AT812785CNV - Transport Workers’ (Refuse, Recycling and Waste Management) Award 2001 [Transitional]

PART 4 – RATES OF PAY AND RELATED MATTERS 

15. WAGE RATES

15.1 An adult employee’s wage rate is inclusive of the base rate of pay in clause 15 and the specialist industry allowance provided for in clause 29 - Specialist industry allowance. The combined wage is for all purposes of this award.

[15.2 substituted by PR919667 PR934636 PR948167 PR948870; corrected by PR953181; (PR958890 cancelled and replaced by PR959598 ppc 13Jul05); substituted by PR959598 PR975633 PR979342; PR983969 ppc 08Oct08]

15.2 An adult employee in the classifications listed shall be paid as a minimum the weekly base wage rate for the grade specified and the specialist industry allowance.

15.2.1	Base wage rates	Weekly Wage Rate
Grade	Classifications
1	General attendant	$577.60
2	• Waste collection and/or treatment and/or handling and/or disposal facility attendant	$592.90
3	• Liquid waste driver of vehicle up to 14 tonnes GVM • Driver (not elsewhere included) of vehicle up to 14 tonnes GVM • Trainee driver • Waste treatment and/or handling and/or disposal facility operator	$600.60
4	• Driver of vehicle with loading crane (Hiab) 468.70 • Driver of road sweeper • Furnace operator • Incinerator operator • Operator of earth moving plant up to and including 150 BHP	$612.10
5	• Driver of vehicle exceeding 14 tonnes GVM and up to 30 tonnes GVM being: • rear end loading vehicles • roll on/roll off vehicles • side lift vehicles • liquid waste rigid vehicles • Trainee driver of front lift vehicle • Operator of earth moving plant over 150 BHP • Lift on, skip or morrell operator	$619.70
6	• Driver of articulated vehicle • Driver/Operator (S.O.L.O. System) • Driver of rigid vehicle exceeding 30 tonnes GVM • Driver of front lift vehicle	$637.10
7	• Driver/instructor (All systems) • Leading hand as defined	$685.20

15.2.2	Additional amounts for employees handling money:
	Up to $20	$1.10
	Over $20 but not exceeding $200	$2.20
	Over $200 but not exceeding $600	$4.25
	Over $600 but not exceeding $1000	$5.74
	Over $1000	$7.72

15.2.3	Additional allowance for employee performing work in or in connection with the collection and/or treatment and/or handling and/or disposal of sanitary waste - per week.	$15.69

15.2.4 Wage Rate Adjustment

The rates of pay in this award include the adjustment made by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in its Wages and Allowances Review 2008 Decision (PR002008).
15.2.5 The wage relativities in this award have been established in accordance with the August 1989 National Wage Case decision.

15.2.6 Transitional Wage Rates for Victoria—Application of Common Rule Award

[15.2.6 inserted by PR959598 (PR958890 cancelled and replaced by PR959598); deleted by PR959598 ppc 01Aug05]