AP795956CNV - Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' Award 1999

This Fair Work Australia consolidated award incorporates all amendments up to and including 30 September 2008 (variation PR983683).

Clauses affected by the most recent amendment(s) are:

18. Emergency power arrangements

19. Classifications and wage rates

24. Allowances and special rates

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AP795956CNV [Pre-reform FWA Consolidation]

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. 00004 of 1998)

SADDLERY, LEATHER, CANVAS AND PLASTIC MATERIAL
WORKERS AWARD 1985
(ODN C No. 03936 of 1985)
[Print G0692 [S0001CRN]]

Allowable award matters.

ORDER

A. Further to the decision issued by the Commission on 26 July 1999, [Print R7509] 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

The Award shall be known as the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' Award 1999.

2. ARRANGEMENT

[2 amended by PR950359 PR960127]

This award is arranged as follows:

Part 1 - Application and operation of award

1. Award title
2. Arrangement [PR960127]
3. Anti-discrimination
4. Definitions [S8937]
5. Commencement date of award and period of operation
6. Coverage of award [PR960127]
7. Posting of award
8. Parties bound [PR960127]
9. Relationship with other awards

Part 2 - Award flexibility

10. Index of facilitative provisions
11. Enterprise flexibility provisions

Part 3 - Communication, consultation and dispute resolution

12. Consultative mechanism and procedure
13. Procedure to avoid industrial disputation [PR950359]

Part 4 - Employment relationship and related arrangements

14. Types of employment [PR940013]
15. Notice of termination [PR950359]
16. Redundancy [PR950359]
17. Abandonment of employment
18. Emergency power arrangements [PR983683]

Part 5 - Wages and related matters

19. Classifications and wage rates [PR983683]

19A. Transitional wage rates for Victoria - application of Common Rule Award [PR960127]

20. Supported wage system for employees with disabilities [PR961630]
21. Mixed functions
22. Payment by results
23. Payment of wages
24. Allowances and special rates [PR983683]
25. Superannuation

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

26. Hours of work
27. Breaks
28. Overtime [PR923153]
29. Shift work
30. Sunday and holiday rates

Part 7 - Leave of absence and public holidays

31. Annual leave [R9662]
32. Personal leave [R9662]
33. Parental leave [PR912329]
34. Public holidays [S1877]
35. Jury service

Part 8 - Training and related matters

36. Relationship to National Training Wage Award 1994

Part 9 - Accident pay

37. Accident pay [R9662]

Schedule A - Persons, organisations and employers exempted from coverage
Schedule B - Respondents bound by award [PR926321]

3. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

3.1 It is the intention of the respondents to this award to achieve the principle object in section 3(j) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 through 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 affect:

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; or

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

4. DEFINITIONS

[4 varied by R9662; substituted by S8937 ppc 14Jul00]

4.1 Designer means an employee engaged solely on the designing of products and samples.

4.2 Pattern cutter means an employee engaged on cutting patterns and samples but shall not include an employee who modifies patterns under supervision.

4.3 Cutter means an experienced employee who has a knowledge of all types and weights of materials made and used in the trade and who is capable of laying out and cutting all types of materials or work and who can mark, prepare and supervise the machining and the finishing of the work concerned.

4.4 Journeyperson means an employee twenty years of age or over with four years experience in the industry or one who has completed his/her term of apprenticeship in the industry.

4.5 Basic tasks

4.5.1 Uncomplicated tasks which are easily learned and involve little decision making whether machine or non machine.

4.5.2 Basic machine tasks are those where the positioning of the work may be controlled by guidebars and sensor lights, or other such guiding devices or where there is uncomplicated feeding of the material.

4.6 Intermediate tasks

4.6.1 Tasks which are more difficult to learn, involve more decision making than skill level 1 tasks and which may require material knowledge, whether machine or non machine.

4.6.2 Intermediate machine tasks require skill in positioning, feeding and handling of work involving directional changes, contouring or critical stopping points, or require feeding and handling skills beyond those of a skill level 1 operator because of material variation.

4.6.3 Intermediate non machine tasks require skills to perform a sequence of related tasks.

4.7 Complex tasks

4.7.1 Tasks which are more difficult to learn and involve a higher level of decision making than skill level 2 tasks, whether machine or non machine.

4.7.2 Complex machine tasks require material manipulation skills and knowledge beyond those of a skill level 2 operator to perform more difficult tasks or to handle and align the sections while ensuring correct shaping of the end result because of the complexity of combining parts or because of frequent variation in materials.

4.8 Series of different operations on a machine/s

Performing a sequence of different operations on a machine/s to complete the majority of a complex garment or product.

4.9 Machine

4.9.1 Any piece of equipment which performs a significant part of an operation in:

4.9.1(a) designing/grading of patterns

4.9.1(b) marker spreading

4.9.1(c) spreading of material

4.9.1(d) cutting, sewing, finishing, pressing and packaging of products

and which is powered by an external source i.e. electricity, steam or compressed air or combinations of these.

4.9.2 Hand tools are not machines and refer to those items which are primarily powered by the operator e.g. scissors, hand clickers, shears, staplers, tagging guns and tape dispensers.

4.10 Variety of machine types

Three or more different types of machines which are sufficiently different in their operation to require the exercise of different skills (i.e. a button holer and a button sewer are the same machine type for this purpose whereas a button holer and an overlocker are different machine types).

4.11 Whole garment or product machinist or equivalent skills

4.11.1 A machinist who works largely independently in producing a complex garment or product from written specifications and patterns.

Examples of "equivalent skills" include:

4.11.1(a) sample machinist

4.11.1(b) a machinist who performs each of the operations required to complete a complex whole garment or product from specifications

4.11.1(c) a fully multi-skilled machinist who is required to perform any of the operations involved in the making of a complex whole garment or product to specification.

4.12 Skill

The application of a combination of abilities, knowledge and attributes to competently perform a given activity or activities.

4.13 Competence

The ability to perform a particular activity or activities to a prescribed standard (or standards) and under a prescribed set of circumstances.

4.14 Component parts

The parts of the product which the operator receives in order to perform their job.

4.15 Key pad skills

Ability to use a small panel of keys, either numerical or with symbols, to operate equipment.

4.16 Basic computer skills

Use of a computer to enter, retrieve and interpret data.

4.17 Co-ordinating role

A role which involves responsibility for organising and bringing together the work and resource requirements of a work group or team.

4.18 Defined procedures/methods

Specific instructions outlining how an operator is to do their job.

4.19 Largely independently

4.19.1 Where the employee is accountable for own results including:

4.19.1(a) carrying out assigned task

4.19.1(b) co-ordinating processes

4.19.1(c) setting and working to deadlines.

4.20 Designated responsibility

Identified by management as a person with a specific role or responsibility.

4.21 Minor equipment/machine maintenance

4.21.1 Includes cleaning and minor adjustments to the equipment involved. In the case of sewing machines for example, it may include:

4.21.1(a) changing needles

4.21.1(b) cleaning

4.21.1(c) lubrication

4.21.1(d) tension and stitch adjustment.

4.22 On-the-job instruction

Demonstrating, showing, explaining and/or guiding other employees as to how to perform a particular task or operation to a competent standard.

4.23 Quality assurance

The overall system and plans used to provide confidence that goods and services will satisfy given requirements.

4.24 Quality control

The activities used to check that materials and products meet quality specifications; includes the grading of product into acceptable and unacceptable categories.

4.25 Quality deviations

Departures from a quality standard.

4.26 Quality indicators

Information used to determine whether a quality standard has been met.

4.27 Specified quality standards

Detailed standards against which quality is measured.

4.28 Team environment

An environment involving work arrangements in which a group of people work closely, flexibly and in co-operation with each other to ensure efficient and effective performance.

5. COMMENCEMENT DATE OF AWARD AND PERIOD OF OPERATION

This award shall apply from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 16 August 1999 and shall continue in force for a period of twelve months from that date.

6. COVERAGE OF AWARD

[6.1 varied by R9662; substituted by PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

6.1 This award, subject to the exemptions and exceptions prescribed in Schedule A, shall apply to the employment of employees being members or not of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union engaged in or in connection with the manufacture, alteration or repair of the following articles, including woolled lamb, or sheepskins, articles made from woolled skins or furred skins such as spindle mops, paint roller sleeves, dusters, playsuits, soft toys, woolskin and furred skin toys, clicking, cutting by hand or machine, or in the making or repairing of saddles, saddle trees, harness, collars and rugs for horses and other animals, bridles, fly-veils and strappings, whips, whip-thongs, machine belting, respirators or gas masks of leather, canvas, fabric or other like material, trunks, welders or similar masks, bags, portmanteaux, travel goods, suit or attache cases, braces of all descriptions, belts, razor straps, watch straps, suspenders, sporting goods of canvas, leather or like material, travellers sample cases of all descriptions, slither cans, bicycle and other saddles of all descriptions, musical, covered wireless or covered gramophone or transistor or radio cases, surgical and spectacle cases of all descriptions, ladies' evening bags, ladies' handbags, handbags of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, panier bags, making up and/or fitting zippers or fasteners where made within the industry, wallets, purses, pouches, folio or folio covers of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, leather or fabric gloves and mitts of all descriptions, leggings, hat leathers, designing leather coats, leather hats or caps, playsuits of leather or fabric, artificial limbs and appliances, including surgical belts and surgical supports of leather, canvas webbing or other like material, sails, tents, tarpaulins, riggings, flags, nosebags, waterbags, weather cloths, dodgers, canvas duck or calico bags of all descriptions, blinds of all descriptions inside or out, mast coats, awnings, sail covers, canvas, duck, fabric or calico covers of all descriptions, canvas or coir save-alls, all types of beach shelters from canvas, calico or like materials, covering of beach, bookmakers and tractors umbrellas with canvas or like materials, slings of all descriptions, windsails, hose of all descriptions (excluding rubber hose), covers for wings of aeroplanes, or component parts of aeroplanes of canvas, sail, duck, fabric or other like material, parachutes, parachute harness, car head rest covers, and car seats made from leather or any substitutes for leather, car safety harness of leather, sail, duck, canvas, webbing or other like material, aeroplane hangar, sheds (Belman or others), components of aeroplane hangers, sheds or houses of canvas, fabric or other material, mail bags, canvas ice cream containers, and/or shippers, fenders, cargo nets, shipsgear, life jackets, coverings of lifebuoy, marquees, skillions, binding and conveyor aprons, gaskets and washers of leather, canvas or other like material, industrial spindle polishing mops where made within the industry, camp beds, deck chairs, camp furniture, rope or wire splicing, canvas boot coverings, and all classes of goods (other than boots, shoes, sandals and slippers) made from leather, pelts, fabric, canvas, fibre or vulcanised fibre, webbing and/or all substitutes (including plastics) for leather, pelts, fabric, canvas, fibre or vulcanised fibre, webbing, used in the industries and also designing, clicking, cutting by hand or machine and machining in all sections and spraying.

6.2 This award shall apply to and operate in all States and Territories of Australia.

7. POSTING OF AWARD

This award and all variations shall be exhibited by each employer on his/her premises in a place accessible to all employees.

8. PARTIES BOUND

[8 substituted by PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

8.1 This award shall be binding upon:

8.1.1 The organisation of employers (and their members) and each employer as set out in Schedule B to this award as to all their employees in the industry whether they are members of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union or not;

8.1.2 The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union and its members.

9. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER AWARDS

This award wholly supersedes the award known as the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Workers’ Award, 1985 and all variations thereto but no right, obligation or liability accrued or incurred under such award or variations shall be affected by such supersession.

PART 2 - AWARD FLEXIBILITY
10. INDEX OF FACILITATIVE PROVISIONS

10.1 A facilitative provision is one which provides that the standard approach in an award provision may be departed from by agreement between an individual employer and the Union and/or an employee, or the majority of employees, in the enterprise or workplace concerned.

10.2 Facilitative provisions in this award are contained in the following clauses:

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. CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM AND PROCEDURE

12.1 At each enterprise covered by this award the employer and employees, and, if appropriate an appropriate agent including a trade union, may establish a mechanism and procedures which enables them to communicate and consult about matters arising out of this award, in particular 11.1 and 11.2 which they agree would assist in achieving and maintaining co-operative workplace relations and mutually beneficial work practices.

12.2 In each factory the employer shall permit a notice board to be erected in the workroom of each department to facilitate communication between employees and/or their union representatives.

13. PROCEDURE TO AVOID INDUSTRIAL DISPUTATION

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

[13.2 renumbered as 13.1.1 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.1.1 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 another person is involved, he/she shall be allowed the necessary time during working hours to interview the employees and the supervisor.

[13.3 renumbered as 13.1.2 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.1.2 If the matter is not resolved at such meetings the parties will arrange further discussions involving more senior management as appropriate. The employee may invite a union official or other employee representative to be involved in the discussion. The employer may also invite into the discussion 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.

[13.4 renumbered as 13.1.3 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.1.3 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 or other employee representative 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.

[13.5 renumbered as 13.2 and varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.2 In order to facilitate the procedure in 13.1.1 to 13.1.3:

[13.5.1 renumbered as 13.2.1 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.2.1 The party with the grievance must notify the other party at the earliest opportunity of the problem.

[13.5.2 renumbered as 13.2.2 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.2.2 Throughout all stages of the procedure all relevant facts must be clearly identified and recorded.

[13.5.3 renumbered as 13.2.3 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.2.3 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.

[13.6 renumbered as 13.3 by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

13.3 While the parties attempt to resolve the matter the parties will continue to work in accordance with this award and their contract of employment unless an employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to his/her health and safety. Subject to relevant provisions of any State or Territory Occupational Health and Safety laws, even if the employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to his/her health or safety, the employee must not unreasonably fail to comply with a direction by his/her employer to perform other available work, whether at the same enterprise or another enterprise, that is safe and appropriate for the employee to perform.

13.4 Redundancy disputes procedure

[13.4 inserted by PR950359 ppc 20Jul04]

13.4.1 Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this sub-clause 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.

13.4.2 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 an affected employee) in good time, with relevant information including:

13.4.2(a) the reasons for any proposed redundancy;

13.4.2(b) the number and categories of workers likely to be affected; and

13.4.2(c) the period over which any proposed redundancies are intended to be carried out.

13.4.3 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 effects of any proposed redundancies on the employees concerned.

PART 4 - EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS
14. TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT

14.1 General

14.1.1 Employees under this award will be employed in one of the following categories:

14.1.1(a) full-time employees; or

14.1.1(b) regular part-time employees; or

14.1.1(c) casual employees.

14.1.2 At the time of engagement an employer will inform each employee of the terms of their engagement and in particular whether they are to be full-time, regular part-time or casual.

14.2 Full time employment

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

14.3 Casual employment

14.3.1 A casual employee is an employee engaged and paid as such.

14.3.2 A casual employee for working ordinary time shall be paid one thirty-eighth of the weekly rate prescribed by this award for the class of work performed plus a casual loading of twenty per cent. The loading constitutes part of the casual employee’s all purpose rate.

14.3.3 The employment of a casual worker may be terminated by the giving of one hours notice by either side.

14.4 Regular part-time employees

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

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

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

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

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

14.4.3 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. The terms of this agreement may be varied by consent.

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

14.4.5 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 14.3.

14.4.6 All time worked in excess of the hours as mutually arranged will be overtime and paid for at the rates prescribed in clause 28 - Overtime, of this award.

14.4.7 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.

14.5 Apprentices

14.5.1 The terms of this award will apply to apprentices, including adult apprentices, except where it is otherwise stated or where special provisions are stated to apply. Apprentices may be engaged in trades or occupations provided for in this clause where declared or recognised by an Apprenticeship Authority.

14.5.2 Subject to appropriate State legislation, an employer shall not employ an unapprenticed junior in a trade or occupation provided for in this award.

14.5.3 Operation of State or Territory Laws

In any State or Territory in which any statute or regulation relating to apprentices is in force, that statute and regulation will operate in that State or Territory provided that the provisions of the statute are not inconsistent with this award in which case the provisions of this award will apply.

14.5.4 Apprenticeship Authority shall mean:

14.5.4(a) In New South Wales the Commissioner of Vocational Training appointed under the Industrial and Commercial Training Act 1989, the Vocational Training Board constituted under the Act or the Industrial Relations Commission established by the Industrial Relations Act 1966.

14.5.4(b) In Victoria the State Training Board of Victoria.

14.5.4(c) In Queensland the State Training Council and the State of Queensland Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission.

14.5.4(d) In South Australia the Accreditation and Registration Council.

14.5.4(e) In Tasmania the Tasmanian State Training Authority.

14.5.4(f) In the Australian Capital Territory the Australian Capital Territory Accreditation and Registration Council.

14.5.4(g) In the Northern Territory the Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority.

