ROPE AND TWINE WORKERS' AWARD

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, Western Australian Branch

APPLICANT

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WA Rope & Twine Company Pty Ltd

RESPONDENT

CORAM Commissioner S J Kenner

DATE tuesday, 9 december 2008

FILE NO/S APPL 57 OF 2008

CITATION NO. 2008 WAIRC 01702

Result Award varied

Representation

Applicant Ms J O’Keefe

Respondent No appearance

Order

HAVING heard Ms J O’Keefe on behalf of the applicant and there being no appearance on behalf of the respondent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders –

THAT the Rope and Twine Workers’ Award (No.11 of 1963) be varied in accordance with the following schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the first pay period on or after the date of this order.

Commissioner S J Kenner

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 17. – Meal Money: Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof:

(1) Subject to the provisions of subclause (2) of this clause an employee, required to work overtime for more than two hours, shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid $9.30 for a meal and, if owing to the amount of overtime worked, a second or subsequent meal is required the employee shall be supplied with such meal by the employer or paid $6.35 for each meal so required.

2. Clause 20. – Leading Hands: Delete this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof:

Any employee placed by the employer in charge of three or more other employees shall be paid $26.40 per week in addition to the weekly rates prescribed by this award.

3. Clause 24. – Dirt Money: Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof:

(1) 52¢ per hour extra shall be paid to employees when engaged in work of an unusually dirty nature where clothes are necessarily unduly soiled or injured or boots are injured by the nature of the work done.