AW794720CRV [loose-leaf version]

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION


AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL REGISTRY LOOSE-LEAF CONSOLIDATION


RUBBER, PLASTIC AND CABLE MAKING INDUSTRY - GENERAL - AWARD 1998

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Note: AW794720 PR917767 has been appended to the end of this award due to transitional provisions.

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AW794720CRV [loose-leaf version]

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

Workplace Relations Act 1996

Review of awards pursuant to Item 51 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 of the
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996
(C No. 00653 of 1998)

RUBBER, PLASTIC AND CABLE MAKING INDUSTRY – GENERAL
- AWARD 1996
(ODN C No. 01800 of 1982)
[Print N5077 [R0007]]

Award simplification.

ORDER

A. Further to the decision issued by the Commission on 26 May 1999 [Print R4419] the above award is varied as follows:

By deleting all clauses, schedules and appendices and inserting the following:

PART 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AWARD

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be referred to as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998.

2. ARRANGEMENT

[2 - Arrangement varied by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04, (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05); varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05; PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Anti-discrimination
4. Definitions
5. Commencement date of award and period of operation
6. Coverage of award
7. Parties bound
8. Persons, organisations industries and employers exempted from coverage
9. Relationship with other awards

Part 2 - Award flexibility

10. Facilitative provisions
11. Enterprise flexibility provisions

Part 3 - Communication, consultation and dispute resolution

12. Procedures for the avoidance of industrial disputes
13. Consultative mechanism and procedure

Part 4 - Employer and employees’ duties, employment relationship and related arrangements

14. Employee duties
15. Employment categories

15.1 Probationary employment

15.2 Regular Part-time employment

15.3 Casual employment

16. Abandonment of employment
17. Absence from duty
18. Stand down of employees
19. Termination of employment

19.1 Notice of termination by employer

19.2 Notice of termination by employee

19.3 Job search entitlement

19.4 Transmission of business

20. Redundancy

20.1 Definition

20.2 Severance pay

20.3 Transfer to lower paid duties

20.4 Employee leaving during notice

20.5 Alternative employment

20.6 Job search entitlement

20.7 Employees exempted

20.8 Incapacity to pay

20.9 Transmission of business

Part 5 - Wages and related matters

21. Classifications and wage rates

21.1 Classification structure

21.2 Delineation of warehousing and manufacturing/production streams

21.3 Wage rates

21A Transitional Wage Rates for Victoria - Application of Common Rule Award

22. Training
23. Supported wage system for employees with disabilities
24. Mixed functions
25. Payment of wages

26. Allowances

26.1 Leading hands

26.2 First aid

26.3 Meal allowance

26.4 Motor vehicle allowance

26.5 Special rates

26.6 Special rates not cumulative

26.7 Protective clothing and equipment allowance

26.8 Accident pay

27. Superannuation

27.1 Definitions

27.2 Eligibility of employees

27.3 Contributions

27.4 Fund determination

27.5 Exempt fund employers

27.6 Absence from work

27.7 Coercion or intimidation

Part 6 - Hours of work, breaks, overtime, shift work and weekend work

28. Ordinary hours of work

28.1 Ordinary hours of work - day workers

28.2 Ordinary hours of work – continuous shift workers

28.3 Ordinary hours of work – non-continuous shifts

28.4 Methods of arranging ordinary working hours

28.5 Daylight saving

28.6 Make-up time

28.7 Rostered days off

29. Special provisions for shift workers
30. Breaks

30.1 Meal breaks

30.2 Rest time

30.3 Washing time

31. Overtime

31.1 Payment for working overtime

31.2 Requirement to work reasonable overtime

31.3 Maximum number of hours

31.4 Breaks between work periods

31.5 Transport of employees after overtime

31.6 Crib time

31.7 Overtime on Saturday, Sunday or holiday

31.8 Shift work and overtime

31.9 Meal allowance and overtime

32. Saturday work
33. Sunday work

Part 7 - Leave of absence and public holidays

34. Annual leave

34.1 Period of leave

34.2 Calculation of continuous service

34.3 Pay rates for annual leave

34.4 When to take annual leave

34.5 Payment instead of leave

34.6 Public holidays falling within annual leave

34.7 Broken annual leave

34.8 Leave allowed before due date

34.9 Annual close down

35. Personal leave

35A - Bereavement leave

36. Parental leave
37. Jury service
38. Public holidays

38.1 Entitlement

38.2 Payment for time worked

38.3 Holidays falling on weekends

38.4 Holidays and workers compensation

38.5 Absences

38.6 Public holidays and termination

38.7 Seven day shift work

38.8 Public holidays and RDO's - day work

Part 8 - Transfers, travelling and working away from usual place of work

39. Travelling, transport and fares

Part 9 - Occupational health and safety matters, equipment, tools and amenities

40. Accident pay

Schedule A - Schedule of Respondents

3. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

3.1 It is the intention of the respondents to this award to achieve the principal object in s.3(j) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (the Act) of respecting and valuing the diversity of the work force by helping to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

3.2 Accordingly, in fulfilling their obligations under the disputes avoidance and settling clause, the respondents must make every endeavour to ensure that neither the award provisions nor their operation are directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects.

3.3 Nothing in this clause is to be taken to effect:

3.3.1 any different treatment (or treatment having different effects) which is specifically exempted under the Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation;

3.3.2 junior rates of pay, until 22 June 2000 or later date determined by the Commission in accordance with s.143(1E) of the Act:

3.3.3 an employee, employer or registered organisation, pursuing matters of discrimination in any State or federal jurisdiction, including by application to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission;

3.3.4 the exemptions in ss. 170CK(3) and (4) of the Act.

4. DEFINITIONS

4.1 Acid curing, cold curing or vapour curing shall include only curing by bi-sulphide of carbon or di-sulphide of carbon or benzine with chloride of sulphur or any other substance declared to be offensive and/or injurious by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

4.2 Afternoon shift means any shift finishing after 8.00 p.m. and at or before midnight. Where an existing afternoon shift in an establishment or a section of an establishment finishes at an earlier hour, the employer and the majority of employees in an establishment or a section of an establishment may agree to change the arrangement.

4.3 Continuous work means work carried on with consecutive shifts of employees throughout the 24 hours of each of at least five consecutive days without interruption, except during breakdowns or meal breaks or due to unavoidable causes beyond the control of the employer. In any factory or department or section of a factory where only two shifts are worked in each 24 hours and a third shift is introduced, the employees in such department or section shall not be regarded as continuous shift workers if the starting and finishing times of one or more of such shifts overlap. For the workers involved in the third shift to be considered as continuous shift workers, the third shift must continue for a period exceeding three consecutive weeks at any one period and must exceed a total of twelve weeks in any one year.

4.4 Five day shift work means work carried on with consecutive shifts throughout the 24 hours of five days of the week between the hours of 11.00 p.m. Sunday and 8.00 a.m. on Saturday without interruption except during breakdowns or meal periods or due to unavoidable causes beyond the control of the employer.

4.5 Night shift means any shift finishing after midnight and at or before 8.00 a.m. Where an existing night shift in an establishment or a section of an establishment commences or finishes at an earlier hour, the employer and the majority of employees in an establishment or a section of an establishment may agree to change the arrangement.

4.6 Rostered shift means a shift of which the employee concerned has had at least 48 hours notice.

4.7 Seven day shift work means work carried on with consecutive shifts throughout the 24 hours of each of the seven days of the week without interruption except during breakdowns or meal periods or due to unavoidable causes beyond the control of the employer.

4.8 Union means the National Union of Workers.

4.9 Calculation of continuous service for the purposes of this award shall be as prescribed in 34.2 – Annual leave, of this award.

5. COMMENCEMENT DATE OF AWARD AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate on and from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 1998 and shall remain in force for a period of three months.

6. COVERAGE OF AWARD

This award shall apply to all persons:

6.1 Engaged on any operation in or in connection with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of:

6.1.1 rubber;

6.1.2 rubber goods;

6.1.3 goods containing rubber;

6.1.4 goods in the manufacture of which rubber is used;

6.1.5 thermoplastics and/or thermosetting plastics;

6.1.6 thermoplastic and/or thermosetting plastic articles or goods;

6.1.7 articles or goods containing a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic;

6.1.8 articles or goods in the manufacture of which a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic is used; or

6.1.9 duperite, bakelite, casein or similar compositions, synthetic rubberlikes, guttaperchalikes, rubberlike plastics, nitrocellulose, celluloid, leathercloth and elastomers, and goods of or containing any of the foregoing substances.

6.2 Engaged on any operation in or in connection with or incidental to (including use and operation of visual display units) the laying and fixing to any surface of:

6.2.1 rubber; or

6.2.2 plastic material.

6.3 Engaged on any operation in or in connection with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of transmission cables which encompasses power and communication cables (including single strand) whether insulated or not.

6.4 Engaged on any operation in or in conjunction with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of abrasive wheels and stones, bounded abrasives, articles or goods containing a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic and allied products.

7. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

7.1 The National Union of Workers, its officers and members; and

7.2 The respondent associations and members thereof and the employers in Schedule A of this award in respect of all their employees in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, but only in so far as the operations of employers in Queensland are specifically described in the Schedule.

8. PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS, INDUSTRIES, AND EMPLOYERS EXEMPTED FROM COVERAGE

8.1 The section of this award dealing with plastics shall not apply in respect of rates of pay to Uniroyal Pty Ltd, Dandenong, Victoria, who are principally engaged on any operation in or in connection with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair of rubber and/or rubber goods and/or goods containing rubber.

8.2 MM Cables Energy Products is exempt from the provision of clause 20 – Severance Pay, of this award, whilst it observes the terms of conditions of an award of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission known as The MM Cables Energy Products Liverpool and Fairfield Interim Award 1994 [Print L5061 [M0607]], or any award replacing or rescinding such award.

9. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AWARDS

9.1 Supersession of previous awards

This award shall supersede all previous awards and orders of the Commission relating to employment of employees in the industry covered by this award but no right, obligation or liability accrued or incurred under such previous award or order shall be affected.

9.2 National Training Wage Award

A party to this award shall comply with the terms of the National Training Wage Award 1994 [Print N4816 [N0277]], as varied, as though bound by clause 5 of that award.

PART 2 - AWARD FLEXIBILITY

10. FACILITATIVE PROVISIONS

10.1 Agreement to vary award provisions

10.1.1 This award contains facilitative provisions that allow agreement between an employer and employees on how specific award provisions are to apply at the workplace or enterprise level. The facilitative provisions are identified in 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 hereof.

10.1.2 The specific award provisions establish both the standard award condition and the framework within which agreement can be reached as to how the particular provisions should be applied in practice. Facilitative provisions are not to be used as a device to avoid award obligations nor should they result in unfairness to an employee or employees covered by this award.

10.2 Facilitation by individual agreement

[10.2.1 varied by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02; PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

10.2.1 The following facilitative provisions can be utilised upon agreement between an employer and an employee provided that the agreement complies with 10.2.2 and 10.2.3(a) and (b) hereof:

10.2.2 The agreement reached must be recorded in the time and wages records kept by the employer in accordance with Division 1 of Part 9A of the Workplace Relations Regulations.

10.2.3 Union involvement in facilitation

10.2.3(a) If an employee is a member of a union bound by the award, the employee may be represented by the union in meeting and conferring with the employer about the implementation of the facilitative provisions.

10.2.3(b) The union must be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in negotiations regarding the proposed implementation of a facilitative provision. Union involvement does not mean that the consent of the union is required prior to the introduction of agreed facilitative arrangements.

10.3 Facilitation by majority or individual agreement

[10.3.1 varied by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

10.3.1 Subject to 10.3.2 and 10.3.3 hereof, the following facilitative provisions can be utilised upon agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, or the employer and an individual employee:

10.3.2 Majority agreement

Where agreement has been reached with the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it to implement a facilitative provision in 10.3.1 hereof, the employer may not implement that agreement unless:

10.3.2(a) it complies with 10.2.2, 10.2.3 and where specified 10.5 hereof; and

10.3.2(b) agreement has been reached with each individual employee to be covered by the facilitative provision.

10.3.3 Individual agreement

Where no agreement has been sought by the employer with the majority of employees in accordance with 10.3.2 hereof, the employer may seek to reach agreement with individual employees in the workplace, and such agreement will be binding on individual employees provided it complies with 10.2.2 and 10.2.3 hereof and provided the agreement is only with an individual employee or a number of individuals less than the majority in the workplace or a section or sections of it.

10.4 Facilitation by majority agreement

10.4.1 The following facilitative provisions may only be utilised upon agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it:

10.4.2 Where agreement has been reached with the majority of employees in the workplace, or a section or sections of it, to implement a facilitative provision in 10.4.1 hereof, that agreement shall be binding on all such employees, provided the requirements of 10.2.2, 10.2.3 and where specified 10.5 hereof have been met.

10.5 Additional safeguard

10.5.1 An additional safeguard applies to:

10.5.2 The additional safeguard requires that the union where it has members employed at an enterprise covered by the award shall be informed by the employer of the intention to use the facilitative provision and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in the negotiations regarding its use. Union involvement in this process does not mean that the consent of the union is required prior to the introduction of agreed facilitative arrangements at the enterprise.

10.6 Majority vote at the initiation of the employer

A vote of employees in the workplace, or a section or sections of it, taken in accordance with 10.2 or 10.4 hereof, to determine if there is majority employee support for implementation of a facilitative provision, will be of no effect, unless taken with the agreement of the employer.

10.7 Dispute over facilitation

In the event that a dispute or difficulty arises over the implementation or continued operation of a facilitative provision, the matter will be handled in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure in clause 12 - Procedures for the avoidance of industrial disputes.

11. ENTERPRISE FLEXIBILITY PROVISIONS

(See ss.113A and 113B of the Act)

Where an employer or employees wish to pursue an agreement at the enterprise or workplace about how the award should be varied so as to make the enterprise or workplace operate more efficiently according to its particular needs the following process shall apply:

11.1 A consultative mechanism and procedures appropriate to the size, structure and needs of the enterprise or workplace shall be established.

11.2 For the purpose of the consultative process the employees may nominate the Union or another to represent them.

11.3 Where agreement is reached an application shall be made to the Commission.

PART 3 - COMMUNICATION, CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

12. PROCEDURES FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

12.1 A procedure for the avoidance or resolution of disputes will apply in all enterprises covered by this award. The mechanism 7and procedures for resolving industrial disputes will include, but not be limited to, the following:

12.1.1 The employee/s concerned will first meet and confer with their immediate supervisor. The employee/s may appoint another person to act on their behalf including a shop steward or delegate of their union.

Where the shop steward or delegate is involved they shall be allowed the necessary time during working hours to interview the employee/s and the supervisor.

12.1.2 If the matter is not resolved at such a meeting the parties will arrange further discussions involving more senior management as appropriate. The employee may invite a union official to be involved in the discussions. The employer may also invite into the discussions an officer of the employer organisation to which the employer belongs.

The shop steward or delegate shall be allowed at a place designated by the employer, a reasonable period of time during working hours to interview the duly accredited union officials of the union.

12.1.3 If the matter remains unresolved, the employer may refer it to a more senior level of management or to a more senior national officer within the employer organisation. The employee may invite a more senior union official to be involved in the discussions. In the event there is no agreement to refer the matter to a more senior level or it is agreed that such a reference would not resolve the matter the parties shall jointly or individually refer the matter to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for assistance in resolving the matter.

12.2 In order to facilitate the procedure in 12.1 hereof:

12.2.1 The party with the grievance must notify the other party at the earliest opportunity of the problem;

12.2.2 Throughout all stages of the procedure all relevant facts must be clearly identified and recorded;

12.2.3 Sensible time limits must be allowed for completion of the various stages of discussion. However, the parties must co-operate to ensure that the disputes resolution procedures are carried out as quickly as possible.

12.3 While the parties are attempting to resolve the matter the parties will continue to work in accordance with this award and their contract of employment unless the employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to the employee’s health and safety. Subject to relevant provisions of any State or Territory occupational health and safety law, even if the employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to the employee’s health or safety, the employee must not unreasonably fail to comply with a direction by the employer to perform other available work, whether at the same enterprise or another enterprise, that is safe and appropriate for the employee to perform.

12.4 Redundancy disputes

[12.4 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

12.4.1 Subclauses 12.4.2 and 12.4.3 impose additional obligations on an employer where an employer contemplates termination of employment due to redundancy and a dispute arises (a redundancy dispute). These additional obligations do not apply to employers who employ fewer than 15 employees.

12.4.2 Where a redundancy dispute arises, and if it has not already done so, an employer must provide affected employees and the relevant union or unions (if requested by any affected employee) in good time, with relevant information including:

• the reasons for any proposed redundancy;

• the number and categories of workers likely to be affected; and

• the period over which any proposed redundancies are intended to be carried out.

12.4.3 Where a redundancy dispute arises and discussions occur in accordance with this clause the employer will, as early as possible, consult on measures taken to avert or to minimise any proposed redundancies and measures to mitigate the adverse affects of any proposed redundancies on the employees concerned.

13. CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM AND PROCEDURE

13.1 At each enterprise covered by this award the employer and employees, and, if appropriate an appropriate representative including the union, may establish a mechanism and procedures which enable them to communicate and consult about matters arising out of this award, in particular clauses 10 – Facilitative provisions, 11 – Enterprise flexibility provisions and 22 – Training, of this award which they agree would assist in achieving and maintaining co-operative workplace relations and mutually beneficial work practices.

13.2 The employer shall permit a notice board to be erected in the plant, or each part of the plant, to facilitate communication between employees and/or their union representatives.

PART 4 - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEES’ DUTIES, EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

14. EMPLOYEE DUTIES

14.1 To become entitled to payment of a weekly wage, an employee must perform such work as the employer shall from time to time require on the days and during the hours usually worked by the class of employee affected and in accordance with the terms of this award.

14.1.1 An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training consistent with the classification structure of this award, provided that such duties are not designed to promote deskilling.

14.1.2 An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties and use such tools and equipment as may be required, provided that the employee has been properly trained in the use of such tools and equipment.

14.1.3 Any direction issued by an employer pursuant to 14.1.1 and 14.1.2 hereof shall be consistent with the employer's responsibilities to provide a safe and healthy working environment.

15. EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

15.1 Probationary employment

15.1.1 An employer may initially engage a full-time or part-time employee for a period of probationary employment for the purpose of determining the employee’s suitability for ongoing employment. The employee must be advised in advance that the employment is probationary and of the duration of the probation which can be up to but not exceed three weeks.

15.1.2 A probationary employee is for all purposes of the award a full-time or part-time employee.

15.1.3 Probationary employment forms part of an employee’s period of continuous service for all purposes of the award, except where otherwise specified.

15.2 Regular part-time employment

15.2.1 An employer may employ regular part-time employees in any classification in this award.

15.2.2 A regular part-time employee is an employee who:

15.2.2(a) works less than full-time hours of 38 per week; and

15.2.2(b) has reasonably predictable hours of work; and

15.2.2(c) receives, on a pro rata basis, equivalent pay and conditions to those of full-time employees who do the same kind of work.

15.2.3 At the time of engagement the employer and the regular part-time employee will agree in writing, on a regular pattern of work, specifying at least the hours worked each day, which days of the week the employee will work and the actual starting and finishing times each day.

15.2.4 Any agreed variation to the regular pattern of work will be recorded in writing.

15.2.5 An employer is required to roster a regular part-time employee for a minimum of three consecutive hours on any shift.

15.2.6 An employee who does not meet the definition of a regular part-time employee and who is not a full-time employee will be paid as a casual employee in accordance with 15.3 hereof.

15.2.7 All time worked in excess of the hours as mutually arranged will be overtime and paid for at the rates prescribed in clause 31 - Overtime, of this award.

15.2.8 A regular part-time employee employed under the provisions of this clause must be paid for ordinary hours worked at the rate of 1/38th of the weekly rate prescribed for the class of work performed.

[15.2.9 inserted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.2.9 A part-time employee must be engaged for a minimum of three consecutive hours a shift. In order to meet his or her personal circumstances a part-time employee may request and the employer may agree to an engagement for less than the minimum of three hours. Any dispute about a refusal to such a request is to be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

[15.3. substituted by PR917767 [See transitional provisions in AW794720 PR917767]]

15.3 Casual employment

[15.3.1 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Jul02]

15.3.1 A casual employee is to be one engaged and paid as such. A casual employee for working ordinary time shall be paid an hourly rate calculated on the basis of one thirty-eighth of the weekly award prescribed in clause 21.3 for the work being performed plus a casual loading of 25 percent. The loading constitutes part of the casual employee’s all purpose rate.

[15.3.2 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.2 A casual employee, other than an irregular casual employee as defined in clause 15.3.15 who has been engaged by a particular employer for a sequence of periods of employment under this Award during a period of six months shall thereafter have the right to elect to have his or her contract of employment converted to full-time employment or part-time employment if the employment is to continue beyond the conversion process.

[15.3.3 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02 [See transitional provisions in AW794720 PR917767]]

15.3.3 Every employer of such an employee shall give the employee notice in writing of the provisions of this clause within four weeks of the employee having attained such period of six months. The employee retains his or her right of election under this clause if the employer fails to comply with this paragraph.

[15.3.4 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.4 Any such casual employee who does not within four weeks of receiving written notice elect to convert his or her ongoing contract of employment to a full-time employment or a part-time employment will be deemed to have elected against any such conversion.

[15.3.5 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.5 Any casual employee who has a right to elect under clause 15.3.2 upon receiving notice under clause 15.3.3 or after the expiry of the time for giving such notice, may give four weeks notice in writing to the employer that he or she seeks to elect to convert his or her ongoing contract of employment to full-time or part-time employment, and within four weeks of receiving such notice, the employer shall consent to or refuse the election but shall not unreasonably so refuse. Any dispute about a refusal of an election to convert an ongoing contract of employment shall be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

[15.3.6 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.6 Once a casual employee has elected to become and been converted to a full-time employee or a part-time employee, the employee may only revert to casual employment by written agreement with the employer.

[15.3.7 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.7 If a casual employee has elected to have his or her contract of employment converted to full-time or part-time employment in accordance with clause 15.3.5, the employer and employee in accordance with this subparagraph, and subject to clause 15.3.5 shall discuss and agree upon:

1. which form of employment the employee will convert to, that is, full-time or part-time; and

2. if it is agreed that the employee will become a part-time employee, the number of hours and the pattern of hours that will be worked, as set out in clause 15.2.

Provided that an employee who has worked on a full-time basis throughout the period of casual employment has the right to elect to convert his or her contract of employment to full-time employment and an employee who has worked on a part-time basis during the period of casual employment has the right to elect to convert his or her contract of employment to part-time employment, on the basis of the same number of hours and times of work as previously worked, unless other arrangements are agreed upon between the employer and employee.

Following such agreement being reached, the employee shall convert to full-time or part-time employment.

Where, in accordance with clause 15.3.5, an employer refuses an election to convert, the reasons for doing so shall be fully stated to and discussed with the employee concerned and a genuine attempt made to reach agreement.

Any dispute about the arrangements to apply to an employee converting from casual employment to full-time or part-time employment shall be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

[15.3.8 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.8 Subject to clause 10.3 of the Award, by agreement between the employer and the majority of the employees in the relevant workplace, or section of it or with the casual employee concerned, the employee may apply clause 15.3.2 as if the reference to six months is a reference to 12 months, but only in respect of a currently engaged individual employee or group of employees. Any such agreement shall be recorded in the time and wages records. Any such agreement reached with an individual employee may only be reached within the two months prior to the period of six months referred to in clause 15.3.2.

[15.3.9 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.3.9 An employer when engaging a person for casual employment must inform the employee then and there that the employee is to be employed, as a casual, stating by whom the employee is employed, the job to be performed and classification level, the actual or likely number of hours required, and the relevant rate of pay.

[15.3.10 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.3.10 The employer shall give to a casual employee who has been engaged for one or more periods of employment extending over three or more weeks in any calendar month, and whose employment is or is likely to be ongoing, a note in writing signed by or on behalf of the employer stating:

1. the name and address of the employer;

2. if the employee has been engaged by the employer to perform work on hire to another person or company or is regularly engaged to perform work on hire to other persons or companies, a statement to that effect.

3. The job to be performed and the classification level on which the employee has been or is likely to be engaged;

4. As far as practicable, the terms of the current engagement, including the likely number and likely pattern of hours to be worked, the casual rate or other loading applied and the base rate of pay on which the loading is applied;

5. The contingency on which the engagement expires, or the notice, if any, that will be given to terminate any ongoing employment;

[15.3.11 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.3.11 It shall be sufficient compliance with clause 15.3.10 if the employer gives such a note in writing upon or following the first occasion on which the casual employee has been so engaged for a period or periods extending over three or more weeks in any calendar month.

[15.3.12 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.3.12 On each occasion a casual employee is required to attend work the employee is entitled to payment for a minimum of four hours work.

[15.3.13 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02]

15.3.13 In order to meet his or her personal circumstances a casual employee may request and the employer may agree to an engagement for less than the minimum of four hours. Any dispute about a refusal to such a request is to be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

[15.3.14 substituted by PR917767 ppc 02May02 [See transitional provisions in AW794720 PR917767]]

15.3.14 An employee must not be engaged and re-engaged to avoid any obligation under this Award.

[15.3.15 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.15 An “irregular casual employee” is one who has been engaged to perform work on an occasional or non-systematic or irregular basis.

[15.3.16 substituted by PR917767 ppc 01Oct02]

15.3.16 The provisions of sub-clauses 15.3.2 to 15.3.8 inclusive, do not apply to irregular casual employees.

15.3.17 Caring responsibilities

[15.3.17 inserted by PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

15.3.17(a) Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 35.5 and 35.6, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:

• if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or

• upon the death in Australia of an immediate family or household member.

15.3.17(b) The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.

15.3.17(c) An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.

15.4 Full-time employment

Any employee not specifically engaged as a part-time or casual employee is for all purposes of this award a full-time employee, unless otherwise specified in the award.

16. ABANDONMENT OF EMPLOYMENT

16.1 The absence of an employee from work for a continuous period exceeding three working days without the consent of the employer and without notification to the employer as required by this award shall be prima facie evidence that the employee has abandoned their employment.

16.2 If within a period of fourteen days from:

16.2.1 their last attendance at work; or

16.2.2 the date of their last absence in respect of which notification has been given or consent has been granted;

an employee has not established to the satisfaction of their employer that they were absent for reasonable cause, the employee shall be deemed to have abandoned the employment.

16.3 Termination of employment by abandonment in accordance with this clause shall operate:

16.3.1 from the date of the last attendance at work; or

16.3.2 the last day's absence in respect of which consent was granted; or

16.3.3 the date of the last absence in respect of which notification was given to the employer,

whichever is the later.

17. ABSENCE FROM DUTY

An employee failing to attend for duty shall lose pay for the time of such non-attendance except as provided for in this award.

18. STAND DOWN OF EMPLOYEES

The employer shall have the right to deduct payment for any day an employee cannot be usefully employed because of any strike or any breakdown in machinery or any stoppage of work through any cause for which the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible. This right is subject to the following conditions:

18.1 An employer proposing to exercise the right conferred by this clause shall notify each employee affected. During the period such notification remains in force, the employee shall be deemed to be stood down for the purpose of this clause.