14.5.4(h) In Western Australia the Training Accreditation Council of Western Australia.

14.5.5 In order to undertake trade training a person must be a party to a contract of apprenticeship or a training agreement in accordance with the requirements of the Apprenticeship Authority or State legislation. The employer shall provide and/or provide access to training consistent with the contract or training agreement without loss of pay.

14.5.6 An Apprenticeship may be cancelled or suspended only in accordance with the requirements of the contract of apprenticeship or training agreement and the requirements of State legislation and the Apprenticeship Authority.

14.5.7 The probationary period of an apprentice shall be as set out in the training agreement or contract of apprenticeship consistent with the requirement of the Apprenticeship Authority and with State legislation but shall not exceed three months.

14.5.8 Apprentices attending technical colleges or schools or registered training organisations or TAFE and presenting reports of satisfactory conduct shall be reimbursed all fees paid by them.

14.5.9 Except as provided in this clause or where otherwise stated all conditions of employment specified in the award shall apply to apprentices. Notice of termination and redundancy provisions shall not apply to apprentices. The ordinary hours of employment of apprentices shall not in each enterprise exceed those of the relevant tradesperson.

14.5.9(a) Subject to 14.5.12 the period of apprenticeship shall be four years.

14.5.9(b) The period may be varied with the approval of the Apprenticeship Authority provided that any credits granted shall be counted as part of the apprenticeship for the purposes of wage progression under 14.5.14.

14.5.9(c) Further, the period may be varied to such other period as is provided by an Apprenticeship Authority on the basis of an approved competency based program.

14.5.9(d) The wage rates mentioned in 14.5.14 may be varied with the approval of the relevant parties to this award according to the apprentice affected, and the relevant Apprenticeship Authority, to allow for progression between wage levels based on the gaining of agreed competencies and/or modules instead of the year of apprenticeship. The appropriate proportion of the minimum training requirements associated with the year of the apprenticeship could only be used to identify progression from one percentage rate to the next.

[14.5.10 varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

14.5.10 No apprentice under the age of 18 years shall be required to work overtime or shift work unless they so desire. No apprentice shall, except in an emergency, work or be required to work overtime or shift work at times which would prevent their attendance in training consistent with the contract or training agreement.

14.5.11 No apprentice shall work under a system of payment by results.

14.5.12 Lost time

Apprentices are required to serve an additional day for each day of absence during each year of their apprenticeship, except in respect of absences due to annual leave or long service leave. The following year of their apprenticeship does not commence until the additional days have been worked. However, any time that has been worked by the apprentice in excess of their ordinary hours shall be credited to the apprentice when calculating the amount of additional time that needs to be worked in the relevant year.

14.5.13 Transitional provisions

Any person engaged as an apprentice at the date this award commenced operation shall be deemed to be an apprentice for all purposes of this award until the completion or cancellation of their apprenticeship contract.

14.5.14 Apprentice Rates of Pay

[14.5.14 substituted by PR940013 ppc 28Oct03]

An apprentice shall be paid the following percentages of the adult rate for level 4, as set out in clause 19, Classifications and wage rates:

These weekly rates are to be calculated to the nearest five cents (half or less than half of five cents to be disregarded).

14.5.15 Where the apprentice is offered employment at the completion of their apprenticeship they shall be paid at the appropriate adult rate of pay for the classification in which they are to be employed.

14.6 Juniors

[14.6.1 substituted by PR940013 ppc 28Oct03]

The weekly wage rate for juniors shall be the following percentage of the adult rate for level 3, as set out in clause 19, Classifications and wage rates:

14.6.2 The above percentage shall be calculated to the nearest 5c (half or less than half of 5c to be disregarded.)

14.6.3 Thereafter, the minimum wage prescribed for adults for the class of work which they are doing shall apply, provided however, that a junior after 4 years experience in the industry covered by this award, shall be paid the full adult rate prescribed in clause 19 - Classification and wage rates of this award.

14.6.4 For the purpose of this clause, experience shall mean any form of employment in this industry.

15. NOTICE OF TERMINATION

[15 Termination of employment title change and substituted by PR950359 ppc 20Jul04]

15.1 Notice of termination by employer

15.1.1 In order to terminate the employment of an employee the employer must give to the employee the period of notice specified in the table below:

15.1.2 In addition to the notice in 15.1.1, employees over 45 years of age at the time of the giving of the notice with not less than two years continuous service, are entitled to an additional week’s notice.

15.1.3 Payment in lieu of the prescribed notice in 15.1.1 and 15.1.2 must be made if the appropriate notice period is not required to be worked. Provided that employment may be terminated by the employee working part of the required period of notice and by the employer making payment for the remainder of the period of notice.

15.1.4 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:

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

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

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

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

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

15.1.5(b) to apprentices;

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

15.1.5(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

15.1.5(e) to casual employees.

15.1.6 Continuity of service is defined in Clause 31.9.

15.2 Notice of termination by an employee

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

15.2.2 If an employee fails to give the notice specified in 15.1.1 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 15.1.4.

15.3 Job search entitlement

Where an employer has given notice of termination to an employee, an 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.

15.4 Transmission of business

Where a business is transmitted from one employer to another, as set out in clause 16 - 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.

16. REDUNDANCY

[16 varied by R9662; substituted by PR950359 ppc 20Jul04]

16.1 Definitions

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

16.1.2 Redundancy occurs when an employer decides that the employer no longer wishes the job the employee has been doing to be done by anyone and this is not due to the ordinary and customary turnover of labour.

16.1.3 Small employer means an employer who employs fewer than 15 employees.

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

16.1.5 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.

16.2 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 thereof of an amount equal to the difference between the former ordinary rate of pay and the new ordinary time rate for the number of weeks of notice still owing.

16.3 Severance pay

16.3.1 Severance pay - other than employees of a small employer

An employee, other than an employee of a small employer as defined in 16.1, 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 16.1.

16.3.2 Severance pay - employees of a small employer

An employee of a small employer as defined in 16.1 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 16.1.

16.3.3 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.

16.3.4 Continuity of service shall be calculated in the manner prescribed in clause 31.9. Provided that service prior to 20 July 2004 shall not be taken into account in calculating an entitlement to severance pay for an employee of a small employer pursuant to 16.3.2.

16.3.5 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].

16.4 Employee leaving during notice period

An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy may terminate his/her employment during the period of notice set out in clause 15 - Notice of Termination. 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.

16.5 Alternative employment

16.5.1 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.

16.5.2 This provision does not apply in circumstances involving transmission of business as set in 16.7.

16.6 Job search entitlement

16.6.1 During the period of notice of termination given by the employer in accordance with clause 16.1, 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 other employment.

16.6.2 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 he or she shall not receive payment for the time absent. For this purpose a statutory declaration will be sufficient.

16.6.3 The job search entitlements under this subclause apply in lieu of the provisions of 15.3.

16.7 Transmission of business

16.7.1 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:

16.7.1(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

16.7.1(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.

16.7.2 The Commission may vary 16.7.1(b) if it is satisfied that this provision would operate unfairly in a particular case.

16.8 Employees exempted

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; or
• casual employees.

16.9 Incapacity to pay

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.

17. ABANDONMENT OF EMPLOYMENT

17.1 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 shall be prima facie evidence that the employee has abandoned his/her employment.

17.2 Provided that if within a period of fourteen days from his/her last attendance at work or the date of his/her last absence in respect of which notification has been given or consent has been granted an employee has not established to the satisfaction of his/her employer that he/she was absent for reasonable cause, he/she shall be deemed to have abandoned their employment.

17.3 Termination of employment by abandonment in accordance with this clause shall operate as from the date of the last attendance at work or the last day's absence in respect of which consent was granted, or the date of the last absence in respect of which notification was given to the employer, whichever is the latter.

18. EMERGENCY POWER ARRANGEMENTS

18.1 Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this award, the following provisions shall apply in the case of an employer who is subjected to restriction or rationing in the use of electric energy, and/or gas and/or the emergency disconnection thereof in accordance with the orders or regulations approved or issued by the appropriate lawful authority in any State covered by this Award.

18.1.1 If by reason of such restriction or rationing or emergency disconnection the employer is unable usefully to employ an employee for the whole or any part of any day he may deduct from the wages of that employee payment for any part of the day such employee cannot be usefully employed provided that:

18.1.1(a) if the employer requires the employee to attend for work but is not able to employ him or her usefully, the employee shall be entitled to be paid for two hours work;

18.1.1(b) where an employee commences work, he or she shall be entitled to be Paid for a minimum of four hour's work;

18.1.1(c) this subclause shall not apply to apprentices.

18.1.2(a) The employer may require any day worker to perform his or her ordinary hours of work (or any such ordinary hours of work) at any time on any day on the basis of an average of 38 hours per week, provided that in the State of New South Wales and Victoria a day worker shall not be required to work on a Sunday The following rates of pay apply for such work:

18.1.2(a)(i) For work performed on Mondays to Fridays from 7 00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7.00 a.m. to noon - ordinary time.

18.1.2(a)(ii) For work performed between noon and midnight on Saturdays - ordinary rates plus 25%.

18.1.2(a)(iii) In the State of South Australia only for work performed between midnight on Saturdays and midnight on Sundays - time and a half.

18.1.2(a)(iv) For work performed at all other times - ordinary rates plus 10%.

[18.1.2(b) varied by PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

18.1.2(b) Provided that when a day worker is required to commence work between the hours of 9.30 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. the amount that he or she shall receive shall not be less than an amount of 58 cents more than the amount he or she would receive if paid at ordinary day rate.

18.1.3 The employer may alter the times at which meal breaks are usually taken and/or the duration of them, in order to avoid or mitigate the effects of such restriction of rationing, without being liable to pay penalty rates for work done during the normal meal breaks, provided that the commencing time of any meal break is not made more than one hour earlier than or later than usual and that a meal break of at least twenty minutes is allowed.

Provided also that the employer shall, whenever it is practicable, consult with the representatives of the Union before acting under this paragraph.

18.1.4 In the State of South Australia only, the employer may, by agreement with an employee, allow to such employee the whole or any part of the annual leave-prescribed by this award, without being liable to give such employee the notice normally required for that purpose.

18.2 Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this Award, the provisions of this clause shall apply in the case of an employer who uses auxiliary power plant for the purpose of providing employment for his employees whilst such restriction, rationing or emergency disconnection is in force and who:

18.2.1 is unable to usefully employ an employee for the whole of any day by reason of a breakdown in such plant through no fault of his own; or

18.2.2 because of the inability of the auxiliary power plant to meet the normal demands of power

18.2.2(a) finds it necessary to require any employee to perform his or her ordinary hours of work (or any of such ordinary hours of work) outside the hours normally worked by such employee; or

18.2.2(b) finds it necessary to alter the time at which meal breaks are usually taken and for the duration of them.

18.3 In the State of South Australia where an employer is unable to resume normal operations immediately after the lifting of such restrictions or rationing, the operation of the above provisions shall be extended for a period not extending beyond:

18.3.1 Should notification of the lifting of such restriction and rationing be received between midnight on Friday and noon on Thursday in any week - 7.00 a.m. on the following Saturday.

18.3.2 Should notification of the lifting of such restrictions or rationing be received between noon on Thursday and midnight on Saturday in any week - 7.00 a.m. on the Saturday in the following week.

PART 5 - WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS
19. CLASSIFICATIONS AND WAGE RATES

[This clause is subject to review under Item 51(4)]

19.1 Wage Rates

19.1.1 An adult employee of a classification prescribed in this clause shall be paid per week the wage rate assigned to that classification, according to the area in which he/she is employed.

19.1.2 Provided that:

[19.1.2(a) varied by PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

19.1.2(a) In Broken Hill the rate shall be 46 cents per week more than that shown for New South Wales;

[19.1.2(b) varied by PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

19.1.2(b) In Yallourn the rate shall be 73 cents per week more than shown for Victoria;

[19.1.2(c) varied by PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

19.1.2(c) In Whyalla and Iron Knob the rate shall be 58 cents per week more than that shown for South Australia;

[19.1.2(d) varied by PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

19.1.2(d) Within ten miles of the Chief Post Office, Launceston and in Queenstown - interim only until further order which may be made on restoration to list on application of a party - the rate shall be 46 cents per week less than that shown for Tasmania.

[19.1.3 substituted by S6843 S8937 ppc 14Jul00]

19.1.3 The following should be the appropriate wage rate for each group:

19.1.3(a) New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania

[19.1.3(a) substituted by PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327; PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

*(Glove manufacturer with less than six months experience)

19.1.3(b) Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland

[19.1.3(b) substituted by PR905723 corrected by PR908007; substituted by PR919515; corrected by PR922673; substituted by PR932967 PR947327; PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

*(Glove manufacturer with less than 12 months experience)

19.1.3(c) Northern Territory

[19.1.3(c) substituted by PR905723; corrected by PR908007; substituted by PR919515; corrected by PR922673; substituted by PR932967 PR947327; PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

*(Glove manufacturer with less than 12 months experience)

19.1.3(d) Arbitrated safety net adjustment

[19.1.3(d) substituted by PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327; PR960127 ppc 13Jul05 (ppc 01Aug05 for Victoria employers bound to apply the terms of this award by PR953775)]

19.1.3(d)(i) The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the Safety Net Review - Wages June 2005 Decision [PR002005]. This arbitrated safety net adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Australian workplace agreements, award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

19.1.3(d)(ii) Increases made under previous National Wages 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.

19.2 Classification

[19.2 varied by R9662; substituted by S8937 ppc 14Jul00]

The classification structure of this award has recently completed the minimum rates adjustment process. The former classification structure is attached to the award as an appendix in order to assist with the translation process from the old to the new classification structure.

19.2.1 Introductory level / Trainee (C14)

19.2.1(a) Employees at this level:

19.2.1(a)(i) Will be new entrants into the industry with less than three months experience

19.2.1(a)(ii) Will undergo approved training, inclusive of induction for a period of up to 3 months so as to enable them to achieve the level of competence required to be classified at level 1

19.2.1(a)(iii) Will work under direct supervision and exercise minimal judgement.

19.2.1(a)(iv) Will work under the following conditions:

• Totally defined procedures and methods

• Constant direct supervision

• Constant direct training

• Progressive assessment and feedback

19.2.1(b) Training for new entrants will be determined in accordance with the needs of the enterprise, but must involve instruction aimed at assisting trainees to achieve the range of competencies required at skill level 1, including:

• The knowledge and skills required to apply relevant Occupational Health and Safety practices and procedures.

• The knowledge and skills required to apply specified quality control standards to their own work.

• The knowledge and skills required to apply specified operation practices and procedures and to meet efficiency requirements.

19.2.2 Level 1: (M)(C13)

19.2.2(a) Employees at this level:

19.2.2(a)(i) Will work to defined procedures/methods either individually or in a team environment

19.2.2(a)(ii) Will exercise skills to perform basic tasks and

19.2.2(a)(iii) Will be aware of and apply basic quality control skills in the receipt and completion of their own work to the specified quality standards.

19.2.2(b) In addition, according to the needs and operational requirements of the enterprise, employees at this level:

19.2.2(b)(i) May be required to exercise the skill necessary to assist in providing basic on the job instruction by way of demonstration and explanation.

19.2.2(b)(ii) May be required to record basic information on production and/or quality indicators as required.

19.2.2(b)(iii) May be required to work in a team environment.

19.2.2(b)(iv) May be required to apply minor equipment/machine maintenance.

19.2.2(b)(v) May be required to exercise key pad skills.

19.2.2(b)(vi) May be required to exercise the level of English literacy and numeracy skills to effectively perform their tasks.

19.2.2(b)(vii) May commence training in additional skills required to advance to a higher skill level.

19.2.3 Level 2: (LKJ) C12

19.2.3(a) Employees at this level exercise the skills required to be graded at skill level 1, and

19.2.3(a)(i) Will work to defined procedures/methods either individually or in a team environment

19.2.3(a)(ii) Will exercise the skills to perform intermediate tasks, and

19.2.3(a)(iii) Will understand and apply quality control skills in their own work and component parts (including understanding of the likely cause/s of deviations to specified quality standards in their own work).

19.2.3(b) In addition, according to the needs and operational requirements of the enterprise, employees at this level:

19.2.3(b)(i) May be required to exercise the skill necessary to assist in providing on the job instruction to employees in skills required at skill level 2 and below by way of demonstration and explanation.

19.2.3(b)(ii) May be required to record detailed information on production and/or quality indicators as required.

19.2.3(b)(iii) May be required to exercise team work skills.

19.2.3(b)(iv) May be required to identify and rectify minor equipment/machine faults, and report problems that cannot be rectified to a mechanic or supervisor.

19.2.3(b)(v) May be required to exercise basic computer skills.

