AN120484 – Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' (State) Award
(a) Adult Employees
The rates of pay for weekly employees shall be as set out in Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
(b) The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2005. These adjustments may be offset against:
(i) any equivalent overaward payments; and/or
(ii) award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum rates adjustments.
(c) The following table shall indicate the wage group appropriate to each individual classification:
No. |
Classification |
Wage | |
Group | |||
Saddlery and Harness Section |
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1 |
Saddler and/or bridle hand means an experienced employee engaged in the manufacture and/or repair of saddles, harness for horses or similar collars, whips and whip thongs, who has knowledge of all grades and types of leather used in the trade and is capable of making patterns, cutting and preparing the components and manufacturing and/or repairing the final product |
C | |
2 |
Saddle and harness assistant includes stitchers and punchers and all other classes of work requiring direct supervision - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience |
M | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience |
L | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience |
J | ||
Leathergoods, Luggage, Handbags, &c. Section |
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3 |
Designer as defined |
A | |
3a |
Pattern Cutter as defined |
A | |
4 |
Hand cutting and/or clicking leather |
E | |
5 |
Hand cutting and/or clicking other material |
E | |
6 |
Manufacture and/or repair, including machine cutting, of - |
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(i) |
Travelgoods, bags, trunks, suit and attache cases, musical instrument and similar cases which are made of leather - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
(ii) |
Travelgoods, bags, suit and attache cases, trunks, musical instrument and similar cases as are made of fibre or any material (including plastics) other than leather - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
(iii) |
Leather coats, jackets and leggings, rifle and/or gun covers, pouches and belts - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
(iv) |
Handbags, shopping bags, brief cases and cosmetic cases made of leather or any other material (including plastic) - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
(v) |
Wallets, spectacle cases, pouches of all descriptions and transistor radio cases made of leather, plastic or other material - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
(vi) |
Gloves (other than industrial and golf gloves), surgical belts and appliances, bicycle seats made of leather, plastic or any other material - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
(vii) |
Playsuits made of leather, plastic or other material - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
(viii) |
Braces, straps, belts of all descriptions, purses, razor straps, hat leathers, watch straps, key wallets and similar articles, dog collars, articles made of woollen lamb skins, sheep skins, kangaroo skins or other like materials, and leads and leather goods of all descriptions not elsewhere included as are made of leather, plastic or other material - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
(ix) |
Slither cans, welders and similar industrial masks and other materials made of fibre or any material (including plastic) other than leather - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
(x) |
Car head rests, covers, car seats, car safety harness of all descriptions - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
7 |
Employee engaged in trimming gloves, cutting out forcetts and quirks and cutting cotton ends |
M | |
Sporting Goods, &c., Section |
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8 |
Manufacture and/or repair of sporting goods of all descriptions - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
Machine Belting, &c., Section |
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9 |
Manufacture and/or repair machine belting, gaskets and pump washers or similar articles |
I | |
Ships' Gear Section |
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10 |
Sail Maker - as defined |
B | |
11 |
Manufacture and/or repair of sails and ships' gear (including nets, fenders and rigging) and other articles that require the hand sewing of ropes by use of palm and needle - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
H | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
F | ||
12 |
Cutter - as defined |
D | |
13 |
Manufacture and/or repair of canvas goods of all descriptions covered by this award, including those made of plastic substitute for canvas, and flags of all descriptions and including cutters other than as defined - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
M | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
L | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
Industrial Spindle Polishing Mops Section |
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14 |
Manufacture and/or repair of industrial spindle polishing mops |
J | |
Industrial and Golf Gloves Section |
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15 |
(i) |
Manufacture and/or repair of industrial and golf gloves - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
L | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
I | ||
(ii) |
Employee engaged in trimming gloves, cutting out forcetts and quirks and cutting cotton ends - |
M | |
(iii) |
Employee engaged in machine cutting of leather and/or other materials - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
Toys Section |
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Toys made of woolled lamb skins, sheep skins, kangaroo skins or other furred skins. The rates of pay for employees engaged on this work shall be: |
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16 |
Designer - as defined |
A | |
17 |
Pattern cutter - as defined |
A | |
18 |
Die cutter using clicking press - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
19 |
Hand cutter and/or clicker |
E | |
20 |
Fillers and/or stuffers |
K | |
21 |
Machinists - |
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Employee with less than 6 months' experience on such items |
K | ||
Employee with 6 to 12 months' experience on such items |
J | ||
Employee with more than 12 months' experience on such items |
G | ||
General |
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22 |
Storeperson |
K | |
23 |
Employee engaged in trimming threads, cleaning, labelling, packing in bags and cartons, attachment of keys, turning out (other than sporting goods), paper filling of finished product, eyeletting (other than canvas goods), press studding (other than canvas goods), marking and/or staining, R.F. Welding, lock fixing (on items less than 50 cms in length), gluing edges, machine gluing, other gluing on items less than 155 sq. cms in area |
K | |
(d) Junior Employees
The weekly rate for junior employees shall be the undermentioned percentages of the rate for classification 6(ii), Manufacture, etc., of travel goods, etc. (other than leather) with more than 12 months' experience in subclause (c) of this clause:
Age |
Percentage |
16 years of age and under |
50 |
17 years of age |
60 |
18 years of age |
70 |
19 years of age |
80 |
20 years of age |
90 |
The above percentages shall be calculated to the nearest 5 cents (half or less than half of 5 cents to be disregarded).
Thereafter, the minimum wage prescribed for adults for the class of work which they are doing shall apply, provided, however, that a junior after 4 years' experience in the industry covered by this award shall be paid the full adult rate prescribed in subclause (c) of this clause.
(i) For the purpose of this clause, "experience" shall mean any form of employment in the industry.
(ii) Employers who wilfully employ juniors without taking into account previous experience shall be guilty of a breach of this award.
(iii) The proportion of junior workers and apprentices to adult employees shall be one to one. In computing the proportion under this paragraph, the number of such employees employed for the whole of the previous 6 months shall be taken.
To be clear, an employee under 21 years of age being paid the adult rate of pay in accordance with Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates, shall not be considered as a junior worker for the purposes of this paragraph.
(e) Leading Hands
An employee who is appointed by the management to supervise the work of other employees shall be paid an additional amount as set out in Items 1, 2 and 3 of Table 2 - Allowances, of the said Part B.
(f) First-aid Attendant
An employee holding a St John Ambulance or equivalent first-aid certificate, appointed by the employer to be a first-aid attendant, shall be paid an amount as set out in Item 4 of Table 2, in addition to his/her usual weekly wage, and shall also be paid for all time spent in attending lectures on first aid during and outside working hours, provided such time is authorised by the employer. An adequate first-aid outfit shall be provided as prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW), and the Regulations made thereunder.
