APPLLICATION TO VARY RADIO AND TELEVISION EMPLOYEES' AWARD

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Electrical Trades Union WA

APPLICANT

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Hills Industries Ltd and others

RESPONDENTS

CORAM Commissioner S M Mayman

DATE Monday, 3 FEBRUARY 2014

FILE NO/S APPL 71 OF 2013

CITATION NO. 2014 WAIRC 00068

Result Award varied

Representation

Applicant Ms N Ireland and with her Ms B Ward

Respondent No appearance

Order

HAVING heard Ms Ireland for Electrical Trades Union WA, as applicant and no appearance for Hills Industries Ltd and others; the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders:

THAT the Radio and Television Employees Award No. 3 of 1980 be varied in accordance with the following schedule and that such variations shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period on or after the 3rd day of February 2014.

Commissioner S M Mayman

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 9. - Overtime:  Delete paragraph (f) of subclause (3) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof:

 (f) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (g) of this subclause, an employee required to work overtime for more than two hours shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid $12.60 or a meal and, if owing to the amount of overtime worked, a second or subsequent meal is required they shall be supplied with each such meal by the employer or be paid $8.55 for each meal so required.

2. Clause 13. – Car Allowances:  Delete subclause (3) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(3) A year for the purpose of this Clause shall commence on 1 July and end on 30 June next following.

RATES OF HIRE FOR USE OF EMPLOYEE'S OWN VEHICLE

ON EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS

MOTOR CAR

 Area and Details Engine Displacement

  (in Cubic Centimetres)

 Rate per Kilometre (Cents) Over Over 1600cc 1600cc 2600cc              -2600cc              & Under

 Metropolitan Area              82.8              74.0              64.4

 South West Land Division              84.7              75.8              65.9

 North of 23.5° South Latitude              93.0              83.4              72.8

 Rest of the State              87.4              78.3              68.3

 Motor Cycle  (In All Areas)    28.3 cents per kilometre

3. Clause 14. – Distant Work:  Delete subclause (4) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(4) Where an employee, supplied with board and lodging by the employer, is required to live more than 800 metres from the job the employee shall be provided with suitable transport to and from that job or be paid an allowance of $15.50 per day provided that where the time actually spent in travelling either to or from the job exceeds twenty minutes, that excess travelling time shall be paid for at ordinary rates whether or not suitable transport is supplied by the employer. 

4. Clause 29. - Wages:  Delete subclauses (2) and (5) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof:

(2) Leading Hands:

               In addition to the appropriate total wage prescribed in subclause (1) of this Clause a leading hand shall be paid:

              $

 (a) If placed in charge of not less than three and not

  more than ten other employees               29.70

 (b) If placed in charge of  more than ten and not

  more than twenty other employees               45.10

 (c) If placed in charge of more than twenty other

   employees               58.30

(5) (a) Where an employer does not provide a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or an apprentice with the tools ordinarily required by that Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice in the performance of their work as a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or as an apprentice the employer shall pay a tool allowance of:-

  (i) $16.20 per week to such Serviceperson, Installer or Assembler; or

  (ii) In the case of an apprentice a percentage of $16.20 being the percentage which appears against their year of apprenticeship in subclause (3) of this Clause,

  for the purpose of such Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice supplying and maintaining tools ordinarily required in the performance of their work as a Serviceperson, Installer, Assembler or apprentice.

 (b) Any tool allowance paid pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subclause shall be included in, and form part of, the ordinary weekly wage prescribed in this Clause.

 (c) An employer shall provide for the use of tradespersons or apprentices all necessary power tools, special purpose tools and precision measuring instruments.

 (d) A tradesperson or apprentice shall replace or pay for any tools supplied by the employer if lost through their negligence.