AP782505CR - Graphics Arts - General - Award 2000
SCHEDULE K - SANDS PRINT GROUP WESTERN AUSTRALIA
[Schedule K inserted by S4010 from 01Feb00]
AWARD MODERNISATION
1. This agreement has been negotiated between the Sands Print Group Western Australia and the Auotmotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kinderd Industries Union (trading as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union) in consultion with the members of the said Union and employees of the Sands Print Group Western Australia, engaged on the continental shift arrangement.
2. The parties bound by this agreement are:
(i) Sands Print Group Western Australia of 12 Dyer Road, Bassendean
(ii) Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union of 1111 Hay Street, West Perth.
(iii) Employees of Sands Print Group Western Australia who are bound by the Graphic Arts General Interim Award 1995 engaged on the continental shift arrangement.
3. This agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in conjunction with the Graphic Arts General Interim Award and shall operate as a schedule to it. Where any inconsistancy exists between the operation of the award and this agreement, the agreement shall prevail.
4. In accordance with Clause 2.2 of the Graphic Arts General Interim Award 1995 the parties have reached agreement to introduce a 12-hour shift roster in the Pressroom for the Roland and the MO4 Printing Presses, and the Web Press.
HOURS OF WORK
12 Hour Shifts
By agreement between the employer and the majority of the employees in the pressroom, the ordinary hours of work for the Roland and the MO4 shall be 36 hours per week.
Should the Company introduce a night shift it shall be on a “by agreement” basis with employees. No employee shall be forced onto the night shift or their employment prejudiced in any way by their refusal.
Employees rostered to work the night shift shall receive a 30% shift loading.
WEB PRESS
Employees rostered to perform duties on a continental shift on the Web Press shall be excluded from any additional annual leave as set out in Clause (ii) – Holidays/Annual leave as they are not required to work on Public Holidays or Saturdays.
HOLIDAYS/ANNUAL LEAVE
The following additional conditions shall operate where an employee is working under the 12 hour shift arrangement set out in above:
i. Public Holidays – Employees shall be entitled to Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday as paid Public Holidays, all other Public Holidays as set out in Clause 7.6 of thr Graphis Arts General Interim Award shall be ordinary working days.
ii. Annual Leave – In addition to the entitlement set out in Clause 7.1 of the Graphic Arts General Interim Award, an employee shall be entitled to 2 weeks’ paid leave. A loading of 20% is payable to the employee in respect to these additional days of paid annual leave.
iii. The additional leave in (ii) may be taken by the employee at such times and manner as agreed between the employee and the employer and it not subject to the limitations contained in clause 7.1.2e.
BREAKS
1) Meal breaks shall be taken in accordance with the Graphic Arts General Interim Award except where the employee is working 12 hour shift arrangements. In that circumstance the meal break shall be taken between the 6th and 7th hour of the shift.
2) Wherever possible, machinery will be kept running during a meal period.
NOTICE OF SHIFT CHANGE/CANCELLATION
Sands Print Group Western Australia agree to give employees 3 months notice prior to any changes or cancellation of the 12 hour shift.
SIGNATORIES
………………………………… June 1999
For and on behalf of
Sands Print Group Western Australia
………………………………… June 1999
For and on behalf of
Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering,
Printing and Kindred Industries Union
SCHEDULE “A”
The agreed roster is as follows:
WEEK 1
Monday/Tuesday |
Wednesday/Thursday |
Friday/Saturday |
A Shift
|
B Shift
|
A Shift
|
WEEK 2
Monday/Tuesday |
Wednesday/Thursday |
Friday/Saturday |
B Shift
|
A Shift
|
B Shift
|
