WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. WMC Resources Ltd and The Australian Workers’ Union, West Australian Branch, Industrial Union of Workers. No. 64 of 1998. Nickel Smelting (Western Mining Corporation Limited) Award, 1972. No. 18 of 1972. 10 March 1998. Order. HAVING heard Mr R. Gifford on behalf of the applicant and Mr M. Lourey on behalf of the respondent and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders— THAT the Nickel Smelting (Western Mining Corpora- tion Limited) Award, 1972 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect commencing on and from the 6th day of March 1998. (Sgd.) A. R. BEECH, [L.S.] Commissioner. Schedule. Schedule 1—Wages: Delete this Schedule and insert in lieu thereof the following— SCHEDULE 1—WAGES The minimum rates of wages per week payable under the provisions of this Award shall be as follows— Arbitrated Base Safety Total Rate Net Rate Adjustments $ $ $ (1) Process Operator Grade 1 306.80 34.00 340.80 Process Operator Grade 2 320.50 34.00 354.50 Process Operator Grade 3 333.10 34.00 367.10 Process Operator Grade 4 343.40 34.00 377.40 Process Operator Grade 5 357.90 34.00 391.90 Process Operator Grade 6 379.20 34.00 413.20 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, the March 1996 State Wage Decision and the August 1996 State Wage Decision. The first, second and third $8.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any wage increase payable since 1 November 1991 pursuant to enterprise agreements or consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, insofar as that wage increase or part of it has not previously been used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustment. Increases made under previous State Wage Case Principals or under the current Statement of Principles, 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 the 14th day of November 1997. This arbitrated safety net adjustment shall be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 78 W.A.I.G. 1386 since 1 November 1991 whose wages and conditions are regulated by this Award and which are above the wage rates prescribed in it, provided that the above award payments include wages payable under an enterprise agreement in which absorption is not contrary to the terms of the enterprise agreement. Increases made under State Wage Case Principles prior to November 1997, except those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset this arbitrated safety net adjustment of $10.00 per week. (2) Leading Hands— In addition to the appropriate rate prescribed in subclause (1) of this Schedule, a Leading Hand shall be paid the following in excess of the highest rate applicable to the work being carried out. $ (a) if placed in charge of not less than 3 and not more than 10 other employees 14.30 (b) if placed in charge of more than 10 and not more than 20 other employees 21.60 (c) if placed in charge of more than 20 other employees 28.10 AWARDS/AGREEMENTS— Interpretation of— BUILDING TRADES (CONSTRUCTION) AWARD 1987. No. R14 of 1978.