19.2.3(b)(vi) May commence training in additional skills required to advance to a higher skill level.

19.2.4 Level 3: (I, H, G, F) (C11)

19.2.4(a) Employees at this level exercise the skills required to be graded at skill level 2, and:

19.2.4(a)(i) Will exercise discretion, initiative and judgement on the job in their own work, either individually or in a team environment, and

19.2.4(a)(ii) Will exercise skills to:

• perform a complex task/s or

• perform a series of different operations on a machine/s, or

• use a variety of machine types three of which require the exercise of level 2 skills, and

19.2.4(a)(iii) Will be responsible for quality assurance in their own work and assembly of component parts including having an understanding of how this work relates to subsequent production processes and its contribution to the final appearance of the garment.

19.2.4(b) In addition, according to the needs and operational requirements of the enterprise, employees at this level:

19.2.4(b)(i) May be required to investigate causes of quality deviations to specified standards and recommend preventative action.

19.2.4(b)(ii) May be required to exercise the skills necessary to assist in providing on the job instruction to employees in skills required at skill level 3 and below by way of demonstration and explanation.

19.2.4(b)(iii) May be required to record detailed information on, and recommend improvements to, production and/or quality.

19.2.4(b)(iv) May be required to take a coordinating role for a group of workers or in a team environment (which includes contributing to the identification and resolution of the problems of others and assisting in defining work group procedures and methods), where the members of the group or team are at skill level 3 and below.

19.2.4(b)(v) May be required to exercise advanced equipment maintenance and problem solving skills (including identification of major equipment faults).

19.2.4(b)(vi) May commence training in additional skills required to advance to a higher skill level.

19.2.5 Level 4: Trade Rate (E, D, C) (C10)

19.2.5(a) Employees at this level exercise the skills required to be graded at skill level 3 and have a comprehensive knowledge of product construction. Employees at this level will also:

19.2.5(a)(i) Apply skills and knowledge, equivalent to that of a qualified tradesperson, that have been acquired as a result of training or experience, or

19.2.5(a)(ii) Hold a relevant trade certificate, and

• Will work largely independently (including developing and carrying out of a work plan to specifications), and

• Will exercise a range of skills involving planning, investigation and resolution of problems, and/or training, and/or supervision, and/or specialised technical tasks, or

• Will make a whole garment to specifications, or exercise equivalent skills.

19.2.5(b) In addition, according to the needs and operational requirements of the enterprise, employees at this level:

19.2.5(b)(i) May be required to apply quality control/assurance techniques to their work group or team.

19.2.5(b)(ii) May have designated responsibility for the training of other employees (and f so shall be trained trainers).

19.2.5(b)(iii) May be responsible for quality and production records relating to their own work group or team.

19.2.5(b)(iv) May be required to take a coordinating role for a group of workers or in a team environment (which includes contributing to the identification and resolution of the problems of others and assisting in defining work group procedures and methods), where the members of the group or team are at skill level 4 and below.

19.2.5(b)(v) May be required to exercise advanced equipment maintenance and problem solving skills (including identification of major equipment faults and organisation or performance of necessary repair).

19.2.5(b)(vi) May commence training in additional skills required to advance to a higher skill level.

19.2.6 Level 5: (B) C9

19.2.6(a) Sail maker

Sail maker means a person who is engaged to and is capable of designing and making sails. The employee must be capable of performing all of the following functions:

• laying out and cutting of the sails,

• supervise the joining and assembling of the sail, including the positioning of the pattern pockets and cuts the flow to luff and leech of sail,

• supervise and/or perform the work of 'ticking' ropes to surround the sail,

• supervise the 'hand finishing' of the sail and be responsible for the final cut of the sail and will modify the sail if necessary.

19.2.6(b) An employee at this level preforms functions above and beyond the duties of a Level 4 employee.

19.2.6(c) Indicative of the tasks which an employee at this level may perform are the following:

19.2.6(c)(i) Exercise the skills attained through satisfactory completion of the training prescribed for this classification.

19.2.6(c)(ii) Exercises discretion within the scope of this level.

19.2.6(c)(iii) Understands and implements quality control techniques

19.2.6(c)(iv) Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a team

19.2.6(c)(v) Applies intermediate computer numerical control techniques in machining

19.2.6(c)(vi) Exercises basic skills in CAD / CAM operations.

19.2.6(c)(vii) Exercises trade skills relevant to the specific requirements of the enterprise at a level higher than that of a Level 4 employee.

19.2.7 Level 6 (A) (C7)

19.2.7(a) Employees at this level exercise the skills required to be graded at skill level 5 and have a comprehensive knowledge of product construction and design. They may be engaged as a designer or as a pattern cutter as defined in clause 4. Employees at this level will also:

19.2.7(a)(i) Provide trade guidance and training

19.2.7(a)(ii) Provide training to other employees in the enterprise

19.2.7(a)(iii) Assist in the management / operation of a quality control / assurance program

19.2.7(a)(iv) Assist in the management / operation of best practice program

19.2.7(a)(v) Exercise complex, new high precision trade skills

19.2.7(a)(vi) Applie advanced computer numerical control techniques in machining

19.2.7(a)(vii) Exercise intermediate CAD/CAM skills

19.2.7(a)(viii) Commission and fault find on new equipment and approves first off samples

19.2.7(b) Responsibility

An employee at this level will work competently either individually or in a team environment and will be responsible for the quality and accuracy of his/her own work and may be required to monitor the work of others.

19A. TRANSITIONAL WAGE RATES FOR VICTORIA - APPLICATION OF COMMON RULE AWARD

[19A inserted by PR960127 ppc 13Jul05]

19A.1 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 under s. 141 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

19A.2 These rates of pay and allowances apply only until 1 August 2005.

19A.3 The table of rates in clause 19.1.3(B):

19A.6 The following allowances:

• clause 18.1.2(b) - 50 cents
• clause 19.1.2(a) - 40 cents;
• clause 19.1.2(b) - 65 cents;
• clause 19.1.2(c ) - 50 cents;
• clause 19.1.2(d) - 40 cents;
• clause 24.1.1 - 38 cents;
• clause 24.1.2 - 35 cents
• clause 24.2.1 - $22.25, $27.95 and $38.35;
• clause 24.3.1 - $16.60 and $6.70;
• clause 24.4 - 47 cents;
• clause 24.5.1 - $9.14
• clause 24.8 - $9.10 and $8.30.

20. SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

20.1 Workers eligible for a supported wage

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:

20.1.1 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.

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

20.1.3 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.

20.1.4 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.

20.2 Eligibility Criteria

20.2.1 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.

20.2.2 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 employment.

20.2.3 The award 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 s.12A of that Act, or if a part only has received recognition, that part.

20.3 Supported Wage Rates

[20.3 varied by R9662; PR961630 ppc 19Aug05]

20.3.1 Employees to whom this clause applies will 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 to the following schedule:

[20.3.2 varied by PR904207 PR918568 PR933945 PR951959; PR961630 ppc 19Aug05]

20.3.2 Provided that the minimum amount payable shall be not less than $62.00 per week.

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

20.4 Assessment of Capacity

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:

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

20.4.2 the employer and an accredited assessor from a panel agreed by the parties to the award and the employee.

20.5 Lodgement of Assessment Instrument

20.5.1 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.

20.5.2 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 10 working days.

20.6 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.

20.7 Other Terms and Conditions of Employment

Where an assessment has been made, the applicable percentage will 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.

20.8 Workplace adjustment

An employer wishing to employ a person under the provisions of this clause will 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 areas.

20.9 Trial Period

20.9.1 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 12 weeks, except in some cases additional work adjustment time (not exceeding 4 weeks) may be needed.

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

[20.9.3 varied by PR904207 PR918568 PR933945 PR951959; PR961630 ppc 19Aug05]

20.9.3 The minimum amount payable to the employee during the trial period shall be no less than $62.00 per week.

20.9.4 Work trials should include induction or training as appropriate to the job being trialled.

20.9.5 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 20.4 hereof.

21. MIXED FUNCTIONS

21.1 An employee engaged for more than two hours on duties carrying a higher rate than his/her ordinary classification shall be paid the higher rate for the whole of such day. If engaged for less than two hours, the employee shall be paid the higher rate for the time so worked.

21.2 If the hours worked by an employee on such higher classification add up to ten hours or more in the pay week, the employee shall be paid at the higher rate for the week.

22. PAYMENT BY RESULTS

22.1 Subject to an employee receiving at least the appropriate minimum time rate prescribed by this Award and subject to the following provisions of this clause, an employer may remunerate his/her employees under any piecework system, individual or group bonus system or other system of payment by results:

22.1.1 The employer may fix piecework rates, or other rates based on tasks set (subject to 22.1.2), by a method of accurate time measurement determined by the employer provided that such rates enable employees who apply average skill and effort and working under normal conditions, to earn 12.5% above ordinary time rates, or the employer may adopt any form of bonus system including profit sharing or other like systems.

22.1.2 The rates fixed in accordance with 22.1.1 and the bonus systems adopted in accordance with 22.1.1 shall in the event of a dispute be settled in accordance with the dispute settling procedure under this award to determine whether such rates have been properly fixed or whether such systems are fair and reasonable.

22.1.3 Once piecework and similar rates have been fixed, they shall not be altered except by mutual agreement, or where it is warranted due to a change of circumstances, operations, method or materials, or to correct a demonstrable clerical error.

22.1.4 Award variations shall be incorporated into the payment by results system.

22.1.5 Where any system of payment by results is in operation the basis of such system shall be reduced to writing.

22.1.6 Overtime penalties, shift premiums and other penalty rates prescribed by this Award shall be a separate addition on the appropriate time rate basis to any earnings calculated by way of any system of Payment by Results.

22.1.7 Employees waiting on the employer's premises, at the employer's request, ready and willing to work shall, for each pay period receive at least the time rate prescribed for their occupation.

22.1.8 Employees on piecework teaching learners (not in the employ of the pieceworker) on piecework shall receive ten per cent of piecework rates extra whilst so employed.

23. PAYMENT OF WAGES

23.1 Wages shall be paid weekly either:

23.1.1 according to the actual ordinary hours worked each week in accordance with clause 26 - Hours of work; or

23.1.2 according to the average number of ordinary hours worked each week in accordance with clause 26 - Hours of work.

23.2 Wages shall be paid on any day, Monday to Friday, in each week and such wages shall be paid not later than two days after the end of the pay period in respect of which the wages have become due.

23.3 Where an employee is paid wages by cash or cheque such wages shall be paid during ordinary working hours. If an employee is paid wages by cash and is kept waiting for their wages on pay day after the usual time for ceasing work, they shall be paid at overtime rates for the period they are kept waiting.

23.4 Where a holiday occurs on a pay day the employee shall be paid on the day preceding the usual pay day, subject to any overtime or incentive payment being carried forward to the next week.

23.5 Any employee who has worked only a portion of a week and who is dismissed by his/her employer or lawfully leaves his/her employment shall be paid on ceasing work all monies due to him/her, or forwarded to the employee by post on the next working day.

23.6 Where an employee is paid wages by cash or cheque and the employee is, by virtue of the arrangement of his or her ordinary working hours, to take a day off on a day which coincides with pay day, such employee must be paid no later than the working day immediately following pay day. However, if the employer is able to make suitable arrangements, wages may be paid on the working day preceding pay day.

23.7 Wages shall either be paid by cash, cheque or electronic funds transfer into the employee’s bank (or the recognised financial institution) account. In the case of employees paid by cheque, if the employee requires it, the employer shall have a facility available during ordinary hours for the encashment of the cheque.

23.8 Absences from Duty Under an Averaging System

23.8.1 Where an employee’s ordinary hours in a week are greater or less than 38 hours and such employee’s pay is averaged to avoid fluctuating wage payments, the following shall apply:

23.8.1(a) The employee will accrue a credit for each day he/she works ordinary hours in excess of the daily average.

23.8.1(b) The employee will not accrue a credit for each day of absence from duty other than on annual leave, long service leave, public holiday, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, paid bereavement leave, paid carers’ leave or jury service.

23.8.1(c) An employee absent for part of a day (other than on annual leave, long service leave, public holiday, paid sick leave, workers' compensation, paid bereavement leave, paid carers’ leave or jury service) shall accrue a proportion of the “credit” for the day, based upon the proportion of the working day that the employee was in attendance.

24. ALLOWANCES AND SPECIAL RATES

24.1 In addition to the rates prescribed in this award the following allowances shall be paid:

24.1.1 Offensive material

[24.1.1 varied by S6843 PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

Employees engaged in using offensive animal hair or similar offensive material in the saddlery and harness trade or repairing harness or in the manufacture or repair of other leathergoods or substitutes therefore of a dirty or offensive nature shall be paid 43 cents per hours extra, where the employer and the employee agree that such hair and/or material is of an unusually offensive nature.

24.1.2 Dirty work

[24.1.2 varied by S6843 PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

Repair of canvas goods of all descriptions which the foreman and journeyperson shall agree are of an usually dirty or offensive nature 40 cents per hour extra.

24.2 Leading Hands

[24.2.1 varied by S6843 PR905723 PR932967 PR947327 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

24.2.1 An employee who is appointed by management to supervise the work of other employees shall be paid the following additional rate per week:

24.2.2 These amounts are to apply for all purposes of the award.

24.3 District Allowance - Northern Territory

24.3.1 In addition to the wages prescribed in clause 19 - Classifications and wage rates, the following district allowance shall be paid to all full time weekly adult employees in the following areas:

24.3.2 In addition to their prescribed rate of pay apprentices and junior employees shall be paid the same percentage of district allowance as is fixed for their normal wage rate in accordance with clause 14 - Types of employment.

24.3.3 No district allowance shall be payable during the period of annual leave or other leave, provided that it shall be payable during leave on public holidays including those public holidays which fall during an employee's annual leave.

24.3.4 The district allowance shall not be subject to any penalty or premium addition.

24.3.5 Casual employees shall receive per hour one thirty-eighth of the appropriate district allowance with a maximum of 38 hours.

24.3.6 Part-time employees shall receive a district allowance on a pro rata basis. Such basis shall be the ordinary hours worked expressed as a fraction of thirty-eight. The resultant fraction shall be applied to the appropriate district allowance specified in 24.3.1.

24.4 Forklift allowance

[24.4 varied by S6843 PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

An employee called upon to operate a fork lift or similar vehicle shall be paid 53 cents per hour extra whilst so engaged.

24.5 First aid allowance

[24.5.1 varied by S6843 PR905723 PR919515 PR932967 PR947327 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

24.5.1 An employee holding a St. John's Ambulance or equivalent first aid certificate appointed by the employer to be a first aid attendant, shall be paid $10.41 per week in addition to his/her usual weekly wage, and shall also be paid for all time spent in attending lectures on first aid during and outside working hours, provided such time is authorised by the employer.

24.5.2 Where an employer requires the employee to wear a first aid outfit as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the state in which the factory is situated, the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such equipment.

24.6 Clothing, equipment and tools

24.6.1 Where the employer requires an employee to provide tools and implements of trade necessarily required by the employee in the performance of his/her duties, the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such equipment. The provisions of this clause shall not apply where the employer supplies such items without cost to the employee.

24.6.2 Where the employer requires an apprentice to provide tools and implements necessary in the learning of his/her trade which are required by the apprentice in the performance of his/her duties, the employer must reimburse the apprentice for the cost of purchasing such equipment. The provisions of this clause shall not apply where the employer supplies such items without cost to the apprentice.

24.6.3 Where work is of an unusually dirty or offensive nature, where excessive soiling or damage may occur to employees working clothes, or where the nature of the work requires suitable and adequate protective clothing and/or footwear, the employer must reimburse the employee for the cost of purchasing such clothing. The provisions of this clause do not apply where the protective clothing is supplied to the employee at the employer’s expense.

24.7 Travelling

An employee sent to work at a place other than his/her ordinary place of employment, shall be paid all fares and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in going to or from such place of employment, and shall if the travelling is done outside ordinary hours, be paid at overtime rates for the time spent in travelling with a maximum of eight hours per day.

24.8 Meals

[24.8 varied by PR905723 PR932967 PR960127 PR974903 PR978712; PR983683 ppc 01Oct08]

An employee required to work overtime in excess of one and a half hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier that he/she will be required to work overtime shall be paid an allowance of $11.15. This allowance shall not be paid where an employer provides a meal. An employee will be paid an allowance of $10.10 if an employee has been provided a meal and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less than the amount advised.

25. SUPERANNUATION

25.1 Preamble

25.1.1 Superannuation legislation

25.1.1(a) The subject of superannuation contributions is dealt with extensively by legislation including the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992, the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993. The legislation, as varied from time to time, governs the superannuation rights and obligations of the parties.

