WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Food Preservers’ Union of Western Australia, Union of Workers and MG Kailis Pty Ltd & Others. No. 1559 of 1999. 25 November 1999. Order. HAVING heard Mr T. Pope on behalf of the Applicant and Mr M. Beros on behalf of a Respondent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, and by consent, hereby orders— THAT the Rock Lobster and Prawn Processing Award 1978 as varied, be further varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have ef- fect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 17 November 1999. (Sgd.) C. B. PARKS, [L.S.] Commissioner. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 3707 79 W.A.I.G. SCHEDULE 1. Clause 7—Wages— Delete this clause and insert in lieu thereof— 7.—WAGES The following shall be the minimum weekly rate of wage payable to employees covered by this award, with effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 17 November 1999. (1) Adult Employees Base Arbitrated Total Rates Safety Award Per Net Rate Week Adjustments Per Week $ $ $ (a) Grader 325.95 60.00 385.95 (b) Process Employee 312.30 60.00 372.30 The rates of pay in this award include three arbitrated safety net adjustments totalling $24.00 per week available under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle pursuant to either the December 1993 State Wage Decision, the December 1994 State Wage Decision and the March 1996 State Wage Deci- sion. The first, second and third $8.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any wage in- crease payable since 1 November 1991 pursuant to enterprise agreements or consent awards or award variations to give ef- fect to enterprise agreements, insofar as that wage increase or part of it has not previously been used to offset an arbitrated safety net adjustment. Increases made under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Prin- ciples, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreement, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. Furthermore the rates of pay in this award include the $10.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustment payable from the beginning of the first pay period on or after 14th day of No- vember 1997 This arbitrated safety net adjustment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 whose wages and conditions are regu- lated by this award and which are above the wage rates prescribed in it, provided that the above award payments in- clude wages payable under an enterprise agreement in which absorption is not contrary to the terms of the enterprise agree- ment. Increases made under State Wage Case Principles prior to November 1997, except those resulting from enterprise agree- ments, are not to be used to offset this arbitrated safety net adjustment of $10.00 per week. Further the rates of pay in this award include the $12 per week or $10 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments pay- able from the beginning of the first pay period on or after 1st August, 1999. This arbitrated safety net adjustment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 whose wages and conditions are regu- lated by this award and which are above the wage rates prescribed in it, provided that the above award payments in- clude wages payable under an enterprise agreement in which absorption is not contrary to the terms of the enterprise agree- ment. Increases made under State Wage Case Principles prior to July 1999, except those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset this arbitrated safety net adjust- ment of $12 per week or $10 per week. Further the rates of pay in this award include the $14 per week arbitrated safety net adjustment payable from the begin- ning of the first pay period on or after 17 November 1999. This arbitrated safety net adjustment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 whose wages and conditions are regu- lated by this award and which are above the wage rates prescribed in it, provided that the above award payments in- clude wages payable under an enterprise agreement in which absorption is not contrary to the terms of the enterprise agree- ment. Increases made under State Wage Case Principles prior to June 1998, except those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset this arbitrated safety net adjust- ment of $14 per week. (2) Junior Employees (Graders) (Per cent of Grader rate per week): % Under 16 years of age 50 16 to 17 years of age 60 17 to 18 years of age 70 18 to 19 years of age 80 19 to 20 years of age 90 20 years and over Adult Rate (3) Junior Employees (Process Employees) (Per cent of Process Employee rate per week): % Under 16 years of age 50 16 to 17 years of age 60 17 to 18 years of age 70 18 to 19 years of age 80 19 to 20 years of age 90 20 years and over Adult Rate (4) Leading Hands (per week extra)— In charge of— $ (a) Less than three other employees 10.50 (b) Not less than three and not more than ten other employees 21.00 (c) More than ten but not more than twenty other employees 30.65 (d) More than twenty other employees 40.85 (5) Casual Employees— Casual employees shall receive 20 per cent in addition to the ordinary rates prescribed in this clause for the work performed. 2. Clause 9—Overtime— In subclause (3), paragraph (a), delete the amounts in fig- ures “$5.40” and “$3.70” and insert in lieu thereof the amounts in figures “$7.00” and “$4.80” respectively. 3. Clause 21—General Conditions— In subclause (3) delete the amount in words “forty cents” and insert in lieu thereof the amount in words “eighty three cents”. 4. Clause 22—Cold Chambers— In subclause (3) delete the amount in words “thirty cents” and insert in lieu thereof the amount in words “thirty six cents”. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 79 W.A.I.G. 3708 AWARDS/AGREEMENTS— Interpretation of— EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (CSA) ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 1998. No. PSAAG 32 of 1998.