Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003

AP825337 - Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003

9. DEFINITIONS

Whenever the following words or expressions are used in this award, they shall have the meaning set out in this clause:

9.1 An Apprentice is an employee indentured by the appropriate Australian, State or Territory body in a trade referred to in the definition of Woolworths Employee Grade 4. Apprentices are paid a percentage of the Woolworths Employee Grade 4 weekly rate.

9.2 The Central Shopping District means the portion of the municipality of the Corporation of the City of Adelaide that lies within the hundred of Adelaide.

9.3 A Junior employee is an employee under the age of 21. They are paid a percentage of the Woolworths Employee Grade 2 weekly rate.

9.4 The Metropolitan Shopping District means the portion of the metropolitan area that is not comprised in the Central Shopping District.

9.5 A Supervisor (without buying responsibility) (two - four employees, five - eight employees, or nine or more employees) is a person in charge of employees who directs the performance of their work and who is in turn responsible to the manager of the department.

9.6 Woolworths Employee Grade 1

Any employee engaged in all or any of the following classes of work:

• weighing, price marking, wrapping;
• replenishing and/or maintaining stocks of goods;
• generally assisting on the floor of the shop other than as a Woolworths Employee Grade 2 (as defined);
• restocking fixtures. Such employees may also be employed in performing incidental functions such as fixture assembly, stock ordering and stock preparation.
• general cleaning;
• shopping trolley collection.

9.7 Woolworths Employee Grade 2

Any employee engaged in all or any of the following classes of work:

• making direct sales to the public and in doing so accepts or arranges payment for goods sold;
• slicing fresh red meat (with a knife) which is contained in the Meat unit of a Supermarket;
• demonstrating and may also sell goods;
• receiving and/or dispatching goods;
• security duties associated with the protection of the employer’s assets and which may involve the inspection of employees and/or customers’ bags.

9.8 Woolworths Employee Grade 3

Any employee engaged in all or any of the following classes of work:

• clerical duties;
• systems operation;
• cashier work.

9.9 Woolworths Employee Grade 4

Any employee engaged in all or any of the following classes of work:

9.9.1 tradesperson shall mean an employee who has successfully completed an apprenticeship in a trade or an employee who, in the opinion of the employer possesses an equivalent qualification and/or knowledge and/or experience in a trade, or an employee engaged to perform the work of a tradesperson.