25.1.1(b) Notwithstanding 25.1.1(a) above, the following provisions shall also apply.

25.2 Definitions

25.2.1 ARF shall mean the Australian Retirement Fund, a Superannuation scheme established and governed by a declaration of trust dated 11 July 1986, as amended from time to time which complies with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 as amended from time to time, and any scheme which may be made in succession thereto.

25.2.2 Employee shall mean a full-time weekly hired employee of an employer named in the schedule of respondents to this award and shall include part time employees who are engaged for a regular number of hours.

25.2.3 Employer shall mean an employer named in the Schedule of Respondents, or a member of the Australian Chamber of Manufactures.

25.2.4 Ordinary time earnings for the purposes of this clause, means:

25.2.4(a) award classification rate;

25.2.4(b) over-award payment;

25.2.4(c) shift loading - including weekend and public holiday penalty rates earned by shift employees on normal rostered shifts forming the ordinary hours of duty not when worked as overtime;

25.2.4(d) casual loading in respect to casual employees.

25.2.5 Ordinary time earnings does not include bonuses, commission, payment for overtime or other extraordinary payment, remuneration or allowance.

25.3 Employers to become a party to the fund

25.3.1 Each employer bound by this award shall, unless exempt under 25.6, sign and execute an application to become a participating employer of ARF.

25.3.2 Each employer bound by this award shall become party to ARF upon the acceptance by the trustee of ARF of an application to become a participating employer, duly signed and executed by each employer and the Trustee of ARF.

25.3.3 Employers shall make contributions in accordance with 25.5 payable to the Administrator of ARF.

25.4 Eligibility of employees

25.4.1 Each employee shall be eligible to join ARF on the first day of the calendar month following the commencement of employment, provided that if an employee was eligible to have contributions made on the employee’s behalf at the previous place of employment, the employee shall be eligible to join ARF upon appointment.

25.4.2 Notwithstanding the date upon which an employee signs an application form, contributions in accordance with 25.5 shall be made from the date when the employee became eligible for membership.

25.5 Employer contributions

25.5.1 A respondent employer shall contribute to the fund in respect of each employee such contributions as required to comply with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 as amended from time to time.

25.5.2 Payment Of Contributions

Contributions shall be made at the completion of each calendar month in respect of completed weeks of membership of ARF provided that an initial contribution shall only be made if an employee has completed one calendar month's membership of ARF, and provided further that employers becoming respondent to this award after the date of the making of this award may elect to pay contributions quarterly (ie, at the completion of the months of March, June, September, and December of the year.)

25.5.3 Unpaid Leave

When an employee is absent on unpaid leave (whether continuous or not) for one or more complete day during a calendar month, then a pro rata deduction for the period of unpaid leave shall be made from the monthly contribution.

25.5.4 Paid Leave

Contributions shall continue during periods of paid leave, including during periods of accident pay as defined in clause 37 - Accident pay, of this award. Contributions shall not be paid in respect of accrued annual leave paid on termination.

25.6 Exemptions

25.6.1 Employer subject to an award

The following employer of employees, who is a respondent to a superannuation award or agreement for employees employed pursuant to this award for conditions of employment other than superannuation, made or ratified by a State Industrial Tribunal or the Australian Industrial Relations Commission shall not be bound by this clause.

• Safe-N-Sound Pty Ltd

25.6.2 Exemption from ARF for existing scheme

The following employers who are participating in, and whose employees were members of an existing superannuation scheme which is acceptable to the employer party and the union and is a fund which is a complying fund under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS), may be exempted from participating in ARF provided contributions in accordance with this clause are paid to the existing superannuation scheme.

New South Wales

• Goodearl and Bailey Pty Ltd

• Safetyfast Industrial Apparel Pty Ltd

• Damure Group

Victoria

• Dandy LeatherGoods Pty Ltd

• JPB Designs Pty Ltd

• Radins Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd

• Tosca Travelgoods Pty Ltd

• Camaco Pty Ltd

• Wyett Manufacturing Company Pty LTD

South Australia

• Quin Marine Pty Ltd

• Academy Tarps Pty Ltd

25.6.3 Exemptions for equivalent scheme

The following employers who introduce an equivalent superannuation scheme which is acceptable to the employer party and the union and is a fund which is a complying fund under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS), may be exempted from participating in ARF provided contributions in accordance with this clause are paid into the equivalent superannuation scheme:

New South Wales

• Art Glass Pty Ltd

• MSA (Aust) Pty Ltd

Victoria

• Apex Belting

• Protector Safety Pty Ltd

Western Australia

• A & B Leather and Canvas Manufacturers

• Acme Canvas Pty Ltd

• Bates Saddlery Pty Ltd

• Beavers Canvas Goods and Marque Hire

• Burley Sekem Pty Ltd

Tasmania

• Evans Evans (Tas) Pty Ltd

25.6.4 Where an agreement is reached at a particular enterprise or workplace, between the employer and the majority of employees, to provide for the payments of superannuation contributions into a fund other than ARF, an application shall be made to the Commission to vary the operation of the award in respect of the enterprise or workplace concerned.

25.6.5 The agreement must meet the following requirement to enable the Commission to vary the award to give effect to it:

25.6.5(a) that the majority of employees covered by the agreement genuinely agree to it; and

25.6.5(b) that the fund specified is a complying fund under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS).

25.6.6 The Union must be notified of the terms of the agreement at the time it is lodged with the Commission for approval.

25.6.7 In the event that the Union does not notify the Commission of an objection to the agreement within fourteen days of the agreement being lodged, the Commission will vary the award if satisfied the agreement complies with the SIS Act.

25.6.8 In the event that the ALHMWU objects to the agreement within the specified time then the matter will be set down for hearing.

25.6.9 In respect of non union members in any contested matter, the Union must bear the onus of establishing that “special circumstances” exist which warrant the continued specification of ARF as the prescribed fund. In respect of union members, the employer applicant must bear the onus of establishing its case on the usual grounds of “equity, good conscience and the substantial merits of the case”.

25.6.10 Failure by an employer to give each relevant union an opportunity to be involved in the process leading up to the making of an agreement may result in the Commission adjourning or refusing the application to vary the award.

25.6.11 A relevant union in this context means an organisation of employees that:

25.6.11(a) is party to this award; and

25.6.11(b) has one or more members employed by the employer to perform work in the relevant enterprise or workplace.

PART 6 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME, SHIFT WORK, WEEKEND WORK
26. HOURS OF WORK

26.1 Hours - General

26.1.1 Subject to the exceptions provided in this clause, the ordinary hours of work shall be an average of 38 per week to be worked on one of the following bases:

26.1.1(a) 38 hours within a work cycle not exceeding seven consecutive days; or

26.1.1(b) 76 hours within a work cycle not exceeding fourteen consecutive days; or

26.1.1(c) 114 hours within a work cycle not exceeding twenty-one consecutive days; or

26.1.1(d) 152 hours within a work cycle not exceeding twenty-eight consecutive days.

26.1.2 Subject to 26.3.3 and clause 32 - Personal leave, of this award, not more than 8 hours exclusive of meal breaks (except if paid for at overtime rates) shall be worked in any one day in each week.

26.2 Day Work

The ordinary hours of employment shall be worked between the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on five days of the week; provided that where the employer and the majority of employees agree the spread of hours may be 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

26.3 Methods of Arranging Ordinary Hours of Work

26.3.1 Hours of work shall be an average of 38 per week as provided in 26.1.

26.3.2 Except as provided in 26.3.3, the method of implementation of the 38 hour week may be any one of the following:

26.3.2(a) By employees working less than 8 ordinary hours each day; or

26.3.2(b) By employees working less than 8 ordinary hours on one or more days each week; or

26.3.2(c) By fixing one week day on which all employees will be off during a particular work cycle; or

26.3.2(d) By rostering employees off on various days of the week during a particular work cycle so that each employee has one week day off during that cycle.

26.3.3 By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the plant or section or sections concerned, the ordinary hours of work may exceed eight on any day but shall not exceed ten on any day, thus enabling a weekday off to be taken more frequently than would otherwise apply.

26.3.4 Provided that:

By arrangement between the employer, and the majority of employees in the plant or work section or sections concerned, ordinary hours not exceeding twelve on any day may be worked subject to:

26.3.4(a) Proper health monitoring procedures being introduced;

26.3.4(b) Suitable roster arrangements being made;

26.3.4(c) Proper supervision being provided;

26.3.4(d) Adequate breaks being provided;

26.3.4(e) An adequate trial or review process being implemented through the consultative process in 12.1.

26.3.5 Notice of Days Off

Except as provided in 26.3.6 - Substitute days, in cases where an employee’s ordinary working hours are arranged in accordance with 26.3.2(c) and 26.3.2(d) and the employee is entitled to a day off during his/her work cycle, such employee shall be advised by the employer at least four weeks in advance of the weekday he/she is to take off.

26.3.6 Substitute Days

26.3.6(a) An employer, with the agreement of the majority of employees concerned, may substitute the day an employee is to take off in accordance with 26.3.2(c) and 26.3.2(d), for another day in the case of a break down in machinery or a failure or shortage of electric power or to meet the requirements of the business in the event of rush orders or some other emergency situation.

26.3.6(b) An individual employee, with the agreement of his/her employer, may substitute the day he/she is to take off for another day.

26.3.7 Banking of Rostered Days Off

26.3.7(a) Where ordinary hours of work are agreed in accordance with 26.3.2(c) or 26.3.2(d), an employer and the majority of the employees concerned may agree to a banking system of rostered days off provided that no more than five days may be banked for any employee in any one period.

26.3.7(b) An employee will therefore work on what would normally have been his/her rostered day off and accrue an entitlement to bank a rostered day off to be taken at a mutually convenient time for both the employer and the employee.

26.3.7(c) No penalty payments shall be made to employees working on a day which would otherwise have been a rostered day off and in no circumstances will the employee lose his entitlement to the banked days or, in the event of termination only, payment in lieu thereof.

27. BREAKS

27.1 Meal Break

27.1.1 Employees shall be allowed a meal break of 30 minutes. By agreement between the employer and his/her employees it may be extended to a maximum of 60 minutes.

27.1.2 The meal period shall be between 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.

27.1.3 Any employee called upon to work during a meal hour shall be paid at the rate of time and a half. Such rate shall continue until the employee has a meal break.

27.1.4 No employee shall be required to work more than five hours without a break for a meal.

27.1.5 Provided that with regard to Fridays only, where hours of work are arranged in accordance with 26.3.2(b), the employer may, by agreement hereof with the majority of employees extend the rest period referred to in this clause by ten minutes without pay and thereby be relieved of any obligation under this clause only in respect of the particular day on which no more than six ordinary hours are worked.

27.2 Rest Period

A rest period of ten minutes shall be given to all employees between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10.30 a.m., or at such other time as mutually agreed between the employer and employee. The interval shall be counted as time off without deduction of pay. During such period, the employee shall not leave the premises.

28. OVERTIME

28.1.1 For all work done outside ordinary hours, the rates of pay shall be time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter, such double time to continue until the completion of the overtime work.

28.1.2 For the purposes of this clause ordinary hours shall mean the hours of work fixed in an establishment in accordance with clause 26 - Hours of work. The hourly rate, when computing overtime shall be determined by dividing the appropriate weekly rate by thirty eight, even in cases when an employee works more than thirty eight ordinary hours in a week.

28.2 In computing overtime each day's work shall stand alone.

28.3 If the period of overtime exceeds one and a half hours an employee before starting overtime after working ordinary hours shall be allowed a paid crib break of 20 minutes which shall be paid for at the ordinary time rate of pay. An 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 for any time allowed in excess of 20 minutes.

28.4 An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving his/her employer's business premises (whether notified before or after leaving the premises) shall be paid for a minimum of four hours' work at overtime rates for each time he/she is so recalled; provided that, except in unforeseen circumstances arising, the employee shall not be required to work the full four hours if the job he/she was recalled to perform is completed within a shorter period. Overtime worked in the circumstances specified in this clause shall not be regarded as overtime for the purpose of 28.3 or 28.4 of this clause where the actual time worked is less than four hours on such recall or each of such recalls.

28.5 Reasonable overtime

[28.5 substituted by PR923153 ppc 26Sep02]

28.5.1 Subject to 28.5.2, an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates.

28.5.2 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:

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

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

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

28.5.2(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

28.5.2(e) any other relevant matter.

29. SHIFT WORK

29.1 Employees may be engaged on shift work subject to the following: provided that such shift work shall be limited to working:

29.1.1 Permanent afternoon shift Monday to Friday, or

29.1.2 Shifts that rotate between afternoon and day shifts Monday to Friday.

29.2 Employees whilst on afternoon shift shall be paid 20% additional to the ordinary rate of pay.

29.3 Employee working shifts shall be given a 20 minute paid break which shall be counted as time worked.

29.4 Afternoon shift shall mean a shift finishing after 6.00 p.m. and at or before midnight Monday to Friday.

30. SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY RATES

30.1 All time performed on Sundays shall be paid for at the rate of double time, and on public holidays at the rate of double time and a half.

30.2 An employee called upon to work on a Sunday or public holiday shall be paid for a minimum of four hours' duty.

PART 7 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
31. ANNUAL LEAVE

31.1 Period of leave

31.1.1 Except as provided in 31.4.2 and 31.10, a full time or part time employee under this award is entitled to a period of 28 consecutive days' leave with pay, (including non working days, (i.e. 4 weeks) after a period of twelve months continuous service with an employer.

31.1.2 Casual employees are not entitled to annual leave.

31.2 Public Holidays excluded

31.2.1 A period of annual leave shall not include award holidays, observed on working days, but shall include all other non-working days.

31.2.2 If any award holiday falls within an employee's period of annual leave and is observed on the day which in the case of that employee would have been an ordinary working day there shall be added to that period one day, being an ordinary working day for each holiday observed as aforesaid.

31.2.3 Where an employee without reasonable excuse, proof whereof shall lie upon him of her, is absent from his or her employment on the working day or part of the working day prior to the commencement of his or her annual leave or fails to resume work at his or her ordinary starting time on the working day immediately following the last day of the period of his annual leave, the employee shall not be entitled to payment for the public holidays which fall within his period of annual leave.

31.3 Time of Taking Leave

31.3.1 Annual leave shall be given at a time fixed by the employer within a period not exceeding three months from the date when the right to leave accrued.

31.3.2 An employer can require an employee to take annual leave by giving not less than one months’ notice of the time when such leave is to be taken.

31.4 Leave to be Given and Taken

31.4.1 The annual leave provided by this clause must be taken as leave and except as provided by 31.8 and 31.9, payments will not be made or accepted in lieu of annual leave.

31.4.2 Annual leave shall be given and taken in a continuous period or, if the employee and employer so agree, in up to four separate periods including a maximum of three single days, but not otherwise.

31.5 Payment for Period of Annual Leave

31.5.1 An employee before going on leave shall be paid the wages they would have received in respect of the ordinary time they would have worked had they not been on leave during the relevant period.

31.5.2 Each employee shall have the amount of wages to be received for annual leave calculated as follows:

31.5.2(a) At the rate applicable to him as prescribed by 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 19, 20, 24.2, 24.5 and 26 of this award, and

31.5.2(b) At any additional rate to which the employee is otherwise entitled in accordance with his contract of employment for ordinary hours of work; provided that this provision shall not operate so as to include any payment which is of a similar nature to or is paid for the same reason as or is paid in lieu of these payments prescribed in 24.1.1 and 28, nor any payment which might have become payable to the employee as reimbursement for expenses incurred, and

31.5.2(c) In the case of an employee carrying out work under any scheme of payment by results, whether in accordance with clause 22 - Payment by results or otherwise, at the rate which is the weekly average of payments made to the employee under such scheme for the period actually worked by him/her 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; or if he/she has worked under such scheme for a lesser period immediately prior to going on leave, at the rate which is the weekly average of payments made during such lesser period, and

31.5.2(d) At the rate payable pursuant to clause 21 - Mixed functions, calculated on a daily basis which the employee would have received for ordinary time during the relevant period whether on a shift roster or otherwise, and

31.5.2(e) the shift allowances payable pursuant to clause 29 - Shift work, to which the employee would have been entitled in respect of the ordinary time which he would have been required to work had he not been on annual leave.

31.6 Annual Leave Loading

During a period of annual leave an employee shall receive either a loading of 17.5% calculated on the rate of wage prescribed by 31.5.1, or shift penalties which would have been paid had the employee not been on leave, whichever is the greater amount. Provided that such loading shall apply only in respect of each completed year of employment.

31.7 Leave in Advance

31.7.1 An employer may allow an employee to take annual leave in advance before the leave becomes due. In such case, a further period of annual leave will not commence to accrue until after the expiration of the 12 months in respect of which the annual leave had been taken before it accrued.

