METAL TRADES (GENERAL) AWARD 1966

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES ADECCO INDUSTRIAL PTY LIMITED, KELLY SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) LTD, MANPOWER SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD AND OTHERS

APPLICANTS

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Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing, and Allied Workers Union of Australia, Engineering & Electrical Div.

RESPONDENTS

CORAM Senior Commissioner J F Gregor

DATE MONDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2006

FILE NO APPL 564 OF 2005

CITATION NO. 2006 WAIRC 03841

Result Vary Award

Order

HAVING heard Mr P. Watson for Adecco Industrial Pty Ltd and others and Mr D. Lee on behalf of Amcor Australasia (WA) and others and Mr L. Edmonds (of Counsel) for the Respondent Unions, and by consent, the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 hereby orders:

THAT the Metal Trades (General) Award 1966 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the first pay period on or after 17 February 2006.

Senior Commissioner J F Gregor

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 3. – Area and Scope:  Delete this clause and insert in lieu the following:

This award relates to each industry mentioned in the Second Schedule to this award and applies to all employees employed in each such industry in any calling mentioned in Clause 31. - Wages and Supplementary Payments (including the appendix thereto) of Part I - General or Clause 10. - Wages of Part II - Construction Work of this award but does not apply within the area occupied and controlled by the United States Navy at and in the vicinity of North-West Cape in relation to Increment 1 of the construction of the Communications Centre.

Exclusion to scope clause – Electrical Contracting Industry.

This award shall not apply to employees who are on-hired to electrical contracting companies or to employers who are engaged in the electrical contracting industry as defined under the terms of the Electrical Contracting Industry Award R22 of 1978.

2. Second Schedule – Schedule of Respondents:  After the industry heading “Instrument Makers and Repairers” and the contents thereof, insert the following new industry heading and accompanying content into this Schedule:

LABOUR HIRE INDUSTRY:

Adecco Pty Limited

57 Havelock Street 

West Perth 

WA  6005

Kelly Services (Australia) Ltd

Level 1 Quayside, 2 Mill Street

Perth 

WA  6000

Manpower Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

28 The Esplanade

Perth 

WA  6000

Ready Workforce Pty Limited

247 James Street 

Northbridge

WA  6003