18.2 Any employee who is stood down under this clause shall be treated for all purposes (other than payment of wages) as having continuity of service and employment.

18.3 Any employee who is stood down under this clause may, at any time during the period of stand down, terminate their employment without notice. The employee shall be entitled to receive as soon as practicable, all wages and other payments to which there was an entitlement at the time of termination.

18.4 Any employee whose employment is terminated under 18.3 hereof shall for all purposes (other than payment in lieu of notice) be treated as if their employment had been terminated by the employer.

18.5 Any employee who is stood down under this clause is entitled to take other employment. It shall be a reasonable excuse for not reporting for duty following a shut down that the employee is working out a period of notice not exceeding two weeks which the employee is required to give in such other employment.

18.6 Any employee whom the employer proposes to stand down under this clause shall be entitled to elect to take any annual leave to which they are entitled or which is accruing to them.

18.7 The employer shall not be entitled to deduct payment for any day prescribed by the award as a public holiday which occurs during the period in which any employee is stood down.

19. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

19.1 Notice of termination by employer

19.1.1 In order to terminate the employment of a full-time or regular part-time employee, the employer shall give to the employee the following notice:

19.1.2 In addition to the notice in 19.1.1 hereof, employees over 45 years of age at the time of the giving of the notice with not less than two years' continuous service, shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.

19.1.3 Payment in lieu of the notice prescribed in 19.1.1 and/or 19.1.2 hereof, shall be made if the appropriate notice period is not given. Employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part payment in lieu .

19.1.4 For the purposes of this clause, notice given at or before the commencement of any shift shall commence to run from the beginning of such shift and notice given after the commencement of a shift shall not begin to run until the commencement of the next succeeding shift.

[19.1.5 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

19.1.5 The required amount of payment in lieu of notice must equal or exceed the total of all amounts that, if the employee’s employment had continued until the end of the required period of notice, the employer would have become liable to pay to the employee because of the employment continuing during that period. That total must be calculated on the basis of:

19.1.5(a) the employee’s ordinary hours of work (even if not standard hours); and

19.1.5(b) the amounts ordinarily payable to the employee in respect of those hours, including (for example) allowances, loading and penalties; and

19.15(c) any other amounts payable under the employee’s contract of employment.

19.1.6 The period of notice in this clause does not apply:

[19.1.6 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

19.1.6(a) in the case of dismissal for serious misconduct;

19.6.1(b) to apprentices;

19.1.6(c) to employees engaged for a specific period of time or for a specific task or tasks;

19.1.6(d) to trainees whose employment under a traineeship agreement or an approved traineeship is for a specified period or is, for any other reason, limited to the duration of the agreement; or

19.1.6(e) to casual employees.

19.1.7 For the purposes of this clause, continuity of service shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by 34.2 - Calculation of continuous service, of this award.

19.2 Notice of termination by employee

19.2.1 The notice of termination required to be given by an employee shall be the same as that required of an employer, except that there shall be no requirement on the employee to give additional notice based on the age of the employee concerned.

[19.2.2 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

19.2.2 If an employee fails to give the notice set out in 19.1 then the employer has the right to withhold monies due to the employee to a maximum amount equal to the amount the employee would have received under 19.1.5.

19.2.3 Where an employee and employer agree, the employee may be released prior to the expiry of the notice period with payment of wages to the date of termination only.

19.3 Job search entitlement

[19.3 title changed from Time off during notice period by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee, the employee shall be allowed up to one day's time off without loss of pay for the purpose of seeking other employment. The time off shall be taken at times that are convenient to the employee after consultation with the employer.

19.4 Transmission of business

[19.4 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

Where a business is transmitted from one employer to another, as set out in clause 20 - Redundancy, the period of continuous service that the employee had with the transmittor or any prior transmittor is deemed to be service with the transmittee and taken into account when calculating notice of termination. However, an employee shall not be entitled to notice of termination or payment in lieu of notice for any period of continuous service in respect of which notice has already been given or paid for.

20. REDUNDANCY

[20 title changed from Severance pay by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.1 Definition

[20.1 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.1.1 Business includes trade, process, business or occupation and includes part of any such business.

20.1.2 Redundancy occurs where an employer has made a definite decision that the employer no longer wishes the job the employee has been doing done by anyone and that decision leads to the termination of employment of the employee, except where this is due to the ordinary and customary turnover of labour.

20.1.3 Small employer means an employer which employs fewer than 15 employees.

20.1.4 Transmission includes transfer, conveyance, assignment or succession whether by agreement or by operation of law and transmitted has a corresponding meaning.

20.1.5 Week’s pay means the ordinary time rate of pay for the employee concerned. Provided that such rate shall exclude:

• overtime;
• penalty rates;
• disability allowances;
• shift allowances;
• special rates;
• fares and travelling time allowances;
• bonuses; and
• any other ancillary payments of a like nature.

20.2 Severance pay

[20.2 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.2.1 Severance pay - other than employees of a small employer

An employee, other than an employee of a small employer as defined in 20.1 whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy is entitled to the following amount of severance pay in respect of a period of continuous service:

* Week’s pay is defined in 20.1.

20.2.2 Severance pay -employees of a small employer

An employee of a small employer as defined in 20.1 whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy is entitled to the following amount of severance pay in respect of a period of continuous service:

* Week’s pay is defined in 20.1.

20.2.3 Provided that the severance payments shall not exceed the amount which the employee would have earned if employment with the employer had proceeded to the employee’s normal retirement date.

20.2.4 Continuity of service shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by 34.2. Provided that service prior to 8 June 2004 shall not be taken into account in calculating an entitlement to severance pay for an employee of a small employer pursuant to 20.2.2.

20.2.5 Application may be made for variation of the severance pay provided for in this clause in a particular redundancy situation in accordance with the Redundancy Case Decision [PR032004, 26 March 2004] and the Redundancy Case Supplementary Decision [PR062004, 8 June 2004].

20.3 Transfer to lower paid duties

Where an employee is transferred to lower paid duties by reason of redundancy, the same period of notice must be given as the employee would have been entitled to if the employment had been terminated, and the employer may at the employer's option, make payment in lieu of an amount equal to the difference between the former ordinary time rate of pay and the new lower ordinary time rates for the number of weeks of notice still owing.

20.4 Employee leaving during notice period

[20.4 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy may terminate his/her employment during the period of notice set out in 19.1. In this circumstance the employee will be entitled to receive the benefits and payments they would have received under this clause had they remained with the employer until the expiry of the notice, but will not be entitled to payment in lieu of notice.

20.5 Alternative employment

[20.5 renumbered as 20.5.1 by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.5.1 An employer in a particular redundancy case, may make application to the Commission to have the general severance pay prescription varied if the employer obtains acceptable alternative employment for an employee.

[20.5.2 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.5.2 This provision does not apply in circumstances involving transmission of business as set in 20.9.

20.6 Job search entlement

[20.6 title changed from Time off during notice period by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]
[20.6.1 substituted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.6.1 During the period of notice of termination given by the employer in accordance with 19.1 an employee shall be allowed up to one day’s time off without loss of pay during each week of notice for the purpose of seeking alternative employment.

20.6.2 If the employee has been allowed paid leave for more than one day during the notice period for the purpose of seeking other employment, the employee shall, at the request of the employer, be required to produce proof of attendance at an interview or the employee shall not receive payment for the time absent. For this purpose a statutory declaration will be sufficient.

[20.6.3 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04

20.6.3 The job search entitlements under this subclause apply in lieu of the provisions of 19.3.

20.7 Superannuation benefits

[20.7 deleted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.7 Employees exempted

[new 20.7 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

This clause does not apply to:

• employees terminated as a consequence of serious misconduct that justifies dismissal without notice;
• probationary employees;
• apprentices;
• trainees;
• employees engaged for a specific period of time or for a specified task or tasks;
• casual employees.

20.8 Employees exempted

[20.8 deleted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.8 Incapacity to pay

[new 20,8 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

The Commission may vary the severance pay prescription on the basis of an employer’s incapacity to pay. An application for variation may be made by an employer or a group of employers.

20.9 Employers exempted

[20.9 deleted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.9 Transmission of business

[new 20.9 inserted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.9.1 The provisions of this clause are not applicable where a business is before or after the date of this award, transmitted from an employer (in this subclause called the transmittor) to another employer (in this subclause called the transmittee), in any of the following circumstances:

20.9.1(a) Where the employee accepts employment with the transmittee which recognises the period of continuous service which the employee had with the transmittor and any prior transmittor to be continuous service of the employee with the transmittee; or

20.9.1(b) Where the employee rejects an offer of employment with the transmittee:

• in which the terms and conditions are substantially similar and no less favourable, considered on an overall basis, than the terms and conditions applicable to the employee at the time of ceasing employment with the transmittor; and

• which recognises the period of continuous service which the employee had with the transmittor and any prior transmittor to be continuous service of the employee with the transmittee.

20.9.2 The Commission may vary 20.9.1(b) if it is satisfied that this provision would operate unfairly in a particular case.

20.10 Incapacity to pay

[20.10 deleted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

20.11 Transmission of business

[20.11 deleted by PR947666 ppc 08Jun04]

PART 5 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

21. CLASSIFICATIONS AND WAGE RATES

21.1 Classification structure

21.1.1 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 1 (MP-1)

21.1.1(a) Definition

Means an employee undertaking up to 38 hours induction training which may include information on the enterprise, conditions of employment, introduction to supervisors and fellow workers, training and career path opportunities, plant layout, work and documentation procedures, occupational health and safety, equal employment opportunity and quality control/assurance.

21.1.1(b) Skills

An employee at this level performs routine duties essentially of a manual nature and to the level of their training:

21.1.1(b)(i) Performs routine duties associated with the relevant manufacturing process including labouring and cleaning duties.

21.1.1(b)(ii) Exercises minimal judgement.

21.1.1(b)(iii) Works under direct supervision in the following functions:

• house keeping duties;

• assisting machine operators;

• uses selected hand tools; or

• maintains simple records.

21.1.1(b)(iv) Is undertaking structured training so as to enable them to work at the MP-2 level.

21.1.1(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.1(c)(i) house keeping duties;

21.1.1(c)(ii) assisting machine operators;

21.1.1(c)(iii) uses selected hand tools; or

21.1.1(c)(iv) maintains simple records.

21.1.1(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.2 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 2 (MP-2)

21.1.2(a) Definition

Means an employee who has completed up to three months structured training so as to enable the employee to perform work within the scope of this level.

21.1.2(b) Skills

An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at MP-1 level or has completed an ATS traineeship.

21.1.2(b)(i) Works under direct supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.2(b)(ii) Understands and undertakes basic quality control/assurance procedures including the ability to recognise basic quality deviation/faults.

21.1.2(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.2(c)(i) repetition work on automatic, semi-automatic or single purpose machines or equipment;

21.1.2(c)(ii) assembles components using basic written, spoken and/or diagrammatic instructions in an assembly environment;

21.1.2(c)(iii) ability to measure accurately using gauges and meters;

21.1.2(c)(iv) maintains records;

21.1.2(c)(v) operator fitting pneumatic tyres to rims and/or wheels;

21.1.2(c)(vi) performs basic test functions;

21.1.2(c)(vii) operates hand operated transport and lifting devices;

21.1.2(c)(viii) operate granulating or reclaiming or crumming or shredding machine;

21.1.2(c)(ix) trimming / cutting / gluing / sealing / assembling or wrapping finished goods;

21.1.2(c)(x) operator fitting solid tyres to wheels;

21.1.2(c)(xi) operates slitting and/or setting machine;

21.1.2(c)(xii) operates machinery that requires basic set up skills;

21.1.2(c)(xiii) operates automatic and manual press machines; or

21.1.2(c)(xiv) repair air bags, belts and cables, fit terminals to cables.

21.1.2(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function so as to enable them to progress to the next level as a position becomes available.

21.1.3 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 3 (MP-3)

21.1.3(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at MP-2 and to the level of their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.3(b) Skills

21.1.3(b)(i) Is responsible for the quality of their own work subject to routine supervision.

21.1.3(b)(ii) Works under routine supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.3(b)(iii) Exercises discretion within their level of skills and training.

21.1.3(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.3(c)(i) operates with flexibility between assembly/process stations;

21.1.3(c)(ii) operates machinery and equipment requiring the exercise of skill, knowledge and discretion beyond that of an employee at level MP-2;

21.1.3(c)(iii) basic tracing and sketching skills;

21.1.3(c)(iv) receiving, despatching, distributing, sorting, checking, packing (other than repetitive packing in a standard container or containers in which such goods are ordinarily sold), documenting and recording of goods, materials and components;

21.1.3(c)(v) basic inventory control in the context of a production process;

21.1.3(c)(vi) basic keyboard skills;

21.1.3(c)(vii) operation of mobile equipment including fork-lifts, hand trolleys, pallet trucks and overhead cranes;

21.1.3(c)(viii) ability to measure accurately using gauges and meters;

21.1.3(c)(ix) maintains records;

21.1.3(c)(x) setting and drawing kilns; or

21.1.3(c)(xi) operates mixing and milling machines where duties require set up and operating skills.

21.1.3(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.4 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 4 - Entry Level Laboratory Tester Level 1 (MP-4)

21.1.4(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs above and beyond the skills of an employee at MP-3 and to the level of their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.4(b) Skills

21.1.4(b)(i) Works from complex instructions and procedures and exercises discretion within the limit of their skills;

21.1.4(b)(ii) Assists in the provision of on-the-job training to a limited degree;

21.1.4(b)(iii) Coordinates work in a team environment or works individually under general supervision;

21.1.4(b)(iv) Is responsible for assuring the quality of their work.

21.1.4(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.4(c)(i) uses precision measuring instruments;

21.1.4(c)(ii) maintains records;

21.1.4(c)(iii) machine setting, die setting, loading and operation;

21.1.4(c)(iv) inventory and store control including:

• licensed operation of all appropriate materials handling equipment;

• use of tools and equipment within the scope of (basic non-trades) maintenance;

• computer operation at a level higher than that of an employee at MP-3 level;

21.1.4(c)(v) intermediate key board skills;

21.1.4(c)(vi) basic engineering and fault finding skills;

21.1.4(c)(vii) performs basic quality checks on the work of others;

21.1.4(c)(viii) licensed and certified for fork-lift and crane driving operations to a level higher than MP-3 level;

21.1.4(c)(ix) has a knowledge of the employer's operation as it relates to production process;

21.1.4(c)(x) performs quality control inspections;

21.1.4(c)(xi) repairing and splicing belting on site;

21.1.4(c)(xii) operates machinery within fibre optics plant; or

21.1.4(c)(xiii) operators of calender, multi-headed extruders, mixing and milling machines where duties require significant set up and operating skills.

21.1.4(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.5 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 5 - Laboratory Tester Level 2 (MP-5)

21.1.5(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at MP-4 level and to their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.5(b) Skills

21.1.5(b)(i) Able to work from complex instructions and procedures.

21.1.5(b)(ii) Able to coordinate work in a team environment under general supervision.

21.1.5(b)(iii) Assists in the provision of on-the-job training.

21.1.5(b)(iv) Responsible for checking quality of their own work.

21.1.5(b)(v) Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.

21.1.5(b)(vi) Exercises keyboard skills at a level higher than MP-4.

21.1.5(b)(vii) Performs work under general supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.5(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.5(c)(i) approves and passes first off samples and maintains quality of product;

21.1.5(c)(ii) works from production drawings, prints or plans;

21.1.5(c)(iii) uses precision measuring instruments;

21.1.5(c)(iv) complex machine and die setting, loading, testing and operation;

21.1.5(c)(v) operates all lifting equipment;

21.1.5(c)(vi) operates, sets up and adjusts all production machinery in a plant including production process welding to the extent of training;

21.1.5(c)(vii) inventory or stock control including:

• licensed operation of all appropriate materials handling equipment;

• use of tools and equipment within the scope (basic non-trades) maintenance;

• computer operation at a level higher than that of an employee at MP-4 level;

21.1.5(c)(viii) intermediate key board skills;

21.1.5(c)(ix) basic engineering and fault finding skills;

21.1.5(c)(x) licensed and certified for fork-lift and crane driving operations to a level higher than MP-4 level;

21.1.5(c)(xi) has a knowledge of the employer's operation as it relates to the production process;

21.1.5(c)(xii) tyre building;

21.1.5(c)(xiii) die setting;

21.1.5(c)(xiv) operate computerised drive line;

21.1.5(c)(xv) supervises, and performs and implements quality control functions;

21.1.5(c)(xvi) supervises and performs operations on calender, mixing and milling machines;

21.1.5(c)(xvii) repairs and splices belting off site, or

21.1.5(c)(xviii) maintains records.

21.1.5(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.6 Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 6 (MP-6)

21.1.6(a) Definition

A production systems employee works above and beyond an employee at MP-5 level and to the level of their training, applies the skills acquired through the successful completion of a certificate level or equivalent qualification in the production, distribution, or stores functions according to the needs of the enterprise.

21.1.6(b) Skills

21.1.6(b)(i) Understands and applies quality control techniques.

21.1.6(b)(ii) Exercises good interpersonal communication skills.

21.1.6(b)(iii) Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.

21.1.6(b)(iv) Exercises keyboard skills at a level higher than MP-5.

21.1.6(b)(v) Performs work under general supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.6(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.6(c)(i) approves and passes first off samples and maintains quality of product;

21.1.6(c)(ii) works from production drawings, prints or plans;

21.1.6(c)(iii) operates, sets up and adjusts all production machinery in a plant including production process welding to the extent of training;

21.1.6(c)(iv) can perform a range of engineering maintenance functions;

21.1.6(c)(v) manufacturing operations at a level higher than MP-5;

21.1.6(c)(vi) operates all lifting equipment;

21.1.6(c)(vii) maintains records;

21.1.6(c)(viii) basic production scheduling and materials handling within the scope of the production process or directly related functions within raw materials/finished goods locations in conjunction with technicians;

21.1.6(c)(ix) understands and applies computer techniques as they relate to production process operations;

21.1.6(c)(x) high level stores and inventory responsibility beyond the requirements of an employee at MP-5 level;

21.1.6(c)(xi) assists in the provision of on-the-job training in conjunction with trades persons and trainers;

21.1.6(c)(xii) has a sound knowledge of the employer's operations as it relates to the production process.

21.1.7 Warehouse Worker Level 1 (WW-1)

21.1.7(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs duties to the level of their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.7(b) Skills

21.1.7(b)(i) Is responsible for the quality of their own work subject to routine supervision.

21.1.7(b)(ii) Works under routine supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.7(b)(iii) Exercises discretion within their level of skills and training.

21.1.7(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.7(c)(i) basic VDU operation;

21.1.7(c)(ii) ability to measure accurately using gauges and meters;

21.1.7(c)(iii) maintains records;

21.1.7(c)(iv) allocating and retrieving goods from specific warehouse areas;

21.1.7(c)(v) periodic housekeeping and stock checks;

21.1.7(c)(vi) sorting and packaging of goods and materials in accordance with operative procedures and regulations;

21.1.7(c)(vii) preparation and receipt of appropriate documentation including liaison with employers.

21.1.7(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.8 Warehouse Worker Level 2 (WW-2)

21.1.8(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at level WW-1 and to the level of their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.8(b) Skills

21.1.8(b)(i) Works from complex instructions and procedures and exercises discretion within the limit of their skills.

21.1.8(b)(ii) Co-ordinates work in a team environment or works individually under general supervision.

21.1.8(b)(iii) Responsible for the quality of their own work.

21.1.8(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.8(c)(i) inventory and store control including:

• licensed operation of all appropriate materials handling equipment;

• use of tools and equipment within the scope (basic non-trades) maintenance;

• VDU operation at a level higher than that of an employee at WW-1;

21.1.8(c)(ii) use of measuring equipment and scales.

21.1.8(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function to enable them progression to the next level.

21.1.9 Warehouse Worker Level 3 (WW-3)

21.1.9(a) Definition

An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at WW-2 and to their training for this level including appropriate certification.

21.1.9(b) Skills

21.1.9(b)(i) Understands and is responsible for quality control standards.

21.1.9(b)(ii) Possesses an advanced level of interpersonal and communication skills.

21.1.9(b)(iii) Competent keyboard skills.

21.1.9(b)(iv) Sound working knowledge of all warehousing/stores duties performed at levels below this grade, exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.

21.1.9(b)(v) May perform work requiring minimal supervision either individually or in a team environment.

21.1.9(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.9(c)(i) use of a VDU for purposes such as the maintenance of a deposit storage system, information input/retrieval, etc., at a level higher than WW-2;

21.1.9(c)(ii) operation of all materials handling equipment under license;

21.1.9(c)(iii) development and refinement of a store layout including proper location of goods and their receipt and despatch;

21.1.9(c)(iv) employee who is responsible for the supervision of and the responsibility for the conduct of work of up to ten employees.

21.1.9(d) Promotional criteria

An employee remains at this level until they are capable of effectively performing, through assessment or appropriate certification, the tasks required of this function so as to enable them to progress to the next level as a position becomes available.

21.1.10 Warehouse Administrative Officer

21.1.10(a) Definition

An employee who works above and beyond the skills of an employee at WW-3 and to the level of their training, applies the skills acquired through the successful completion of a certificate level or equivalent qualification in the distribution, or stores functions according to the needs of the enterprise.

21.1.10(b) Skills

21.1.10(b)(i) Implements quality control techniques and procedures.

21.1.10(b)(ii) Understands and is responsible for a warehouse or a large section of a warehouse.

21.1.10(b)(iii) Highly developed level of interpersonal and communication skills.

21.1.10(b)(iv) Ability to supervise and provide discretion and guidance to other employees including the ability to assist in the provision of on-the-job training and induction.

21.1.10(b)(v) Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade.

21.1.10(b)(vi) Exercises skills attained through the successful completion of an appropriate warehousing certificate.

21.1.10(c) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform

21.1.10(c)(i) liaising with management, suppliers and customers with respect to stores operations;

21.1.10(c)(ii) detailing and coordinating activities of other store workers and acting in a leading hand capacity for in excess of ten store workers;

21.1.10(c)(iii) maintaining control registers including inventory control and being responsible for the preparation and reconciliation of regular reports or stock movement, despatches, etc.

21.2 Delineation of warehousing and manufacturing/production streams

For the purposes of this clause:

21.2.1 An employee shall fall within either the warehousing or manufacturing/production stream by reference to the principal nature of the function performed. An employee principally performing stores related duties in or incidental to manufacturing/ production shall fall within the manufacturing/production stream. An employee principally performing stores related duties in or incidental to a warehouse shall fall within, the warehousing stream.

21.2.2 A warehouse is defined as a place where:

21.2.2(a) goods are received from a source;

21.2.2(b) goods are stored until required;

21.2.2(c) goods are picked when required; and

21.2.2(d) goods are dispatched to the user.

21.3 Wage rates

21.3.1 An adult employee (other than an employee in respect of whom a certificate under s.123 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 is in force) shall be paid not less than the rates of pay set out in the table in this clause for their classification.

21.3.1(a) Adult as used in this award shall include junior workers receiving the adult wage under 21.3.7 hereof.

21.3.2 Manufacturing/production stream

[Pt 5:21.3.2 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

An employee in this stream shall be paid the appropriate weekly wage rate appearing in the following table:

21.3.3 Warehouse stream

[Pt 5:21.3.3 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

An employee in the warehouse stream shall be paid the appropriate weekly wage rate appearing in the following table:

Wage rates for warehouse employees

21.3.4 Arbitrated safety net adjustment

[Pt 5:21.3.4 substituted by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

21.3.4 Arbitrated safety net adjustment

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 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 arbitrated safety net adjustments.

21.3.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of 21.3 hereof, Advance Tyre and Rubber Company Pty Ltd, and Dunlop Australia Limited shall pay to adult employees engaged in clicking leather footwear uppers, and adult employees engaged in sewing leather footwear uppers, wage rates not less than the wage rates for such operations as prescribed in the award of the Commission known as The Footwear - Manufacturing and Component - Industries Award, 1979 [Print G0395 [F0063]], or any variation.

21.3.6 Wage relativities

Prior to the insertion of arbitrated safety net adjustments, the wage relativities in this award were established in accordance with the August 1989 National Wage Case Decision.

21.3.7 Junior rates

21.3.7(a) The minimum rates of wages to be paid to juniors shall be calculated at the respective percentages in the table below of the appropriate wage for the Level 1 classification for the area in which they are working as provided in 21.3.2 and 21.3.3 hereof.

Junior rates of pay

21.3.7(b) Adjustments in accordance with this clause shall be calculated in multiples of 5 cents, amounts of 2 cents or less being taken to the lower multiple and amounts in excess of 2 cents being taken to the higher multiple.

21.3.7(c) Any junior employed in any way in the making, finishing or packing of preventatives, pessaries, sheaths or condoms shall receive the rate of wage provided for an adult operator engaged in the individual making of surgical goods.

21.3.7(d) A junior paid by an employer as an adult shall continue to be so paid in the employment by the employer.

21A. TRANSITIONAL WAGE RATES FOR VICTORIA—APPLICATION OF COMMON RULE AWARD

[21A inserted by (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) 21A inserted by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05]

21A.1 Clause 21A of this award contains the following transitional rates of pay and allowances for employers in the State of Victoria who were previously not bound by this award, but are now subject to the award by virtue of the award having been declared a common rule award under s.141 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

21A.2 These rates of pay and allowances apply only until 31 July 2005.

21A.3 Manufacturing/production stream (clause 21.3.2)

21A.4 Warehouse stream (clause 21.3.3)

21A.5 Supported wage (clause 23.3)

21A.5.1 Provided that the minimum amount payable shall be not less than $60 per week.

21A.6 Leading hands (clause 26.1)

Employees appointed by the employer to supervise the work of other employees shall be paid at the rates in the table below in addition to the rates fixed for the class of work performed by them.

21A.7 First aid (clause 26.2.1)

The person appointed as first aid attendant shall be paid an allowance of $8.24 per week.

21A.8 Meal allowance (clause 26.3.1)

An employee required to work overtime for more than two hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier of the requirement to work overtime, shall be either supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid the sum of $9.03 for meal money.

21A.9 Handlers of carbon black (clause 26.5.1)

21A.9.1 Storemen and packers handling carbon black in a bulk store, employees handling carbon black elsewhere before processing; and employees engaged in processing free carbon black shall be paid 72 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

21A.9.2 Where cleaners are employed sweeping free carbon black or employees are engaged in baling used carbon black bags they shall be paid this allowance.

21A.10 Belting underground allowance (clause 26.5.2)

Employees required to install or repair any type of belting underground in mines shall be paid 23 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

21A.11 Confined space allowance (clause 26.5.3)

Employees whilst required to work in a confined space as defined, shall be paid 47 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed. Confined space means a compartment the dimensions of which necessitate an employee working in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation.

21A.12 Hot weather rates (clause 26.5.4)

Employees required to work for more than one hour in the shade in places where the temperature is raised by artificial means to between 46 degrees and 54 degrees Celsius shall be paid 37 cents per hour extra and in places where the temperature exceeds 54 degrees Celsius, 46 cents per hour extra. When the extra rate is claimed by an employee, the supervisor shall take the temperature at the place where the employee is required to work.