31.7.2 Where annual leave has been granted before the leave is due, and the employee subsequently leaves or is discharged from the service of the employer before completing the required 12 months continuous service in respect of which the leave was granted, the employer may for each complete month not served by the employee, deduct from whatever remuneration is payable upon the termination of the employment, one-twelfth of the amount of wage paid on account of the annual leave, which amount shall not include any sums paid for any of the holidays prescribed in clause 34 - Public holidays.

31.7.3 Provided that in cases where such leave is granted at the request of the employee, the employer may when making payment under 31.5, withhold from the employee a sum equal to one-twelfth for each complete month of the qualifying period not served by the employee at the time of going on such leave and retain such sum until the expiration of such qualifying period.

31.8 Proportionate Payment

An employee other than a casual who, after one months continuous service in any qualifying twelve monthly period, lawfully leaves his/her employment or employment is terminated by the employer through no fault of the employee, the employee shall be paid 2.923 hours for each thirty eight ordinary hours worked in respect of which leave has not been granted.

31.9 Calculation of Continuous Service

31.9.1(a) Continuity of service shall deemed to be continuous notwithstanding:

31.9.1(a)(i) any interruption or determination of the employment by the employer which has been made with the intention of avoiding obligations under this clause.

31.9.1(a)(ii) any absence from work of not more than twenty one days in the twelve months on account of sickness or accident, proof whereof shall be on the employee.

31.9.1(a)(iii) any leave granted, imposed or agreed to by the employer.

31.9.1(a)(iv) any absence with reasonable cause (including absences on account of sickness or accident of more than twenty one days), proof whereof shall be on the employee.

31.9.2(b) In calculating a period of twelve months' continuous service the following shall be counted as time worked:

31.9.2(b)(i) any annual leave taken within the 12 month period;

31.9.2(b)(ii) any absence of the kind mentioned in 31.9.1(a)(i) and 31.9.1(a)(ii).

31.9.3 Where an employee is absent in accordance with 31.9.1(a)(iii) and 31.9.1(a)(iv), the employee shall serve such additional period as part of his/her qualification for annual leave as will equal the period of such absences.

31.10 Successor or Assignee or Transmittee

Where a business is transmitted from one employer to another as set out in 16.8, the period of continuous service that the employee had with the transmittor or any prior transmittor shall be deemed to be service with the transmittee and taken into account when calculating annual leave. However an employee shall not be entitled to leave or payment in lieu for any period in respect of which leave has been taken or paid for.

31.11 Annual Close Down

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

31.11.1 Period and Notice by Employer

[31.11.1(a) varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

31.11.1(a) The employer may , by giving not less than three months' notice, close down the plant or a section or sections thereof, either for one period of twenty-eight consecutive days (exclusive of any public holidays prescribed by this award) each year or for two separate periods each year (hereinafter referred to as the first and second close down).

31.11.1(b) Subject to 31.11.1(c), the first close down shall be for twenty-one consecutive days (exclusive of any public holidays prescribed by this award) to commence in the month of December each year and the second close down shall be for seven consecutive days (exclusive of any public holidays prescribed by this award) and shall take place not later than 31 May in the following year.

31.11.1(c) Where the employer and the majority of employees agree, the employer may by giving not less than three months' notice of intention to do so, close down the enterprise or part concerned for one or two periods not exceeding in total 28 consecutive days (exclusive of any public holidays) each year, provided that one of these periods shall be for a period of at least 21 consecutive days.

31.11.2 Part Close Down and Part Rostered Leave

Provided one months notice is given of the proposed dates, by agreement with the majority of the employees, the employer may close down the plant or a section or sections concerned either:

31.11.2(a) for a period of at least twenty-one consecutive days and grant the balance of the annual leave due to an employee in one continuous period in accordance with a roster; or

31.11.2(b) for a period of less than twenty-one consecutive days and allow the balance of the annual leave due to an employee in one or two continuous periods either of which may be in accordance with a roster; or

31.11.2(c) for two separate periods neither of which is of at least twenty-one consecutive days; or

31.11.2(d) for three separate periods at any time in the following year.

31.11.3 Each employee affected by such close down shall be paid twelve and two-third hours pay for each completed month of continuous service (in respect of which leave has not previously been granted) during the 12 months ending on the day immediately preceding the re-opening of the enterprise or part of the enterprise concerned, after each first close down.

31.11.4 Where an employee has not accrued sufficient annual leave for the close down period, he/she shall be stood off without pay during the period of any close down.

31.11.5 Any employee who, at the date of the first close down, has qualified for four full weeks' leave and has also completed a further month or more of continuous service shall also be paid one-third of a week's wages in respect of each completed month of continuous service performed since the close of his/her last twelve-monthly qualifying period.

31.11.6 The next twelve-monthly period for each employee affected by such close down, shall commence from the day on which the plant or a section or sections concerned is re-opened for work after the first close down. Provided that all time during which an employee is stood off without pay for the purposes of this clause shall be deemed to be time of service in the next twelve-monthly qualifying period.

32. PERSONAL LEAVE

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

32.1 Amount of paid personal leave

32.1.1 Paid personal leave is available to an employee when he or she is absent due to:

• personal illness or injury (sick leave); or

• for the purposes of caring for an immediate family or household member that is sick and requires the employee’s care and support (carer’s leave); or

• because of bereavement on the death of an immediate family or household member (bereavement leave).

32.1.2 The amount of personal leave to which an employee is entitled depends on how long he/she has worked for the employer and accrues as follows:

32.1.3 Accumulation of Personal Leave

32.1.3(a) First year of employment

At the end of the first year of employment unused personal leave accrues by the lesser of:

[32.1.3(a)(i) varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

32.1.3(a)(i) 38 hours less the total amount of sick leave and carer’s leave taken during the year; or

32.1.3(a)(ii) the balance of the year’s unused personal leave.

32.1.3(b) Second and subsequent years of employment

At the end of the second and subsequent years of employment, unused personal leave accrues by the lesser of:

32.1.3(b)(i) 60.8 hours less the amount of sick leave and the carer’s leave taken; or

32.1.3(b)(ii) the balance of the year’s unused personal leave.

32.1.3(c) Maximum amount of accumulated personal leave

Personal leave may accumulate to a maximum of 706.8 hours.

32.2 Immediate family or household

32.2.1 The entitlement to carer’s or bereavement leave is subject to the person in respect of whom the leave is taken being either:

32.2.1(a) a member of the employee’s immediate family; or

32.2.1(b) a member of the employee’s household.

32.2.2 The term immediate family includes:

32.2.2(a) 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

32.2.2(b) 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.

32.3 Sick leave

32.3.1 Definition

Sick leave is leave to which an employee other than a casual is entitled without loss of pay because of his/her personal illness or injury.

32.3.2 Entitlement

[32.3.2(a) varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

32.3.2(a) The amount of personal leave an employee may take as sick leave depends on how long he/she has worked for the employer and accrues as follows:

32.3.2(b) After the first six months of service, an employee must be paid for any sick leave to which he or she was not entitled, due to insufficient service, up to a maximum of 38 hours.

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

32.3.3 Employee must give notice

32.3.3(a) Before taking sick leave, an employee must give at least two hours’ notice before his or her next rostered starting time, unless he or she has a good reason for not doing so.

32.3.3(b) The notice must include:

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

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

32.3.3(c) 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.

32.3.4 Evidence supporting claim

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.

32.3.5 The effect of workers’ compensation

If an employee is receiving workers’ compensation payments, he or she is not entitled to sick leave.

32.3.6 Payment by Results Workers

An employee employed under any system of payment by results in accordance with clause 22 - Payment by results, shall be entitled to paid leave of absence under this clause and shall be paid at the time-work rate applicable to this classification.

32.4 Bereavement leave

32.4.1 Paid leave entitlement

32.4.1(a) Death in Australia

An employee other than a casual is entitled to use up to 16 hours personal leave as bereavement leave on any occasion on which a member of the employee’s immediate family or household in Australia dies.

32.4.1(b) Death outside Australia

An employee other than a casual is entitled to use up to 16 hours personal leave as bereavement leave on any occasion of the death outside Australia of either a member of the employee’s immediate family or household, where the employee travels outside Australia to attend the funeral.

32.4.1(c) Death outside the Northern Territory

An employee in the Northern Territory other than a casual is entitled to use up to 24 hours personal leave as bereavement leave on any occasion of the death outside the Northern Territory of either a member of the employee’s immediate family or household, where the employee travels outside the Northern Territory to attend the funeral.

32.4.2 Unpaid leave entitlement

[32.4.2 varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

Where an employee has exhausted all personal leave entitlements, including accumulated entitlements, he or she is entitled to take unpaid bereavement leave. The employer and the employee should agree on the length of the unpaid leave. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to take up to 16 hours unpaid leave.

32.4.3 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.

32.5 Carer’s leave

32.5.1 Paid leave entitlement

An employee other than a casual is entitled to use up to forty hours personal leave each year to care for members of his/her immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support. 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.

32.5.2 Notice required

32.5.2(a) Before taking carer’s leave, an employee must give at least two hours’ notice before his or her next rostered starting time, unless he or she has a good reason for not doing so.

32.5.2(b) The notice must include:

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

• the reasons for taking such leave; and

• the estimated length of absence.

32.5.2(c) 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.

32.5.3 Evidence supporting claim

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.

32.5.4 Unpaid leave

An employee may take unpaid carer’s leave by agreement with the employer.

33. PARENTAL LEAVE

[33 varied by R9662; substituted by PR912329 ppc 10Dec01]

Subject to the terms of this clause employees are entitled to maternity, paternity and adoption leave and full time employees may elect 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 employed by their current employer, on or prior to 1 January 1998, shall be entitled to parental leave under the term of the award as of 10 December 2001.

An eligible casual employee employed on or after 10 December 2001 shall be entitled to parental leave under the term of the award as of 10 December 2002.

33.1 Definitions

33.1.1 For the purpose of this clause child means a child of the employee under the age of one year except for adoption of a child where child means a person under the age of five years 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 had previously lived continuously with the employee for a period of six months or more.

33.1.2 Subject to clause 33.1.3, in this clause, spouse includes a de facto or former spouse.

33.1.3 In relation to clause 33.5, spouse includes a de facto spouse but does not include a former spouse.

33.1.4 For the purposes of this clause, an eligible casual employee means a casual employee:

33.1.4(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

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

33.1.5 For the purposes of this clause continuous service in relation to an eligible casual employee is work for an employer on a regular and systematic basis (including any period of authorised leave or absence).

33.2 Basic entitlement

33.2.1 After twelve 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.

33.2.2 Subject to 33.3.6, parental leave is to be available to only one parent at a time, in a single unbroken period, except that both parents may simultaneously take:

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

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

33.3 Maternity Leave

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

33.3.1(a) of the expected date of confinement (included in a certificate from a registered medical practitioner stating that the employee is pregnant) - at least 10 weeks;

33.3.2(b) of the date on which the employee proposes to commence maternity leave and the period of leave to be taken - at least 4 weeks.

33.3.2 When the employee gives notice under 33.3.1(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.

33.3.3 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.

33.3.4 Subject to clause 33.2.1 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 the birth.

33.3.5 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.

33.3.6 Special maternity leave

33.3.6(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.

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

33.3.6(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.

33.3.7 Where leave is granted under clause 33.3.4 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.

33.4 Paternity leave

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

33.4.1(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

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

33.4.1(c) a statutory declaration stating:

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

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

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

33.4.2 The employee will not be in breach of clause 33.4.2 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.

33.5 Adoption leave

33.5.1 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.

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

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

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

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

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

33.5.4 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.

33.5.5 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.

33.5.6 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 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.

33.6 Variation of period of parental leave

Unless otherwise agreed between the employer and employee, an employee may apply to the employer to change the period of parental leave on one occasion. Any such change to be notified at least four weeks prior to the commencement of the changed arrangements.

33.7 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.

33.8 Transfer to a safe job

33.8.1 Where an employee is pregnant and, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, illness or risks arising out of the pregnancy of 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.

33.8.2 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.

33.9 Returning to work after a period of parental leave

33.9.1 An employee will notify the employer of the employees intention to return to work after a period of parental leave four weeks prior to the expiration of the leave.

33.9.2 Subject to sub-clause 33.9.3, an employee will be entitled to the position which the employee held immediately before proceeding on parental leave. In the case of an employee transferred to a safe job pursuant to clause 33.8 the employee will be entitled to return to the position held immediately before such transfer. Where such 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 the employee’s former position.

33.9.3 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. Where such 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.

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

33.9.4(a) the employee or employee’s spouse is pregnant; or

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

33.9.5 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.

33.10 Replacement employees

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

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

34. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

34.1 Prescribed Holidays

34.1.1 All employees other than casual employees shall be entitled to the following public holidays or any day observed in lieu without deduction of pay:

• New Year's Day
• Australia Day
• Labour Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Saturday (In Western Australia, Foundation Day shall be observed instead of Easter Saturday).
• Easter Monday
• Anzac Day
• Queen's Birthday
• Christmas Day
• Boxing Day (In South Australia, Proclamation Day (28 December) shall be observed instead of Boxing Day)
• Where another day is generally observed in a locality in substitute for any of the above days, that day shall be observed as the public holiday in lieu of the prescribed day.

34.1.2 In addition to the public holidays prescribed in 34.1.1, the following shall be observed as a public holiday:

34.1.2(a) In Victoria - Melbourne Cup Day;

34.1.2(b) In Tasmania - Regatta Day south of Oatlands Regatta Day, and in places where Regatta Day is not observed, the first Monday in November, known as Recreation Day;

34.1.2(c) In the Northern Territory - Union Picnic Day (first Monday in August) and Show Day (on the day and in the locality for which it is gazetted);

34.1.2(d) In New South Wales - the first Monday in August, provided that in establishments where the majority of employees are entitled to another day as an additional award holiday then such additional holiday shall be observed in lieu of the first Monday in August. By agreement between any employer and the majority of employees concerned another day may be substituted for this additional holiday in respect of that employer's undertaking;

34.1.2(e) In Queensland - The annual agricultural, horticultural and/or industrial show held at the principal city or town (where gazetted on a day appointed under the relevant Holidays Act). An employee who works on this day in such district shall be paid for at the rate of double time. No employee shall be entitled to receive more than one day per year as Show Day.

34.2 Substitution of certain public holidays which fall on a weekend

34.2.1 Where Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, 27 December shall be observed as the public holiday in lieu of the prescribed day.

34.2.2 Where Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, 28 December shall be observed as the public holiday in lieu of the prescribed day.

34.2.3 Where New Year’s Day or Australia Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the public holiday in lieu of the prescribed day.

34.2.4 An employee, other than a casual employee, who works on Christmas Day, New Year's Day, or both, shall be paid at the appropriate holiday rate as provided in the award, and if such an employee also works on the substitute day or days, he or she shall be paid at the normal award rate for work on this day or these days.

34.2.5 In addition to 34.2.4, an employee who works on Christmas Day or New Year's Day shall either be allowed a substitute holiday at a time convenient to the employer or receive an extra day's wages at ordinary rates.

34.2.6 Special substitution arrangements for New South Wales, 1999-2000

[34.2.6 inserted by S1877 from 14Dec99]

34.2.6(i) The following are public holidays for the Christmas - New Year period of 1999-2000 in New South Wales:

• Saturday 25 December 1999
• Monday 27 December 1999
• Tuesday 28 December 1999
• Saturday 1 January 2000
• Monday 3 January 1999.

34.2.6(ii) The following is a public half-holiday for the Christmas- New Year period 1999-2000 in New South Wales:

• that part of Friday 31 December 1999 that is after 12.00 noon.

The provisions of subclause 34.7, 31.2 and 31.11 do not apply to this half-holiday. An employee who starts work before 12 noon on this half holiday and continues beyond 12 noon must be paid at the rate of double time and half for all time worked after 12 noon. An employee who starts work at or after 12 noon must be paid in accordance with clause 30.

34.2.6(iii) The provisions of this subclause override the Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day substitution arrangements provided for in paragraphs 34.2.1, 34.2.2 and 34.2.3.

34.3 Pieceworkers shall be paid for such holidays even though not worked at the ordinary rates payable to employees not on piecework doing the same class of work. The rate shall be one-fifth of the appropriate weekly wage.

34.4 If an employee's engagement is lawfully terminated otherwise than for misconduct within two weeks of any of the holidays abovementioned, he or she shall be paid for such holiday unless he or she commences work with another employer and is paid by such employer for such holiday or holidays.

34.5 Where an employee is absent from his/her employment on the working day before or after a holiday without reasonable cause or without the employer's consent such employee shall not be entitled to payment for such holiday. The amount to be deducted shall be one-fifth as the case may be of the appropriate weekly wage.

