AP829982 - Metal Industry (Victorian Public Hospitals) Award 2002
13. CLASSIFICATIONS AND WAGE RATES
13.1 Definitions, Classifications and Wage Rates
Definitions
13.1.1(a) Sunday means all time between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday.
13.1.1(b) Peripheral and Incidental Duties. It is agreed that employees will be required to carry out duties of a nature incidental to the performance of their main task or peripheral to the performance of their main task provided that performance of such additional duties is within the individual's capacity and does not require any training other than for familiarisation purposes. The over-riding intent of this process is to enable each employee to complete, to the maximum practical extent, whole jobs.
13.1.1(c) Allied Trades Skills means skills which have traditionally been covered by different trades but which have been broadbanded together within the same functional stream under this award. Examples of allied trade skills are contained within stream definitions.
13.1.1(d) Mechanical Stream
This includes the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, automotive mechanics, instruments, refrigeration and the use of related computer controlled equipment, eg computer numeric controlled machine tools.
Vocational fields covered by this stream include fitting and turning, automotive mechanics, refrigeration mechanic.
13.1.1(e) Metal Fabrication Stream
This includes fabrication, forging, founding, structural steel erection, electroplating, coppersmithing, sheet metal work and the use of related computer controlled equipment as well as fabrication in all metals, composite materials and other materials.
Vocational fields covered by this stream include boilermaking, blacksmithing, spring making, moulding, coppersmithing, sheet metal working, electroplating.
13.1.1(f) Vehicle Body Stream
This includes design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, refurbishing, maintenance and service of all vehicle bodies and associated furnishings and fittings, buildings and associated furnishings and fittings and furniture.
13.1.1(g) General Servicing Stream
[13.1.1(g) varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
This includes all non-artisan employees who carry out a range of organisation specific duties such as manual and mechanical cleaning of amenities, labouring, process working, manufacture and maintenance support activities, operation of equipment or machinery for general service and transport, etc.
13.1.1(h) Electrical Stream
Includes but is not limited to the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all electrical and electronic devices, systems equipment and control, eg. electric wiring, motors, generators, refrigeration systems, PL's and other electronic controls, instruments, telecommunications, radio and television, communication and information processing equipment.
Vocational fields covered by this stream include Electrical Fitter, Electrical Mechanic, etc.
13.1.1(i) Special work (Public Hospitals) shall mean work on a substantial amount of the following type of complex/sophisticated equipment or similar, namely:
Classifications – Public Transport
13.1.2(a) Level 5 Mechanical Tradesperson
A level 5 mechanical tradesperson is a person who possesses a trade certificate in one of the disciplines from the mechanical stream (as defined) and whose primary duties involve the application of all skills acquired in the apprenticeship to carry out a range of general mechanical tasks in order to manufacture, test, inspect, calibrate, adjust, replace, service, repair, overhaul and modify components of vehicles, structures or plant and machinery in-situ or otherwise. At this level the employee also performs peripheral and incidental duties from other streams and non-trade areas.
13.1.2(b) Level 6 Mechanical Tradesperson
A level 6 mechanical tradesperson is a person who possesses the skills of a level 5 mechanical tradesperson and who, in addition, carries out a range of advanced mechanical tasks associated with their base trade or vocational discipline and applies a broad range of skills from all allied trades within the mechanical stream, by virtue of having completed appropriate training, in order to manufacture, test, inspect, calibrate, adjust, replace, service, repair, overhaul or modify components of structures, vehicles or plant and machinery in-situ or otherwise.
13.1.2(c) Level 5 Metal Fabrication Tradesperson
A level 5 metal fabrication tradesperson is a person who possesses a trade certificate in one of the disciplines from the metal fabrication stream (as defined) and whose primary duties involve all skills acquired in the apprenticeship to carry out a range of general metal fabrication tasks in order to manufacture, test, inspect, calibrate, adjust, replace, repair, overhaul or modify components of structures, vehicles or plant and machinery in-situ or otherwise. At this level the employee also performs peripheral and incidental duties from other streams and non-trade areas.
13.1.2(d) Level 6 Metal Fabrication Tradesperson
A level 6 metal fabrication tradesperson is a person who possesses the skills of a level 5 metal fabrication tradesperson and who, in addition, carries out a range of advanced metal fabrication tasks associated with the base trade or vocational discipline and applies a broad range of skills from all allied trades within the metal fabrication stream, by virtue of having completed appropriate training, in order to manufacture, test, inspect, calibrate, adjust, replace, service, repair, overhaul or modify components, of structures, vehicles or plant and machinery in-situ or otherwise.
13.1.2(e) Level 5 Vehicle Body Tradesperson
A level 5 vehicle body tradesperson is a person who possesses a trade certificate in prescribed vehicle body discipline and whose primary duties involve the application of all skills acquired in the apprenticeship to carry out a range of tasks in order to manufacture, test, inspect, finish, adjust, replace, service, repair, refurbish or modify components of vehicles, buildings or furniture in-situ or otherwise.
13.1.2(f) Level 6 Vehicle Body Tradesperson
A level 6 vehicle body tradesperson is a person who possesses the skills of a level 5 Vehicle Body Tradesperson and who, in addition carries out a range of advanced, complex and intricate tasks associated with the base trade or vocational discipline and applies a broad range of skills from all allied trades within the vehicle body stream, by virtue of having completed appropriate training, in order to manufacture, test, inspect, adjust, finish, replace, service, repair, refurbish or modify complex components of vehicles, buildings or furniture in-situ or otherwise.