21A.13 Processing free coal dust (clause 26.5.5)

Employees engaged in processing free coal dust shall be paid the sum of 32 cents per hour on and in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

21A.14 Overall allowance (clause 26.7.2)

An employer shall pay an overall allowance of 32 cents for each day in respect of which an employee is entitled to the special rate for handling carbon black. This provision does not apply to employers who provide such employees with two sets of overalls per year.

22. TRAINING

22.1 Following proper consultation in accordance with clause 13 - Consultative mechanism and procedure, of this award, which may include the establishment of a training committee, an employer shall develop a training program consistent with:

22.1.1 the current and future skill needs of the enterprise;

22.1.2 the size, structure and nature of the operations of the enterprise;

22.1.3 the need to develop vocational skills relevant to the enterprise and the rubber, plastic and cable making industry through courses conducted by accredited educational institutions and providers.

22.2 Where it is agreed a training committee be established, it shall include employer and employee representatives. The role of the training committee shall be clearly set out and shall include:

22.2.1 formulating a training program including available training courses and career opportunities;

22.2.2 dissemination of information on the training program and availability of training courses and career opportunities to employees;

22.2.3 the recommending of individual employees for training and reclassification;

22.2.4 monitoring and advising management and employees on the on-going effectiveness of the training.

22.3 Where, as a result of the consultation referred to in 22.1 hereof, including with the employee concerned, it is agreed that additional training should be undertaken by an employee, that training may be undertaken either on or off-the-job. Provided that if the training is undertaken during ordinary working hours the employee concerned shall not suffer any loss of pay. The employer shall not unreasonably withhold such paid training leave.

22.4 Any costs associated with standard fees for prescribed courses and prescribed textbooks (including those textbooks which are available in the employer's technical library) incurred in connection with the undertaking of training shall be reimbursed by the employer upon production of evidence of such expenditure. Provided that reimbursement shall be on an annual basis subject to the presentation of reports of satisfactory progress.

22.5 Travel costs incurred by an employee undertaking training in accordance with this clause which exceed those normally incurred in travelling to and from work, shall be reimbursed by the employer.

23. SUPPORTED WAGES SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

23.1 This clause defines the conditions which will apply to employees who because of the effects of a disability are eligible for a supported wage under the terms of this award. In the context of this clause, the following definitions will apply:

23.1.1 Supported wage system means the Commonwealth Government system to promote employment for people who cannot work at full award wages because of a disability, as documented in Supported Wage System: Guidelines and Assessment Process.

23.1.2 Accredited assessor means a person accredited by the management unit established by the Commonwealth under the supported wage system to perform assessments of an individual's productive capacity within the supported wage system.

23.1.3 Disability support pension means the Commonwealth pension scheme to provide income security for persons with a disability as provided under the Social Security Act 1991, as amended from time to time, or any successor to that scheme.

23.1.4 Assessment instrument means the form provided for under the supported wage system that records the assessment of the productive capacity of the person to be employed under the supported wage system.

23.2 Eligibility criteria

23.2.1 Employees covered by this clause will be those who are unable to perform the range of duties to the competence level required within the class of work for which the employee is engaged under this award, because of the effects of a disability on their productive capacity and who meet the impairment criteria for receipt of a disability support pension.

23.2.2 The clause does not apply to any existing employee who has a claim against the employer which is subject to the provisions of workers' compensation legislation or any provision of this award relating to the rehabilitation of employees who are injured in the course of their current employment.

23.2.3 The clause does not apply to employers in respect of their facility, programme, undertaking service or the like which receives funding under the Disability Services Act 1986 and fulfils the dual role of service provider and sheltered employer to people with disabilities who are in receipt of or are eligible for a disability support pension, except with respect to an organisation which has received recognition under s.10 or under s.12A of the Disability Services Act 1986, or if a part only has received recognition, that part.

23.3 Supported wage rates

23.3.1 Employees to whom this clause applies shall be paid the applicable percentage of the minimum rate of pay prescribed by this award for the class of work which the person is performing according the following schedule:

[23.3.2 varied by PR922890 PR936472; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

23.3.2 Provided that the minimum amount payable shall be not less than $61 per week.

23.3.3 *Where a person's assessed capacity is 10%, they shall receive a high degree of assistance and support.

23.4 Assessment of capacity

23.4.1 For the purpose of establishing the percentage of the award rate to be paid to an employee under this award, the productive capacity of the employee will be assessed in accordance with the supported wage system and documented in an assessment instrument by either:

23.4.1(a) the employer and a union party to the award, in consultation with the employee or, if desired by any of these;

23.4.1(b) the employer and an accredited assessor from a panel agreed by the parties to the award and the employee.

23.5 Lodgment of assessment instrument

23.5.1 All assessment instruments under the conditions of this clause, including the appropriate percentage of the award wage to be paid to the employee, shall be lodged by the employer with the Registrar of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

23.5.2 All assessment instruments shall be agreed and signed by the parties to the assessment, provided that where a union which is party to the award, is not a party to the assessment, it shall be referred by the Registrar to the union by certified mail and shall take effect unless an objection is notified to the Registrar within ten working days.

23.6 Review of assessment

The assessment of the applicable percentage should be subject to annual review or earlier on the basis of a reasonable request for such a review. The process of review shall be in accordance with the procedures for assessing capacity under the supported wage system.

23.7 Other terms and conditions of employment

Where an assessment has been made, the applicable percentage shall apply to the wage rate only. Employees covered by the provisions of the clause will be entitled to the same terms and conditions of employment as all other workers covered by this award paid on a pro rata basis.

23.8 Workplace adjustment

An employer wishing to employ a person under the provisions of this clause shall take reasonable steps to make changes in the workplace to enhance the employee's capacity to do the job. Changes may involve re-design of job duties, working time arrangements and work organisation in consultation with other workers in the area.

23.9 Trial period

23.9.1 In order for an adequate assessment of the employee's capacity to be made, an employer may employ a person under the provisions of this clause for a trial period not exceeding twelve weeks, except that in some cases, additional work adjustment time (not exceeding four weeks) may be needed.

23.9.2 During that trial period the assessment of capacity shall be undertaken and the proposed wage rate for a continuing employment relationship shall be determined.

23.9.3 The minimum amount payable to the employee during the trial period shall be no less than the amount specified in 23.3.2 hereof.

23.9.4 Work trials shall include induction or training as appropriate to the job being trialed.

23.9.5 Where the employer and employee wish to establish a continuing employment relationship following the completion of the trial period, a further contract of employment shall be entered into based on the outcome of assessment under 23.4 hereof.

24. MIXED FUNCTIONS

24.1 Any employee engaged in any one day or shift during ordinary working hours for more than two hours at work in a higher class than the employee is employed to perform, shall be paid for the full day or shift at the highest rate payable for any such work under this award; but if the employee is so engaged for two hours or less the employee shall only be paid at the rates fixed by this award for the work actually performed.

24.2 Any employee who is transferred to a lower grade of work than that upon which the employee is usually employed shall be paid at the higher wage for the remainder of the day or shift on which such transfer takes place and from the commencement of the next working day or shift the employee shall be paid at the appropriate wage for the class of work performed.

25. PAYMENT OF WAGES

25.1 When wages are to be paid

Wages shall be available not later than three ordinary working days following the end of the preceding pay week. When an award holiday or a rostered day off pursuant to this award occurs on any of such three ordinary working days, wages shall be available no later than the fourth ordinary working day.

25.1.1 By agreement between the employer and each individual employee, wages may be paid fortnightly.

25.1.2 Where the employer is able to make suitable arrangements, wages may be paid in the working day preceding pay day.

25.2 Time of paying wages

All wages shall be paid during working hours.

25.3 Method of paying wages

Where an employee and employer agree, the employee may be paid the wages by cheque or by direct transfer into an employee’s bank account or other recognised financial institution account. However, if the employer and a minimum of 75 per cent of the employees agree, all employees may be paid their wages by direct transfer into the employee’s bank (or other recognised financial institution) account.

25.4 Alternative methods of payment

Where the employer and the majority of employees concerned agree, an alternative method of paying wages to that provided in 25.1 and 25.2 hereof may be introduced.

25.5 Payment of wages after termination

On termination of employment, wages due to an employee shall be paid on the day of termination. Where the employee is dismissed outside ordinary office hours, the wages due may be forwarded to the employee by post on the next working day.

25.6 Payment for average of 38 hour week

An employee whose ordinary hours may be more or less than 38 in any particular week of a work cycle, is to be paid the wages on the basis of an average of 38 ordinary hours so as to avoid fluctuating wage payments each week. An explanation of the averaging system of paying wages is set out below:

25.6.1 Clause 28 - Ordinary hours of work, of this award, provides that in implementing a 38 hour week the ordinary hours of an employee may be arranged so that the employee is entitled to a day off, on a fixed day or rostered day basis, during each work cycle. It is in these circumstances that the averaging system would apply.

25.6.2 If the 38 hour week is to be implemented so as to give an employee a day off in each work cycle this would be achieved if, during a work cycle of 28 consecutive days (that is, over four consecutive weeks) the employee's ordinary hours were arranged on the basis that for three of the four weeks the employee worked 40 ordinary hours each week and in the fourth week the employee worked 32 ordinary hours. That is, the employee would work for eight ordinary hours each day, Monday to Friday inclusive for three weeks and eight ordinary hours on four days only in the fourth week - a total of nineteen days during the work cycle.

25.6.3 In such a case the averaging system applies and the weekly wage rates for ordinary hours of work applicable to the employee shall be the average weekly wage rates set out for the employee's classification in clause 21 – Classifications and wage rates, of this award, and shall be paid each week even though more or less than 38 ordinary hours are worked that week.

25.6.4 In effect, under the averaging system, the employee accrues a credit each day the employee works actual ordinary hours in excess of the daily average which would otherwise be 7 hours 36 minutes. This credit is carried forward so that in the week of the cycle that the employee works on only four days, the actual pay would be for an average of 38 ordinary hours even though that week the employee works a total of 32 ordinary hours. Consequently, for each day an employee works eight ordinary hours, the employee accrues a credit of 24 minutes (0.4 hours). The maximum credit the employee may accrue under this system is 0.4 hours on nineteen days; that is, a total of 7 hours 36 minutes.

25.6.5 As provided in 25.6.6 hereof, an employee will not accrue a credit for each day the employee is absent from duty other than on annual leave, long service leave, public holidays, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, bereavement leave or jury service.

25.6.5(a) When an employee is absent from duty because of annual leave, long service leave, public holidays, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, bereavement leave or jury service, the employee’s entitlement is determined in accordance with the appropriate award provision dealing with such entitlements.

25.6.6 Absences from duty

If an employee whose hours of work are averaged according to 28.1.1 of this award is absent from work and is not entitled to be paid for that absence, the total credits applying towards the next RDO will be reduced by 0.4 hours for each day for which no credit applies due to the absence.

26. ALLOWANCES

26.1 Leading hands

[Pt 5:26.1.1 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.1.1 Employees appointed by the employer to supervise the work of other employees shall be paid at the rates in the table below in addition to the rates fixed for the class of work performed by them.

26.1.2 An employee shall not be entitled to a leading hand allowance by reason only of the fact that they are performing work coming under any of the classifications set out in clause 21 – Classifications and wage rates, of this award.

26.2 First aid

[Pt 5:26.2.1 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.2.1 The person appointed as first aid attendant shall be paid an allowance of $8.52 per week.

26.2.2 An employee appointed to act as first aid attendant on a relief basis to cover an absence of one day or more, shall be paid the allowance on a daily basis.

26.3 Meal allowance

[Pt 5:26.3.1 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.3.1 An employee required to work overtime for more than two hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier of the requirement to work overtime, shall be either supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid the sum of $9.30 for meal money.

26.3.2 Provided that such payment need not be made to an employee on afternoon or night shift working more than two hours overtime before their ordinary time where such employee has received notification from the employer at least three hours prior to the commencement of the overtime on the same day.

26.3.3 Further provided that if an employee pursuant to notice in that regard, has provided a meal and is not required to work overtime, they shall be paid the meal money for meals so provided; provided that this payment need not be made if the employee concerned could not work overtime on account of a strike by the union or any other union or through any breakdown of machinery, or any stoppage of work brought about by any cause whatsoever which the employer could not reasonably prevent.

26.4 Motor vehicle allowance

[Pt 5:26.4 varied by PR932169 ppc 03Jun03]

An employee who by agreement with the employer uses their own motor vehicle on the employer's business, shall be paid an allowance of 31 cents per kilometer.

26.5 Special rates

26.5.1 Handlers of carbon black

[Pt 5:26.5.1(a) varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.5.1(a) Storemen and packers handling carbon black in a bulk store, employees handling carbon black elsewhere before processing; and employees engaged in processing free carbon black shall be paid 74 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

26.5.1(b) Where cleaners are employed sweeping free carbon black or employees are engaged in baling used carbon black bags they shall be paid this allowance.

[Pt 5:26.5.2 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.5.2 Employees required to install or repair any type of belting underground in mines shall be paid 24 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

[Pt 5:26.5.3 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.5.3 Employees whilst required to work in a confined space as defined, shall be paid 49 cents per hour in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed. Confined space means a compartment the dimensions of which necessitate an employee working in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation.

[Pt 5:26.5.4 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.5.4 Hot weather rates - Employees required to work for more than one hour in the shade in places where the temperature is raised by artificial means to between 46 degrees and 54 degrees Celsius shall be paid 38 cents per hour extra and in places where the temperature exceeds 54 degrees Celsius, 48 cents per hour extra. When the extra rate is claimed by an employee, the supervisor shall take the temperature at the place where the employee is required to work.

[Pt 5:26.5.5 varied by V001 V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.5.5 Employees engaged in processing free coal dust shall be paid the sum of 33 cents per hour on and in addition to the rate fixed for the class of work performed.

26.6 Special rates not cumulative

Except for the allowance relating to confined places and hot places:

26.6.1 Where more than one of the disabilities entitling an employee to extra rates as prescribed in 26.5 hereof exist on the same job, the employer shall be bound to pay only the highest rate for the disabilities.

26.6.2 The rates prescribed in 26.5 hereof shall be paid irrespective of the times at which the work is performed and shall not be subject to any premium or penalty additions.

26.7 Protective clothing and equipment allowance

26.7.1 Where an employee is required to wear protective clothing and equipment as stipulated by the relevant law operating in a state or Territory covered by this award, the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such special clothing and equipment. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply where the clothing and equipment is paid for by the employer.

[Pt 5:26.7.2 varied by V004 PR904667 PR918045 PR932169 PR946746; (PR959075 cancelled and replaced by PR959882 ppc 07Jul05) varied by PR959882 ppc 07Jun05(from 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR954450)]

26.7.2 An employer shall pay an overall allowance of 33 cents for each day in respect of which an employee is entitled to the special rate for handling carbon black. This provision does not apply to employers who provide such employees with two sets of overalls per year.

26.8 Accident pay

26.8.1 Where an employee becomes entitled to weekly compensation payments pursuant to the relevant accident compensation act presently in force in the States and areas covered by this award (“the Act”), the employer will pay to the employee an amount equivalent to the difference between:

26.8.1(a) the level of weekly compensation and any weekly wages earned or able to be earned if partially incapacitated; and

26.8.1(b) the amount that would have been payable under this award for the classification of work if the employee had been performing their normal duties. The rate to be paid to the employee will exclude additional remuneration by way of attendance bonus payments, shift premiums, overtime payments, special rates, fares and travelling allowance or other similar payments but will not exclude piece or bonus work earnings during ordinary hours.

26.8.2 Accident make-up pay shall not apply:

26.8.2(a) in respect of any injury during the first five normal working days of incapacity;

26.8.2(b) to any incapacity occurring during the first three weeks of employment unless that incapacity continues beyond the first three weeks;

26.8.2(c) during any period when the employee fails to comply with the requirements of the Act with regard to examination by a legally qualified medical practitioner;

26.8.2(d) where the injury for which the employee is receiving weekly compensation payments is a pre-existing injury which work has contributed to by way of recurrence, aggravation, acceleration, exacerbation or deterioration and the employee failed to disclose the injury on engagement following a request to do so by the employer in circumstances where the employee knew or ought to have known about the nature of the injury;

26.8.2(e) where in accordance with the Act a medical practitioner provides information to an employer of an employees fitness for work or specifies work for which an employee has a capacity and that work is made available by an employer but not commenced by an employee;

26.8.2(d) when the claim has been commuted or redeemed in accordance with the Act; or

26.8.2(f) in respect of any period of annual leave, long service leave or for any paid public holiday.

26.8.3 The maximum period or aggregate of periods of accident make-up pay to be made by an employer will be a total of 39 weeks for any one injury.

26.8.4 Where an employee receives a weekly payment under this section and subsequently that payment is reduced pursuant to the Act, that reduction will not render the employer liable to increase the amount of accident pay in respect of that injury.

26.8.5 An entitlement to accident make-up pay cease on termination of the employee’s employment, except where such termination:

26.8.5(a) is by the employer other than for reason of the employee’s serious and willful misconduct; or

26.8.5(b) arises from a declaration of bankruptcy or liquidation of the employer, in which case the employee’s entitlement shall be referred to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to determine.

27. SUPERANNUATION

27.1 Definitions

For the purposes of this clause:

27.1.1 Act and Regulations means the Occupational Superannuation Standards Act 1987 and Regulations pertaining thereto, and as amended from time to time.

27.1.2 Employee means any person employed under the terms of this award.

27.1.3 Employer means any employer who is bound by this award being named in Schedule B of this award or an employer bound by this award by virtue of membership of an employer organisation named in Schedule A of this award.

27.1.4 Ordinary time earnings means an employee's award classification rate (including supplementary payment where applicable), any overaward payment, leading hand allowance and shift loading, including weekend and public holiday rates where the shift work is part of the employee's ordinary hours of work. All other allowances and payments are excluded.

27.1.5 Superannuation fund shall mean either the Labour Union Cooperative Retirement Fund or the Australian Retirement Fund.

27.1.6 An exempt fund shall mean:

27.1.6(a) any fund specified by an award or registered industrial agreement which has application to the employees in the principal business of the employer where employees covered by this award are the minority of award covered employees;

27.1.6(b) any approved fund nominated by the union to which the employer elects to pay;

27.1.6(c) any approved fund agreed between the employer and the employees and their union;

27.1.6(d) any other superannuation fund for which an employer, as at 1 December 1989 or at the date of becoming respondent to this award, is already making contributions which satisfy the contribution requirements of this clause.

27.1.7 An appropriate fund shall mean either a superannuation fund or an exempt fund.

27.1.8 Union shall mean the National Union of Workers.

27.2 Eligibility of employees

All employees specified in this clause shall become eligible for superannuation contributions as set out in 27.3 hereof:

27.2.1 a weekly employee with not less than four weeks continuous service with the employer; or

27.2.2 a casual employee who has:

27.2.2(a) had a start with the employer on 28 days in a period no greater than one year, provided such period commences no earlier than the date one year preceding the operation of this award; and

27.2.2(b) in the case of junior employees, worked an average of at least twelve hours per week; and in the case of adult employees, worked an average of at least six hours per week with the employer during the one month immediately preceding any day the employer would (but for this definition) be required to make the superannuation contributions prescribed in 27.3 hereof.

27.3 Contributions

27.3.1 Subject to 27.2, 27.4, 27.5 and 27.6 hereof, an employer shall contribute to the superannuation fund chosen by the employee a superannuation contribution equivalent to three percent of such employee's ordinary time earnings. Such contributions shall commence from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 March 1990.

27.3.2 Provided that such contributions shall be made upon completion of the qualifying period specified in 27.2 hereof for eligible employees.

27.3.3 Provided further however, that such eligible employees be given death and disability cover in accordance with the superannuation fund (at a cost not exceeding $2.00 per week) to provide cover to such employees during the first six weeks of employment.

27.3.4 Such contributions required by this clause will be made to the superannuation fund in the manner and at the times specified by the terms of the fund or in accordance with any agreement between the employer and the Trustees of the fund.

27.3.5 An employee entitled to choose the superannuation fund to receive the employer contributions pursuant to 27.3 hereof, may review their choice of superannuation fund annually on or after their membership anniversary date, subject to the Trust Deed and Rules of the superannuation fund.

27.3.6 Following the conclusion or appropriate fund determination contained in 27.4 hereof, the employer shall make contributions in accordance with 27.3.1 hereof on behalf of all eligible employees once such employees complete the qualifying period as prescribed in 27.2 hereof and complete the necessary application forms.

27.3.7 Where an employee is not a member of the fund, but eligible to join the fund, the employer shall remind the employee, in writing, of their entitlements, within a period of a further six months from the date of becoming eligible for superannuation.

27.4 Fund determination

An employer proposing not to make contributions in conformity with 27.3 hereof and seeking a determination of an appropriate fund or funds in respect of a particular plant or in respect of its entire operations, shall apply the following consultative procedures:

27.4.1 The employer shall write to the Branch Secretary of the union and to appropriate fund managers outlining the employer's intention that a site or operation determination of appropriate fund or funds shall be an option considered by the employer in consultation with employees.

27.4.2 The employer shall provide all appropriate fund managers with information relevant to the employer, enterprise and employees circumstances and seek written advice from the appropriate fund managers concerning membership benefits which that particular fund could provide to their employees.

27.4.3 The appropriate fund managers shall be given fourteen days from the date of the employers correspondence within which to respond to the inquiry.

27.4.4 The employer shall, after the receipt of all fund responses or fourteen days from the date of inquiry, whichever is the earlier, provide all employees or the duly appointed representatives of the employees with a copy of each and every appropriate fund managers' response (where received). The employer shall advise the employees that after at least seven days a meeting shall be convened to determine which of the available funds best suits the employees to be covered. Employees should also be advised that they may contact either the union or any appropriate fund offices to pursue queries relating to fund services or award entitlements in advance of the meeting. Employees should also be advised that the determination of an appropriate sole fund need not necessarily be the only outcome of consultation and that individual employee choice of funds may be an outcome.

27.4.5 At the meeting described in 27.4.4 hereof, the employees or the employees' duly appointed representatives and the employer shall attempt to develop an agreement identifying the alternatives and nominating the preferred fund or funds based on this assessment. In the event that more than one fund is determined as appropriate the agreement should stipulate the manner in which each eligible employee's fund membership shall be determined.

27.4.6 In the absence of agreement at the plant or in the operation (as the case may be), the employer will notify the Branch Secretary of the union of the proposal and the procedure set out in clause 12 - Procedures for the avoidance of industrial disputes, of the award for disputes and grievances as near as reasonably practicable shall be applied without delay.

27.5 Exempt fund employers

Any employer making contributions to an exempt fund defined in 27.1.6 hereof is required to have notified the Australian Industrial Relations Commission within six months from 1 May 1989. A register of exempt fund employers shall be maintained by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and available for the inspection of all parties to this award.

27.6 Absence from work

Subject to the Trust Deed of the fund of which the employee is a member, absences from work will be treated in the following manner:

27.6.1 Paid leave

Contributions shall continue whilst a member of a fund is absent on paid leave such as annual leave, long service leave, public holidays, jury service, sick leave and bereavement leave.

27.6.2 Unpaid leave

Contributions shall not be required to be made in relation to any absence from work without pay.

27.6.3 Work related injury and sickness

In the event of an eligible employee's absence from work due to work related injury or sickness, contributions shall continue for the period of the absence (subject to a maximum of 52 weeks total absence for each injury or sickness) provided that:

27.6.3(a) in New South Wales and Victoria the member of the fund (employee) is receiving payments in accordance with the provisions of an award or an industrial agreement dealing with accident pay; or

27.6.3(b) in South Australia and Tasmania the member (employee) is receiving payments pursuant to worker's compensation legislation.

27.7 Coercion or intimidation

27.7.1 No employer or employee shall be coerced or intimidated into joining a particular fund by any party to this award.

27.7.2 In the event of a party alleging a breach of this provision the matter may be brought before a member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for determination of the fund in dispute.

PART 6 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME, SHIFT WORK AND WEEKEND WORK

28. ORDINARY HOURS OF WORK

28.1 Ordinary hours of work - day workers

28.1.1 Average of 38 ordinary hours

Subject to 28.4 hereof, the ordinary hours of work for day workers are to be an average of 38 per week but not exceeding 152 hours in 28 days.

28.1.2 Days on which ordinary hours may be worked

The ordinary hours of work may be worked on any day or all of the days of the week, Monday to Friday. The days on which ordinary hours are worked may include Saturday and Sunday subject to agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned.

28.1.3 Spread of ordinary hours

The ordinary hours of work are to be worked continuously, except for meal breaks, at the discretion of the employer between 6.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. The spread of hours (ie. 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) may be altered by up to one hour at either end of the spread, by agreement between an employer and the majority of employees concerned.

28.1.4 Work outside the spread of hours

Any work performed outside the spread of hours is to be paid for at overtime rates. However, any work performed by an employee prior to the spread of hours which is continuous with ordinary hours, for example for the purpose of getting the plant in a state of readiness for production work, is to be regarded as part of the 38 ordinary hours of work.

28.1.5 Rate for Saturday ordinary hours

Where agreement is reached in accordance with 28.1.2 hereof the minimum rate to be paid for a day worker for ordinary time worked between midnight on Friday and midnight on Saturday shall be time and a half.

28.1.6 Rate for Sunday ordinary hours

Where agreement is reached in accordance with 28.1.2 hereof the minimum rate to be paid for a day worker for ordinary time worked between midnight on Saturday and midnight on Sunday shall be time and three quarters.

28.1.7 Ordinary hours beyond eight or ten in any day

The ordinary hours of work shall not exceed ten hours in any day. In any arrangement of ordinary working hours where the ordinary working hours are to exceed eight on a day, the arrangement of hours shall be subject to the agreement of the employer and the majority of employees in the plant or section or sections concerned

28.1.8 Starting and finishing times not to change during work

After the first three weeks of employment, the ordinary starting or finishing time of an employee shall not be changed during the currency of the working week unless overtime is paid. However, the starting or finishing times may be changed without payment of overtime in the case of sickness or accident or breakdown of plant or equipment or with the agreement of the employee/s concerned.

28.2 Ordinary hours of work - continuous shift workers

28.2.1 Subject to 28.2.4 hereof the ordinary hours of continuous shift workers are, at the discretion of the employer, to average 38 hours per week inclusive of meal breaks and must not exceed 152 hours in 28 consecutive days. In any arrangement of ordinary working hours where the ordinary working hours are to exceed eight on any shift, the arrangement of hours shall be subject to the agreement of the employer and the majority of employees concerned.

28.2.2 Twenty minute paid meal break

Continuous shift workers are entitled to a twenty minute meal break on each shift which shall be counted as time worked.

28.2.3 Averaging weekly hours beyond 28 days

By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned, a roster system may operate on the basis that the weekly average of 38 ordinary hours is achieved over a period which exceeds 28 consecutive days but does not exceed twelve months.

28.2.4 One shift in each 24 hours

Except at the regular change-over of shifts, an employee shall not be required to work more than one shift in each 24 hours.

