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AN150029 – Carpenters & Joiners (General) Award 1993

SCHEDULE 1. WAGES

OPDATE 30:09:2003 1st pp on or after

This Schedule shall operate from the first pay period to commence on or after 30th September, 2003.

9.1 Except as elsewhere provided in this Award, the minimum rates of pay payable to an adult employee (other than an apprentice) in a classification or class of work specified in paragraph (6) of this clause shall be as set out below, plus where applicable the allowances prescribed in Clauses 9.2, 13 and 14 of this award.

(a) Rates of Pay:-

GROUP

WEEKLY RATE

 

$

Group 1

448.40

Group 2

465.00

Group 3

487.60

Group 4

508.50

Group 5

542.20

Group 6

563.10

Group 7

583.90

The Wage relativities in this award have been established via the structural efficiency and minimum rates adjustments processes in accordance with the September 1989 State Wage Case decision (Print I.69/1989).

(b) (i) The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the State Wage Case decision of July 2003 [[2003] SAIRComm 40]. This arbitrated safety net adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Australian workplace agreements, award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous State Wage Case principles or under the current Declaration, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

Increases made under previous State Wage Case principles or under the current Declaration, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

(ii) The rates of pay in this award also contain safety net wage adjustments as determined by previous State Wage Case decisions. The absorption arrangements applying in relation to those adjustments continue to apply.

(c) The classifications covered by this award and the appropriate broadbanded group for such classifications shall be as follows:

Classification Broadbanded Group

Joiner-Setter Out 6
Carpenter & Joiner 5
Carpenter and/or Joiner 5
Joiner 5
Assembler A 4
Assembler B 3
Primer 3
General Hand 1

Provided that:

(i) an employee currently classified as an Assembler A who is only required to perform the duties specified in sub-clause 8.1 shall be paid in accordance with broadbanded group 3. Where such employee performs a wider range of duties including those more complex, tasks identified for broadbanded group 4, then such employee shall be paid in accordance with broadbanded group 4.

(ii) an employee currently classified as an Assembler B who is only required to perform the duties specified in sub-clause 8.2 shall be paid in accordance with broadbanded group 2. Where such employee performs a wider range of duties, including those more complex, indicative tasks identified for broadbanded group 3, then such employee shall be paid in accordance with broadbanded group 3.

9.2 Leading Hands

A person specifically appointed to be a leading hand (as defined) shall be paid at the rate of the undermentioned additional amounts above the rate of highest classification supervised, or the employees own rate, whichever is higher, in accordance with the number of persons in the employees charge: Weekly

 

 

Rate

 

 

38 Hours

 

 

$

(i)

In charge of not more than 1 person

13.00

(ii)

In charge of 2 and not more than 5 persons

28.70

(iii)

In charge of 6 and not more than 10 persons

36.60

(iv)

In charge of more than 10 persons

48.80

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