34.6 Where in a State or Territory or locality within a State or Territory an additional holiday is proclaimed or gazetted by the authority of the Commonwealth Government or of a State or Territory government and such proclaimed or gazetted holiday is to be observed generally be persons throughout the State or Territory or a locality thereof, 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.

34.7 Where an employee’s ordinary hours of work are structured to include a day off and such day off falls on a public holiday, the weekday to be taken off shall not coincide with a public holiday fixed in accordance with this clause. In the event that a public holiday is prescribed after an employee has been given notice of his/her weekday off and the public holiday falls on the week day the employee is to take off, the employer shall allow the employee to take the day off on an alternative weekday.

35. JURY SERVICE

35.1 An employee required to attend for jury service during his/her ordinary working hours shall be reimbursed by the employer up to a maximum of six days in the period of two years an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid in respect of his/her attendance for jury service and the amount of wage he/she would have received in respect of the ordinary time he/she would have worked had he/she not been on jury service.

35.2 An employee shall notify his/her employer, as soon as possible, of the date upon which he is required to attend for jury service. Further the employee shall give his/her employer proof of his/her attendance and the amount received in respect of such jury service.

PART 8 - TRAINING AND RELATED MATTERS
36. RELATIONSHIP TO NATIONAL TRAINING WAGE AWARD 1994

A party to this award shall comply with the terms of the National Training Award 1994, as varied, as though bound by clause 3 of that award.

PART 9 - ACCIDENT PAY
37. ACCIDENT PAY

37.1 Other than in the State of Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory an employer shall pay and an employee shall be entitled to receive accident pay in accordance with this clause.

37.2 Definitions

37.2.1 Relevant Workers’ Compensation Act

Relevant Workers’ Compensation Act (the relevant Act) means the Workers’ Compensation Act or Ordinance in the State or Territory of employment as amended from time to time.

37.2.2 Injury

Injury shall be given the same meaning as applying under the relevant Workers' Compensation Act or Ordinance (including injury received during daily or periodic journeys).

37.2.3 Accident Pay

37.2.3(a)(i) Total incapacity

In the case of an employee who is or is deemed to be totally incapacitated within the meaning of the respective Act, means a weekly payment of an amount representing the difference between on the one hand, the total amount of compensation, including other allowances, paid to the employee during incapacity pursuant to the respective act for the week in question and, on the other hand, the total weekly award rate and weekly overaward payment if any being paid to such employee at the date of the injury giving rise to the said payment of compensation,

37.2.3(a)(ii) Together with or less as the case may be any variation in award rates which would have been applicable to the classification of such employee for the week in question if he had been performing his normal duties providing that in making such calculation any payment for overtime earnings, shift premiums, attendance bonus, incentive earnings under any system of payment by results, fares and travelling time allowances, penalty rates and any other ancillary payments payable by the employer shall not be taken into account.

37.2.3(b)(i) Partial incapacity

In the case of an employee partially incapacitated within the meaning of the respective Act means a weekly payment of an amount representing the difference between, on the one hand, the total amount of compensation paid to the employee during incapacity pursuant to the respective Act for the week in question together with the average weekly amount he is earning or is able to earn in some suitable employment or business (as determined expressly or by implication by the Workers Compensation Commission or its equivalent in the State or Territory of employment or as agreed between the parties) and on the other hand, the total weekly award rate and weekly overaward payment if any, being paid to such employee at the time of the injury giving rise to the said payments of compensation together with or less, as the case may be, any variation in award rates which would have been applicable to the classification of such employee for the week in question if he had been performing his normal duties providing that in making such calculation any payment for overtime earnings, shift premiums, attendance bonus, incentive earnings under any system of payment by results, fares and travelling time allowances, penalty rates and any other ancillary payments payable by the employer shall not be taken into account.

37.2.3(b)(ii) The total weekly award rate and weekly overaward payment abovementioned shall be the same as that applying for a total incapacity provided that where an employee receives a weekly payment of compensation under the respective Act and subsequently such payment is reduced pursuant to the said Act, such reduction shall not increase the liability of the employer to increase the amount of accident pay in respect of that injury.

37.2.3(c) Payment for Part of a Week

Where an employee receives accident pay and such pay is payable for incapacity for part of a week the amount shall be a direct pro rata.

37.3 Qualifications for Payment

Subject to the terms of this clause, an employee covered by this award shall upon receiving and continuing to receive compensation in respect of a weekly incapacity within the meaning of the relevant Act be paid accident pay by his/her employer who is liable to pay compensation, which liability may be discharged by another person on his/her behalf, provided that:

37.3.1 Accident pay shall only be payable whilst an employee remains in the employment of the employer by whom he/she was employed at the time of the incapacity and then only for such period as he/she receives a weekly payment under the relevant Act.

37.3.2 Provided that if an employee on partial incapacity cannot obtain suitable employment from his/her employer but such alternative employment is available with another employer then the relevant amount of accident pay shall still be payable.

37.3.3 Provided further that in the case of the termination by an employer of an employee who is incapacitated and who except for such termination would have been entitled to accident pay, accident pay shall continue to apply subject to the provisions of this clause except in those cases where:

37.3.3(a) the termination is due to serious and/or wilful misconduct on the part of the employee; or

37.3.3(b) arises from a declaration of liquidation of the company in which case the employee's entitlement shall be determined by the appropriate State legislation.

37.3.4 In order to qualify for the continuance of accident pay on termination an employee shall if required provide evidence to his/her employer of the continuing payment of weekly workers' compensation payments.

37.3.5 Accident pay shall not apply to any incapacity occurring during the first four weeks of employment unless such incapacity continues beyond the first four weeks and then subject to this clause and to the maximum period of payment prescribed elsewhere herein, accident pay shall apply only to the period of incapacity after the first four weeks.

37.3.6 Accident pay shall not apply in respect of an injury during the first five normal working days of incapacity.

37.3.7 An employee on engagement may be required to declare all workers compensation claims made in the previous five years. In the event of false or inaccurate information being deliberately and knowingly declared the employer may require the employee to forfeit his/her entitlement to accident pay under this award.

37.4 Maximum Period of payment

The maximum period or aggregate of periods of accident pay to be made by an employer shall be a total of 39 weeks for any one injury as defined in 37.2.2.

37.5 Absences on Other Paid Leave

An employee shall not be entitled to the payment of accident pay in respect of any paid annual leave or long service leave, or for any paid public holiday in accordance with the appropriate award provisions.

37.6 Notice of injury

An employee upon receiving an injury for which he/she claims to be entitled to receive accident pay shall give notice in writing of the injury to his/her employer and of the manner in which it occurred as soon as practicable after sustaining the injury.

37.7 Furnishing of Evidence

37.7.1 An employee who has suffered any injury for which he/she is receiving payment(s) for incapacity, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Act shall provide evidence to the employer as required from time to time of such payment and compliance with this obligation shall be a condition precedent to any entitlement under this clause.

37.7.2 Any employee who is receiving or who has received accident pay in respect of any injury shall if required by the employer or other person on his/her behalf authorise his/her employer to obtain any information required concerning such injury or compensation payable from the insurance company that is liable to pay compensation to the employee pursuant to the relevant Act.

37.8 Medical Examination

37.8.1 Nothing in this clause shall in any way be taken as restricting or removing the employer's rights under the relevant Act to require the employee to submit themselves to examination by a legally qualified medical practitioner, provided and paid by the employer.

37.8.2 If the employee refuses to submit to an examination or in any way obstructs the examination, his/her right to receive or to continue to receive accident pay shall be suspended in the same manner as his/her right to compensation is suspended pursuant to the relevant Act until such examination has taken place.

[37.8.3 varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

37.8.3 Where an employer is unable to provide work of the nature stipulated by the medical referee an employee shall take all reasonable steps to obtain such work with another employer and in the event of his/her failure to do so, payment of accident pay shall cease.

37.9 Redemption of Weekly Payments

Where there is a redemption of weekly compensation payments by the payment under the relevant Act of a lump sum, the employer's liability to pay accident pay shall cease as from the date of such redemption.

37.10 Civil Damages Claims

37.10.1 Where an employee who is receiving or has received accident pay institutes any action or claim against the employer for damages the employee shall advise the employer and shall, if required, authorise the employer to obtain information of the progress of such action or claim from the employee's solicitors and shall, if required, provide an authority to the employer entitling the employer to a charge upon any money payable pursuant to any verdict or settlement on that injury.

37.10.2 Where an employee obtains a verdict for damages against his/her employer or is paid an amount in settlement of any claim for damages made against his/her employer in respect of an injury for which accident pay has been received, the employer's liability to pay accident pay shall cease from the date of such verdict; provided that if the verdict for damages is not reduced either in whole or part by the amount of accident pay made, the employee shall pay to his/she employer any amount of accident pay already received by which the verdict has not been so reduced.

37.10.3 Where an employee obtains a verdict for damages against a person other than the employer or is paid an amount of money in settlement of any claim for damages that he/she has made against such person in respect of an injury for which he/she has received accident pay the employer's liability to pay accident pay shall cease from the date of such verdict; provided that if the verdict for damages is not reduced either in whole or part by the amount of accident pay made, the employee shall pay to his/her employer any amount of accident pay already received by which the verdict has not been so reduced.

37.10.4 Insurance Against Liability

Nothing in this clause shall require an employer to insure against his/her liability for accident pay, nor shall it affect the right of an employer to terminate the employment of the employee.

37.10.5 Variations in Compensation Rates

Any changes in compensation rates under the respective Act shall not increase the amount of accident pay above the amount that would have been payable had the rates of compensation remained unchanged.

37.10.6 Death of Employee

[37.10.6 varied by R9662 ppc 16Aug99]

All rights to accident pay shall cease on the death of an employee.

SCHEDULE A - PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS AND EMPLOYERS EXEMPTED FROM COVERAGE

The following persons, organisation and employers are exempted from coverage under this award:

1. Berlex Toys Pty Ltd - 311 Boundary Road, Mordialloc, VIC. 3195
2. C.W. Perkins & Co. - 70 Sydney Road, Coburg, VIC. 3058
3. Driclad Pty Ltd - 401 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC. 3000
4. Emil Pty Ltd - 83 St. David Street, Fitzroy VIC. 3065
5. Joy Toys Pty Ltd - Stephenson Street, Richmond, VIC. 3121
6. Koala & Joey Gifts Pty Ltd - 23 Lock Street, West End, QLD 4101
7. Parker Toys Pty Ltd - 131 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, VIC. 3065
8. RL Knight & Co. - 77 Bayliss Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650
9. Verna Dolls Co. - 662 Sydney Road, Coburg, VIC. 3058
10. Overseas Corporation (Australia) Limited, trading as Namco Industries shall be bound by this award only with respect to the production of Bon Voyage Travel Goods at its establishments at 468 Princes Highway, Harrisfield, Victoria and only so far as clauses 4, 21, 26, 20, 3, 20.4, 20.1, 31, 31.2, 37, 18.8.1(b), 29 and 20 are concerned and otherwise shall observe to their employees engaged on work covered by this Award the conditions prescribed from time to time by the Award of the Commission known as the Metal Industry Award, 1984 as varied or any award made in substitution thereof and the Accident Pay agreement between the Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia and another and the Victorian Trades Hall Council and others or any industrial agreement or award made in substitution thereof.

SCHEDULE B - RESPONDENTS BOUND BY AWARD

SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENTS

[Sched of Respondents varied by PR926321 from 18Mar03]

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Jurkiewicz Camping Centre, 47 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick, 2609

NEW SOUTH WALES

A and B Boat Canopies, 61 Peachtree Avenue, Wentworthville 2145
ABC Products, 18 Little Street, Smithfield 2164
Ace Canvas, 141 Taren Point Road, Taren Point, NSW 2229
Advantage Sails, 22 Crystal Street, Rozelle 2039
Allen, Chris Canvas and Vinyl Works, 63 Bridge Street, North Lismore 2480
Allguard Products Ltd, 1/22-24 Norman Street, Peakhurst 2210
Amalco Pty Ltd, 21 Mandible Road, Alexandria 2015
Anton Products, 797 Elizabeth Street, Zetland 2017
Apseat Pty. Ltd., 30 Gordon Street, Rozelle 2039
Art Glass Pty. Ltd., 4 Rothwell Avenue, Concord West 2138
Artesania Leather Manufacturing, 76 Station Street, Guildford 2161
Artex Fine Leathers Pty Ltd, 50B Waterview Street, Carlton 2218
Attaque II, trading Statestill Pty. Ltd., 76 Ivy Street, Chippendale 2008
ATS Nets and Ropes, 27 Shirlow Street, Marrickville 2204
Ausfurs Pty. Ltd., 414 Bourke Street, Surry Hills 2010
Australian Belt and Hose Supplies, 93 Newton Road, Wetherill Park 2164
Australian Koala Bear Mfgs. Co., 7 Hickson Street, Botany 2019
Australian Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 76 Applebee Street, St. Peters 2044
Avinex Pty Ltd, 60 Heathcote Road, Moorebank 2170

B W Blisborough and Sons Pty Ltd, 185 Port Hacking Road, Miranda 2228
Bainbridge International (Aust) Pty Ltd, 273 Harbord Road, Brookvale 2100
Barracouta Sails, 55 Willarong Road, Caringbah 2229
Bell Canvas, 80 Seville Street, Fairfield, NSW 2165
Belts Uomo, 6 Charles Street, Canterbury 2193
Bennett D. Torpy Road, Broadmeadow 2292
Betty's Belt Manufacturer, 115 Botany Road, Waterloo 2017
Bexley Canvas Pty. Ltd., 604 Forest Road, Bexley 2207
Bonney L. & Co. (Taree) Pty. Ltd., Elizabeth Avenue, Taree 2430
Brady's Saddlery, 38W Fitzroy Street, Walcha 2354
Brett E.H., & Sons Pty. Ltd., 4 Brett Avenue, East Balmain 2041
Brett Hire and Repair Service Pty. Ltd., 121A Darling Street, East Balmain 2041
Brewer & Levy, 104 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills 2010
Brian Groth and Co, 233b Main Road, Toukley 2263
Bright Saddlery, Peel St., Tamworth 2340

Buchner, Simon and Co., 423 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000

Buckle, A. and Son Pty. Ltd., 71 Smith Street, Summer Hill 2130
Bunty Toys Pty Ltd, 228 Taren Point Road, Taren Point 2229
Burton's Saddlery, 226 Beardy Street, Armidale 2350
Butler's Belts, 206 Parramatta Road, Camperdown 2050

Cantas Pty. Ltd., 714 Canterbury Road, Belmore 2192
Carlton Canvas Co., 337 Princes Highway, Carlton 2218
Castle Canvas, 754 Hunter Street, Newcastle 2302
Charlestown Canvas Co., 103 Pacific Highway, Charlestown 2290
Chris Cairns Sails, Lindsays Forest Road, Glennifer 2454
City Handbags, 14 Shirlow Street, Marrickville 2204
Classic Handbags 12/1 Short Street, Chatswood 2061
Clifton H Joseph and Son (Aust) Pty Ltd, 66-68 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills 2010
Clobber Leather, 60-62 Jardine Street, Fairy Meadow 2519
Colourful Canvas Co., 395 Enmore Road, Marrickville 2204
Colquhuon Alexander and Son Pty Ltd, 13 Junal Place, Smithfield 2164
Conlon's Canvas Goods Pty. Ltd., 100 Parramatta Road, Stanmore 2048
Consolidated Plastics Industries Pty. Ltd., 181 Lawson Street, Redfern 2016
Crewsaway Sails, 84 Palmerston Road, Hornsby 2077
Cullen, JA and JL, 9 Mortimer Place, Wagga Wagga 2650
Custom Canopies, Unit 1b/9 High Street, Toronto 2283
Custom Canvas Co, 18 Alfred Street, Chipping Norton 2170

Dawson, M.J., Saddler, 142 Lang St., Glen Innes 2370
Dibley, W.A., 175 Grey Street, Glen Innes 2370
Doyle Fraser Sail Makers, 160 Somersby Falls Road, Somersby 2250
Doyle Fraser Sails, 6 Neild Avenue, Rushcutters Bay 2011
Duff Frank, Leather, 31 Enmore Road, Newtown 2042

E. & C. Products Distributing Co. Pty. Ltd., 120 Gilba Rd., Girraween 2145
Eagle Canvas Co., 100 Reserve Road, Artarmon 2054
Else Upholstery Service Cundletown Pty Ltd, Pacific Highway, Cundletown 2430
Ellrow, 212 Urana Street, Wagga Wagga South 2561
Emerson May Pty. Ltd., 667 Princes Highway, Tempe 2044
Emu Canvas Co, 60 Withers Road Kellyville 2155
Equestrian Supplies Pty. Ltd., 74 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills 2010