28.3 Ordinary hours of work - non-continuous shifts

28.3.1 Average weekly hours

Subject to 28.3.2 hereof, the ordinary hours of work for non-continuous shift workers are to be an average of 38 per week and must not exceed 152 hours in 28 consecutive days.

28.3.2 Averaging weekly hours beyond 28 days

By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned, a roster system may operate on the basis that the weekly average of 38 ordinary hours is allowed over a period which exceeds 28 consecutive days but does not exceed twelve months.

28.3.3 Working of ordinary hours and breaks for meals

The ordinary hours of work are to be worked continuously, except for meal breaks, at the discretion of the employer. An employee must not be required to work for more than five and a half hours without a break for a meal.

28.3.4 One shift in each 24 hours

Except at change-over of shifts an employee will not be required to work more than one shift in each 24 hours.

28.3.5 Ordinary hours not to exceed eight or ten

The ordinary hours of work prescribed in this clause are not to exceed ten hours on any day. In any arrangement of ordinary working hours where the ordinary working hours are to exceed eight on any day, the arrangement of hours is to be subject to the agreement of the employer and the majority of employees concerned.

28.3.6 Maximum number of hours and ten hour break for shift workers

No employee may be required to work for more than twelve hours in any one day or shift, except in the case of a breakdown in machinery or to ensure a continuance of operations. An employee having completed their shift or days work or additional hours work, shall not be called upon for duty until after a lapse of at least ten hours in the case of day workers and eight hours for shift workers.

28.4 Methods of arranging ordinary working hours

28.4.1 Subject to:

28.4.1(a) the employer's right to fix the daily hours of work for day workers from time to time within the spread of hours referred to in 28.1.3 hereof; and

28.4.1(b) the employer's right to fix the commencing and finishing time of shifts from time to time,

the arrangement of ordinary working hours is to be by agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the enterprise or part of the enterprise concerned.

28.4.2 Matters upon which agreement may be reached include:

28.4.2(a) how the hours are to averaged within a work cycle established in accordance with 28.1.1, 28.2.1 and 28.3.1 hereof;

28.4.2(b) the duration of the work cycle for day workers provided that such duration shall not exceed twelve months;

28.4.2(c) rosters which specify the starting and finishing times of working hours;

28.4.2(d) a period of notice of a rostered day off which is less than four weeks;

28.4.2(e) substitution of rostered days off;

28.4.2(f) accumulation of rostered days off;

28.4.2(g) arrangements which allow for flexibility in relation to the taking of rostered days off;

28.4.2(h) any arrangements of ordinary hours which exceed eight hours in any day.

28.4.3 Twelve hour days or shifts

By agreement between an employer and the majority of employees in the enterprise or part of the enterprise concerned, twelve hour days or shifts may be introduced subject to:

28.4.3(a) The employer and the employees are guided by occupational health and safety provisions and the ACTU code of conduct on twelve hour shifts;

28.4.3(b) Proper health monitoring procedures being introduced;

28.4.3(c) Suitable roster arrangements being made;

28.4.3(d) Proper supervision being provided;

28.4.3(e) Adequate breaks being provided;

28.4.3(f) An adequate trial or review process being implemented through the consultative process in clause 13 - Consultative mechanism and procedure.

28.5 Daylight saving

28.5.1 Where by reason of State legislation, summer time is prescribed as being in advance of the standard time in that State, the length of any shift:

28.5.1(a) commencing before the time prescribed by the relevant legislation for the commencement of a summer time period; and

28.5.1(b) commencing on or before the time prescribed by such legislation for the termination of a summer time period,

shall be deemed to be the number of hours represented by the difference between the time recorded by the clock at the beginning of the shift and the time so recorded at the end of the shift. The time of the clock in each case is to be set to the time fixed by the relevant State legislation.

28.5.2 In this clause the expressions standard time and summer time shall bear the same meaning as are prescribed by the relevant State legislation.

28.6 Make-up time

28.6.1 An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to work 'make up time' under which the employee takes time off during ordinary hours, and works those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours provided in the award.

28.6.2 An employee on shift work may elect, with the consent of their employer, to work 'make up time' under which the employee takes time off during ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time. The hours worked at the later time will be paid at the shift work rate which would have been applicable to the hours taken off.

28.7 Rostered days off

28.7.1 Where the method of working the 38 hour week adopted at an enterprise involves the employee being entitled to a day off during the work cycle, (a “rostered day off”) the following provisions will apply:

28.7.2 Four weeks notice of rostered day off

Except as provided in 28.7.4 hereof, where an employee is entitled to a day off during the work cycle, the employee shall be advised by the employer at least four weeks in advance of the day to be taken off.

28.7.3 No more than twelve rostered days off in each twelve months

Where a system of working is adopted to allow one working day off in each four weeks, an employee who takes four weeks (or more) annual leave in a year (one day of which would have been a rostered day off) shall not be entitled to more than twelve rostered days off in any twelve month period.

28.7.4 Substitute days

28.7.4(a) An employer, with the agreement of the majority of employees concerned, may substitute a nominated rostered day off for another day in the case of a breakdown in machinery or a failure or shortage of electric power or to meet the requirements of the business in emergency situations.

28.7.4(b) An individual employee, with the agreement of the employer, may substitute the day to be taken off for another day.

29. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SHIFT WORKERS

29.1 Alteration of shift work span of hours

By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned, the span of hours over which shifts may be worked may be altered by up to one hour at either end of the span.

29.2 Afternoon and night shift allowances

29.2.1 An employee whilst on afternoon or night shift shall be paid for such shift an additional fifteen per cent of 1/5 of the weekly wage for the classification of Manufacturing/Production Employee Level 3 as per clause 21 - Classifications and wage rates, of this award.

29.2.2 An employee who is required to work:

29.2.2(a) during a period of engagement on night shift only; or

29.2.2(b) on night shift for a period longer than four consecutive weeks; or

29.2.2(c) on a night shift which does not rotate or alternate with another shift or with day work so as to give the employee at least one third of the time off night shift in each shift cycle,

must, during such engagement period or cycle, be paid at the rate of 30% in addition to the employee’s ordinary rate for all time worked during ordinary hours.

29.3 Rate for working on weekends and public holidays

29.3.1 For work performed between midnight on Friday and the ordinary ceasing time on Saturday, employees working shifts must be paid at the minimum rate of time and a half.

29.3.2 Seven day shift workers, as defined, must be paid at least:

29.3.2(a) time and a half for work performed between midnight Friday and midnight Saturday;

29.3.2(b) time and three quarters for work performed between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday; and

29.3.2(c) except as provided for in 29.3.4 hereof, double time for work performed between midnight and midnight on a holiday.

29.3.3 The rates payable according to 29.3 hereof are to be paid instead of, and not in addition to, the shift premiums prescribed by 29.2 hereof.

29.3.4 Shift work on public holidays

Seven day shift workers must be paid at the rate of double time for work performed at any time on a public holiday. However they may be required to work until the completion of their shifts on public holidays without the payment of holiday rates provided they are not required to work on the night shift commencing on the holiday.

30. BREAKS

30.1 Meal breaks

A break of at least 30 minutes shall be allowed for the midday meal as near as possible to the middle of the day's work. On shift operations that are not continuous work shifts, a meal period of at least twenty minutes in each shift shall be provided. This twenty minutes will not count as time worked.

30.1.1 Meal breaks on continuous work shifts

On continuous work shifts an employee is entitled to have a meal period of at least twenty minutes which counts as time worked.

30.1.2 Maximum period of work without a break

An employee shall not be compelled to work for more than five and a half hours after commencing the daily shift or work period without a break for a meal except where the ordinary hours of work on any specified day do not exceed six hours. In that case, the hours may be worked without a meal break by agreement of the majority of employees and the employer concerned.

30.1.3 Pay rate for work during breaks

Employees required to work during their usual meal time shall be paid at the rate of time and a half until they are allowed the usual meal time except where employees are:

30.1.3(a) allowed to have their meal at their job; and

30.1.3(b) are paid at the rate of time and a half during the time of their usual mealtime.

30.2 Rest time

A rest period of ten minutes shall be allowed to all employees in the first half of each day or shift at a time fixed by the employer. The time of taking the rest period may vary, at the option of the employer, between employees. Employees shall not leave the department or section in which they are employed without the consent of the employer.

30.3 Washing time

Persons employed in carbon black operations who are entitled to the special rate, shall be allowed fifteen minutes washing time at the end of each shift.

31. OVERTIME

31.1 Payment for working overtime

31.1.1 All time worked before or after the employee's starting or finishing time shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half for the first three hours and double time thereafter, except as provided in this clause.

31.1.2 An employee shall have completed the normal number of daily hours before overtime payment commences for such day, except where failure to do so is due to causes outside the employee's control or where time off has been with the employer's consent.

31.2 Reasonable Overtime

[31.2 substituted by PR922890 ppc 25Sep02]

31.2.1 Subject to clause 31.2.2 an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates.

31.2.2 An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable having regard to:

31.2.2(a) any risk to employee health and safety;

31.2.2(b) the employee’s personal circumstances including any family responsibilities;

31.2.2(c) the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

31.2.2(d) the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her intention to refuse it, and

31.2.2(e) any other relevant matter.

31.3 Maximum number of hours

No employee may be required to work for more than twelve hours in any day or shift except in the case of a machinery breakdown or to ensure continued operations.

31.4 Breaks between work periods

An employee having completed their shift, days work or additional hours work shall not be required for duty until after at least ten hours in the case of day workers and eight hours for shift workers.

31.5 Transport of employees after overtime

When an employee finishes work at a time when reasonable means of transport are not available after working overtime or a shift for which the employee has not been regularly rostered, the employee shall:

31.5.1 be provided with transport to the employee’s home; or

31.5.1 be paid ordinary wages for the time reasonably occupied in reaching home.

31.6 Crib time

Unless the period of overtime is less than one and a half hours, an employee before starting overtime after working ordinary hours, shall be allowed a meal break of twenty minutes which shall be paid at ordinary rates. An employer and employee may agree to any variation of this provision to meet the circumstances of the work in hand provided that the employer shall not be required to make any payment in respect of any time allowed in excess of twenty minutes.

31.7 Overtime on Saturday, Sunday or holiday

An employee required to work on a Saturday, Sunday or award holiday shall be provided with a minimum of three hours work or paid for three hours at the appropriate rate. This clause shall not apply where the work is continuous with work commencing on the previous day or extending into the following day.

31.8 Shift work and overtime

Overtime will not be payable in the case of a change of shifts arranged between employees themselves. Such arrangements shall have the approval of the employer which shall not be withheld without good reason.

31.9 Meal allowance and overtime

Refer to 26.3 of this award.

32. SATURDAY WORK

Refer to 28.1 of this award for ordinary hours of work and 31.7 of this award for payment for overtime.

Refer to 29.3 of this award for shift work at weekends.

33. SUNDAY WORK

Any employee (other than a seven day shift worker) who is employed on a Sunday shall for all time worked on that day, be paid at the rate of double time. Where, by agreement between an employer and the majority of employees, shifts are rearranged to commence on Sunday instead of Monday, ordinary rates shall be paid for Sunday work.

PART 7 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

34. ANNUAL LEAVE

34.1 Period of leave

34.1.1 An employee, other than a casual employee, is entitled to at least four weeks annual leave after every twelve months continuous service (less the period of annual leave).

34.1.2 Additional leave for seven day shift workers

In addition to the leave prescribed in clause 34.1.1 hereof, seven day shift workers shall be allowed an additional one weeks leave.

34.2 Calculation of continuous service

34.2.1 For the purposes of this clause, service shall be deemed to be continuous notwithstanding:

34.2.1(a) any interruption or determination of the employment by the employer if such interruption or determination has been made merely with the intention of avoiding obligations in this clause in respect of leave of absence;

34.2.1(b) any absence from work on account of personal sickness or accident or on account of leave lawfully granted by the employer;

34.2.1(c) any absence with reasonable cause, proof of which shall be upon the employee; or

34.2.1(d) any transmission of business.

34.2.2 In respect of an absence referred to in this subclause, the employee shall, in addition to their other award obligations, inform the employer in writing of their inability to attend for duty. If practicable, this advice will be given within 24 hours of the commencement of the absence. The advice will include the reason for and the estimated duration of the absence.

34.2.3 In calculating the period of twelve months continuous service, any absence of the type referred to above, shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of twelve months continuous service. The exception to this will be absences of not more than twenty working days in a twelve month period because of sickness or accident. Any absence from work for reasons not specified in this clause will only be deemed to break the continuity of service if the employer notifies the employee during the absence or within fourteen days of the termination of the absence, that the absence will be regarded as having broken the continuity of service.

34.2.4 In cases of concerted or collective absenteeism, notice may be given to employees by the posting up of a notification in the plant in the manner in which general notifications to employees are usually made in that plant, and by posting the notification to the union on the same day if its members participated in such concerted or collective absenteeism.

34.2.5 A notice to an individual employee is to be given by delivering it to them personally or by posting it to their last recorded address in which case it shall be deemed to have reached them in due course by post.

34.3 Pay rates for annual leave

34.3.1 The pay rate for annual leave is the employee’s pay rate applicable at the time the employee takes the annual leave, plus 17.5% of that rate plus any leading hand or first aid allowances.

34.3.2 Notwithstanding 29.2 hereof, an employee engaged on shift work shall receive either the average shift rates according to the respective full roster cycle preceding going on leave, or a loading of 17.5% whichever is the greater.

34.3.3 Piece workers

In the case of an employee employed on piece or bonus work or any other system of payments by results, the pay rate for annual leave is the weekly average of payments made to the employee under such a system for the period actually worked during ordinary hours during the last three monthly period in respect of which such payments have been calculated prior to the time of going on leave or termination of employment as the case may be, plus 17.5% of that rate plus any leading hand or first aid allowances.

34.4 When to take annual leave

[34.4.1 varied by PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

34.4.1 The employee must be allowed to take annual leave, at a time fixed by the employer, within nine months after it is due. The employer and the employee may agree to extend this period to two years.

34.4.2 The employer and the employee should seek to reach agreement on the time for taking the leave. In the absence of agreement, the employer may give at least one month’s notice of the commencement of leave or part of the leave which is due to the employee.

34.5 Payment instead of leave

An employee must take annual leave. However, if the employee leaves or is dismissed, the employer must pay the employee any leave entitlement including a proportionate amount for each week worked since the employee began working or last qualified for leave. Such pro rata annual leave pay does not include leave loading.

34.6 Public holidays falling within annual leave

34.6.1 If a public holiday falls within an employee’s annual leave, is prescribed in the award, and is on a day which would have been an ordinary working day, then extra time equivalent to the public holiday is added to the employee’s annual leave.

34.6.2 The employee won’t receive any pay for the public holiday unless:

34.6.2(a) the employee starts work at the next rostered starting time on the first working day after the annual leave ends; or

34.6.2(b) the employee has a reasonable excuse for starting late.

34.7 Broken annual leave

The annual leave shall be taken and given by mutual consent in up to four separate periods. If the employer and an employee agree, the annual leave entitlement may be given and taken in more than four separate periods including up to a maximum of ten single days. However there shall be one period of at least fourteen consecutive days, including non-working days.

34.8 Leave allowed before due date

34.8.1 An employer may allow annual leave to an employee before the right to the leave has accrued. Where leave is taken in advance, a further period of annual leave shall not commence to accrue until after the expiration of the period required to be served to qualify for the leave already taken.

34.8.2 Where leave has been granted to an employee in advance and the employee subsequently leaves or is discharged from the service of the employer, the employer may deduct from whatever remuneration is payable upon termination the amount of wage paid on account of the annual leave taken in advance but for which no entitlement had accrued at the time of termination.

34.9 Annual close down

Where an employer closes down the plant or section or sections of it for the purpose of allowing leave to all or the bulk of the employees in the plant or section or sections concerned, the following provisions shall apply:

34.9.1 The employer may, by giving notice as prescribed in 34.9.7 hereof of the intention so to do, stand off for the duration of the close down all employees in the plant or section or sections concerned and allow to those who are not then qualified for a full entitlement to annual leave for twelve months continuous service, paid leave on a proportionate basis at the appropriate rate of wage prescribed by 34.3 hereof for 2.923 hours for each 38 ordinary hours worked.

34.9.2 An employee who has then qualified for a full entitlement to annual leave for twelve months continuous service shall be allowed leave. The employee shall, subject to 34.6 hereof be paid 2.923 hours at the appropriate wage as prescribed by 34.3 hereof for each 38 ordinary hours worked since the close of the employees last twelve monthly qualifying period.

34.9.3 The next twelve monthly qualifying period of each employee affected by such close down shall commence from the day on which the plant or section or sections concerned is reopened for work.

34.9.4 Provided that all time during which an employee is stood off without pay for the purpose of this clause shall be deemed to be time of service in the next twelve monthly qualifying period.

34.9.5 Period of annual close down

34.9.5(a) The employer may close down the enterprise or part of the enterprise for one or two separate periods for the purpose of granting annual leave.

34.9.5(b) If the employer closes down the enterprise or part of the enterprise in two separate periods, one of these periods shall be for a period of at least fourteen consecutive days including non-working days.

34.9.5(c) The employer and the majority of employees concerned may agree to the annual leave being taken in one, two or three close downs provided that one of these periods will be a period of at least fourteen days including non-working days.

34.9.6 The employer may close down the enterprise or part of it for a period of at least fourteen days including non-working days and allow the balance of any annual leave to be taken in one continuous period in accordance with a roster.

34.9.7 Notice of annual close down

Where an employer intends to close down a plant or section or sections of it for the purpose of allowing leave to all or the bulk of employees in the plant or section or sections concerned, they shall cause a notice to be posted on the factory notice-board/s not less than six months before the intended close down, indicating the proposed close down and reopening dates. However such advice is subject to confirmation or change up until not less than one month before the actual close down date.

35 PERSONAL LEAVE

[35 substituted by PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

The provisions of this clause apply to full-time and regular part-time employees (on a pro rata basis) but do not apply to casual employees. The entitlements of casual employees are set out in 15.3.17.

35.1 Definitions

The term immediate family includes

35.1.1 spouse (including a former spouse, a de facto spouse and a former de facto spouse) of the employee. A de facto spouse means a person of the opposite sex to the employee who lives with the employee as his or her husband or wife on a bona fide domestic basis; and

35.1.2 child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a step child or an ex-nuptial child), parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or spouse of the employee.

35.2 Amount of paid personal leave

35.2.1 Paid personal leave is available to an employee, other than a casual employee, when they are absent:

• due to personal illness or injury;

• for the purposes of caring for an immediate family or household member who is sick and requires the employee’s care and support or who requires care due to an unexpected emergency.

35.2.1(a) Subject to 35.2.1(b), the amount of personal leave to which a full-time employee is entitled depends on how long they have worked for the employer and accrues as follows:

35.2.1(b) An employee who normally works eight or more hours per day so as to provide a rostered day(s) off in a work cycle in accordance with clause 28 - Ordinary hours of work, is entitled to the following amount of personal leave:

35.2.1(c) After the first five months of service, an employee must be paid for any personal leave to which the employee was not entitled, due to insufficient service, up to a maximum of 38 hours (or 40 hours if the employee normally works eight or more hours a day) for service less than 12 months and 60.8 hours (or 64 hours if the employee normally works eight or more hours a day) for service more than 12 months.

35.2.1(d) Accumulated personal leave may be used as sick leave if the current sick leave entitlement is exhausted.

35.2.2 Accumulation of personal leave

Unused personal leave accumulates from year to year to a maximum of 768 hours.

35.3 Personal leave for personal injury or sickness

An employee is entitled to use the full amount of their personal leave entitlement including accrued leave for the purposes of personal illness or injury, subject to the conditions set out in this clause.

35.4 Personal leave to care for an immediate family or household member

35.4.1 An employee is entitled to use up to 76 hours (or 80 hours if the employee normally works eight or more hours a day) personal leave, including accrued leave, each year to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support or who require care due to an unexpected emergency.

35.4.2 This entitlement is subject to the employee being responsible for the care and support of the person concerned. In normal circumstances an employee is not entitled to take carer’s leave where another person has taken leave to care for the same person.

35.4.3 By agreement between an employer and an individual employee, the employee may access an additional amount of their accrued personal leave for the purposes set out in 35.4.1, beyond the relevant limit set out in 35.4.1. In such circumstances, the employer and the employee shall agree upon the additional amount that may be accessed.

35.5 Employee must give notice

35.5.1 Before taking personal leave, an employee must give at least two hours notice before the employee’s next rostered starting time, unless the employee has a good reason for not doing so.

35.5.2 The notice for leave for personal injury or sickness must include:

• the nature of the injury or illness (if known); and

• how long the employee expects to be away from work.

35.5.3 The notice for leave to care for an immediate family or household member must include:

• the name of the person requiring care and support and the relationship to the employee;

• the reasons for taking such leave; and

• the estimated length of absence.

35.5.4 If it is not practicable for the employee to give prior notice of absence, the employee must notify the employer by telephone at the first opportunity.

35.6 Evidence supporting claim

35.6.1 When taking leave for personal injury or sickness, the employee must, if required by the employer, establish by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, that the employee was unable to work because of injury or personal illness.

35.6.2 When taking leave to care for an immediate family or household member, the employee must, if required by the employer, establish by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care by another.

35.6.3 When taking leave to care for members of their immediate family or household who require care due to an unexpected emergency, the employee must, if required by the employer, establish by production of documentation acceptable to the employer or a statutory declaration, the nature of the emergency and that such emergency resulted in the person concerned requiring care by the employee.

35.7 Single day absences

The employee shall be paid personal leave for personal illness or injury in respect of two single day absences in any year on notification to the employer within the normal hours of that day or shift that the employee was absent from work on account of personal ill-health necessitating the absence.

35.7.1 Should an employee, without reasonable cause, not notify the employer within the normal working hours of that day or shift, this clause continues to apply.

35.7.2 This clause shall not apply in respect of a single day absence on the working day immediately preceding or following a holiday observed under clause 38 - Public holidays, or a period of annual leave.

35.8 The effect of workers’ compensation

If an employee is receiving workers’ compensation payments, the employee is not entitled to personal leave.

35.9 Unpaid personal leave

Where an employee has exhausted all paid personal leave entitlements, they are entitled to take unpaid personal leave to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support or who require care due to an unexpected emergency. The employer and the employee shall agree on the period. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to take up to two days (up to a maximum of 16 hours) of unpaid leave per occasion, provided the requirements of 35.5 and 35.6 are met.

35.10 Casual employees

Casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work or to leave work in certain circumstances as set out in 15.3.17.

35A. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

[35A inserted by PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

The provisions of this clause apply to full-time and regular part-time employees (on a pro rata basis) but do not apply to casual employees. The entitlements of casual employees are set out in 15.3.17.

35A.1 Paid leave entitlement

An employee, other than a casual, is entitled to use up to 24 hours bereavement leave on any occasion on which a member of the employee’s immediate family or household in Australia dies.

35A.2 Evidence supporting claim

The employer may require the employee to provide satisfactory evidence of the death of the member of the employee’s immediate family or household.

35A.3 Unpaid leave entitlement

The employee is entitled to take up to three days (up to a maximum of 24 hours) unpaid bereavement leave per bereavement. An employee may take additional unpaid bereavement leave by agreement with the employer.

36. PARENTAL LEAVE

[36 varied by PR917157; substituted by PR964991 ppc 11Nov05]

Subject to the terms of this clause employees are entitled to maternity, paternity and adoption leave and to work part-time in connection with the birth or adoption of a child.

The provisions of this clause apply to full-time, part-time and eligible casual employees, but do not apply to other casual employees.

An eligible casual employee means a casual employee:

(a) employed by an employer on a regular and systematic basis for several periods of employment or on a regular and systematic basis for an ongoing period of employment during a period of at least 12 months; and

(b) who has, but for the pregnancy or the decision to adopt, a reasonable expectation of ongoing employment.

For the purposes of this clause, continuous service is work for an employer on a regular and systematic basis (including any period of authorised leave or absence).

An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because:

(a) the employee or employee's spouse is pregnant; or

(b) the employee is or has been immediately absent on parental leave.

The rights of an employer in relation to engagement and re-engagement of casual employees are not affected, other than in accordance with this clause.

36.1 Definitions

36.1.1 For the purpose of this clause child means a child of the employee under school age or a child under school age who is placed with the employee for the purposes of adoption, other than a child or step-child of the employee or of the spouse of the employee or a child who has previously lived continuously with the employee for a period of six months or more.

36.1.2 Subject to 36.1.3, in this clause, spouse includes a de facto or former spouse.

36.1.3 In relation to 36.7, spouse includes a de facto spouse but does not include a former spouse.

36.2 Basic entitlement

36.2.1 After 12 months continuous service, parents are entitled to a combined total of 52 weeks unpaid parental leave on a shared basis in relation to the birth or adoption of their child. For females, maternity leave may be taken and for males, paternity leave may be taken. Adoption leave may be taken in the case of adoption.

36.2.2 Subject to 36.5.6, parental leave is to be available to only one parent at a time, except that both parents may simultaneously take:

36.2.2(a) for maternity and paternity leave, an unbroken period of one week at the time of the birth of the child;

36.2.2(b) for adoption leave, an unbroken period of up to three weeks at the time of placement of the child.

36.3 Variation of period of parental leave

Where an employee takes leave under 36.2.1, unless otherwise agreed between the employer and employee, an employee may apply to their employer to change the period of parental leave on one occasion. Any such change is to be notified as soon as possible but no less than four weeks prior to the commencement of the changed arrangements. Nothing in this clause detracts from the basic entitlement in 36.2.1.

36.4 Right to request

36.4.1 An employee entitled to parental leave pursuant to the provisions of 36.2 may request the employer to allow the employee:

36.4.1(a) to extend the period of simultaneous unpaid parental leave provided for in 36.2.2 up to a maximum of eight weeks;

36.4.1(b) to return from a period of parental leave on a part-time basis until the child reaches school age;

to assist the employee in reconciling work and parental responsibilities.

36.4.2 The employer shall consider the request having regard to the employee’s circumstances and, provided the request is genuinely based on the employee’s parental responsibilities, may only refuse the request on reasonable grounds related to the effect on the workplace or the employer’s business. Such grounds might include cost, lack of adequate replacement staff, loss of efficiency and the impact on customer service.

36.4.3 Employee’s request and employer’s decision to be in writing

The employee’s request and the employer’s decision made under 36.4.1(b) must be recorded in writing.

36.4.4 Request to return to work part-time

Where an employee wishes to make a request under 36.4.1(b), such a request must be made as soon as possible but no less than seven weeks prior to the date upon which the employee is due to return to work from parental leave.

36.5 Maternity leave

36.5.1 An employee must provide notice to the employer in advance of the expected date of commencement of parental leave. The notice requirements are:

36.5.1(a) of the expected date of confinement (included in a certificate from a registered medical practitioner stating that the employee is pregnant) – at least ten weeks;

36.5.1(b) of the date on which the employee proposes to commence maternity leave and the period of leave to be taken – at least four weeks.

36.5.2 When the employee gives notice under 36.5.1(a), the employee must also provide a statutory declaration stating particulars of any period of paternity leave sought or taken by her spouse and that for the period of maternity leave she will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with her contract of employment.

