GATE, FENCE AND FRAMES MANUFACTURING AWARD

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES Electrical Trades Union WA

APPLICANT

-v-

CAI Fences and others

RESPONDENTS

CORAM Commissioner S M Mayman

DATE Tuesday, 9 December 2014

FILE NO/S APPL 42 OF 2014

CITATION NO. 2014 WAIRC 01336

Result Award varied

Representation

Applicant Ms N O’Brien

Respondent No appearance

Order

HAVING heard Ms O’Brien for Electrical Trades Union WA, as applicant and there was no appearance on behalf of CAI Fences and others, as respondents; the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders:

THAT the Gate, Fence and Frames Manufacturing Award 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 9th day of December 2014.

Commissioner S M Mayman

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 7. - Overtime:  Delete paragraph (f) of subclause (3) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(f) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (h) 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 $11.70 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 $8.10 for each meal so required.

2. Clause 14. - Special Rates and Provisions:  Delete subclauses (1), (2) and (4) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(1) Dirt Money:  An employee shall be paid an allowance of 58 cents per hour when engaged on work of an unusually dirty nature where clothes are necessarily unduly soiled or damaged or boots are unduly damaged by the nature of the work done.

(2) Confined Space:  An employee shall be paid an allowance of 72 cents per hour when, because of the dimensions of the compartment or space in which the employee is working, the employee is required to work in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation.

(4) An employee, holding a Third Year First Aid Medallion of the St. John Ambulance Association appointed by the employer to perform first aid duties, shall be paid $11.80 per week in addition to the ordinary rate.

3. Clause 19. - Fares & Travelling Time:  Delete paragraphs (a) of subclause (2) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(a) On places within a radius of 50 kilometres from the General Post Office, Perth - $17.45 per day.

4. Clause 20. – Distant Work:  Delete subclauses (6) and (7) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(6) An employee to whom the provisions of subclause (1) of this clause apply shall be paid an allowance of $33.20 for any week-end the employee returns to the employee's home from the job, but only if -

(a) The employee advises the employer or the employer's agent of the employee's intention not later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the week-end in which the employee so returns;

(b) The employee is not required for work during that week-end;

(c) The employee returns to the job on the first working day following the week-end; and

(d) The employer does not provide, or offer to provide, suitable transport

(7) 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 $14.60 per day, provided that where the time actually spent in travelling either to or from the job exceeds 20 minutes, that excess travelling time shall be paid for at ordinary rates, whether or not suitable transport is supplied by the employer.

5. First Schedule - Wages:                Delete subclauses (2) and (6) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(2) Leading Hand:  In addition to the appropriate rate 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 10 31.00

other employees  

(b) If placed in charge of more than 10 and not more than 20 other 47.70

employees

(c) If placed  in charge of more than 20 other employees  61.50

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

(i) $17.30 per week to such tradesperson, or

(ii) In the case of an apprentice a percentage of $17.30 being the percentage which appears against the year of apprenticeship in subclause (a) of subclause (3) of this Schedule.

For the purpose of such tradesperson or apprentice supplying and maintaining tools ordinarily required in the performance of their work as a tradesperson 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 schedule.

(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.