Faigen R. and Sons Pty. Ltd., 48 Euston Road, Alexandria 2015
Falk and Co. Pty. Ltd., 94 Oxford Street, Sydney 2000
Ferry's Discount Saddlery, 28 Roderick Street, Tamworth 2340
Foresea Pty. Ltd., 6 Newtown Street, Alexandria 2015

G M Coastwide Canvas, 384 Keira Street, Wollongong 2500
Gabedo Pty Ltd t/as Consolidated Plastics, 10 Kendall Street, Granville 2142
Garfield & Co (Gaskets) Pty Ltd, 169 Military Road, Guilford 2161
Galletly John, 44 Marsh Street, Armidale 2350
Garfield Glove Co. Pty. Ltd., Larra St., Yennora 2161
Goldcrest Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 14 Danks Street, Waterloo 2017

Goodearl and Bailey Pty. Ltd., 219 O'Riordan Street, Mascot 2020

Gottlieb and Co. Pty., 12 Cooper Street, Surry Hills 2010
Guardian Glove Co., 86 Victoria Street, Smithfield 2164
Guardian Safety, 38 Chifley Street, Smithfield 2164

H and D Leather Goods, 186 Bondi Road, Bondi 2026
Habasit (Aust) Pty Ltd, 79b Egerton Street, Silverwater 2128
Hansor A.W. Pty. Ltd., Abbot St., Wallsend 2287
Hardwick Gann and Co., 5 Newtown Street, Alexandria 2015
Haverford Pty Ltd, 19 Grey Street, Carlton 2218
Hennes Safety Equipment Pty. Ltd., 25 Sydney Road, Marrickville 2204
Herfords Pty. Ltd., 72-78 Parramatta Rd., Summer Hill 2130
Hermes Leather Goods, 37 Crown Street, St. Peters 2044
Herrick, J., 14 Montevideo Pde, Nelson Bay, 2315
Herrick, J., 3 North Street, Balmain, 2041
Hiscock Saddlery, 118 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga 2650
Hiscock's Saddlery, 291 Peel Street, Tamworth 2340
Hollywood Distributers, 111 Hollywood Drive, Lansvale, 2166
Hollywood Handbags Pty. Ltd., 10 Alberta Street, Sydney 2000
Hood Sailmakers (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19 West Street, Brookvale, 2100
Hornsby Canvas Co, 214 Somerville Road, Hornsby Heights, 2077
Horseland Saddlery, 229 Peel Street, Tamworth 2340
Horseland Wagga Wagga, 108 Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga, 2650
Huff, Ken, 70 Station Street, Waratah, 2298
Illawarra Brace Co. Pty. Ltd., 106 Ramsgate Road, Kogarah 2219

IMP Saddlery, 187 Prince Street, Grafton, 2460
Implex Trading Co, 9 McEnvoy Street, Padstow, 2211
Interstate Contracting Pty. Ltd., trading as Babors Manufacturing, 26 Hutchinson Street, St. Peters 2044
Isedale's, Geoff Canvas Goods, 264 Gipps Road, Keiraville, 2500

J. & B. Canvas Pty Ltd, 11 Shropshire Street, Queanbeyan, 2620
Johnson Diversified, 160 Epping Road, Lane Cove, 2066

Kaha Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 9 Eveleigh Street, Redfern 2016
Kavanagh Balloons, 10 Marina Close, Mt Kuring-gai 2080
Kent Mfg. Co., C/- J.C. Ludowici and Son Ltd., 12 Victoria Avenue, Castle Hill 2154
Kolotex Pty Ltd, 22 George Street, Leichhardt 2040
Kra Mar Leathergoods and Pet Supplies Pty. Ltd. 141 Trafalgar Street Annandale 2038

Ladd H.V. & L., 46 Oxford St., Paddington 2021
Latinas (Aust) Pty Ltd, 189 Botany Road, Rosebery 2018
Leatherissima Pty Ltd, 1 Unwins Bridge Road, St Peters, 2044
Lee Sails, 1 Bradley Ave, Milsons Point, 2061
Leisure and Coastal Canvas Supplies, 3 O'Neill Street, Unanderra, 2526
Lindsay's Leichhardt Pty. Ltd., 19 Beeson Street, Leichhardt 2040
Lismore Saddlery, Thomas Evans & Co., 43 Zadoc Street, Lismore 2480
Lispeer Trading Co Pty Ltd, 595 Gardeners Road, Mascot 2020
Lister Handbags, Windham Road, Alexandria 2015
Ludowici J.C. and Son Ltd., 12 Victoria Avenue, Castle Hill 2154
Lungren's Gloves Pty. Ltd., 27 Cowper Street, Granville 2142

Mackellar Neil, 132 Bridge Street, Uralla 2358
Mailbag Manufacturing Co, Unit 13, 19 Childs Road, Chipping North, 2170
Mantrad Pty. Ltd., 309 Princes Highway, Banksia 2216
Mayfair International Pty. Ltd., 36 Chippen Street, Chippendale 2008
McKellar Sailmakers, 513 Pacific Hwy, Belmont, 2280
McMillan Canvas Manufacturing Co. Pty. Ltd., 138 Denison Street, Hamilton 2303
McNeil and Sherran Pty. Ltd., 55 Dowling St., East Sydney 2010
McNeil Sailmakers, 13 Dale Street, Brookvale, 2100
Mid Coast Canvas Repairs, 60 Smith Street, Kempsey, 2440
Mills, A.B. Pty. Ltd., 180 Marion Street, Leichhardt 2040
Mining Safety Appliances, 137 Gilba Road, Girraween 2145
Moore, Robert B. Pty Ltd, 83 Cowper Street, Walsend, 2287
Moorebank Canvas Centre Pty Ltd, 17 Governor Macquarie Drive, Moorebank, 2170

N.L. Products, 32 Wiggs Road, Riverwood, 2210
NSW Leather Company Pty Ltd, 707 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo 2017
Naggs Canvas, Oswald Road, Lochinvar, 2321
Nambucca Canvas Goods, Duke Street, Gloucester, 2422
Nans Tarps, 25 Vaughan Street, Lidcombe, 2141
Nevada Products Pty Ltd, 2 Gladstone Street, Enmore 2042
Newcastle Canvas, 34 Georgetown Road, Waratah 2298
Newcombe, W.A. & C., 71 Skinner Street, South Grafton, 2461
Night R.L. and Co., 77 Bayliss Street, Wagga Wagga 2650
Noleni Pty Ltd, 1 Bradley Avenue, Milsons Point 2061
Norman and Health, 433 Townsend Street, Albury, 2640
North James (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 1 River West Road, Parramatta 2150
North Sails (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 12 Polo Avenue, Mona Vale 2103
Northside Saddlery, 63 Bridge Street, North Lismore, 2480
Nu Wave Sail Design, 185 Lake Road, Port Macquarie, 2444

O'Brien, Michael (Saddlers) Pty Ltd, 14 Northcott Drive, Kotara, 2289
Olympic Sails, 224 Hartford Road, Brookvale 2100
On Line P.V. Canvas Products, 32 Airds Road, Minto, 2566
Orlos Handbags Pty. Ltd., 16 Foster Street, Surry Hills 2010
Outback Billy's Camping Warehouse, 59 Pacific Hwy, Tweed Heads South, 2486
Oxley Bros (Trading) Pty Ltd, 5 York Street Ingleburn 2565

P. & G. Tarps Pty Ltd, 11 Iris Street, Moree, 2400
Paddymade Sales Pty. Ltd., 9/247 Rawson Street, Auburn 2144
Paklite Pty. Ltd., 82 Bellingara Road, Miranda 2228
Pandiro Handbags Pty Ltd, 159 Wyndham Street, Alexandria, 2015
Paragold Distributors Pty Ltd, 671 Gardners Road, Mascot 2020
Park Lane Handbags Pty. Ltd., 75 Mary Street, St. Peters 2044
Partridge Manufacturing Co, 15 Wallsend Road, Sandgate, 2304
Peerless Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 52 Shepherd Street, Chippendale 2008
Pet Trading, Lot 18 Rudders La., Eastern Creek, 2766
Pharlap Stock Food, Lot 5 The Horsley Drive, Horsley Park, 2164
Phipps-Faire (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 11 Enterprise Avenue, Padstow 2211
Plumridge, B.G. & A. Saddlery, 12 Queen Street, Gloucester, 2422

Powergrip Industries NSW Pty Ltd, 5 Binney Road, Kings Park 2148

Premier Canvas Co, Shellharbour Road, Kemblewarra, 2505
Premier Luggage Co. Pty. Ltd., 151 Wyndham Street, Alexandria 2015
Prentice, Roy and Son Saddlers, 99a Isabela Street, Wingham, 2429
Pride Leather Products Pty. Ltd., 43 Chandos Street, Crows Nest 2065
Protector Safety Pty Ltd, 137 McGredie Road, GuildfoRoad, 2161

Quick Sew, 10 Lambert Street, BathurStreet, 2795

Robinson F. Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 797 Elizabeth Street, Zetland 2017
Rourke, John, 2 Regent St., Maitland 2320
Rural Bag & Sack Co Pty Ltd, 75 Dunheved Crs., St Mary's, 2760
Russel H.G. & J., 87a Cramptom Street, Wagga Wagga 2650

S and D Dunn, 30 Rawlins Road, Gerringong 2534
Saddlery Manufacturer, 20 Barnes Street, Tamworth 2340
Safe-N-Sound Pty. Ltd., Awaba Street, Lisarow 2251
Safety Fast Industrial Appareel Pty. Ltd., 11 Alban Street, Lidcombe 2141
Safetyman Pty. Ltd., 34 Harp St., Campsie 2194
Scala Leathergoods Pty Ltd, 14 Shirlow Street, Marrickville, 2204
Sheepskin Industries Pty. Ltd., 36 Folkstone Parade, Botany 2019
Sheepskin Specialities Pty Ltd, Norfolk Ave, Nowra, 2541
Sheldon Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 164 Cleveland Street, Chippendale 2008
Shoalhaven Sails & Covers, 25 Quinns La., Nowra South, 2541
Short, Ian Sails, Factory 11, 141 Taren Point Road, Caringbah, 2229
Siegling Australia Pty Ltd, Hall Street, Auburn, 2144
Sier, Marc Sailmakers, 13 Dale Street, Brookvale, 2100
Single Rope Technique, 9 Nelson Avenue, Padstow 2211
Skyhy Fashions, 36 Ricketty Street, Mascot 2020
Smith Copeland and Co. Pty. Ltd., 219 O'Riordan Street, Mascot 2020
Sobstad Aust Pty Ltd, 246 Harbord Road, Brookvale, 2100
South Coast Canvas & Vinyl, 20 Haigh Ave, Nowra, 2541
South Coast Leather, Princes Hwy, Cobargo, 2547
South Coast Sails & Sailboards, 147 Stafford Street, Gerroa, 2534
Southern Cross Flags, 8 Hannabus Place, Windsor 2756
Southside Blinds Pty Ltd, 158 Princes Hwy, Nowra South, 2541
Southside Upholstery and Canvas, 35 Bent Street, South Grafton, 2461
Sperling Enterprises Pty Ltd, 11 Helles Ave, Moorebank, 2170
Springwood Plastic Products, Springwood 2777
Stamford Industries Pty. Ltd., 2/6 Short Street, Brookvale 2253
Stern's Canvas Products Toy Mfgs., 198 Hume Highway, Cabramatta 2166
Stevens H. Pty. Ltd., 406 Crown Street, Surry Hills 2010
Stuart, Don & Sons Sutherland Saddlery, 685 Princes Hwy, Sutherland, 2232
Superior Harness Co, 2 Queensway, Blacktown, 2148
Swiss Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 23-25 Daking Street, Parramatta 2150
Swiss Leathergoods Pty Ltd, 15 Mason Street, North Parramatta 2150
Sydney Luggage Centre, 1145 Botany Road, Mascot 2020

Tanner, P. Sails, 111a Beaumont Street, Hamilton, 2303
Taree Markets, 154 Commerce Street, Taree, 2430

Taree Saddlery & Countrymans Outfitters, 51 Manning Street, Taree, 2430

Tentex Pty. Ltd., 90 Parramatta Road, Stanmore 2048
Texas Tents and Seat Covers Pty. Ltd., 90-94 Parramatta Road, Stanmore 2048
The Berry Saddlery, 119 Queen Street, Berry, 2535
The Canvas Co, 1 Doone Street, Barrack Heights, 2528
The Rail Saddlery, 243 Princes Hwy, Albion Park, 2527
The Repair Centre, 140 Sussex Street, Sydney 2000
Tilba Tannery, Bate Street, Central Tilba, 2546
Toormina Saddlery, Thomas G. & W., 42 Moonee Street, Coffs Harbour 2450
Trend Setters, 223-231 Botany Rd., Waterloo 2017
Tropical Canvas Pty. Ltd., 253 Victoria Road, Rydalmere 2116
Tumut Valley Whip Works & Saddlery, 5 Adelong Road, Tumut, 2720

Vermont Pty. Ltd., 46 Edward Street, Summer Hill 2130
Vickery Harold and Son, 209 Lake Road, Port Macquarie 2444
Village Court Saddlery, 10 Kenthurst Road, Round Corner, 2158

Weeks, W.T. Mfg. Pty. Ltd., Moxam Rd., Punchbowl 2196
West H., 418 Military Road, Mosman 2088
Willie Warne Canvas and Blind, 87a Magellan Street, Lismore, 2480
Windborne Sail Australia, 198 Victoria, Street, Taree, 2430
Windeyer's Saddleworld Australia, Port Stephens Street, Raymond Terrace, 2324
Windsor Products Pty Ltd, 124 Young Street, Carrington, 2294
Wholesale Canvas Company Pty Ltd, 250 Mitchell Road, Alexandria 2015

Xplorer, Hillsborough Road, Warners Bay, 2282

Zilco Products Pty. Ltd., 184 Salisbury Road, Camperdown 2050

VICTORIA

Actos Canvas Goods, 8 Pallet Street, Coburg 3058
Aerolyte Industries Pty Ltd, 547 Waterfale Road, Heidelberg West 3081
Airport Luggage (Australia), 96 Church Street, Richmond 3121
Airport Luggage, 24 Risley Street, Richmond 3121
Ajax Blinds, 22 William Street, Balaclava 3183
Allan Jim & Son Pty. Ltd., 68 South Road, Moorabbin 3189
Alpha Blinds, 492 Fullerton Road, Airport West 3042
Amalco Pty. Ltd., 2 Jack Road, Cheltenham 3192
Apex Belting, 268 Geelong Road, West Footscray 3102
Armeraal Conveyor Belting Pty Ltd, 6 Bate Drive, Braeside 3195
Arrow Leatherware, 59 Little Latrobe Street, Melbourne 3000
Artex Leathergoods, 1829 Ferntree Gully Road, Ferntree Gully 3156
Atlas Handbags Co., 178 Carlisle Street, St. Kilda 3182
Attard C. & R., 9 Peters Drive, Cheltenham 3192
Australian Chamber of Manufactures, 370 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004

Bambi Leathergoods, 466 Swanston Street, Carlton, 3053
Bay Line Canvas, 900 Mountain Highway, Bayswater 3153
Bea Pets Pty Ltd, 33a Clifford Street, Huntingdale, 3167
Brown and Dureau, Cnr. Ireland and Cavanaugh Streets, Sth. Melbourne 3205
Buckman John, 168 Johnston Street, Collingwood 3066

C E Bartleti Pty Ltd, Ring Road, Wendouree 3350
Cahill E.J., 456 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168
Calmondo, 60 High Street, Preston, 3072
Campbell & Johnson Pty. Ltd., 139 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
Campbell and Heeps Pty. Ltd., 80 Highbury Road, Burwood 3125
Carroll and Richardson Flags 2000, 188 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn 3103
Catts Alfred and Co., 87 Roden Street, West Melbourne 3003
Champion A. & Sons, 86 Ireland Street, West Melbourne 3003
Champion Canvas, 86 Ireland Street, West Melbourne 3003
Constanidis M., 104 Johnston Street, Collingwood 3066
County Sport, 56-58 Shafton Street, Huntingdale, 167
Courtier Products (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 13 Church Street, Hawthorn 3122
Customade Sheepskin Products, Factory 6, 1829 Ferntree Gully Road, Ferntree Gully, 3156

Dandy Leathergoods Pty. Ltd., 19 Regent Street, Prahran 3181
Dee Jay Canvas, 386 Spencer Street, West Melbourne 3003
Diamond Creek Rug Co Pty Ltd, 22 Elizabeth Street, Diamond Creek, 3089