36.5.3 An employee will not be in breach of this clause if failure to give the stipulated notice is occasioned by confinement occurring earlier than the presumed date.

36.5.4 Subject to 36.2.1 and unless agreed otherwise between the employer and employee, an employee may commence parental leave at any time within six weeks immediately prior to the expected date of birth.

36.5.5 Where an employee continues to work within the six week period immediately prior to the expected date of birth, or where the employee elects to return to work within six weeks after the birth of the child, an employer may require the employee to provide a medical certificate stating that she is fit to work on her normal duties.

36.5.6 Special maternity leave

36.5.6(a) Where the pregnancy of an employee not then on maternity leave terminates after 28 weeks other than by the birth of a living child, then the employee may take unpaid special maternity leave of such periods as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary.

36.5.6(b) Where an employee is suffering from an illness not related to the direct consequences of the confinement, the employee may take any paid sick leave to which she is entitled in lieu of, or in addition to, special maternity leave.

36.5.6(c) Where an employee not then on maternity leave suffers illness related to her pregnancy, she may take any paid sick leave to which she is then entitled and such further unpaid special maternity leave as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary before her return to work. The aggregate of paid sick leave, special maternity leave and parental leave, including parental leave taken by a spouse, may not exceed 52 weeks.

36.5.7 Where leave is granted under 36.5.4, during the period of leave an employee may return to work at any time, as agreed between the employer and the employee provided that time does not exceed four weeks from the recommencement date desired by the employee.

36.6 Paternity leave

36.6.1 An employee will provide the employer at least ten weeks prior to each proposed period of paternity leave, with:

36.6.1(a) a certificate from a registered medical practitioner which names his spouse, states that she is pregnant and the expected date of confinement, or states the date on which the birth took place; and

36.6.1(b) written notification of the dates on which he proposes to start and finish the period of paternity leave; and

36.6.1(c) except in relation to leave taken simultaneously with the child’s mother under 36.2.2 or 36.4.1(a), a statutory declaration stating:

36.6.1(c)(i) he will take that period of paternity leave to become the primary care-giver of a child;

36.6.1(c)(ii) particulars of any period of maternity leave sought or taken by his spouse; and

36.6.1(c)(iii) that for the period of paternity leave he will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with his contract of employment.

36.6.2 The employee will not be in breach of 36.6.1 if the failure to give the required period of notice is because of the birth occurring earlier than expected, the death of the mother of the child, or other compelling circumstances.

36.7 Adoption leave

36.7.1 The employee will notify the employer at least ten weeks in advance of the date of commencement of adoption leave and the period of leave to be taken. An employee may commence adoption leave prior to providing such notice, where through circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the adoption of a child takes place earlier.

36.7.2 Before commencing adoption leave, an employee will provide the employer with a statutory declaration stating:

36.7.2(a) the employee is seeking adoption leave to become the primary care-giver of the child;

36.7.2(b) particulars of any period of adoption leave sought or taken by the employee’s spouse; and

36.7.2(c) that for the period of adoption leave the employee will not engage in any conduct inconsistent with their contract of employment.

36.7.3 An employer may require an employee to provide confirmation from the appropriate government authority of the placement.

36.7.4 Where the placement of a child for adoption with an employee does not proceed or continue, the employee will notify the employer immediately and the employer will nominate a time not exceeding four weeks from receipt of notification for the employee’s return to work.

36.7.5 An employee will not be in breach of this clause as a consequence of failure to give the stipulated periods of notice if such failure results from a requirement of an adoption agency to accept earlier or later placement of a child, the death of a spouse, or other compelling circumstances.

36.7.6 An employee seeking to adopt a child is entitled to unpaid leave for the purpose of attending any compulsory interviews or examinations as are necessary as part of the adoption procedure. The employee and the employer should agree on the length of the unpaid leave. Where agreement cannot be reached, the employee is entitled to take up to two days unpaid leave. Where paid leave is available to the employee, the employer may require the employee to take such leave instead.

36.8 Parental leave and other entitlements

An employee may in lieu of or in conjunction with parental leave, access any annual leave or long service leave entitlements which they have accrued subject to the total amount of leave not exceeding 52 weeks or a longer period as agreed under 36.4.

36.9 Transfer to a safe job

36.9.1 Where an employee is pregnant and, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, illness or risks arising out of the pregnancy or hazards connected with the work assigned to the employee make it inadvisable for the employee to continue at her present work, the employee will, if the employer deems it practicable, be transferred to a safe job at the rate and on the conditions attaching to that job until the commencement of maternity leave.

36.9.2 If the transfer to a safe job is not practicable, the employee may elect, or the employer may require the employee to commence parental leave for such period as is certified necessary by a registered medical practitioner.

36.10 Returning to work after a period of parental leave

36.10.1 An employee will notify the employer of their intention to return to work after a period of parental leave at least four weeks prior to the expiration of the leave.

36.10.2 Subject to 36.10.4 an employee will be entitled to the position which they held immediately before proceeding on parental leave. In the case of an employee transferred to a safe job pursuant to 36.9, the employee will be entitled to return to the position held immediately before the transfer.

36.10.3 Where the position no longer exists but there are other positions available which the employee is qualified for and is capable of performing, the employee will be entitled to a position as nearly comparable in status and pay to that of their former position.

36.10.4 An eligible casual employee who is employed by a labour hire company who performs work for a client of the labour hire company will be entitled to the position which they held immediately before proceeding on parental leave.

36.10.5 Where such a position is no longer available, but there are other positions available that the employee is qualified for and is capable of performing, the employer shall make all reasonable attempts to return the employee to a position comparable in status and pay to that of the employee’s former position.

36.11 Replacement employees

36.11.1 A replacement employee is an employee specifically engaged or temporarily promoted or transferred, as a result of an employee proceeding on parental leave.

36.11.2 Before an employer engages a replacement employee, the employer must inform that person of the temporary nature of the employment and of the rights of the employee who is being replaced.

36.12 Communication during parental leave

36.12.1 Where an employee is on parental leave and a definite decision has been made to introduce significant change at the workplace, the employer shall take reasonable steps to:

36.12.1(a) make information available in relation to any significant effect the change will have on the status or responsibility level of the position the employee held before commencing parental leave; and

36.12.1(b) provide an opportunity for the employee to discuss any significant effect the change will have on the status or responsibility level of the position the employee held before commencing parental leave.

36.12.2 The employee shall take reasonable steps to inform the employer about any significant matter that will affect the employee’s decision regarding the duration of parental leave to be taken, whether the employee intends to return to work and whether the employee intends to request to return to work on a part-time basis.

36.12.3 The employee shall also notify the employer of changes of address or other contact details which might affect the employer’s capacity to comply with 36.12.1.

37. JURY SERVICE

An employee required to attend for jury service during their ordinary working hours shall be reimbursed by the employer an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid in respect of their attendance for such jury service and the amount of wages they would have received in respect of the ordinary time they would have worked had they not been on jury service. An employee shall notify their employer as soon as possible of the date upon which they are required to attend for jury service. Further, the employee shall give their employer proof of their attendance, the duration of such attendance and the amount received in respect of such jury service.

38. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

38.1 Entitlement

Subject to this clause, all weekly wage employees shall be granted the following holidays without deduction of pay:

38.1.1 Public holidays to be observed in all States

New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, Queen's Birthday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day or such other day in substitution for any specified day as may be agreed upon between the union and any employer.

38.1.2 State specific public holidays

38.1.2(a) South Australia

• the third Monday in May,

• Commemoration Day shall be allowed as a holiday in lieu of Boxing Day.

38.1.2(b) Western Australia

• Foundation Day.

38.1.2(c) Victoria

• Melbourne Cup Day or a local equivalent.

38.1.2(d) Tasmania

• Regatta Day in Southern Tasmania (Oatlands and all towns South)

• Recreation Day in Northern Tasmania (in all towns north of Oatlands) shall be allowed as a holiday without deduction of pay.

• Show Day shall be a public holiday in lieu of Easter Saturday which means not more than one local Show Day observed on an employee's ordinary working day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, in the city, town or district in which the employee is employed; or such other day which in the absence of such a local Show Day, is agreed on by the employee and employer, therefore making a total of eleven paid public holidays per year.

38.1.2(e) New South Wales

• an additional holiday shall be granted on a working day to be agreed upon between the union and employers.

38.1.4 Where in a State or Territory or locality within a State or Territory an additional public holiday is proclaimed or gazetted by the authority of the Commonwealth Government or a State or Territory Government and such proclaimed or gazetted holiday is to be observed generally by persons throughout that State or Territory or a locality, other than by those covered by federal awards, or when such a proclaimed or gazetted day is, by any required judicial or administrative order, to be so observed, then such day shall be deemed to be a holiday for the purposes of this award, for employees covered by this award who are employed in the State, Territory or locality in respect of which the holiday has been proclaimed or ordered as required.

38.2 Payment for time worked

38.2.1 Except as provided in 29.3.2 of this award, an employee who works on any holiday provided for in this clause shall for all time worked on that day, be paid at the rate of double time and a half.

38.2.2 Payment shall be at the rates prescribed by clause 21 – Classifications and wage rates, and 26.1 of this award for the occupation in which the employee is employed. In addition to the above payment, in the case of employees on overaward payments, piece or bonus work or any other system of payment by results, the average on a daily basis of their overaward payments, piece or bonus work earnings during ordinary hours as calculated and utilised for annual leave pay purposes for the immediately preceding period of annual leave. In the case of an employee who has not previously taken annual leave whilst in the service of the employer, the employee will receive the average of the overaward payments, piece or bonus work earnings during ordinary hours over a period of not less than three months ending four weeks prior to the holiday.

38.2.3 Where an employee is not employed during the whole of the three months, the average shall be calculated on the period of employment falling within the said three months.

38.3 Holidays falling on weekends

For the purposes of this award:

38.3.1 where Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday and Tuesday shall be observed as Christmas Day and Boxing Day respectively;

38.3.2 where Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, the following Monday shall be observed as Boxing Day;

38.3.3 where New Year's Day or Australia Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as New Year's Day or Australia Day.

38.4 Holidays and workers compensation

An employee absent as the result of an accident sustained in the course of the employment or in the periodic journeying to or from the place of employment and who is receiving payment under any Workers' Compensation Act shall not be entitled to payment for any holidays prescribed in 38.1 hereof occurring during such absence, but shall only be entitled to the difference between the payment received for such day under any Workers' Compensation Act and their ordinary award wage for the holiday.

38.5 Absences

38.5.1 An employee shall not be entitled to payment in respect of a public holiday if the employee fails to attend for duty on that day without reasonable excuse after having been notified by the employer seven days prior to the holiday that the employee was required to work. An employee may be notified at short notice to work on a holiday in cases of emergency. This paragraph shall not apply to Christmas or Easter holidays.

38.5.2 Any employee absenting himself or herself from work on any portion of the working day preceding or following a holiday provided for in this clause without a reasonable excuse or without permission from the employer shall not be entitled to payment for such holiday.

38.6 Public holidays and termination

If any employer gives to an employee a notice of termination taking effect within seven days of the date on which any of the listed holidays fall or are observed, the employer shall pay the employee a day's pay for each such holiday unless the reason for the termination is the misconduct of the employee. This subclause shall not apply to any employee who at the date of termination has not been employed by the employer for at least 80 percent of the ordinary working time of the three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the termination. This provision will not apply in the case of a holiday observed on a non-working day.

38.7 Seven day shift work

38.7.1 A seven day shift worker who is rostered to work regularly on Sundays and holidays, when their rostered day off falls on a public holiday prescribed by this clause shall, at the discretion of the employer, be paid for that day at the ordinary rate or have an additional day added to the annual leave. This clause shall not apply when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

38.7.2 A seven day shift worker who is required to work on the employee’s rostered day off which falls on a public holiday, shall be paid at the rate of double time for work performed and have an additional day added to the annual leave.

38.8 Public holidays and RDO’s - day work

In the case of an employee whose ordinary hours of work are arranged to provide for an accrued day off, the weekday to be taken off shall not coincide with a public holiday. In the event that a public holiday is prescribed after an employee has been given notice of a weekday off and the public holiday falls on the weekday the employee is to take off, the employer shall allow the employee to take the day off on an alternative weekday.

PART 8 - TRANSFERS, TRAVELLING AND WORKING AWAY FROM USUAL PLACE OF WORK

39. TRAVELLING , TRANSPORT AND FARES

39.1 Where an employee goes direct to a job away from their usual place of employment, all travelling time reasonably spent in excess of the time usually taken in travelling to and from their home to their usual place of employment shall be paid for at ordinary rates on all metropolitan and suburban work.

39.2 On country and interstate work, travelling time outside ordinary working hours shall be paid for at ordinary rates with a maximum of eight hours out of any period of 24 consecutive hours commencing at 8.00 a.m. on any day.

39.3 Travelling time on Sunday and holidays shall be paid for at time and a half.

39.4 All fares, board and lodging and reasonable travelling expenses incurred whilst travelling shall be paid by the employer, provided that excess fares only shall be paid on all metropolitan and suburban work.

39.5 If so directed, employees shall present themselves for work on outside jobs at the usual starting time and shall work up to the usual finishing time.

SCHEDULE A - SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENTS

[Sched A varied by PR927206 from 17Dec02]

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Employer's Federation, Northbourne Ave, Canberra, 2600

Bruce C Baird, 26-28 Winchcombe Crt, Mitchell, 2911

Confederation of ACT Industry, PO Box 192, Curtin, 2605
Discount Tyre Service Pt. Ltd, 24 Barrier St, Fyshwick, 2600
Glasscrete Pools, 14 Rodway St, Yarralumla, 2600

MM Cables Energy Products Service Centres, 32 Geelong St, Fyshwick, 2600

Neil Davies Pty Ltd, Barrier & Pirie Sts, Fyshwick, 2609
Poster Masters, 19 Kembla St, Fyshwick, 2609

New South Wales

AA Rubber Service, 50 The Chase Rd, Turrumurra, 2074
Abbotsford Point Bat Shed, 617 Great North Rd, Abbotsford, 2046

Abrasiflex Pty Ltd, Production Ave, Warragamba, 2752
Abrasive Products Pty Ltd, 9 Nirvana St, Girraween, 2145

Acacia Plastics Pty Ltd, 9 Summit St, Smithfield, 2164

Academy Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Huntsmore Rd, Minto, 2566

ACI Fibreglass, PO Box 413, Revesby, 2212
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Blowpak, 105 Vanessa St, Kingsgrove, 2208

Acmil Plastic Products Pty Ltd, (Moulding Div), cnr O'Riordan & Coward Sts, Mascot, 2020
Activity Pty Ltd, 16 Sydenham Rd, Brookvale, 2100
Advance Industries Pty Ltd, 366 Marion St, Bankstown, 2200

Advanced Composites, Princes Hwy, Orange Gve, Unanderra, 2526

Advanx Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd, cnr Neild & McLachlan Ave, Rushcutters Bay, 2011
AGR Rubber Co, 381 Victoria St, Gladsville, 2111

Aladdin Plastics Pty Ltd, PO Box 223, West Ryde, 2144
All Areas Floor Sanding, 5 Berge St, Blacktown, 2148
All Size Laminating, 132 Parramatta Rd, Granville, 2142

All Tyre Plastics Pty Ltd, 3/38 Victoria St, Smithfield, 2164
Alpine Plastics, 8/16 Cross St, Brookvale, 2100

American Plastics Co, 68 Alexander St, Crows Nest, 2065
Ames Agency, PO Box M433, Sydney Mail Exchange, Redfern, 2016
Amson Pty Ltd, 39 Lorraine St, Peakhurst, 2210

Apex Rubberflex (NSW) Pty Ltd, 14 Carter St, Lidcombe, 2141
Applied Building Plastics Pty Ltd, 4 Orchard Rd, Brookvale, 2100

Arlco Pty Ltd, 40 Antoine St, Rydalmere, 2116
Armstrong Plastics, 150 Coonanbarra Rd, Wahroonga, 2076

Ashtex Products Pty Ltd, 79 Mandoon Rd, Girraween, 2145

Associated Plastics Pty Ltd, 100 Dalmeny Ave, Roseberry, 2018

Australian Abrasives Pty Ltd, 302-306 Parramatta Rd, Auburn, 2144

Australian Coleman Inc, 34 Davis Rd, Wetherill Park, 2164
Australian Containers (Plastics) Pty Ltd, 15 Fisher St, Auburn, 2144

Australian Film & Pipe Manufactures, 150 Woodpark Rd, Smithfield, 2164
Australian Industry Group, 51 Walker St, North Sydney, 2060
Australian Rubber Industries, 1 Prince of Wales Ave, Unanderra, 2526

Auto Sport Co, 38 The Avenue, Hurstville, 2220

Avon Rubber (Aust) Pty Ltd, 22 Grove St, Dulwich Hill, 2230

AW Faber-Castel Aust Pty Ltd, 25 Pavesi St, Guildford, 2161
Aymeast Pty Ltd, 33 Flinders St, Wollongong, 2500

B & M Plastics, 83 Larra St, Yennora, 2161
B & M Plastics, Whitaker St, Yennora, 2161

Balgowlah Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 286 Pittwater Rd, North Manly, 2100

Balloon Address No 1, 15 Cove Cres, Castle Cove, 2069

Bandag Cold Process (NSW) Pty Ltd, 255 Parramatta Rd, Auburn, 2144

Bankstown Plastic Coatings, 326 Edgar St, Condell Park, 2200

Baranna Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 15 Spooner St, Cabramatta, 2166

Barracuda Technologies, Gladston Rd, Castle Hill, 2154

Beaufort Air Sea Equipment Pty Ltd, 37 51 Day St, Lansvale, 2166
Beaufort Pioneer Pty Ltd, Day St, Lansvale, 2166

Bell Plastics Sydney Pty Ltd, 297 Milperra Rd, Reversby, 2212

Bensher H. & Sons Pty Ltd, 64A Murriveri Rd, Bondi, 2026
Bergin Abrasives Pty Ltd, 102 Station Rd, Seven Hills, 2147

Bias Bandings (Holdings) Pty Ltd, Britton & Tait Streets, Smithfield, 2164

Bingham Coates Pty Ltd, 323 Chisholm Rd, Auburn, 2144
Bly's Industries Pty Ltd, Heathcote Rd, Liverpool, 2170
Brella (NSW) Pty Ltd, 250 Milperra Rd, Milperra, 2214

Brisset Rollers Pty Ltd, 1 Gerald Rd, Marrickville, 2204

BTR Industrial Products Pty Ltd, 265 Parramatta Rd, Auburn, 2144
BTR Nylex, t/as Apex Coastal Belting, Lot 20 Doyle Ave, Unanderra, 2526
BTR Nylex, t/as Apex Don O’Connell, 61-71 Fletcher St, Adamstown, 2289
BTR Nylex, t/as Apex Reliable, 17 Milperra Rd, Revesby, 2212

Bultrex Plastics Pty Ltd, 34 Egerton St, Lidcombe, 2141
Burton Plastics Pty Ltd, 142 Old Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, 2100

C & C Plastics & Toolmaking, 33 Antoine St, Rydalmere, 2116
C & R Walker, 44 Edwards St, Riverstone, 2765

Cable Makers (ACT) Pty Ltd, 1 Heathcote Rd, Liverpool, 2170
Cable Makers Australia Pty Ltd, 1 Heathcote Rd, Liverpool, 2170

Calypso Manuf Pty Ltd, 6 Boola Pl, Dee Why, 2099
Capital Plastics, 466 The Boulevarde, Kirrawee, 2232
Capstan Group Aust Pty Ltd, 368 Horsley Rd, Milperra, 2214

Carson M Pty Ltd, cnr Wattle & Mitchell Rds, Brookvale, 2100

CDF Plastics Pty Ltd, 78 Roberts Ave, Mortdale, 2223

Century Storage Battery Co Ltd, Birmingham St, Alexandria, 2015

Champion Pools Ind Pty Ltd, 156 Bungaree Rd, Pendle Hill, 2145
Chanrol Pty Ltd, 23 Ford St, Blacktown, 2148

Chloride Batteries Australia Limited, 55 Bryant St, Padstow, 2211

Colorado Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Bermill St, Rockdale, 2216

Comfort Foam Products Pty Ltd, 21 Mandemar Ave, Flemington, 2140

Conapac Pty Ltd, 10 Works Place, Milperra, 2214

Contaplas Pty Ltd, 43 College St, Gladesville, 2111

Contract Packers Pty Ltd, 2 Main St, Blacktown, 2148
Coomac Fibreglass Pty Ltd, 18 Hynds Rd, Box Hill, 2765

Cottrell R.H. Ltd., 16 Constitution Rd, Ryde, 2111

Cromford, 120 Ballandella Rd, Pendle Hill NSW, 2145
Cumberland Plastics Pty Ltd, 68 Orange Grove Rd, Liverpool, 2170
Custom Autocrafts Pty Ltd, PO Box 32, Concord, 2137
Custom Glass Industries Pty Ltd, 600 Parramatta Rd, Croydon, 2132

Da/Pro (Aust) Pty Ltd, 30 Arncliffe St, Arncliffe, 2232

Daystar Pty Ltd, 396 Princes Hwy, Rockdale, 2216

Derby Rubber Products Pty Ltd, 84 Derby St, Auburn, 2144
Dermide Clayton Pty Ltd, 29 Justin St, Smithfield, 2164

Detmold Packaging, 10 Daisy St, Revesby, 2212
Dewnet Pty Ltd, 42 Withers Rd, Kellyville, 2153
Diab-Barracuda Pty Ltd, Gladstone Rd & Vic Ave, Castle Hill, 2154

Driclad Leisure Industries Pty Ltd, 37 Day St, Lansvale, 2166

Du Cross Tapes Pty Ltd, Wellington St, Riverston, 2765

Duffy Electronics Co Pty Ltd, 64 70 Woodfield Bvd, Caringbah, 2229

Duncan Rubber Australia Pty Ltd, 9 Moorefield Ave, Hunters Hill, 2110
Dunlop Flexible Foams Division, Lot 103 Frank St, Wetherill Park, 2164
Dunlop Olympic Foams, 103 Frank St, Bossley Park, 2176
Duraform Building Profiles, 29 Powers Rd, Seven Hills,, 2147
Dural Office Services, 543 Old Northern Rd, Round Corner, 2158
Dural Plastics & Engineering, PO Box 21, Auburn, 2144
Duromer Products Pty Ltd, 5 Hudson Ave, Castle Hill, 2154

Egerton Connections, 13 Clyde St, Rydalmere, N.S.W. 2116
Elbee Industries Pty Ltd, 60 Wentworth St, Granville, 2142
Elmer Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Kilner La, Camperdown, 2050
Endless Belting Service Pty Ltd, 26/76 Hume Hwy, Lansvale, 2166
Engineering Rubbers Pty Ltd, 16 Constitution Rd, Brookvale, 2114
Entune, 12 Hope St, Ermington, 2115

Environmental Engineering Pty Ltd, 41 Henderson St, Trela, 2205
Epping Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 146 Gilba Rd, Girraween, 2145
Esy Pak Pty Ltd, 120 Devonshire St, Surry Hills, 2010

Evolution Plastics Pty Ltd, 3 Lisbon St, Villawood, 2163
Evolution Plastics Pty Ltd, 4 Mitchell Rd, Brookvale, 2100
Expandite Rawlplug, Lucca Rd, Nth Wyong, 2259

Faber Castell (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 25 Pavesi St, Guildford 2160

Fabulux Leisure Products, 229 Victoria Rd, Rydalmere, 2116
Fast Cut Abrasives, 16 Mary Pde, Rydalmere, 2116

Featherform Products Pty Ltd, cnr Wattle & Mitchell Rds, Brookvale, 2100
Fenner (Australia) Pty Ltd, 81 Milperra Rd, Revesby, 2221

Fibreglass Engineering Inds, 30 George St, Granville, 2111
Firstglass Pty Ltd, 3D/106 Old Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, 2100

Flexhide Rubber Pty. Ltd., 3 Wetherill St, Lidcombe, 2141
Flexible Foam, 27 Chifley St, Smithfield, 2164

Flexiglass, 51 Uriarra Rd, Queanbeyan, 2620
Flower Plastics, 12-16 Blaxland Rd, Campbelltown, 2560

Foamlite (Aust) Pty Ltd, 41-45 Day St, Silverwater, 2141

Form-Rite Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Cross St, Brookvale, 2100
Forsheda S & L Pty Ltd, PO Box 154, Rosebery, 2018

Fortified Polymers Pty Ltd, 120 Taren Point Rd, Taren Point, 2229

FX Plastics Pty Ltd, 77-79 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville, 2204

Galvano Plastics Pty Ltd, 124 Platform St, Lidcombe, 2141

Garden Art Fountains Pty Ltd, 269 Parramatta Rd, Haberfield, 2045
GE Plastics, 9 Deane St, Burwood, 2134
General Plastics, Lot 3 Huntsmore Rd, Minto, 2566
Glasscrete Pools, 14 Rodway St, Yarralumla, 2600

Goldfaber (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 25 Pavesi St, Guildford, 2161
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co (Aust) Ltd, 4 16 Yurong St, Sydney, 2000

Greencorp Magnetics, 80 Perry St, Matraville, 2036

Hammond Brothers Mouldings Pty Ltd, Walpole St, Granville, 2142
Hanimex Pty Ltd, (Mascot Division), Ricketty St, Mascot, 2020

Hannan & Co (NSW) Pty Ltd, 100 Christie St, St Leonards, 2065

Hartland Manufacturing Co 945 Victoria Rd, West Ryde, 2114

High Street Plastics Pty Ltd, 14 Jardine St, Fairy Meadow, 2519
Hollywood Plastics Pty Ltd, Airds Rd, Minto, 2566

Hyco Products Pty Ltd, 34 Buffalo Rd, Gladesville, 2111

Illawarra Conveying Services, Bong Bong Rd, Dapto, 2530

Index Plastics Pty Ltd, 35 Carlingford St, Regents Park, 2143

Indoplas Pty Ltd, 1 Bassett St, Mona Vale, 2100
Industrial Pipe Systems, 186-190m Kingsgrove Rd, Kingsgrove, 2208
Inline Plastics Pty Ltd, 102 Dunheved Close, St. Mary's, 2770
Interplastics Pty Ltd, 91 Darley St, Mona Vale, 2103

J & S Fibre Glass (Sales) Pty Ltd, 287 Ramsay Rd, Haberfield, 2045

J Gadsen Flexibles Division, 4 Garling Rd, Marayong, 2148

JWS Plastics Pty Ltd, 15 Stanton Rd, Seven Hills, 2147
James North Aust Pty Ltd, 41 47 Trafalgar St, Annandale, 2038

Joubert & Joubert, 374 Victoria Rd, Wetherill Park, 2164

Keglen Pty Ltd, 50 The Chase Rd, Turrumurra, 2074
Kelseal Pty Ltd, 14 Cunningham St, Morebank, 2170
Kelvindale Products Pty Ltd, 5-7 Aiken Rd, West Pennant Hills, 2120

