AN120192 – Electricians &c. (State) Award
The following margins per week will apply to the male employees in the classifications listed hereunder of A.W. Goodwin Limited and Tulloch Limited being employees within the Engineering, Metal Working and Fabrication Sections of the Rolling Stock Industry:
(i) Weekly Wage Rates of Pay
Margin per week
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Electrical Fitter/Mechanic |
114.70 |
Electrical Fitter/Mechanic's Assistant |
78.80 |
(ii) Conditions of Employment — Shall be those prescribed by the Electricians, &c. (State) Award except as varied herein.
(iii) Accumulated Sick Leave: Payment will be made for all accumulated sick leave on termination for any reason other than serious misconduct.
(iv) Compassionate Leave — Three days of paid leave of absence to employees suffering a bereavement within immediate family, i.e. father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, wife, son, daughter, brother or sister.
(v) Washing Time — Every employee is allowed six minutes washing time each shift except on the normal pay day when a total of ten minutes is allowed.
(vi) Leading Hands — In addition to the rates prescribed herein an additional rate of $16.40 per week shall be paid to those employees classified as leading hands.
(vii) Service Allowance — A service allowance will be paid after the first year of continuous service in accordance with the following scale and conditions: 2 years to 5 years (inclusive) - 2 days per completed year of service.
Conditions
(a) Service allowance will not be paid when an employee attains entitlement for his/her appropriate Long Service Leave.
(b) A service allowance is not to be paid for any other reason than retrenchment due to the slackness in trade.
(c) Service allowance to be looked upon as Long Service Leave in Advance. The actual cash payment is to be deducted from any further long service leave payment should an employee qualify for long service leave following some later period of employment.
(viii) Extended Sick leave — Accruals — Employees absent on authorized extended sick leave, not being sickness in respect of which any such employee is entitled to workers' compensation, will be entitled to have annual leave accrued for the first six months of such extended sick leave.
(ix) Sickness Fund — The employer agrees to maintain the current non-contributory sickness benefits at present applicable to its employees.
(x) Life Assurance – The employer agrees to maintain the current non-contributory life assurance at present applicable to its employees.
(xi) Increments — The Weekly Rates set out in subclause (i) hereof shall be increases for each and every classification by $3.00 per week from first pay period on or after 20 June 1973.
(xii) Duration — This appendix shall remain in force for a period of 18 months from the date appearing herein, except and unless determined by both parties hereto, in writing.
(xiii) Date of Operation - From the first pay period to commence on or after 18 March 1972.
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