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ranch and Delta Bay Investments Pty Ltd T/A Swift Plan. No. AG 175 of 1994. Swift Plan Industrial Agreement. COMMISSIONER A.R. BEECH. 8 December 1994. Order. HAVING heard Mr G. Giffard on behalf of the v there being no appearance on behalf of the

(1995) 75 WAIG Single Commissioner (WAIRC) 1994-12-08 File: No. 14 of 1978
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APPLICANT: ranch and Delta Bay Investments Pty Ltd T/A Swift Plan. No. AG 175 of 1994. Swift Plan Industrial Agreement. COMMISSIONER A.R. BEECH. 8 December 1994. Order. HAVING heard Mr G. Giffard on behalf of the
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[P]Enterprise agreement approval [P]Enterprise agreement variation [P]Registered industrial agreement (WA) [S]Wages — payment obligations [S]Mining / resources sector
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Western Australian Builders' Labourers, Painters and Plasterers Union of Workers and The Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyards, Sawmills and Woodworkers Union of Australia-Western Australian Branch and Delta Bay Investments Pty Ltd T/A Swift Plan. No. AG 175 of 1994. Swift Plan Industrial Agreement. COMMISSIONER A.R. BEECH. 8 December 1994. Order. HAVING heard Mr G. Giffard on behalf of the Applicants and there being no appearance 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 Swift Plan Industrial Agreement be regis- tered as an industrial agreement in accordance with the following Schedule from the 6th day of December 1994. [L.S.] (Sgd.) A.R. BEECH, Commissioner. Schedule. I.-Title. This agreement will be known as the Swift Plan Industrial Agreement. 2.-Arrangement. 1. Title 2. Arrangement 3. Area and Parties Bound 4. Application 5. Duration 6. Dispute Settlement Procedure 7. Single Enterprise 8. Relationship with Award 9. Enterprise Agreement 10. Wage Increase 11. Relativities 12. Industry Standards 13. Clothing and Footwear 14. Ratification Appendix A 3.-Area and Parties Bound. This is an agreement between The Western Australian Builders' Labourers, Painters and Plasterers Union of Workers; The Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyards, Sawmills and Woodworkers Union of Australia Western Australian Branch in the State of Western Australia (hereinafter referred to as the unions) and Delta Bay Investments Pty Ltd trading as Swift Plan in the said State (hereinafter referred to as the company). 4.-Application. This agreement shall be binding upon the company, the unions, their officers and members, and any person eligible to be a member of the unions employed by the company on work covered by the terms of the Building Trades (Construction) Award 1987, No. 14 of 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the award). 5.-Duration. This agreement shall commence from the first pay period on or after 18th day of November 1994 and shall continue in effect until 31 July 1995. Provided that nothing in this clause shall prevent the implementation of a comprehensive enterprise agreement as detailed in Clause 9.-Enterprise Agreement. The parties agree to commence discussion on the terms and conditions of any future agreement three calendar months prior to the expiration of this agreement. 6.-Dispute Settlement Procedure. The dispute settlement procedure that shall apply to this agreement shall be in the same terms as that outlined in Clause 46.-Settlement of Disputes of the award. 7.-Single Enterprise. It is agreed that this agreement applies in respect of a single enterprise as defined in Clause 41A(2) of the W.A. Industrial Relations Act 1979, as amended (the "Act"). 124 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETIE 75 w.A.I.G. 8.-Relationship with Award. (1) This agreement shall be read wholly in conjunction with the award. Where this agreement is silent on rates of pay and other matters pertaining to the employment relationship, the award shall apply. (2) Where there is conflict between the rates of pay, conditions, allowances and other matters in this agreement and the award the higher rate shall apply. 9.-Enterprise Agreement It is agreed that in the event of the unions and the company agreeing on the terms of a comprehensive enterprise agreement, this agreement may be terminated in accordance with the requirements of the Act 1O.-Wage Increase. (1) This agreement provides for the payment of a 7.5% increase in the award hourly rate resulting in the wage rates at the 18th November 1994 as expressed in Appendix A at Part 1. (2) Apprentices will receive a 7.5% increase on the rates of pay determined in accordance with the award. (3) A following wage increase shall be payable as a further instalment of 2.5% on the ftrst pay period on or after 1 February 1995 resulting in the wage rates also contained in Appendix A at Part 2. ll.-Relativities. The relativities in base rate and supplementary payments as currently contained in the award will not be altered for the life of this agreement 12.-Industry Standards. It is a term of this agreement that the company will continue to meet its current level of payment into the following non-wage beneftt schemes for the life of the agreement: the Construction + Building Unions Superannu- ation Scheme, and the Western Australian Construction Industry Redundancy Fund. 13.-Clothing and Footwear. (1) The following items will be supplied to each employee by the company, upon the completion of ftve working days, and will be replaced on a fair wear and tear basis: (a) 1 pair of safety boots (b) 2 T-shirts with collars (c) 1 bluey jacket for each employee employed during the period 1 April to 31 October. (2) The company will also make available to each employee, when requested by them, sun screen lotion and sun brims to ftt over safety helmets. 14.-Ratiftcation. The signatures that follow testify to the fact that this agreement shall come into effect from the ftrst pay period on or after 18 November 1994. K. Reynolds State Secretary for and on behalf of The Western Australian Builders' Labourers, Painters and Plasterers Union of Workers Neil Flynn State Secretary for and on behalf of The Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyards Sawmills and Woodworkers Union of Austra- lia-Western Australian Branch Brendan McGovem For and on behalf of Delta Bay Investments Pty Ltd T/A Swift Plan Dated this 18th day of November 1994. Appendix A. Part 1 Part 2 18 November 1994 1 February 1995 Hourly Weekly Hourly Weekly Rate Rate Rate Rate Carpenters, Joiners, Stonemasons, Stoneworkers Bricklayers Roof Tile Fixers Labourer Group 1 Labourer Group 2 Labourer Group 3 $13.35 $13.21 $13.12 $12.77 $12.31 $11.98 $507.30 $501.98 $498.56 $485.26 $467.78 $455.24 $13.66 $13.52 $13.42 $13.07 $12.60 $12.25 $519.08 $513.76 $509.96 $496.66 $478.80 $465.50 VANDERTANG CONCRETE INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT No. AG 144 of 1994.