13.1.2(g) General Servicer Level 1
A General Servicer 1 is an employee who operates at the first level in the structure with no specific entry requirements and performs general labouring and cleaning duties which are essentially of a manual and routine nature
13.1.2(h) General Servicer Level 2
A General Servicer 2 performs routine labouring and or cleaning duties, either manually or using hand held tools, to assist tradespersons or higher level employees within this stream, assembles simple components, cleans public transport vehicles and amenities and operates discrete items of stationary mechanical or electrical processing equipment performing a single function, typically a single stage of a manufacturing or maintenance process.
13.1.2(i) General Servicer Level 3
A General Servicer 3 performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at level 2 and has completed organisation specific structured training or equivalent training to enable the employee to operate cleaning equipment, operate certain mobile plant, perform basic storehouse duties, and limited servicing and repairs of equipment, plant and vehicles in a maintenance and or manufacturing environment appropriate to this skill level.
13.1.2(j) General Servicer Level 4
[13.1.2(j) varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
A General Servicer 4 performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at level 3 and has completed organisation specific structured training or equivalent training to enable the employee to operate complex mobile and stationary plants, perform storehouse functions and service and repair equipment plant and vehicles in a maintenance and or manufacturing environment appropriate to this skill level.
Electrical Classifications (Public Transport) deleted.
Mechanical Classifications (Public Hospitals)
13.1.3(d) Motor Mechanic
This classification shall apply to a tradesman engaged on repairing, altering, overhauling, assembling (except for the first time in Australia), or testing metal and/or electrical parts of the engine or chassis of motor cars, motor cycles or other motor vehicles
13.1.3(e) Mechanical Tradesman Level 1
This classification shall apply to employees specifically engaged on all or substantially all of the mechanical duties required by the Hospital, other than those covered by the definition of “special work” herein.
13.1.3(f) Mechanical Tradesman Level 2
This classification shall apply to a Mechanical Tradesman who is required to perform special work as defined:
Electrical Classifications (Public Hospitals)
13.1.3(g) Electrical Tradesman, Public Hospitals, this classification shall apply to an electrical fitter whose duties involve an in-depth knowledge of and who perform work relating to hospital electrical equipment, other than those items listed for “complex systems”.
13.1.3(h) Electrical Tradesman, Public Hospitals (complex systems), this classification refers to an Electrical Tradesman who has a specified knowledge of intricate or complex electrical control systems and who is required to examine, diagnose, repair and modify inter-connected circuits on a substantial amount of the following type of sophisticated equipment or similar:
13.1.4 Traineeships (ATS)
13.1.4(a) Traineeship (ATS) means a system under the Australian Traineeship System comprising structured on-the-job training with an employer and off-the-job training in a Technical and Further Education College or other training provided approved by the State Training Authority in each State.
13.1.4(b) Trainee (ATS) means an employee who is bound by a training agreement established under the Australian Traineeship System which is registered with the appropriate State Training Authority.
13.1.4(c) Training Agreement (ATS) means an Australian Traineeship System Training Agreement registered with the appropriate State Training Authority.
13.2 Federal minimum wage
13.2.1 No employee shall be paid less than the federal minimum wage.
13.2.2 The federal minimum wage for full-time adult employees is $373.40 per week and, for junior, part-time and casual employees a proportionate amount.
13.2.3 The federal minimum wage:
13.2.3(a) applies to all work in ordinary hours;
13.2.3(b) applies to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during sick leave, long service leave and annual leave, and for all other purposes of this award; and
13.2.3(c) is inclusive of the arbitrated safety net adjustment provided by the Safety Net Review - Wages April 1998 decision [Print Q1998] and all previous safety net and national wage adjustments.
13.3 The rates of pay in this award include the federal minimum wage payable under the Safety Net Review - Wages April 1998 decision. Any increase arising from the insertion of the federal minimum wage clause 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 overaward 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 the federal minimum wage.
13.4 Wage Rates - Public Transport
[13.4 deleted by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
13.5 Wage Rates - Public Hospitals
13.5.1 Motor Mechanic
[13.5.1 varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
Classification
Weekly award rate
Motor Mechanic
$481.48
13.5.2 Mechanical Stream
[13.5.2 varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
Classification
Weekly award rate
Mechanical Tradesman Level 1
$525.20
Mechanical Tradesman Level 2
$550.23
13.5.3 Electrical Stream
[13.5.3 varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
Classification
Weekly award rate
Electrical Tradesman
$520.20
Electrical Tradesman Complex Systems
$567.10
13.5.4 Other
[13.5.4 varied by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
Classification
Weekly award rate
Tradesman’s Assistant
$452.28
Primary Maintenance Operative Level 1*
$460.62
Primary Maintenance Operative Level 2*
$452.28
The salary rates for Primary Maintenance Operatives only apply at the Austin Hospital
13.6 Arbitrated safety net adjustment
[13.6 substituted by PR940174 ppc 03Oct03]
13.6.1 The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the Safety Net Review - Wages May 2002 decision [PR002002]. 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 overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.
13.6.2 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.
