AP799690 - Transport Workers’ (Oil Companies) Award 1998
PART 4 – WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS
10. WAGE RATES
[Sec I:10 substituted by T1328 PR908253 PR918890 PR934637 PR948274 PR961444; PR978817 ppc 01Oct07]
10.1 Wage rates
Rate per week for adult service with the same employer including service with a previous employer whose business or part of the business has been acquired or taken over by the employer.
Classification |
Minimum rate | |
(1) |
Rigid Vehicle/Utility up to 25 tonnes (GVM) |
$632.00 |
(2) |
Articulated vehicle up to 43 tonnes (GCM) |
$658.10 |
(3) |
Road train |
|
(3.1) |
- double vehicle up to and under 79 tonnes GCM |
$699.14 |
(3.2) |
- triple vehicle up to and under 115 tonnes GCM |
$740.18 |
Thereafter, for each additional 6 tonnes or part thereof - $7.71 per week extra.
Where a trailer is drawn behind a vehicle described in (1), or (2) above, the combined weight of the trailer and vehicle and maximum load shall be deemed to be the weight of the vehicle on which the wages shall be determined for all purposes of the award.
The rates in (1), and (2) above, include payments for salesmen/drivers collecting money and, when required, carting packages, fuel oil in drums or bulk, or carting, spreading and/or spraying bituminous products on the street.
Notwithstanding the minimum rates contained in this clause, an employee’s actual wage rates will not be reduced.
10.1.2 The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the Safety Net Review – Wages June 2005 decision [PR002005]. 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 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 National Wage Case principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.
10.1.3 Additional payments
[10.1.3 substituted by PR975508 PR978817; PR983385 ppc 01Oct08]
$
In addition to the rates prescribed above, the following additional payments shall apply to:
(a)
An employee driving a vehicle (not being a tractor) and drawing a trailer – per day
2.19
(b)
An employee driving a vehicle carrying bulk liquid petroleum gas – per week
8.35
(c)
A driver of a yard truck, tractor or fork lift, who is instructed by a superior officer to supervise the work of two employees, whether or not they are engaged under this award. The amount shall be payable for all purposes of this award – per day
3.19
(d)
A Leading Hand, i.e., an employee who is in charge of :
(i) 3 to 10 employees – per week
27.34
(ii) 11 to 20 employees – per week
40.60
(iii) more than 20 employees – per week
52.41
10.2 Scope of work
[10.2 substituted by PR975508 PR978817; PR983385 ppc 01Oct08]
The wage rates prescribed in certified agreements and read in conjunction with this award shall comprehend the total scope of work performed by an employee assessed at the applicable level and includes acceptance that employees for the purposes of training and development, will perform work at a higher level to enable future regarding within the classification structure
10.3 On board vehicle information systems
[10.3 substituted by PR975508 PR978817; PR983385 ppc 01Oct08]
The filing and use by the employer of electronic or mechanical information equipment on vehicles is comprehended in the wage rates prescribed in this clause.