Kemproof Industrial Plastics Pty Ltd, 14 Inman Rd, Dee Why, 2099

KF Lastics I/National Pty Ltd, 21 Punchbowl Rd, Belfield, 2049

L & J Tooling, Unit 6/127 Newbidge Rd, Moorebank, 2170
Liberty Plastics Pty Ltd, 16 Chisolm St, Sefton, 2162
Lidcombe Plastics Pty Ltd, 38 Queen St, Reversby, 2212
Linatex Australia Pty Ltd, 16 Bessemer St, Blacktown, 2148

Ludowici, JC & Sons Ltd, 25 Best St, Lane Cove, 2066
Luxofoam Industries Pty Ltd, 62 Blackshaw Ave, Mortdale, 2223

Macam Rubber Pty Ltd, 9 Boundary Rd, Northmead, 2152

Major Combining Industries, 19 Commercial Rd, Kingsgrove, 2208
Marathon Tyres Maitland, PO Box 174, East Maitland,, 2323

Marfoam Pty Ltd, 9 Antill St, Yennora, 2161

Marvelcraft Plastics Pty Ltd, 60 O'Riordan St, Alexandria, 2020

Marvenn Plastics Pty Ltd, Browning St, Bathurst, 2795
Merco Pty Ltd, 13 Gertrude St, Arncliffe, 2205

Metrix Pty Ltd, 7 Cross St, Brookvale, 2100

Metrix Pty Ltd, 1302 Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen, 2101

MGM Containers Pty Ltd, 9 Warren Rd, Smithfield,, 2164
Mica & Insulating Supplies, Birkenhead Point, Drummoyne, 2047
Miles Furniture Pty Ltd, 687 Gardeners Rd, Mascot, 2020
MM Cables Energy Products Service Centres, 30 Clyde St, Hamilton. NSW

Moore Rubber Mills Pty Ltd, 1042 Botany Rd, Mascot, 2020
Motor Traders Association of NSW (Inc), 43 51 Brisbane St, Sydney, 2000
Motor Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 4 16 Yurong St, Sydney, 2000

Mura's Plastics, 403 Newbridge Rd, Moorebank, 2170
Muraplas Pty Ltd, 18 Powdrill St, Lurnea, 2170

Neil Davies Pty Ltd, Barrier & Pirie Sts, Fyshwick ACT 2609

NEK Engineering Supplies Pty Ltd, 40-42 Fitzroy St, Marrickville, 2204

Nepean Rubber Mouldings Pty Ltd, 59 Forrester Rd, St Marys, 2760

[C35231/96] Netafim Australia Pty Ltd, PO Box 137, Beaconfield, 2014

NGR International Pty Ltd, 76 Princes Highway, Arncliffe, 2205

Northern Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 198 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest, 2063
Norton Pty Ltd, Nyrang St, Lidcombe, 2147
Nuplastex Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 51 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 2204

Nylex Rotomould, 265 Parramatta Rd, Auburn, 2144

O'Donnell Bros Pty Ltd, 27 College St, Gladesville, 2111

P & G Industries Pty Ltd, 73 Anderson Rd, Mortdale, 2223
P & M Belting Services Pty Ltd, 57 Frederick St, Merewether, 2991

Pacific Abrasives Aust Pty Ltd, 107 Forrester Rd, St Marys, 2760
Pacific Plastics Pty Ltd, 59 Forrester Rd, St Marys, 2760
Pakplast Cont Pty Ltd, 15 Hobart St, Riverstone, 2765
Pala Industries, 26 Mary Parade, Rydalmere,, 2116
Pamcraft Pty Ltd, 3 Tepco Rd, Terry Hills, 2084
Parramatta Wholesalers, 60 Station St, Parramatta, 2150
Paulcraft Plastics Co, 73 Rosedale Ave, Greenacre, 2190
PG Baker Pty Ltd, 130 Ferguson St, Maroubra, 2035

Pharma Plast (Aust) Pty Ltd, 2 Roseberry St, Balgowlah, 2093
Philtap Enterprises Pty Ltd, Skarratt St, Auburn, 2144

Pip Pak Pty Ltd, Birnie Ave, Lidcombe,, 2141

Pirelli Ericsson Cables Ltd, Airds Rd, Minto, 2566

PJC Maloney, 3 Tepco Rd, Terry Hills, 2084
Plascon Industries, 391 Park Rd, Regents Park, 2143
Plaspak Pty Ltd, 22 Yalgar Rd, Kerrawee, 2232
Plastics Education Supplies, 600 Parrammatta Rd, Croydon, 2132
Plastics Equipment & Product, 6/57 Allingham St, Condell Park, 2200
Plastics Precise Products Pty Ltd, 3 Lieghton Place, Hornsby, 2077
Plastics Service Productions, 7 Phillips Rd, Kogarah, 2217
Plastiflex Aust Pty Ltd, Unit 2, 19 Harris St, St Marys, 2076
Plastiform Products, 2 Lennox Place, Smithfield, 2164
Plastral Trading Co Pty Ltd, 11B Lachlan St, Waterloo, 2017
Polycom Australia Pty Ltd, 35 Edward St, Riverstone, 2765
Poster Masters, 19 Kembla St, Fyshwick, 2609

Power Cables of Australia Pty Ltd, 42 Lisbon St, Fairfield, 2165

Powergrip, 5 Larkin St, Camperdown,, 2050
PRS Pty Ltd, PO Box 84, Wentworthville, 2145

Precision Rubber Service Pty Ltd, 128 Bungaree Rd, Pendle Hill, 2145
Premier Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 10 Alexander St, Auburn, 2144

Premiums Plus, 10 Epsom Rd, Zetland, 2017
Prolite Neon Pty Ltd, 7/17 Childs Rd, Chipping Norton, 2170
Pump & Panel, 25 Moxo Rd, Punchbowl, 2196

Pure Pak (Aust) Pty Ltd, 4 Garling Rd, Marayong, 2148

Q & R Industrial Hose Pty Ltd, 8C Lindsay St, Rockdale, 2144
Qualtec Manufacturing, 31 Urunga St, North Balowlah, 2093

Ralua Pty Ltd, 22 Rogers St, Brookvale, 2100
Ravcoplast, PO Box 647, Smithfield, 2164

Reversible Belts & Mats Pty Ltd, 32 36 Derby St, Lidcombe, 2147

Reverstone Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 37 Edward St, Riverstone, 2765
Revertex Industries Pty Ltd, 12 Churchill St, Auburn, 2144

Rheem Australia Pty Ltd, 39 King St, Hornsby, 2077
Richardson A.G.R. Pty Ltd, 21 Higginbotham Rd, Gladesville, 2111

Rmax, 27 Chifley St, Smithfield, 2164

Robins Green Pty Ltd, 80 Perry St, Matraville, 2036
Roller Recoatings Australasia, 60 Wentworth St, Granville, 2142

Rollmakers (NSW) Pty Ltd, 18 Nancarrow Ave, Ryde, 2112
Ronlai Plastics Pty Ltd, 29 Cosgrove Rd, Enfield, 2136
Round Bath Co, 92 Seville St, Fairfield, 2165

Rubber Auto Supplies Pty Ltd, Newbridge Rd, Moorebank, 2170
Rubber Latex Laboratories Pty Ltd, Bell's Line Rd, North Richmond, 2754

Rubber Recycling Pty Ltd, 14 Fortril Ave, Bankstown, 2200

Rubber Rollers Pty Ltd, 28 Marshall St, Dapto, 2530
Ryan Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 2 Canal Rd, St. Peters, 2044

S & L Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 320 Mitchell Rd, Alexandria, 2015

Sanyo Rubber, 142 Tattersall Rd, Blacktown, 2148
Seaquist Valois Australia Pty Ltd, 11 Sammutt St, Smithfield, 2164
Shorko Aust Pty Ltd, 47A Penrose St, Lane Cove, 2066
Sinden Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 25 Dobroyd Rd, Balgowlah Heights, 2093

Sinden Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 100-102 Sydney Rd, Manly, 2095
Slazengers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Bowden St, Alexandria, 2015

Slipstream Plastics Australia Pty Ltd, 18 Fernhill Rd, Port Macquarie, 2444

Solar Plastics Pty Ltd, 144 Gilba Rd, Girraween, 2145

Speedy Pak Pty Ltd, 102 Dunheaved Circuit, St. Mary's,, 2770

Spence's Rubber Works Pty Ltd, 151 Forest Rd, Hurstville, 2220
Spinaway Industries Pty Ltd, 50 Silverwater Rd, Auburn, 2144

Sports Medical Aids Co, 6 Goobarah Rd, Cronulla, 2230
STM Pty Ltd, 2A Liberty St, Belmore, 2192
Sterns Playland, 330 Hoxton Park Rd, Lurnea, 2170
Stewart Chambers, 5A James St, Northwood, 2066
Supreme Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Cooper St, Balmain, 2041

Tapex Pty Ltd, 52 McEvoy St, Waterloo, 2017

Tecno Plastics, Unit 3, 26 32 Cosgrove Rd, Enfield, 2136
Telcon Australia Pty. Ltd., 36 Lisbon St, Fairfield, 2136

Temax Pty Ltd, 398 The Boulevarde, Kirrawee, 2232

Tetra Pak (Australia) Pty Ltd, Foray St, Fairfield NSW 2165

The Fibreglass King, Colyton Rd & Great Western Hwy, Minchinbury, 2770
The George Lewis Group, 68 Adderley St, Auburn, 2144

3M Australia Pty Ltd, 950 Pacific Hwy, Pymble, 2073

Toyo Traction Tyres (NSW) Pty Ltd, cnr Botany Rd & General Holmes Dve, Mascot, 2020

Trancent Plastic Man, 3/228 Headland Rd, Dee Why, 2099

Tru-Di Manufacturing Co, 253 Dungeved Circuit, St Marys NSW 2760
Tubemakers of Australia Ltd, 1 York St, Sydney, 2000
Tuitex Rubber Band Co Pty Ltd, 2 Powell La, Coogee, 2034
Turnbull M.D. Distributors Pty Ltd, 18 Ricketty St, Mascot, 2020
Tuta Laboratories (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 332 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove , 2066

Tyms Enterprises Pty Ltd, Huntsmore Rd, Minto, 2566

United Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 136 Nelson St, Annandale, 2038

Urethane Products Aust Pty Ltd, PO Box 292, Riverwood, 2210

Vacubrite Plastics, 4 Garling Rd, Marayong, 2148

Vacuflex Pty Ltd, 4 Garling Rd, Marayong, 2148

Vale Plastics Pty Ltd, 40 Winbourne Rd, Brookvale, 2100

Victa Foam Australia Pty Ltd, Redfern St, Smithfield, 2165

Vinidex General Products, 31B Davic Rd, Wetherill Park, 2164

Vinidex Tubemakers Ltd, Woodpark Rd, Smithfield, 2164

Vinyl Products International, PO Box 312, Smithfield, 2164

Viscount Plastics Pty Ltd, Newbridge Rd, Moorebank, 2170
Vulcanite Products Pty Ltd, 39 Tebbut St, Leichhardt, 2040
Vultrex Plastics Pty Ltd, 34 Egerton Stt, Lidcombe, 2147
Vynoid Industries (NSW), 64 Biloela St, Villawood, 2163

W & S Plastics Pty Ltd, 13 Arkley St, Bankstown, 2200
Warringah Plastics Pty Ltd, 168 Harord Rd, Brookvale, 2100
Wasson Engineering Plastics, 14 Stanley St, Peakhurst, 2210

Wipco Pty Ltd, 12 Works Pl, Milerra, 2212
Wunderlich Ltd, (Plastics Division), 36 Farr St, Marrickville, 2204

Queensland

Metal Manufacturers Limited in relation to its warehousing, distribution and retail facilities at the Energy Products Service Centres located at:

. 101 Links Ave, South, Eagle Farm , 4009
. 22 Power St, North Rockhampton, 4700
. 29 Whitehouse St, Garbutt, Townsville, 4810
. 121 Shakespear St, Mackay, 4740
. 244 Harley St, Portsmith, Cairns, 4870

Pirelli Cables Australia Limited in relation to its warehousing and distribution facility at 31 Lancashire St, Acacia Ridge, 4110

South Australia

[Sched A varied by V003 from 09Jul99; PR925601 from 17Dec02]

ACI Fibreglass, Myuna Rd, Regency Park, 5112
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Blowpak, 37-39 Waldaree St, Gepps Cross, 5094

ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Petalite, cnr Camira & Tikalara Sts, Regency Park, 5010

Acrilix Plastic Pty Ltd, 272 Wright St, Adelaide, 5000

Adelaide Fibreglass Services, 18 Pleasant Gve, Holden Hill, 5088

Adelaide Radial Tyre Co Pty Ltd, 215 217 Borth East Rd, Hampstead Gardens, 5086
Adelaide Technical Rubber Pty Ltd, 16 Paisley St, Wingfield, 5013

Advan Plastics, 50 Millers Rd, Wingfield, 5013

Australia Vinyl Plastics Pty Lt., 2 Deloraine Rd, Edwardstown, 5039
[C304351/96] Australian Synthetic Fibres Pty Ltd, 28 Maxwell Rd, Para Hills, 5096
Auto Tyre SA Pty Ltd, 135 Mooringie Ave, Camden Park, 5038

Badge A Minit, 32 Chapel St, Norwood, 5067
Blowflex (SA) Pty Ltd, 19-31 London Rd, Mile End, 5031

BTR Trading (SA) Pt. Ltd, 137 William St, Beverley, 5000
Burg Plastics, 32 Wodonga St, Beverley, 5009

Cable Makers Australia (SA) Pty Ltd, Peachey Rd, Elizabeth, 5113

Cavtool, 4/12 Williams St, Cavan, 5094

Chamber of Commerce & Industry SA Corp, 136 Greenhill Rd, Unley, 5061
Charlick Operations Pty Ltd, 91 Cleveland Tce, Ottoway, 5013
Complete Colourcoat Finishings, 3-5 Indama Street, Regency Park, 5010

Conquest Auto Accessories, 21 Walla St, Lonsdale, 5160

Cresta Plastics Pty Ltd, 21 Pleasant Gve, Holden Hill, 5008

Davis Bros (Aust) Pty Ltd, 67 Commercial St East, Mount Gambier, 5290
Davison's Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 379 Main North Rd, Enfield, 5085

Daylite Industries Pty Ltd, Gates Rd, Hackham, 5163

Detmould Packaging, 45 Chief St, Brompton, 5007

Dietech Enterprises Pty Ltd, 4 Waddikee Rd, Lonsdale, 5160

Dorlen Plastic & Rubber Engineering Co Pty Ltd, 10 Dunorlan Rd, Edwardston, 5039

Dotmar Products, 1 Wilford Ave, Underdale, 5032
Duraplastics Pty Ltd, 11 Sydenham Rd, Norwood, 5067

Echarts Alan Steel Radial Tyre Co Pty Ltd, 585 North Rd, Holden Hill, 5088

Fibreplug, Unit 10/822 Marion Rd, Marion, 5043

Fibreplug, Unit 10/833 Marion Rd, Marion, 5043

Five Star Plastics, Manton St, Hindmarsh, 5007

G Campbell Enrav. and Diesink, Unit 32/788 Marion Rd, Marion, 5043

GW Engineering Pty Ltd, Liston St, Lohsdale, 5160

Gardiner Australia Pty Ltd, Peachey Rd, Elizabeth West, 5113

Gaydex Plastics Pty Ltd, 39 King St, Norwood, 5067

Heath Ron, Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 231 Commercial Rd, Adelaide, 5000

Iplex Pty. Ltd., Philip Highway, Elizabeth, 5112

JC Ludowici and Son Ltd, PO Box 39, Hindmarsh, 5007
Jetex Plastics, 9 Kingston Ave, Richmond,, 5033

Jireh Plastics, Unit 4, McGowan St, Pooraka, 5095
John English Tyre Sales Pty Ltd, 202 Sturt St, Adelaide, 5000
Joyce Australia Limited, Hewittson Rd, Elizabeth West, 5113
JPS Fibreglass, PO Box 61, Golden Grove, 5125

Kema Plastics, 5 Grove Ave, Marleston, 5033
Kendrick Pty Ltd, 85 O'Sullivan Beach Rd, Lonsdale, 5160

Masrac Nominees Pty Ltd, 14 Marion Rd, Edwardstown, 5039

Medical Plastics Pty Ltd, 5 Tooronga Ave, Edwardstown, 5039
Menzell Plastics Pty Ltd, 106 Carrington St, Adelaide, 5000

MM Cables Energy Products Service Centres, 54 Cavan Rd, Dry Creek, 5094

Mulford Plastics Pty Ltd, 61 Bacon St, Hindmarsh, 5007
Myers Tyre Supply Co Pty Ltd, 270 Pirie St, Adelaide, 5000

North Terrace Tyres Pty Ltd, 57 North Terrace, Hackney, 5069
Nylex Corporation Ltd, t/as Exacto Plastics, 15 Alfred Ave, Beverley, 5009

Pirelli Ericsson Cables Limited, 79 Morphett Rd, Camden Park, 5082
Plas Tex Pty. Ltd., 5 Mavis St, Brompton, 5007

Plas-Die Pty Ltd, 853 Port Rd, Woodville, 5011

Plaspak Food Packaging Pty Ltd, 53-73 Churchill Road North, Dry Creek, 5094

Polybags, 12 Burwood St, Woodville North, 5012
Precision Air Dams, 19 Starr Ave, North Plympton, 5037
Precision Grinding Co, 1 Rosetta St, Croydon West, 5008

Renown Pearlite, 822 Port Rd, Woodville, 5011
Retallicks Fibreglass, 798 Marion Rd, Marion, 5043
Richmond Plastics, 26 Howard St, Beverley, 5009

Rubber Processing Pty Ltd, Manchester St, Mile End South, 5031
Rubicon Industrial SA Pty Ltd, Hewittson Rd, Elizabth West, 5113

SA Combination Tooling Pty Ltd, 1 Amy St, Athol Park, 5012

Sampac Pty Ltd, 21 George St, Thebarton, 5031
Sarstedt Australia Pty Ltd, 16 Park Way, Technology Park, 5095

Shakespeare WM Fibreglassing, 3 Bayer Rd, Elizabeth South, 5112

Slowice Tyre Co Pty Ltd, 77 Hurtle Square, Adelaide, 5000
South Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, 276 Pulteney St, Adelaide, 5000
Starr Rubber Mills Pty Ltd, 45 Kincaid Ave, North Plympton, 5037
Stasi Packaging Pty Ltd, 34 Davis St, Wingfield, 5013
Stewarts Plastics Pty Ltd, 13 Pleasant Gve, Holden Hill, 5088

Thyer Industries Co Pty Ltd., Manchester St, Mile End South, 5031
Thyer Motors Pty Ltd, Manchester St, Mile End South, 5031
Thyer Rubber Co Pty Ltd, Manchester St, Mile End, 5031
Thyer Service Pty Ltd, Manchester St, Mile End South, 5031
Traction Tyre Sales and Reconditioning, 2 Eighth St, Bowden, 5007

Trammel Tooling Pty Ltd, 152 Smart Rd, St Agnes, 5097

Tyre Line Pty Ltd, 114 Magill St, Norwood, 5067
Tyre Lug (SA) Pty Ltd, King St, Whyalla Playford, 5600

Vantek Industries Pty Ltd, 146 Daws Rd, Edwardstown, 5039
Vita Pacific, 265 Hanson Rd, Wingfield, 5013

Vulktread Pty Ltd, 58 Jacobsen Cres, Holden Hill, 5088.

Walco Plastics, Ween St, Pooraka, 5095
William Hay Pty Ltd, 85 Sydenham Rd, Norwood, 5067

Wye Industries Ltd, 4 Coglin St, Brompton, 5007

Tasmania

Acquila Craft, 15 Herbert St, Inverway, Launceston, 7250

Brambles Transport, Brickport Rd, Cooee, Burnie, 7320

Caled Containers Pty Ltd, PO Box 2, Huonville, 7109

Ceilcote Pty Ltd, Caroline St, Devonport East, 7310
Cobbins Tyre Service, 47 Marine Terrace, Burnie, 7320

Dowling & McCarthy, 22 Bass Highway, Cooee, 7320

MM Cables Energy Products Service Centres, 59 Lampton Ave, Derwent Park, 7000

Parker B Tyre Service, 1 South Rd, Ulverstone, 7315

Supavinyl Products Pty Ltd, PO Box 204, George Town,, 7253

Tasmania Pty Ltd, 215 Lenah Valley Rd, Lenah Valley, 7008

Tasmanian Tyre Service (Hobart) Pty Ltd, C/o L Garrett & Co, Cameron St, Launceston, 7250

Tasmanian Tyre Services (Launceston) Pty Ltd, 182 Brisbane St, Launceston, 7250

Woodwards Tyre Service, 140 Murray St, Hobart, 7000

Victoria

A & B Plastics (Vic) Pty Ltd, 123 McEwan Rd, West Heidelberg, 3081
ABC Foamakers, 54 Temple Dve, Thomastown, 3074
Able Plastics, 2 Graham Rd, Clayton, 3168
ABM Plastics (Victoria) Pty Ltd, 57 Taranard Dve, Braeside, 3195

AC Acrylics Plastics Pty Ltd, 152 Fulham Rd, Fairfield, 3078
ACI Liquitainers, 310 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill, 3168
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Blowpak, 6 Koornang Rd, Scoresby, 3179
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Closures, 12 Lennox St, Moorabbin, 3189
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Florapak, 45-49 South Rd, Drouin, 3818
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Petalite, 19 Maloney Dve, Wodonga, 3690
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Petalite, 8 Lennox St, Moorabbin, 3189
ACI Operations Pty Ltd, t/as ACI Plastics Packaging, 4 Kingsway, Moorabbin, 3189
ACI Petalite, Mahoneys Rd, Wodonga, 3690

Acmil Plastic Products Pty Ltd, (Moulding Div), cnr Hortnett Dve & Klauer St, Seaford, 3198

Acmil Plastics (Aus.) Pty Ltd, 2 Victor Rd, Bentleigh, 3204

Acmil Plastics Products Pty Ltd, (Awstep Rubber Products) Burgess Rd, Brooklyn, 3025

Acmil Plastics, McGhee St, Sale, 3850

Acron Plastics, 305 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill, 3128

Acrylic Industries Pty Ltd, 144 Leicester St, Carlton, 3053

Acrylicraft Pty Ltd, 27 The Concord, Bundoora, 3083

Adherettes, 144 Queensberry St, Carlton, 3053
Advance Wire & Cable Co. Pty Ltd, 6 Abbotts Road, Dandenong South, 3175

Advantage Fibreglass, 28 Eagan Rd, Dandenong, 3175
Afro Foam Industries, 55 Victoria St, Fitzroy, 3065
Afrolux Industries, 5 Chaffey St, Thomastown, 3074

AGC Plastics Australia Pty Ltd, 2 Harper St, Abbotsford, 3067
AGM Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd, Gisborne Rd, Bacchus Marsh, 3340

Alphalite, 5 Edgecombe Court, Moorabbin VIC. 3189
Ampi Plastics Pty Ltd, 15 Kalimna Ave, Mulgrave, 3170
Amplifier Co of Australia, 85 Asling St, Gardenvale, 3185

Anco Footwear Mouldings Pty Ltd, 64 Fallon St, Brunswick, 3056

Andrew Kohn, 9 Redwood Dve, Dingley,, 3172

ANG Plastics P/L, 392 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill, 3068
Anku Products Pty Ltd, 883 High St, Armadale, 3143
Ansell Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 153 Palmer St, Richmond, 3121
Ansell Rubber Co Pty Ltd, River St, Burnley, 3121
APT Machinery Pty Ltd, PO Box 249, Moorabbin, 3189

Ariel Industries Pty Ltd, 26 Kembla St, Cheltenham, 3192

Armstrong Nylex Pty Ltd, 7 Radford Rd, Reservoir, 3073
Armstrong Nylex Pty Ltd, Mills Rd, Braeside, 3191

Arrow Rubber Products Pty Ltd, 300 Chesterville Rd, Cheltenham, 3189
Artlou Pty Ltd, 103 Bernard St, Cheltenham VIC. 3192

Arulax Coatings Pty Ltd, 32 Sherbourne Rd, Briar Hill, 3088
Astron Plastics Victoria Pty Ltd, 8 Norwich Ave, Thomastown, 3074
Atlas Plastics Co Pty Ltd, 111 Nott St, Port Melbourne, 3207
Australia Arrow Pty Ltd, 65 Lathams Road, Carrum Downs, 3201

Austral Injections Pty Ltd, 8 Wanrua St, Cheltenham, 3192

Austral Plastics Pty Ltd, Reserve Rd, Cheltenham, 3192
Austral Standard Cables Pty Ltd, Whiteside Rd, Clayton, 3168

Australian Fabricating Industries, 176 Grange Rd, Fairfield, 3078
Australian Industry Group, 509 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, 3004
Australian Wiring, 4-5 Brex Crt, Reservoir, 3073

Australian Wiring, 4-5 Brex Crt, Reservoir, 3073

B & C Fibreglass Mouldings, 1 Centre Kirkham Rd, Dandenong, 3175
Ballarat Tyre service, 224A Doveton St, South Ballarat, 3350
Balliss Plastics, 935 Glenhuntly Rd, South Caulfield, 3162

Baron Rubber, 3 Sheppard St, North Coburg, 3056

Bayswater Plastics Pty Ltd, Ramage Crt, Bayswater, 3153
Beecham (Australia) Pty Ltd, (Plastic Division), Chesterville Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Belle Design Manufacturing, 5 Viking Crt, Cheltenham, 3192
Belwar Industries, 48 Malvern St, Bayswater, 3153

Bendigo Fibre Glass Pty Ltd, Calder Hwy, Kangaroo Flats, 3555
Bestobell Merlo, 12 Wellington Pde, East Melbourne, 3002

Bindweld Plastics, 16 Merchant Ave, Thomastown, 3074

Biro Bic & Gollin Pty Ltd, Popes Rd, Noble Park, 3174

Blowflex (Vic) Pty Ltd, 31 Wells Rd, Chelsea Heights, 3196
Blowflex Woodvale Pty Ltd, 154 Caulfield Ave, Clarence Gardens, 5039

BMP Plastics, 14 16 Glenvale Cres, Mulgrave, 3170
Board and Metal Pressings Pty Ltd, 9 Clarice Rd, Box Hill, 3128
Bob Jane Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 736 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 3056

Bolwell Corporation, 37 Wells Rd, Mordialloc, 3195

Bostik Australia Pty Ltd, 51 High St, Thomastown, 3074

Botterill and Sons, 6 Advantage Rd, Highett, 3190

Bramac Division of Allied Polymer Group (Holdings) Pty Ltd, 444 Geelong Rd,

West Footscray, 3012

Brandon Plastics, Rear 264 High St, St. Kilda, 3182
Bri Mold Industries Pty Ltd, 11 Millicent St, Burwood, 3125
Brian Bolwell (Vic) Pty Ltd, 12 Mason Dve, Braeside, 3195
Brickwood Holdings Pty Ltd, cnr Brixton & Wangara Rds, Cheltenham, 3189

Bridgestone Australia Ltd, Consumer Products Division, Sth Gippsland Hwy, Dandenong, 3175

