2015 WAIRC 01002
RADIO AND TELEVISION EMPLOYEES' AWARD
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION WA
APPLICANT
-V-
HILLS INDUSTRIES LTD., CANBERRA TELEVISION SERVICES, INDOOR AMUSEMENT GAMES CO.
RESPONDENT
CORAM COMMISSIONER S J KENNER
DATE WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2015
FILE NO/S APPL 137 OF 2015
CITATION NO. 2015 WAIRC 01002

Result Award varied
Representation
APPLICANT MR J MURIE

RESPONDENT NO APPEARANCE



Order

HAVING heard Mr J Murie on behalf of the applicant and there being no appearance by the respondents, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 hereby orders –

THAT the Radio and Television Employees' Award be varied in accordance with the following schedule and that the variations in the attached Schedule shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period on or after 5 November 2015.






COMMISSIONER S J KENNER



SCHEDULE



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

(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 $13.10 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 $8.85 for each meal so required.



2. Clause 29. – Wages:

A. Delete subclause (2) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:


(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
31.10



(b)
If placed in charge of more than ten and not
more than twenty other employees
47.30



(c)
If placed in charge of more than twenty other
employees
61.20


B. Delete subclause (5) of this Clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:


(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) $17.00 per week to such Serviceperson, Installer or Assembler; or

(ii) In the case of an apprentice a percentage of $17.00 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.



3. Third Schedule – Named Parties to the Award: Delete this Schedule and insert in lieu thereof the following:

THIRD SCHEDULE - NAMED PARTIES TO THE AWARD

Union Party

Electrical Trades Union WA