessary for employees to be aware of the chang- ing demands of the market in that they may be required to work overtime when the need arises. The company may deem it necessary to work on a Saturday in some circumstances and also on any day over a long weekend or four day break. Rates of pay (including penalty rates) will be paid as per the Award for any work performed on these days. 8.—TERMS OF WAGE INCREASE a) The Company agrees to a wage increase of 4% effective from 12 August 1999 and shall expire on 11 August 2000. b) The Union and employees of the company undertake that no further claims will be made upon the Company in respect of any industrial matter that will increase employment costs, for the term of this Agreement. c) In the event that the Award is varied to include any future “Safety Net Adjustments” awarded by the