Bridgestone Earthmover, cnr Tramway & Kirwin Rds, Morwell, 3840

British United Industries Pty Ltd, 19 Ardens Court, Bentleigh, 3204
Bryce Robert & Co Ltd, 145 Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick, 3056
BTR Industrial Products Pty Ltd, 22 26 St. Albans Rd, Sunshine, 3020
BTR Injectapak Pty Ltd, 320 Lower Dandenong Rd, Braeside, 3195
BTR Nylex Ltd, T/as Apex Belting, 268-280 Geelong Rd, West Footscray, 3012
BTR Nylex Ltd, T/as BTR Industrial, 48-86 Powell St, Bendigo, 3550
Burrowes Industries Pty Ltd, Dalton Rd, East Geelong, 3219
Burtons Cables Co Pty Ltd, 458 Victoria St, Brunswick, 3056

Cable Makers Aust. Pty Ltd, Foam Division, cnr Williamson & Rosamond Rds,

Maribyrnong, 3032

Cablex Pty Ltd, 236-262 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East, 3165
C C Components, 46 Dingley Avenue, Dandenong, 3175; 41 Horne Street, Campbellfield, 3061
Canoes Plus, 140 Cotham Rd, Kew, 3101

Canoes Plus, 140 Cotham Rd, Kew, 3101

Carborundum Pty Ltd, Settlement Rd, Thomastown, 3074
Cargo Newpack Industries Pty Ltd, Victoria Dve, Footscray West, 3012

Cavalier Colours, PO Box 468, Mordialloc, 3195

CBH Industries Pty Ltd, Kookaburra St, Frankston, 3199
Cellulose Converters Pty Ltd, 13 Kiernan St, Strathmore, 3041

Chariot Fibreglass, 2 Healey Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Pty Ltd, 235 Settlement Road, Thomastown, 3074
Cincinnati Milacron, 14 Enterprise Crt, Mulgrave, 3170
Clark Rubber Stores Pty Ltd, 196 Flinders St, Melbourne, 3000

Clayton Plastics Pty Ltd, 221-223 Dundas St, Preston, 3072
Clipper Plastics Pty Ltd, 5 Bessemer Rd, Bayswater North, 3153

Columbia Consolidated Industries Pty Ltd, 2/4 Phillip Street, Cheltenham, 3192

Complete Conveyor Components Pty Ltd, cnr Healey & Kitchen Rds, South Dandenong, 3175

Compoflex Co (Aust) Pty Ltd, 1 Slough Rd, Altona, 3018
Containers Ltd, 29 Bell Gve, Preston, 3072
Corex Plastics (Aust) Pty Ltd, 261 Frankston-Dandenong Road, Dandenong, 3175
Courtier Products Pty Ltd (Aust), 13 15 Church St, Hawthorn, 3122
Couve Compoflex Co (Aust) Pty Ltd, 1 Slough Rd, Altona, 3018
Creatus Industries Pty Ltd, 13 Brisbane St, Eltham, 3095

Crolok Tools & Dyes Pty Ltd, 2 Hosken St, Springvale, 3171

Croner Industries Pty Ltd, 13 21 Thomas St, Yarraville, 3013
Cryogrind (Aust) Pty Ltd, 12-20 Moon St, Moolap, 3221

Cryogrind (Aust) Pty Ltd, 12-20 Moon St, Moolap, 3221

Cue B R Plastics, 176 Kensington Rd, Footscray 3011

Cue B R Plastics, 176 Kensington Rd, Footscray, 3011

Davis Brothers Tyre & Battery Service Pty Ltd, Hunter St, Heywood, 3304
Davis Brothers, Richmond St, PO Box 75, Portland, 3305
Davis Plastics Pty Ltd, 8 Hull St, Richmond, 3121
Dawn Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Teton Cres, Highett, 3190
[C35231/96] Dentex Australasia Pty Ltd, 55 Cleeland Rd, Oakleigh South, 3167

De Ville Fibreglass Products, 135 Northern Rd, West Heidelberg, 3081

Deks John Pty Ltd, 5 Waldeim Rd, Bayswater, 3153
Dex Audio, 393-399 Macaulay Road, Kensington, 3031
Diamond Plastics Co Pty Ltd, 1 Lillimur Ave, Heidelberg West, 3081

Dieselflex Pty Ltd, 15 Ormond Ave, Sunshine, 3020

DKL Plastic Products, 7 Meriton Place, Clayton, 3168
Dolphin Products Pty Ltd, 350 Murray Rd, West Preston, 3072
Donald Don & Sons Pty Ltd, 26 28 Hall St, Hawthorn East, 3123

Dotmar Plastics, 813 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave, 3170
Double "T" Products Pty Ltd, 20 Ramate St, Boronia, 3155

Drywear Clothing Company, cnr Dandenong St & Brooklyn Ave, Dandenong, 3175

Duncan Rubber (Aust) Pty Ltd, Myra Court, Bundoora, 3083
Dunlop Batteries Australia, George St, Sandringham, 3191
Dunlop Industrial and Aviation Division, 838 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater, 3153
Dunlop Olympic Retail, cnr Normanby Rd & Boundary St, Port Melbourne, 3207
Dunlop Olympic Tyres, cnr Normanby Rd & Boundary St, Port Melbourne, 3207
Dura Wills Pty Ltd, 12-18 Strong Ave, Thomastown, 3074
Duranol Plastic (Manufacturing) Pty Ltd, 11 Hardner Rd, Mount Waverley, 3149

Easypak, 9 Kareela St, Mordialloc, 3195
Elta plastics Aust. Pty Ltd, 51 71 High St, Thomastown, 3074

Empire Rubber (Aust) Pty Ltd, cnr Powell & Murphy Sts, White Hills, Bendigo, 3550

Empire Rubber (Aust) Pty Ltd, 48-86 Powell St, White Hills, Bendigo, 3550

Empire Rubber (Aust) Pty Ltd, t/as Silentbloc & Ainsby Rubber, 32 Teton Crt, Highett, 3190

Engineering Plastics, PO Box 66, Laverton, 3028

Entapak, 2 Advantage Drive, Dandenong, 3175
Enterprise Plastics Pty Ltd, 230 Stanley St, West Melbourne, 3003
Escon Chemicals Pty Ltd, Stud Rd, Bayswater, 3153
Etholex Plastics Pty Ltd, 22 Stirling Crescent, Surrey Hills, 3127
Everco Industries Pty Ltd, 81 South St, Glenroy, 3046
Exthene (Vic.) Pty Ltd, 46 Levanswell Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Fabspec Pty Ltd, 12 Trent St, Moorabbin, 3189
Feronyl (Aust) Pty Ltd, 14 Commercial Rd, Highett, 3190

Fibrestrength Pty Ltd, 26 Advantage Rd, Highett, 3190
Fibretone Industries Pty Ltd, 12 Lemmon Ave, East Keilor, 3033

Filament Extruders, PO Box 170, Stawell, 3380
Finewrap Employees Pty Ltd, 1 Edwards St, Oakleigh, 3166

Finishing Services, Units 4 & 5, 42-62 Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Fleet Feet, 434 Barry's Rd, Broadmeadows, 3047
Flexoplast (Aust) Pty Ltd, 25 Dehavilland Dve, Mordialloc, 3195

Flowline Industries, 58 Sarton Rd, Clayton North, 3168

Flowmaster Hall, 650 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North, 3068
FMP Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd, 17 Union Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Foam Packaging Co, 1001 Mountain Hwy, Boronia, 3155

Foster Plastics Industries Pty Ltd, 49-67 Sages Road, Glenroy 3046
Frontier Industries Pty Ltd, 1-11 McNaughton Road, Clayton, 3168
Futurfoam Plastics Pty Ltd, Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

FW Field, 5/114 Balcombe Rd, Mentone, 3194

Gadsden J Pty Ltd, Maldon St, Broadmeadows, 3047

Gamefisher Marine, 19 Green St, Doveton, 3177
Gamsee Industries Pty Ltd, 5 Griffiths St, Knoxfield, 3180
Garden Containers, 28 Ebden St, Moorabbin, 3189

Gardiner Australia Pty Ltd, Victorian Division, 211 Colchester Rd, Kilsyth, 3137

Garton Plastics Pty Ltd, PO Box 293, Mordialloc, 3195

Garwood Packaging Pty Ltd, 9 Burton Court, Bayswater, 3153
Gateshead Pty Ltd, 7 Nelson St, Moorabbin, 3189

Geelong Wall Co, 29 Nobility St, Moolap, 3221

Gell Nominees, Renver Rd, East Clayton, 3168
Gelpack Industries, 428 Dandenong Rd, Noble Park, 3174
General Products Group, 536 Clayton Rd, Clayton, 3168

Genfac Plastics Pty Ltd, 7 Wauchope Lane, Dandenong, 3175

Geoff Miller, 2 Hamlett St, Cheltenham, 3189

Gina Fibreglass, 104 Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Girlock Sales Pty Ltd, 121 Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Globe Tyre Service Pty. Ltd, 690 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, 3000

Goodyear Australia Ltd, PO Box 1014, Lalor, 3075

Grace W.R. Australia Pty Ltd, 1126 Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 3060
Gray R.B. & Co (Holdings) Pty Ltd, 24 Lexton Rd, Box Hill, 3128
Grayson Packaging Ptyy Ltd, 2A Varman Crt, Nunawading, 3131
Grosby Footwear Pty Ltd, 371 Flemington Rd, North Melbourne, 3051
Grosvenor Industries Sales Pty Ltd, 128 Dandenong Rd, Frankston, 3199
GRP Laminates, 8 Ailsa St, Box Hill South, 3128
Guerdon Industries Pty Ltd, 23 Kembla St, Cheltenham, 3192
Gwilite Plasweld Pty Ltd, Lot 52, Smith Rd, Springvale, 3171

Hansa Toys Pty Ltd, 15 Kevin Ave, Ferntree Gully, 3156

Hardeman & Rolls Packaging, 28 Bricker St, Cheltenham, 3192

Hardie Iplex, 42 Glenvale Crescent, Mulgrave, 3170

Hardie Irrigation, 121 Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Hilton Plastic Laminating, 3/22 Handley Cres, Dandenong, 3175

Hogg ME Pty Ltd, 175 Hammond Rd, Dandenong, 3175
Holding Rubber Products Pty Ltd, 13 Wannan Rd, Highett, 3190
Hook F Pty Ltd, 30 McArthurs Rd, North Altona, 3025
Hore, Thomas Pty Ltd, 650 Nicholson St, North Fitzroy, 3068
HT Fabricators Jewellery, 10 Verbena Ave, The Basin, 3154

Huliot Plastics, PO Box 328, Brunswick, 3056

Humes Ltd., 185 Williams St, Melbourne, 3000

Ifco Industries, 20 Fonceco St, Mordialloc, 3195
Impact Fibreglass, 12 Halbert Rd, Bayswater, 3153

Impact Fibreglass, 16 Halbert Rd, Bayswater, 3153
Impact Fibreglass, 2 Halbert Rd, Bayswater, 3153

Improdex Products Pty Ltd, 135 Racecourse Rd, North Melbourne, 3051

Inc Corporating, 22 Cleeland Rd, South Oakleigh, 3167

Independent Tyre Service, 359 City Rd, South Melbourne, 3205
Induflex Plastics Pty Ltd, 6 Easton Ave, Seaford, 3198
Intercoastal (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Ricketts Rd, Notting Hill, 3168

Intermould Plastics, 118 Burwood Highway, Burwood,, 3125
International Marine, Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby, 3179

International Plastics (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby, 3179

Jemseal Packaging Company Pty Ltd, 23 Lawson Crescent, Thomastown, 3074

Jennings Plastics, 1450 Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby, 3179

John Whiting Plastics, 1368 Heatherton Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Johns Hydraulic Equipment Pty Ltd, (Plastic Division), 1374 Centre Rd, Clayton, 3168
Joubert & Joubert, 13 Monterey Rd, Factory 3, Dandenong, 3175

Joubert and Joubert, 86 Berkshire Rd, Sunshine Victoria, 3020

Joyce Australia Limited, cnr Williamson & Rosamond Rds, Maribyrnong, 3032
Jupiter Engineering Pty Ltd, 7 Crawford St, Braeside, 3195

Jupiter Engineering Pty Ltd, 7 Crawford St, Braeside, 3195

K & K Plastics Pty Ltd, 11 King St, Oakleigh, 3166

Kader Plastics Pty Ltd, Hume Hwy, Craigieburn, 3064

Kayendee Pty Ltd, 22 James St, Clayton, 3168
Kemberley Plastics Pty Ltd, 58 Akex Ave, Moorabbin, 3189

Kennon G. & Co. Pty Ltd, 32 48 Chifley Dve, Preston, 3072

Kevron Plastics Pty Ltd, 5 Church St, Brunswick, 3056

Kiellerup Kirby & Associates Pty Ltd, 33 King St, Airport West, 3042
Kimberley Plastics Pty Ltd, 58 Akex Ave, Moorabbin, 3189
Knox Schlapp Pty Ltd, 9 Radford Rd, Reservoir, 3073

Kosmos Plastics Pty Ltd, 82 Lipton Dve, Thomastown, 3074

Laminated Plastics Aust Pty Ltd, Parket St, Preston, 3072

Langmar Pty Ltd, 25 First Ave, Sunshine, 3020
Lasslett Rubber Co. Pty Ltd, 7 Moore St, Niddrie, 3042
Latex Thread (Aust.) Pty Ltd, 1001 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater, 3153
Leggett Silentbloc Pty Ltd, 21 Browns Rd, Clayton, 3168

LEU Plastics Pty Ltd, 9 Mellburn Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Lifelong Plastics Pty Ltd, Dalton St, East Geelong, 3219
Linatex Australia Pty Ltd, Sinclair Rd, Dandenong, 3175
Lumacell Plastics Pty Ltd, 40 Isabelle St, Moorabbin, 3189

Mackays "Silentruba" Products Pty Ltd, 260 Chesterville Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Mackays Rubber Industries Pty Ltd, 260 Chesterville Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Malvern Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 705 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, 3122

Marksman Plastics Pty Ltd, 28A Taylors Rd, Croydon, 3137
Marrex Hydraulics, PO Box 200, Moorabbin, 3189

Marvelcraft Pty Ltd, 18 Middle St, Ascot Vale, 3032
Mauri Bros & Thompson (Vic) Pty Ltd, 3 Baldwin Rd, North Altona, 3025
Maxart Group Pty Ltd, 317 Bay Rd, Cheltenham, 3192
MB Plastic Fabricators, 1 Viking Crt, Cheltenham, 3192
McAliece Industrial Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 26 Corrs La, Melbourne, 3000

McArthur Fibreglass Pty Ltd, 23 Kirkham Rd, Keysborough, 3173

MCG Plastics Pty Ltd, 247 Collins St, Thornbury, 3071

McGrath Tyre Service, 537 Raglan Pde, Warrnambool, 3280

McLeod Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 1297 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham, 3192

Melbourne Fibreglass Panels, 5-7 Lanyon St, Dandenong, 3175

Meldec Pty Ltd, 7 Tauton Dve, Cheltenham, 3192

Mercedes Plastics Pty Ltd, 22 Capella St, Moorabbin, 3189

Merlin Fibre Glass Co Pty Ltd, 28 54 Westminster St, Oakleigh, 3166
Michaelis Bayley Plastics Pty Ltd, 263 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, 3122

Mig Packaging Pty Ltd, 256 Rex Rd, Campbellfield, 3061
Mikes Plastics Bags Pty Ltd, 14 Simpson St, Moorabbin, 3189

Mileage Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 55 Market Rd, Footscray West, 3012
Mills Rubber Pty Ltd, 1666 Centre Rd, Springvale, 3171
Milner Arthur & Co Pty Ltd, 8 Joyce St, Springvale, 3171

Mitek Pty Ltd, 126 Overport Rd, Frankston, 3199
Monica Plastics Pty Ltd, 51 Malvern St, Bayswater, 3153
Monpac Pty Ltd, 2 Burgess Rd, Bayswater, 3153

Motorway Tyres Pty Ltd, 25 Horsham Road, Stawell, 3380

Mulford Plastics Pty Ltd, 16 Dissik St, Cheltenham, 3192

Multix Pty Ltd, Tenterton Dve, South Clayton, 3169

Neta Moulders Pty Ltd, 181 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, 3122
Norcross Ltd, 1132 Nepean Highway, Mornington, 3930 [Deleted]
Norman Fletcher Plastics Pty Ltd, 10 Olive Gve, Keysborough, 3175

NV Plastic Services Pty Ltd, Unit 11/595 Chandler Rd, Keysborough, 3173

Nylex Corporation Ltd, t/as Nylex Engineering Unit, 300 Dandenong Rd, Frankston, 3199

Nylex Corporation Ltd, t/as Nylex Films and Fabrics, McChee St, Sale, 3850

Nylex Corporation Ltd, t/as Nylex Films and Fabrics and Nylex General Products,

25-29 Nepean Hwy, Mentone, 3194

Nylex Corporation Ltd, t/as Nylex Packaging, 80 Harnett Dve, Seaford, 3198
Nylex Rotomould Pty Ltd, 43 Redwood Dve, Dingley, 3172

Olding Industries, Fairbank Rd, Clayton South, 3169
Olex Cables Ltd, 55 Main St, Lilydale, 3140
Olex Cables Ltd, Sunshine Rd, Tottenham, 3012
Olympic Polymer Plastics Pty Ltd, 10 Haymer Court, Braeside, 3195
Omicron Pty Ltd, Harper St, Airport West, 3042
Omnitech Pty Ltd, Unit 1, 182-186 Rooks Road, Vermont, 3033
Orion Plastics Pty Ltd, 29 Clelland Rd, Altona Nth, 3025
Ormiston Rubber Co, 521 535 Mount Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds, 3039

Pacemaker Plastics, 94 Levanswell Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Pacific Composite, 2 Burnsdon St, Bayswater, 3153

Paton Brake Replacements Pty Ltd, 264 East Boundary Rd, East Bentleigh, 3165

PC Ridgeway & Co, 202 Pelham St, Carlton, 3053

Peerless Plastics, 67 Flinders St, Mentone, 3194

Pelapak Plastics Pty Ltd, 33 Downard St, Braeside, 3195

Personalised Plastics Pty Ltd, 975 North Rd, Murrumbeena, 3163
Plasdip Industries Pty Ltd, 113 Cremorne St, Richmond, 3121

Plasfab (Vic) Pty Ltd, 145 Herald St, Cheltenham, 3192

Plaskona Products Pty Ltd, Thomas St, Ferntree Gully, 3156
Plaspilene Industry Pty Ltd, 13 Malvern St, Bayswater, 3153
Plastex Industries Pty Ltd, 2 Rockeby St, Collingwood, 3066
Plastic Coating Limited, 117 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Plasticon Products Pty Ltd, 2 Remont Crt, Cheltenham, 3192
Plasticraft Pty Ltd, 40 Robb Rd, Footscray West, 3012

Plastics Centre, 8 Viking Crt, Cheltenham, 3192

Plastics for Industry Pty Ltd, 13/189 Cheltenham Road, Dandenong, 3175
Plastic Technology, 9-11 Mallua Street, Reservoir, 3073
Plastimatic Pty Ltd, 3 Graham St, Highett, 3190
Plastprint Pty Ltd, 281 Swan St, Richmond, 3121
Plastral Trading (Vic) Pty Ltd, 163 St. George Rd, Northcote, 3070
Plasweld Pty Ltd, Smith St, Springvale, 3171

Plexipack Packaging Services, 129 Abbot Rd, Hallam, 3803

Pliable Plastics Products Pty Ltd, 80 Woodbine Dve, Chelsea, 3196

Plus Pak, 52 Dorothy St, Burwood, 3125

Point of Sale & Merchandising Pty Ltd, 1844 Dandenong Road, Clayton, 3168

Polyem Pty Ltd, 9-11/6 Airlie Ave, Dandenong, 3175

Polyfiber Products Pty Ltd, 21 Gillman St, Hawthorn, 3122
Polyfoam Pty Ltd, Dandenong Rd, Dandenong, 3175
Polymax Buttons, 317 Bay Rd, Cheltenham, 3192

Polypac Converting, 21 William St, Balaclava, 3183

Polyweld, 41 Northbourn Rd, Campbellfield, 3061
Powergrip Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd, 37 Lexton Rd, Box Hill, 3128

PR Plastics, 40 Halsy Rd, Airport West, 3042
Prima Tooling Pty Ltd, 112 Moore St, Coburg East, 3058

Priority Plastics Pty Ltd, 37 MacBeth St, Braeside, 3195
Pro-Dek Plastics Pty Ltd, 14 Healdey Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Pro-Plas Pty Ltd, 50 Taunton Drive, Cheltenham, 3192

Purple Pig (Australia) Pty Ltd, 182 184 McIntyre Rd, North Sunshine, 3020

R & J Fibreglass Industries, 35a, Cambria Rd, Noble Park, 3174
Randall FE & J Pty Ltd, 444 450 Smith St, Collingwood, 3066

Regina Glass Fibre Pty Ltd, PO Box 539, Ballarat, 3350

Reinforced Plastics Pty Ltd, Fairbank Rd, Clayton, 3168
Renown & Pearlite Pty Ltd, 171 Stawell St, Burnley, 3121
Reva Plastics Pty Ltd, Popes Rd, Noble Park, 3174

Revolution Fibreglass Pty Ltd, 965 Mountain Hwy, Boronia, 3155

RFD Co (Aust) Pty Ltd,(Inflatable Raft & Life Jacket Division), Keys Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Rheem Australia Limited, 11 Park Rd, Cheltenham, 3192
Rheem Australia Pty Ltd, cnr McNaughton & Dandenong Rds, Clayton, 3168
Rian Tooling Industries Pty Ltd, 8 Remont Crt, Cheltenham, 3192

RM Plastics Pty Ltd, 22 Covan St, Seaford South, 3199

Roadmaster Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 124 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, 3000

Rosenbain & Lipmann Pty Ltd, 107 Palmer St, Richmond, 3121

RP Fibreglass Products, 379 Bayswater Rd, Bayswater, 3153

Rubber Latex (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Colchester Rd, Kilsyth, 3137
Rubberweld Co. Pty Ltd, 371 Flemington Rd, North Melbourne, 3051
Rupert Collins Pty Ltd, 3 Brex Crt, Reservoir, 3073
Ruskin Holdings Pty Ltd, 200 202 Mahoneys Rd, Thomastown, 3074
Russell Fibreglass, Lower Paper Mill Rd, Fyansford, 3221
[C35231/96] Ruthinium Australia Pty Ltd, 55 Cleeland Rd, Oakleigh South, 3167

Rydell Industries, 95 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 3189

Sagamore Industries Pty Ltd, 1 Martin St, St. Kilda, 3182
Sanbrook Rubber Co Pty Ltd, cnr Molan & Newman Sts, Ringwood, 3134

Sandabe Products Pty Ltd, Mt Dandenong Rd, Kalorama, 3766

Savage Fibreglass Boats Pty Ltd, 2 Holmwood Rd, Brooklyn, 3025
Sephton James Plastics Pty Ltd, 8 Treforest Dve Clayton, 3168
Servpak, 45 Plateau Rd, Reservoir, 3073
Sevedra Plastics, 2 5 Treforest Dve, Clayton, 3168
SF Industries Pty Ltd, 7 Kinder Street, Campbellfield, 3061

SIA Abrasives, 46 Winterton Rd, Clayton, 3168

Sims Rubber Moulders Pty Ltd, 155 Westall Rd, Springvale, 3171
Site Glass Plastics, PO Box 300, Mt. Eliza, 3930
Sneddon & Kingston Pty Ltd, 24 Reserve St, East Preston, 3072
Spalding Australia Pty Ltd, 480 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine, 3020
Spotless Ltd., 26 Sullivan St, Moorabbin, 3189

Steamlux Pty Ltd, 46 Westinster Rd, Oakleigh, 3166
Sterling Fibreglass Ind Pty Ltd, 6 Elliot Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Stewart Plastics Pty Ltd, 3/2 Burgess Rd, Bayswater, 3153
Summit Packaging, 12 Elsum Ave, Bayswater North, 3153
Sunrise Plastics, 4 Citrus St, Braeside, 3195
Supreme Plastics Moulders Pty Ltd, 14 Clare St, Bayswater, 3153

Swallow Needles Co Pty Ltd, 1 Chandos St, Cheltenham, 3192

Swan Plastics Pty Ltd, 3 Kinm Cl, Bulleen, 3105

Tamco Pty Ltd, 635 Waverley St, Glen Waverley, 3150
Tapex Industries Pty Ltd, Martha St, Seaford, 3198

Tecbelt Pacific, 838 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater,, 3153

Technical Rubber & Plastics Pty Ltd, 100 Hull Rd, Croydon, 3136
Terumo (Aust) Pty Ltd, 24 32 Industrial Dve, Mordialloc, 3195

The Display Factory Pty Ltd, 8-12 Stubbs St, Kensington, 3031

Thermal Bay Composites, 63 Chambers Road, Altona North, 3025
Thermal Laminating Co, 10A Church St, Bayswater, 3153

Thor Plastics (Australia) Pty Ltd, PO Box 136, Niddrie, 3042

Tip Top Plastics Pty Ltd, 1 Branch St, Preston, 3072
Townsend Chemicals Pty Ltd, Hammond Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Transcell, 35 Fenton St, Huntingdale, 3167

Transparent Packaging Pty Ltd, 21 Winterton Rd, Clayton, 3168
Travlon Trimmings Pty Ltd, 24-26 Hope Street, Brunswick, 3056
Traypax Pty Ltd, 8 Bricker St, Cheltenham, 3192
Triangle Cable Pty Ltd, 33 Prohasky Street, Port Melbourne, 3207
Tri Plas Pty Ltd, 17 Alex Avenue, Moorabbin, 3189
Tulip Packaging Co. Pty Ltd, 173 Lennox St, Richmond, 3121
Tyresoles (Aviation) Pty Ltd, cnr Webb Rd & Harper St, Airport West, 3042

[C37302/98] Ultra Pak Australia Pty Ltd, 98A Herald St, Cheltenham, 3192
Uniplasco, 12 Molan St, Ringwood, 3134

Uniroyal Pty Ltd, Cranbourne Rd, Dandenong, 3175

United Boats Pty Ltd, McLeod Rd, Patterson Lakes, 3197
Universal Forme Cutting P/L, Lot 1 Osborne Ave, Clayton, 3168
Ureform Pty Ltd, 3-5 Rutherford Rd, Seaford, 3198

Vacfoam Pty Ltd, 217 Argyle St, Fitzroy, 3065
Vacu Lug Traction Tyres Pty Ltd, 55 Market Rd, Footscray West, 3012

Vacuflex Pty Ltd, 42-48 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 3003

Vacuflex Pty Ltd, 42 48 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 3003
Vacupak Plastics Packaging, 125 Herald Street, Cheltenham, 3192

Vancraft Plastics, 90 Cheltenham Rd, Dandenong, 3175

Vic Pac Industries Pty Ltd, 37 Franklyn Street, Oakleigh, 3175

Victoria Quilt Manufacturing Co, 401-403 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills, 3127

Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, 464 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne, 3004
Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, 3122
Victorian Plastics Pty Ltd, 7 Nelson St, Moorabbin, 3189
Viking Plastics, 18 Century Dve, Braeside, 3195
Vinidex Tubemakers Pty Ltd, St. Albans Rd, Sunshine, 3020
Vinylclad Pty Ltd, cnr Wellington & Natila Rds, Clayton, 3168

