WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Gromark Packaging Pty Ltd and Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers—Western Australian Branch; The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Miscellaneous Workers Division, Western Australian Branch. No. AG 128 of 1995. Gromark Packaging Pty Ltd Kewdale Plant Enterprise Agreement 1995. COMMISSIONER A. R. BEECH. 3 October 1995. Order. HAVING heard Mr M Beros and Mr R Blanch on behalf of the Applicant and Mr G Sturman and Ms S Ellery on behalf of the Respondents and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders: THAT the Gromark Packaging Pty Ltd Kewdale Plant Enterprise Agreement 1995 be registered as an industrial agreement in accordance with the following Schedule from the 29th day of September 1995. (Sgd.) A. R. BEECH, [L.S] Commissioner. Schedule. L—TITLE This agreement shall be referred to as the Gromark Packag- ing Pty Ltd Kewdale Plant Enterprise Agreement 1995, here- after referred to as the agreement. 2.—ARRANGEMENT 1. Title 2. Arrangement 3. Application of Agreement 4. Parties Bound 5. Date and Operation of this Agreement 6. Relationship to Parent Award 7. Single Bargaining Unit 8. Measures to Increase Productivity, Efficiency and Flexibility 9. Wage Increases 10. Avoidance of Industrial Disputes 11. National Standards 12. Not to be Used as a Precedent 13. Signatories Schedule A.—Consultation Schedule B.—Continual Process of Improvement Schedule C.—Key Performance Indicators (KPI) 3.— APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT (1) This agreement shall apply at the establishment of Gromark Packaging Pty Ltd (Kewdale Plant) (hereafter re- ferred to as the company) in respect of all employees who are engaged in any of the occupations or callings specified in the following awards: (a) Metal Trades (General) Award 1966 No 13 of 1965 (b) Plastic Manufacturing Award 1977 No. 5 of 1977 (c) Transport Workers (General) Award No. 10 of 1961 (2) Further reference to "the awards" will refer to all the above awards. 4.—PARTIES BOUND The parties to this agreement are: (1) Gromark Packaging Pty Ltd, Kewdale Plant, Valen- tine Street, Kewdale WA 6105 (2) Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers—Western Aus- tralian Branch, 111 Hay Street, Perth WA 6000 (3) The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellane- ous Workers Union, Miscellaneous Workers Divi- sion, Western Australian Branch, 61 Thomas Street, Subiaco WA 6008 (4) All employees who are engaged in any of the occu- pations specified in "the awards" but who are not members of an employee organisation. 5.—DATE AND OPERATION OF THIS AGREEMENT This agreement shall operate from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1st June 1995 and shall remain in operation until 30th June 1996. Three months prior to the expiry date of the agreement discussions between the employer and the union will commence to determine an ap- propriate course of action in respect to the agreement or to facilitate the re-negotiation of another agreement. 6.—RELATIONSHIP TO PARENT AWARD This agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in con- junction with "the awards". Where there is any inconsistency between this agreement and the parent awards this agreement shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency. 7.—SINGLE BARGAINING UNIT In accordance with the National Wage Case Decision of October 1991 (Print K0300) a single bargaining unit has been established between all the parties as listed in Clause 4.— Parties Bound. The unions are representing the company em- ployee members. 8.—MEASURES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY (1) A consultative committee will be established and will operate from the commencement of this agreement. The char- ter for the consultative committee is detailed in Schedule A.— Consultation. (2) This agreement confirms joint recognition of the need for wide ranging review and restructure of all aspects of the business to ensure essential long term competitive capability through: (a) The most flexible operation possible. (b) Excellence in customer service. (c) A continuous improvement outlook. (3) This agreement records the commitment of the parties to these qualities in a workplace environment which actively encourages individuals to continually seek and implement new ideas for improvement of any aspect of work practice or op- erations. (4) The key objectives include: (a) To create a workplace environment which will pro- vide job satisfaction and be attractive to present and future employees. (b) To create a work environment in which shared long term goals are based on recognition that the busi- ness has to be profitable and that employees require secure quality employment. (c) To achieve levels of technology and relevant skills that are progressively improved through training to ensure continual personal development for people and access to opportunity and growth for the com- pany. (d) To develop consultative mechanisms which provide equal opportunity for frank, constructive discussion on workplace issues and which ensure an avenue for proper consideration of ideas for improvement. (5) Consistent with the terms of the Decision of the Octo- ber, 1991 National Wage Case, the following measures de- signed to affect real and demonstrable gains in productivity, efficiency and flexibility have been identified and are detailed in Schedule B.—Continual Process of Improvement. 9.—WAGE INCREASES (1) In recognition of this agreement and the potential result- ant increase in productivity combined with the commitment of all parties to increase productivity, efficiency and flexibil- 75 W.A.I.G. 27 ity, wage increases shall be paid in the following instalments, 4% on 1st June 1995, 0-3% on 3rd October 1995, 0-3% on 7th February 1996. Both the second and third pay increases are contingent upon improvement of key performance indica- tors (as detailed in Schedule C.—Key Performance Indica- tors (KPI)). These increases will be paid to all employees covered by "the awards". (2) There shall be no further increases in wages for the life of this agreement. All wage increases are based on each em- ployee's current base hourly pay rate. 10.—AVOIDANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (1) Every employee shall have the right to be heard on any matter concerning conditions of employment, job instruction, safe working practice and workplace environment. To achieve this the following procedure shall operate without discrimi- nation: (a) Stage 1. Should any matter arise which gives an employee cause for concern the employee is to raise the issue with the section leading hand or shift su- pervisor for decision. (Maximum time frame 24 hours.) (b) Stage 2. If the matter is unresolved then the employee and the supervisor/leading hand should approach the department manager for a decision. The employee may have the union shop steward present if he/she desires. (Maximum time frame 48 hours). (c) Stage 3. In the event that the issue remains unre- solved then the parties in Stage 2. hereof shall bring the matter before the general manager for determi- nation. The union office may be contacted at the shop steward's discretion. (d) Stage 4. If the matter remains outstanding the em- ployee may either contact the