VMS Fibreglass, 1-3 Churchill St, Williamstown, 3016

Vogue Plastics Pty Ltd, 17 19 Adolph St, Richmond, 3121

Watson Plastics, 387 Tooronga Rd, Hawthorn, 3122

Welco Industrial Rubber Products Pty Ltd, 211 Ferraro St, South Melbourne, 3205

Western Storage, 21 Marxhall St, North Sunshine, 3020

Westgate Plastics Pty Ltd, Lot 45, Triholm Ave, Laverton, 3028

White Cross Rubber Products Pty Ltd., 53 Hampton St, Hampton, 3188
White Cups, Tenterton Ave, Clayton, 3168

Wibotoba Plastics Pty Ltd, Mepane & Rosamond Rds, Footscray, 3011
Wilex Plastics Pty Ltd, 2 Canterbury Rd, Braeside, 3195
Wonderware Australia Pty Ltd, 36 Station Rd, Footscray, 3011

Wrightcel Pty Ltd, Cato St, Auburn, 3122

X Pack, 240 Cheltenham Rd, Keysborough, 3173

Xanth Elastomer Pty Ltd, 55 Renver Rd, Clayton, 3168

Yarra Valley Tyre Co Pty Ltd, 50 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood, 3134
Yazaki Australia Pty Ltd, Hartnett Dve, Seaford, 3198
Yorkshire Chemicals Pty Ltd, (Plastic Section), Rooney St, Richmond, 3121

Zenith Rubber Products Pty Ltd, 8 Pratt St, Richmond, 3121

Western Australia

A Pty Ltd., 51 Belmont St, Belmont, 6104
Ayres Tyrepower Pty Ltd, 51 Belmont St, Belmont, 6104

All Rubber, 12 Sarich Crt, Osborne Park, 6017

Ardoss Tyre Service, 765 Canning Hwy, Applecross, 6153
Ascot Tyres Pty Ltd, 608 Hay St, Jolimont, 6014

Bell Tyres, 7 Kalamunda St, South Guildford,, 6065

Belltread Pty Ltd, 136 Great Eastern Hwy, South Guildford, 6055

Beta Mining Services, 54 Chaffers St, Boulder, 6432

BTR Trading (WA) Pty Ltd, 73 Division St, Kewdale, 6105

Cable Makers Australia (WA) Pty Ltd, Stock Rd, O'Connor, 6163
Chivers Tyrepower Pty Ltd, 294 South St, Hilton, 6163

Diffen Ian World of Tyres, 1298 Albany Hwy, Cannington, 6107

Dwyers Rubber Lining Belt Splicing, PO Box 38, Kambalda, 6442

Ensign Tyre Stores, 52 Belgravia St, Belmont, 6104

G & F Beltlines Pty Ltd, Lot 541 Wellard Rd, Bibra Lake, 6163

Geraldton Rubber Co, North West Coastal Hwy, Bluff Point, 6530

Hardie Iplex Pipelines, 66 Buckingham Dve, Wangara, 6065

Jameson Tyre Service, 36 Rome Rd, Melville, 6156

JLV Industries Pty Ltd, 85 McCoy St, Myree, 6154

Lamb's Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 47 Bennett St, East Perth, 6000

Linatex Aust Pty Ltd, 216 Dugan St, Kalgoorlie, 6430
Linatex Aust Pty Ltd, 70 John St, Welshpool, 6106

MM Cables Energy Products Service Centres, Stock Rd, Melville, Perth, 6000

MS McLeod Ltd, 175 Welshpool Rd, Welshpool, 6106

Olex Cables WA Pty Ltd, 503 Abernettly Rd, Kewdale, 6105
Otraco (International) Pty Ltd, 56 Melville Pde, South Perth, 6151
Oxford Tyre Service Pty Ltd, 288 Oxford St, Leederville, 6007

R David Moss Pty Ltd, 459 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park, 6017
Renown Tyre Service, 57 South Tce, Fremantle, 6160

Rheem Australia, 144 Carrington St, Freemantle,, 6160

Statewide Rubber, 231 Bank St, East Victoria Park, 6101
Sterile Products, 5/11 Richardson St, South Perth, 6151

Swan Tyres Auto Centres, 48 Wickham St, East Perth, 6000

Tengems Pty Ltd, 7 Garling St, O'Connor, 6163
Tom's Tyre Service Pty Ltd, Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park, 6017

Trelleborg Rubber Pty Ltd, 5 Reggio Rd,, 6105
Trellex Pty Ltd, 5 Reggio Rd, Kewdale, 6105

Tropical Traders Pty Ltd, 39 Queen Victoria St, Fremantle, 6160

Universal Tyre & Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 161 James St, Perth, 6000

Vinidex Tubemakers, Sainsbury Rd, O'Connor, 6163

Watsons Noise & Control, 5 Ferguson St, Kewdale, 6105

West Australian Industrial Rubber Co Pty Ltd, 4 Hood St, Wembley, 6053
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 1999

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 1999 inserted by V002 ppc 01Jul99]

1 - TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General -(Roping-in No. 1) Award 1999.

2 - PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

(a) The National Union of Workers (the union) its officers and members; and

(b) Finishing Services Pty Ltd, 125 Hearld Street, Cheltenham, Victoria, 3192 in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the union whether members or not.

3 - APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4 - SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5 - OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 1999 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2000

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 2000 inserted by V005 ppc 25Sep00]

1 - TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-in No. 1) Award 2000.

2 - PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

(a) The National Union of Workers (the Union) its officers and members; and

(b) The employers named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

3 - APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry -General - Award 1998 [AW794720] as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4 - SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits which could constitute any allowable matter to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5 - OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first fully paid period to commence on or after 25 September 2000 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

SCHEDULE A

D.M.G. INDUSTRIES PTY LTD
68 Kirkham Road West
Keysborough Vic 3173

A.E.P. INDUSTRIES
Po Box 474
Chesterhill NSW 2162

UCB FILMS (ASIA PACIFIC) PTY LTD
Po Box 341
Craigieburn Vic 3064

STELLAR FILMS GROUP PTY LTD
Gate 6
Tilburn road
Deer Park vic 3023

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 2 OF 2000

[Roping-in Award No.2 of 2000 inserted by PR900488 ppc 20Dec00]

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping in No 2) Award 2000.

2. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

(a) The National Union of Workers (the Union) its officers and members; and

(b) The employers named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the union whether members or not.

3. APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits which would constitute any allowable award matter to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5. OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 December 2000 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

SCHEDULE A

South Eastern Elastomers Pty Ltd
34 Nissan Drive
Dandenong Vic 3175

Brand Rex Pty Ltd
71-93 Whiteside Road
Clayton Vic 3168

Corning Cables Systems Pty Ltd
74-84 Main Road
Clayton Vic 3168

Modfix Australia Pty Ltd
43-49 Levanswell Road
Moorabbin Vic 3189

General Electric Plastics (Australia) Pty Ltd
175 Hammond Road
Dandenong Vic 3175

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2001

[Roping-Award No.1 of 2001 inserted by PR908970 ppc 10Sep01

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping-in No. 1) Award 2001.

2 PARTIES BOUND

This award shall apply to the National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and SCS Plastics Pty Ltd, 10-12 Wheeler Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630, in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

3 APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4 SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits which would constitute any allowable award matter to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5 DATE OF OPERATION

This award shall come into force from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 10 September 2001 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 2 OF 2001

[Roping-in Award No. 2 of 2001 inserted by PR909942 ppc 02 Oct01]

1 TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping-in No. 2) Award 2001.

2 PARTIES BOUND

This award shall apply to the National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and Beltreco Ltd, 382 Victoria Road, Malaga, WA, 6090, in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

3 APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4 SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits which would constitute any allowable award matter to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5 DATE OF OPERATION

This award shall come into force from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 2 October 2001 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2002

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 2002 inserted by PR919475 ppc 22May02]

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping-in No. 1) Award 2002.

2. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

2.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union) its officers and members; and

2.2 The employer named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

3. APPLICATION

The provisions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefits which would constitute any allowable award matter to which the employee is entitled to prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

5. DATE OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 22 May 2002 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

SCHEDULE A

Shorko Australia Pty Ltd
11 Maloney Drive
WODONGA VIC 3690
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 2 OF 2002

[Roping-in Award No. 2 of 2002 inserted by PR923298 ppc 23Sep02]

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry Roping-in No 2 Award 2002.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 23 September 2002 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employer named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

Roping-in Award 2002/2 - contd

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

Joyce Corporation Ltd
5-9 Bridges Road
Moorebank NSW 2170
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 4 OF 2002

[Roping-in Award No. 4 of 2002 inserted by PR927228 ppc 20Dec02]

PART 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AWARD

AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-in No.4) Award 2002.

1. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 December 2002 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employer named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award in respect of allowable matters.

Roping-in Award 2002/4 - contd

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd
GPO Box 4334PP
Melbourne VIC 3001
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2003

[Roping-in Award No.1 of 2003 inserted by PR926801 ppc 20Dec02]

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General (Roping In No.1) Award 2003.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation

4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 - Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 December 2002 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employers named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

Roping-in Award 2003/1 - contd

PART 2 WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

Viscount Plastics (SA) Pty Ltd
589 Torrens Road
Woodville SA 5011

Australian Urethane & Styrene Pty Limited
Central West Business Park
13/9 Ashley Street
West Footscray VIC 3011
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 2 OF 2003

[Roping-in Award No.2 of 2003 inserted by PR926801 ppc 20Dec02]

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping-in No. 2) Award 2003.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 Application and operation of award

1. Award title

2. Arrangement

3. Commencement date and period of operation

4. Parties bound

5. Savings provision

Part 2 Wages and related matters

1. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 March 2003 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employer named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award in respect to allowable award matters.

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

1. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

Roping-in Award 2003/2 - contd

SCHEDULE A

Plantic Technologies Limited
Unit 2
Angliss Park Estate
227-331 Fitzgerald Road
Laverton North VIC 3026


ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 3 OF 2003

[Roping-in Award No. 3 of 2003 inserted by PR937201 ppc 11Aug03]

AWARD

PART 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AWARD

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-in No. 3) Award 2003.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and Operation of Award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 - Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

Schedule A

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 11 August 2003 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 the National Union of Workers, its officer and members; and

4.2 the employers named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall, as a result of the making of this award, suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitle prior to the date of the coming into opeation of this awad in respect to allowable award matters.

Roping-in Award 2003/3 - contd

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

Streamlux Pty Ltd
32 Futura Road
Keysborough Vic 3173

Derevich Pty Ltd
(trading as Advantage Tyres Derrimut)
c/- Gould Ralph Pty Ltd
Level 42 - AAP Centre
259 Centre Road
Sydney NSW 2000

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 6 OF 2003

[Roping-in Award No. 6 of 2003 inserted by PR939281 ppc 02Oct03]

1. TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-in No. 6) Award 2003 (the Award).

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 - Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 2 October 2003 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employer named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award in respect to allowable award matters.

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

RLA Polymers Pty Ltd
215 Colchester Road
KILSYTH VIC 3175

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 7 OF 2003

[Roping-in Award No. 7 of 2003 inserted by PR940966 ppc 28Oct03]

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-In No. 7) Award 2003.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 28 October 2003 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 Plant-It-Rite (Aust) Pty Ltd, 121-123 Abbott Road Hallam VIC 3803, in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award in relation to allowable award matters.


PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time with the following exceptions:

6.1 The shift allowance in clause 29.2.2 of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry – General – Award 1998 shall not apply until 3 December 2003.

6.2 The annual leave loading of 17.5% in clause 34.3 of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry – General – Award 1998 shall not apply until 14 January 2004.

Provided that should water restrictions in the State of Victoria revert to Stage One or to no restrictions during the time period that the above exceptions are to operate, then the exceptions shall immediately cease to operate.

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2004

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 2004 inserted by PR943082 ppc 22Jan04]

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - (Roping-in No. 1) Award 2004.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 - Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 22 January 2004 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 The National Union of Workers (the Union), its officers and members; and

4.2 The employers named in Schedule A hereto in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the Union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award in respect to allowable award matters.

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

SCHEDULE A

Drypac Pty Ltd, 12 Lindy Court, Warragul, VIC, 3820
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 2 OF 2004

[Roping-in Award No. 2 of 2004 inserted by PR950500 ppc 04Aug04]

AWARD

PART 1 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AWARD

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry (Roping-in No. 2) Award 2004.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 - Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

Roping-in award 2004/2 - contd

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 4 August 2004 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

4.1 the National Union of Workers (the union), its officers and members; and

4.2 Action James Pty Ltd, 2/11 Holbeche Road, Arndell Park NSW 2148 in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.
ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2005

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 2005 inserted by PR956924 ppc 31Mar05]

PART 1 APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AWARD

1. AWARD TITLE

This award shall be known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making - General - (Roping-in No. 1) Award 2005.

2. ARRANGEMENT

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement
3. Commencement date and period of operation
4. Parties bound
5. Savings provision

Part 2 Wages and related matters

6. General conditions of employment

3. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall operate from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 31 March 2005 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

4. PARTIES BOUND

4.1 This award shall be binding upon:

4.1.1 the National Union of Workers (the union), its officers and members; and

4.1.2 K.R.C. Enamelling Pty Ltd, 8 Moss Road, Dry Creek SA 5094, in respect of persons employed who are eligible to be members of the union whether members or not.

5. SAVINGS PROVISION

No employee shall as a result of the making of this award suffer any loss of existing wages or other benefit to which the employee is entitled prior to the date of the coming into operation of this award.

PART 2 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The parties to this award shall apply the terms and conditions of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making - General - Award 1998 as varied from time to time.

DECLARATION - VICTORIA

[Common rule declared in Victoria by PR954450 from 01Jan05]

Pursuant to ss.141 and 493A of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (the Act), the Commission makes the following common rule declaration:

1. In this declaration:

1.1 “the award” means the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Award 1998, as varied from time to time;

1.2 “employees” means employees in the industry who perform work of a kind that is covered by the award;

1.3 “employers” means employers who employ employees; and

1.4 “the industry” means:

1.4.1 any operation in or in connection with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of:

1.4.1.1 rubber;

1.4.1.2 rubber goods;

1.4.1.3 goods containing rubber;

1.4.1.4 goods in the manufacture of which rubber is used;

1.4.1.5 thermoplastics and/or thermosetting plastics;

1.4.1.6 thermoplastic and/or thermosetting plastic articles or goods;

1.4.1.7 articles or goods containing a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic;

1.4.1.8 articles or goods in the manufacture of which a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic is used; or

1.4.1.9 duperite, bakelite, casein or similar compositions, synthetic rubberlikes, guttaperchalikes, rubberlike plastics, nitrocellulose, celluloid, leathercloth and elastomers, and goods of or containing any of the foregoing substances.

1.4.2 any operation in or in connection with or incidental to (including use and operation of visual display units) the laying and fixing to any surface of rubber or plastic material.

1.4.3 any operation in or in connection with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of transmission cables which encompasses power and communication cables (including single strand) whether insulated or not.

1.4.4 any operation in or in conjunction with or incidental to the handling, preparation, manufacture or repair (including use and operation of visual display units) of abrasive wheels and stones, bounded abrasives, articles or goods containing a thermoplastic and/or a thermosetting plastic and allied products.

2. That save for and subject to the matters referred in clauses 4 to 10 below, the whole of the terms of the award except those specified in clause 3 below, shall be:

2.1 a common rule for the industry in Victoria and known as the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005;

2.2 binding on all employers in respect of the employment by them of employees;

2.3 binding on all employees; and

2.4 binding on the National Union of Workers and the registered organisations respondent to the award.

3. The following clauses of the award are not included in the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005:

3.1 clause 5 – Commencement date of award and period of operation;

3.2 clause 6 – Coverage of award; and

3.3 clause 7 – Parties bound, insofar as it refers to employers bound by the award.

4. Subject to 4.1 to 4.5 below, all provisions in the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005 are to operate from 1 January 2005.

4.1 With respect to annual leave, only periods of annual leave commencing on or after 31 January 2005 attract leave loading.

4.2 With respect to redundancy payments for employees of employers who have fewer than 15 employees, only service on or after 1 January 2005 is to be taken into account for the purpose of calculating service.

4.3 With respect to redundancy payments for employees of employers who have 15 employees or more, only service on or after 1 January 2004 is to be taken into account for the purpose of calculating service. [Note: the agreement in respect of this issue is without prejudice to the position a party may put in roping-in proceedings.]

4.4 Any accident make-up pay clause is to apply in relation to any injury on or after 3 August 2004.

4.5 The wages clauses (including all allowances and penalty payments) are to commence operation from the first pay period on or after Monday, 3 January 2005 provided that in all cases the wages clauses commence operation no later than 5 January 2005.

5. The Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005 shall not apply to employers respondent by any means to any other award of the Commission in respect of the employment by them of employees covered by that award.

6. This declaration shall not apply to a person with a disability who is eligible for a Disability Support Pension and who is employed by a supported employment service that receives funding under the Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth) to provide support for that person. [See Note 1 below]

7. An employer who is making superannuation contributions into a complying superannuation fund, within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), on behalf of an employee covered by this declaration prior to the date of effect of this declaration is exempt from any provision in the award which specifies the fund or funds into which superannuation contributions are to be paid. [See Note 2 below]

8. In the event of a dispute about the entitlement of an employer to set-off entitlements and benefits provided under a contract of employment made prior to the date of this declaration against entitlements and benefits required to be provided under the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005, the matter may be referred to a Board of Reference, consisting of a member of the Commission, which shall determine whether or not such a set-off should be permitted having regard to what is fair and equitable in all the circumstances of the case, without regard to technicalities and legal forms.

An appeal lies from a decision of a Board of Reference to a Full Bench of the Commission.

This clause shall apply for a period of twelve months from the commencement date of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005.

Any registered organisation bound by the terms of the Rubber, Plastic and Cable Making Industry - General - Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005 shall be notified of the time and date of hearing in relation to any application made pursuant to this provision.

9. Nothing in this declaration reduces or in any way detracts from any accrued rights to any forms of leave including sick leave, annual leave, long service leave or parental leave to which employees or any of them have become entitled by accrual or otherwise prior to the commencement date in clause 10 below.

10. This declaration shall come into force on 1 January 2005 and shall remain in force for a period of three months and thereafter in accordance with the Act. [See Note 3 below]

Note 1

1. Disability Support Pension means the Commonwealth pension scheme to provide income security for persons with a disability as provided for under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth), as amended from time to time, or any successor to that scheme.

2. The intention of this provision is limited to preventing the award from applying to sheltered workshops (i.e. supported employment services). It does not prevent the award from applying to employees with disabilities in open employment.

3. Leave is reserved for any party to have this issue reconsidered in the light of any developments in the national process which is currently considering workplace relations issues for sheltered workshops. This national process includes the Disability Sector National Industry Consultative Council and any related applications that seek award coverage for sheltered workshops.

Note 2

1. The purpose of the exception above is to maintain the status quo in respect of employers who, as at the date of effect of the common rule declaration, are making superannuation contributions into a complying superannuation fund. These employers will not be required to change their existing arrangements. Nor will there be any requirement for the existing arrangements to be the subject of an agreement between the employer and employees. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception continues to apply to employers who are making superannuation contributions to complying superannuation funds which are successor funds (as defined in Regulation 1.03 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth), or as amended or replaced by other legislation) into which benefits are transferred, after the date of effect of the common rule declaration, in accordance with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) and the Regulations thereunder. Further, existing arrangements includes the making of contributions to such funds.

2. The exception is in respect of current and future employees of the employers who are entitled to the benefit of the exemption.

3. The exception does not apply to new businesses which are established after the date on which the award is declared to have effect as a common rule.

4. The exception only applies to employers who are required to apply the terms of the award by virtue of the common rule declaration. It does not apply to employers who are named respondents to the award or who are parties bound by virtue of the membership of an employer organisation.

5. The exception applies subject to any Commonwealth legislation to the contrary.

Note 3

Subject to s.113 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) and any order of the Commission, an award dealing with particular matters continues in force until a new award is made dealing with the same matters (see s.148 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)).
APPENDED ORDER – 14 MAY 2002

AW794720 PR917767

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

Workplace Relations Act 1996
s.113 application for variation

National Union of Workers
(C2001/5390)

RUBBER, PLASTIC AND CABLEMAKING INDUSTRY – GENERAL – AWARD 1998
(ODN C No. 01800 of 1982)
[Print R4420 [AW794720]]

Casuals and minimum daily hours for part-time workers

ORDER

1. The above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting sub-clause 15.3 and inserting the following:

15.3 Casual Employment

15.3.1 A casual employee is to be one engaged and paid as such. A casual employee for working ordinary time shall be paid an hourly rate calculated on the basis of one thirty-eighth of the weekly award prescribed in clause 21.3 for the work being performed plus a casual loading of 25 percent. The loading constitutes part of the casual employee’s all purpose rate.

15.3.2 A casual employee, other than an irregular casual employee as defined in clause 15.3.15 who has been engaged by a particular employer for a sequence of periods of employment under this Award during a period of six months shall thereafter have the right to elect to have his or her contract of employment converted to full-time employment or part-time employment if the employment is to continue beyond the conversion process.

15.3.3 Every employer of such an employee shall give the employee notice in writing of the provisions of this clause within four weeks of the employee having attained such period of six months. The employee retains his or her right of election under this clause if the employer fails to comply with this paragraph.

15.3.4 Any such casual employee who does not within four weeks of receiving written notice elect to convert his or her ongoing contract of employment to a full-time employment or a part-time employment will be deemed to have elected against any such conversion.

AW794720 PR917767 - contd

15.3.5 Any casual employee who has a right to elect under clause 15.3.2 upon receiving notice under clause 15.3.3 or after the expiry of the time for giving such notice, may give four weeks notice in writing to the employer that he or she seeks to elect to convert his or her ongoing contract of employment to full-time or part-time employment, and within four weeks of receiving such notice, the employer shall consent to or refuse the election but shall not unreasonably so refuse. Any dispute about a refusal of an election to convert an ongoing contract of employment shall be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

15.3.6 Once a casual employee has elected to become and been converted to a full-time employee or a part-time employee, the employee may only revert to casual employment by written agreement with the employer.

15.3.7 If a casual employee has elected to have his or her contract of employment converted to full-time or part-time employment in accordance with clause 15.3.5, the employer and employee in accordance with this subparagraph, and subject to clause 15.3.5 shall discuss and agree upon:

1. which form of employment the employee will convert to, that is, full-time or part-time; and

2. if it is agreed that the employee will become a part-time employee, the number of hours and the pattern of hours that will be worked, as set out in clause 15.2.

Provided that an employee who has worked on a full-time basis throughout the period of casual employment has the right to elect to convert his or her contract of employment to full-time employment and an employee who has worked on a part-time basis during the period of casual employment has the right to elect to convert his or her contract of employment to part-time employment, on the basis of the same number of hours and times of work as previously worked, unless other arrangements are agreed upon between the employer and employee.

Following such agreement being reached, the employee shall convert to full-time or part-time employment.

Where, in accordance with clause 15.3.5, an employer refuses an election to convert, the reasons for doing so shall be fully stated to and discussed with the employee concerned and a genuine attempt made to reach agreement.

Any dispute about the arrangements to apply to an employee converting from casual employment to full-time or part-time employment shall be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

AW794720 PR917767 - contd

15.3.8 Subject to clause 10.3 of the Award, by agreement between the employer and the majority of the employees in the relevant workplace, or section of it or with the casual employee concerned, the employee may apply clause 15.3.2 as if the reference to six months is a reference to 12 months, but only in respect of a currently engaged individual employee or group of employees. Any such agreement shall be recorded in the time and wages records. Any such agreement reached with an individual employee may only be reached within the two months prior to the period of six months referred to in clause 15.3.2.

15.3.9 An employer when engaging a person for casual employment must inform the employee then and there that the employee is to be employed, as a casual, stating by whom the employee is employed, the job to be performed and classification level, the actual or likely number of hours required, and the relevant rate of pay.

15.3.10 The employer shall give to a casual employee who has been engaged for one or more periods of employment extending over three or more weeks in any calendar month, and whose employment is or is likely to be ongoing, a note in writing signed by or on behalf of the employer stating:

1. the name and address of the employer;

2. if the employee has been engaged by the employer to perform work on hire to another person or company or is regularly engaged to perform work on hire to other persons or companies, a statement to that effect.

3. The job to be performed and the classification level on which the employee has been or is likely to be engaged;

4. As far as practicable, the terms of the current engagement, including the likely number and likely pattern of hours to be worked, the casual rate or other loading applied and the base rate of pay on which the loading is applied;

5. The contingency on which the engagement expires, or the notice, if any, that will be given to terminate any ongoing employment;

15.3.11 It shall be sufficient compliance with clause 15.3.10 if the employer gives such a note in writing upon or following the first occasion on which the casual employee has been so engaged for a period or periods extending over three or more weeks in any calendar month.

15.3.12 On each occasion a casual employee is required to attend work the employee is entitled to payment for a minimum of four hours work.

15.3.13 In order to meet his or her personal circumstances a casual employee may request and the employer may agree to an engagement for less than the minimum of four hours. Any dispute about a refusal to such a request is to be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

AW794720 PR917767 - contd

15.3.14 An employee must not be engaged and re-engaged to avoid any obligation under this Award.

15.3.15 An “irregular casual employee” is one who has been engaged to perform work on an occasional or non-systematic or irregular basis.

15.3.16 The provisions of sub-clauses 15.3.2 to 15.3.8 inclusive, do not apply to irregular casual employees.

2. By inserting a new clause 15.2.9 as follows:

15.2.9 A part-time employee must be engaged for a minimum of three consecutive hours a shift. In order to meet his or her personal circumstances a part-time employee may request and the employer may agree to an engagement for less than the minimum of three hours. Any dispute about a refusal to such a request is to be dealt with as far as practicable with expedition through the dispute settlement procedure.

3. By inserting in sub-clause 10.2.1 after the words “provided that the agreement complies with 10.2.2 and 10.2.3(a) and (b) hereof.”

4. By inserting in sub-clause10.3.1 after the words “or the employer and an individual employee” the following words:

1. Subject to C, this order shall come into force from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 2 May 2002, except for the following sub-clauses which shall come into force as follows:

1. Sub-clause 15.3.1 from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2002.

2. Sub-clauses 15.3.2, 15.3.3, 15.3.4, 15.3.5, 15.3.6, 15.3.7, 15.3.8, 15.3.15, 15.3.16 and the variation to 10.2.1 and 10.3.1 from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 October 2002.

AW794720 PR917767 - contd

B. The following transitional provisions apply:

1. In respect of a casual employee who, as at 1 October 2002, has already reached the period of six months set out in clause 15.3.2, the reference in clause 15.3.3 to “within four weeks of the employee having attained such period of six months” shall be read as “29 October 2002”.

2. By way of clarification, for the purposes of clause 15.3, service under this Award prior to October 2002 shall be taken into account.

3. Upon coming into force, clause 15.3.14 will be read as applying to existing award obligations and entitlements and to any prospective obligation or entitlement which will come into force under this order.

D. This order shall remain in force for a period of 12 months.

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