Evan Evans Blinds, 680 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000
Evan Evans Flags Pty. Ltd., 680 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000
Evan Evans Hire Pty. Ltd., 680 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000
Evan Evans Pty. Ltd., 220 Albion Street, Brunswick 3056
Everlite Travel Goods Pty Ltd, 24 Ford Crescent, Thornbury 3071

Fleecraft Industries, 211 Bay Street, Brighton, 3186
Freedom Canvas, 894 Mountain Highway, Bayswater 3153
Friee W.J., 243 Nicholson Street, Footscray 3011
Future Blinds, 601 North Road, Ormond 3204

Gelex Handbags Nominees Pty. Ltd., 241 Carlisle Street, Balaclava 3183

Hart (Aust) Pty Ltd Hartan Division, cnr Pipe and Stanley Rds, North Laverton, 3026
Heffernan A., 12 Caroben Avenue, Vermont 3133
Hemco, Ring Road, Ballarat, 3500
Holiday Equipment Pty. Ltd., 850 Sydney Road, Coburg 3058
Horizon Sailmakers Pty Ltd, 2 Noyes Street, Sandringham 3191
Howdens, 886 North Road EaStreet, Bentleigh 3204

Ingbritson, 283 Albert Street, Brunswick 3056
International Saddlery Co., 7 Argent Street, Ringwood 3134

Jordan Leathergoods, 436 Smith Street, Collingwood 3066

Kingsley Pty. Ltd., 150 Waverley Road, Malvern East 3144

Lambkin Products, 33 Simpson Street, Kyneton, 3444
Luxaflex, 504 Fullarton Road, East Keilor 3033
Lyrebird Sports, 75 Queensbridge Street, South Melbourne 3205

Madison Belts, 39-47 Market Street, South Melbourne 3205
Maltra Trading Company, 657 Mulgrave Road, Mulgrave 3170

Mara Fashions, 310 Toorak Road, South Yarra, 3141

Mariana Leathergoods, 54 Vincent Avenue, St. Albans 3021
Mattson Saddlery, 7 Green Street, Doveton, 3177
Morgan W.M. and Co. Pty. Ltd., 2 Tolga Court, Bayswater 3153
Morrisons Australia, 462 Chapel Street, South Yarra, 3141
Mulder G.V. Aust. Pty. Ltd., 825 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East 3145

Namco, 468-502 Princes Highway, Harrisfield 3174

O'Deas Saddlery, 92 High Street, Shepparton 3630
On-Site Canvas Company, 81 Sackville Street, Collingwood 3066
Outgear, 12 Williamson Road, Maribyrnong 3032

Palmer H.K., 88 Hoddle Street, Collingwood 3066
Paragon Footwear Manufacturing, 34 Stanley Street, Collingwood 3066
Parrell Leather, 54 Down Street, Collingwood, 3066
Philadelphia Pty. Ltd., 24 Dover Street, Richmond 3134
Platypus Sporting Goods (Dave Brown Pty Ltd), 365 Plenty Road, Preston, 3072
Protector Sureguard Pty. Ltd., 1245 Sydney Road, Fawkner 3060

Record Leather Manufacturing AuStreet, P.O. Box 39, Preston, 3072
Regal Seat Covers Pty Ltd, 8 Sherwood Crt, Wantirna South, 3152
Reptile Leathers, Hardware Street, Melbourne 3000
Roman Leathergoods, 48 William Street, Balaclava 3183
Ross Faulkner, 157 Ballantyre Street, Northcote 3070

Spalding Australia, 18-24 Corporate Avenue, Rowville 3178
Sherrins T.W., 480 Ballarat Road, Sunshine 3020
Simpson Gloves Pty. Ltd., 488 Victoria Street, Richmond 3121
Stagg Leathergoods, 44 Mary Street, Preston, 3072
Stay Safe, 461 High Street, Preston, 3072

Tebbs Canvas Products Pty. Ltd., Futura Road, Dandenong 3175
Terrilex Fischer Pty. Ltd., 76 Reglan Street, Preston 3072
Thompson A.G., 531 Nepean Highway, Brighon 3186
Tosca Leathergoods, 8-10 Shearson Crescent, Mentone 3194
Travel World Leather Goods, 646-648 Sydney Road, Coburg 3058

Vanbeer Leathergoods, 26 Malvern Street, Bayswater 3153
Verosol (Vic.) Pty. Ltd., 492 Fullarton Road, Keilor 3036

Whitney Green Hand Bags, 53 Stewart Street, Richmond, 3121
Wyett Manufacturer Pty. Ltd., 21 Bellarine Street, Geelong 3120

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

AAA Tarp Service, 26 Cormack Road, Wingfield 5013
A S Horne Consolidated Pty Ltd, 94A Prospect Street, Prospect 5082
Abby Canvas, 405 Grand Junction Road, Wingfield 5013
Academy Tarps, Unit 1 Railway Terrace, Wingfield 5013

Ace Fitness Mats, 345 Montacute Road, Athelstone 5076

Adelaide Leather Goods Pty. Ltd., 689 Port Road, Woodville 5011
Adelaide Tarp Specialists, 160 Francis Road, Wingfield 5013
American Western Supplies, Main North Road, Smithfield 5114
Annexe Specialists Sales and Hire, 113 Dyson Road, Christies Beach 5165
Artemus Fur Products, 22 North Parade, Royal Park 5014
Atleveat Tent and Canvas Works, O'Sullivan Beach Road, Lonsdale 5160
Austral Tent and Canvas Products Pty. Ltd., 310 Port Road, Hindmarsh 5007

Bonnetts Saddlery, 129 Currie Street, Adelaide 5000
Boot's Camping (S.A.) Pty. Ltd., 213 Main North Road, Sefton Park 5083
Burge Skin Exports Pty Ltd, 15 Francis Road, Wingfield, 5013

C.T. Tarps, 17 Aberdeen Street, Port Adelaide 5015
Camden Park Saddlery, 94 Bowker Street, Waradale 5046
Cameron Canvas Pty. Ltd., 23 Donegal Road, Lonsdale 5160
Camping Centre of Flinders Rangers, 300 Gilles Street, Adelaide 5000
Canvas Converter Co., 66 Daws Road, Edwardstown 5039
Canvas Repair Co., 26 Swanwick Street, Henley beach 5022
Canvasware Products, 30 Osborne Road, North Haven 5018
Christies Camping and Outdoor Centre, 133 Beach Road, Christies Beach 5165
Colonial Leather Goods, 116 Brown Terrace, Salisbury 5108
Courier Luggage Pty. Ltd., 2 Turnbull Place, Brompton 5007
Cowden W. & Co., 606 Port Road, Allenby Gardens 5009
Cowling Western Saddlery, 383a Payneham Road, Marsden 5070

D. & B. Saddlery Agency, 45 Bains Road, Morphett Vale 5162
Dayan Leather Goods, 689 Port Road, Woodville 5011
Daylite Industries, Gattes Road, Hackham 5163
De Luxe Leather Goods, 7 Grace Road, Darlington 5047
Delta Blinds Co., 38 Gladstone Avenue, Magill 5072
Delta Leather Goods, 369 Railway Terrace, Osborne 5017
Deluxe Leathergoods, 75 Manton Street, Hindmarsh 5007
Doncraft, 12 Dawkins Avenue, Seaton 5023

E.G.'s Sporting Equipment, 335 Prospect Road, Blair Athol. 5084
Emmerson's, 154 Marion Road, Richmond West 5033
Era Leather Products Pty. Ltd., 2 Turnbull Place, Brompton 5007

Fabric Products, 1 Brandwood Street, Royal Park 5014
Flinders Camping, 300 Gilles Street, Adelaide 5000
Fries Robert Saddlery, 723b Lower North East Road, Paradise 5075

Hall's Canvas Goods, Cottage Lane, Hackham 5163
Harris Leather Goods, 2 Charles Street, Norwood 5067
Hills Horse Jump Supplies 2a Dudley Road, Kensington 5068
Hutton L.W. & Co. Pty. Ltd., 208 Rundle Street, Adelaide 5000

International Camping, 824 Main North Road, Pooraka 5096

Jackson & Heilson Pty Ltd, 26 Ramsay Ave, HillcreStreet, 5086

Johnston's Don Case Craft Pty. Ltd., 149 Frome Street, Adelaide 5000
Judd F.M., 6 Gawler Street, Seaview Downs 5049

Kastoria Fur Products, 45 West Thebarton Road, Thebarton 5031
Kuys H.A., 115 Frederick Street, Welland 5007

M & L. Vinyl Cosmetics Repairs, 2 Allen Place, Adelaide 5000
Major Ken Pty. Ltd., 25 Pinn Street, St Marys 5042
Marlborough Park Saddlery, Main Road, Woodside 5244
Martin C.J. Industries Pty. Ltd., 359 Regency Road, Prospect 5082
Matten L.G., 11 Duthy Street, Unley 5061
McCoy Mick Pty, Ltd., 203 Rundle Street, Adelaide 5000
McLaren Vale Saddlery and Fodder, 231 Main Road, McLaren Vale 5171
Michell, G.H. & Sons Pty Ltd, P.O. Box 1739, Adelaide, 5001
Morrisons of Euroa, 145a Rundle Mall, Adelaide 5000
Mount Barker Saddlery, 14 Gawler Street, Mount Barker 5251
Northern Saddlery, 145c Main North Road, Nailsworth 5083

One Tree Hill Saddlery and Country Gear, Blacktop Road, One Tree Hill 5114

Pacific Leather Goods, 39 Humphries Terrace, Kilkenny 5009

Quin's Canvas Goods Pty. Ltd., 10 Kyle Place, Port Adelaide 5015

Reuben's Camping Centre Pty. Ltd., 184 Main North Road, Prospect 5082

S.A. & N.T. Agencies, 10 Marlborough Street, College Park 5069
S.A. Equestrian Centre, Wellington Road, Wistow 5251
Sar Major Camping and Outdoor Centre, 27 Pinn Street, St. Marys 5042
Season Master, 21 Starr Avenue, Plympton North 5037
Silver Spur Saddlery, 212 Main South Road, Morphett Vale 5162
Sotiropolus F., 18 Salop Street, Beulah Park 5067
Stewart K. T.. Pty. Ltd., 151 Richmond Road, Richmond 5033

Universal Canvas Products Pty. Ltd., 98 Regency Road, Ferryden Park 5010
Viscount Caravans Enfield, 327 Main North Road, Enfield 5085
Wibo Sales Pty. Ltd., 46 Jacobsen Crescent, Holden Hill 5088
Williams R.M. Pty. Ltd., 5 Percy Street, Prospect 5082
Wormald Canvas, 15 Jennifer Avenue, Ridgehaven 5097
Yandala Manufacturing, 102 Brown Terrace, Salisbury 5108

QUEENSLAND

Abgal Liners and Covers, 56 Magnesium Drive, Marsden 4132
Abgal Pty. Ltd. 15 Randall Street, Slacks Creek 4127
ABS, 109 Victor Street, Holland Park 4121
Accurate Blinds and Awnings, 27 Huntingdon Street, Clontarf 4019
Adana Leathergoods Pty Ltd, 119 Robertson Street, Fortitude Valley 4006
Adsett, 73 Vulture Street, West End 4101

Allwood Sails, 154 Springacre Road, Thornlands 4164

Annex Accessories Pty. Ltd., 17 Burke Street, Wolloongabba 4102
Artex Leathergoods Co Pty Ltd, 10 Johnstone Road, Brendale 4500
Asta Industries, 102 City Road, Beenleigh 4207
Australian American Allpro, 318 Montague Road, West End 4101
Autarky (R B & N R Ross), 68 Armstrong Road, Cannon Hill 4170
Award Canvas and Vinyl, 23 Robinson Road, Geebung 4034

Bill Westaways, 3 Burke Street, Wynnum 4178
BJs Saddlery, Tamarind Street, Marsden 4132
Bobs Canvas Co, 28 Springwood Street, Underwood 4119
Bob's Canvas Co., 28 Springwood Road, Underwood 4119
Boomerang Canvas Specialists, P.O. Box 176, Salisbury North 4107
Brian Brown Saddlery, 491 Progress Road, Wacol 4076
Brian Brown's Saddlery, 24 Begonia Street, Inala 4077
Brisbane Leather Goods, P.O. Box 56, Wolloongabba 4102
Brisbane Saddlery, 3408 Pacific Highway, Slacks Creek 4127
Browns Blinds and Screens, 18 Central Court, Browns Plains 4118
Bushmaster Products, Mathew Crescent, Burpengary 4505
Buxton Leathergoods Aust. Pty. Ltd., 138 Albert Street, Brisbane 4000

C A Stephan Pty Ltd, 201 Sandgate Road, Albion 4010
Campa & Canopy Centre, Cnr. Annie & Eveline Streets, Coopers Plains 4108
Canvas and Vinyl Specialists, 4 Johnstone Road, Brendale 4500
Carlo Pty. Ltd., 158 Boundary Street, West End 4101
Consolidated Blind Industries, 51 Paradise Avenue, Miami 4220
Cossart C., Russel Street, Toowoomba 4350
Crawford D. & K., Lot 2, Logan River Road, Waterford 4206
Custom Canvas, 174 Boniface Street, Coopers Plains 4108

D & R Tarpaulin Services Pty Ltd, 84 Anton Street, Hemmant 4174
D R Walsh & Co, 321 Wishart Road, Mt Gravatt 4122
D. & R. Tarpaulin Services Pty. Ltd., 26 Dagenham Road, Lytton 4178
Dalton T., 343 Nudgee Road, Hendra 4011
Davis Leather Goods, RAAF Base, Amberley 4306
Dennis H.A. and Sons, 23 Clermont Street, Emerald 4720
Docherty H., William Street, Rockhampton 4700
Dolan Enterprises, 9 Knight Street, Redcliffe 4020
Donnys Horse Products, Lot 10, A Dobson Road, Narangba 4504
Duro Travelgoods Qld. Pty. Ltd., 25 Buchanan Street, Brisbane 4000

Eagle Canvas Pty Ltd, Chippendall Street, Milton 4064
Eagle Canvas Specialists Pty. Ltd., Chippendall Street, Milton 4064
Ede C. Pty. Ltd., Sturt Street, Townsville 4810
Edec Pty Ltd, 15 McIlwraith Street, South Townsville 4810
Edwards Taylor Street Saddlery, 152 Taylor Street, Toowoomba 4350
Elliatt R.E. & Son Pty. Ltd., 61 Robinson Road, Nundah 4012
Elliott R.E. and Sons, 20 Union Street, Nundah 4012

F.M.S. Belt Manufacturing, 9 Nardoo Street, Fortitude Valley 4006
Fairweather Canvas Co. Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 314, Maryborough 4650

Finn Blinds, Pacific Highway, Slacks Creek 4127

Foxcraft Flags, 125 Wellington Road, East Brisbane 4169
Fraser Sails (Qld.) Pty. Ltd., 36 Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley 4006

Gardiner's Saddlery Co., 120 Lutwyche Road, Windsor 4030
Geopackers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd, 22 Wellington Road, Woollongabba 4102
Geo Pickers (Bne) Pty Ltd, Cnr Wellington Road & Trafalgar Street, Woolloongabba 4102
Glenn McShannon, 15 Castle Street, Browns Plains 4118
Goldpearl Pty Ltd, 37 Murdoch Crescent, Acacia Ridge 4110

Hamilton Jack Pty. Ltd., 124 Glenora Street, Wynnum 4178
Harper Canvas, 131 Main Beach Road, Pinkenba 4008
Hill Syd & Sons Pty. Ltd., 320 Fison Avenue, Eagle Farm 4007
Hood Sailmakers, 124 Glenora Street, Wynnum 4178
Horizon Sail Structures, 162 Scarborough Street, Southport 4215
Horse Country Enterprises, Jacob's Well Road, Beenleigh 4207
Horse N Round, Mt Glorious Road, Samford 4520

Image Blinds, 2095 Gympie Road, Bald Hills 4036
Image Blinds, 23 Oleander Street, Redcliffe 4020
Industrial Canvasses, 136 Robinson Road, Geebung 4034
Ipswich Saddlery & Camping, 10 Wharf Street, Ipswich 4305

J & N Canvas, 18 Hamilton Street, Northgate 4013
J J Muller & Co Pty Ltd, 1 Warmington Street, Paddington 4064
James Saddlery, Unit 5 Wyllie Pl, Paisley Drive, Lawton 4501
James Wholesale & Retail Saddlery, South Pine Road, Strathpine 4500
John Gardiner Saddler, 48 Costello Place, Stafford Heights 4053
Jolly & Batchelor Pty Ltd, 17 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane 4101
Judy Spa Covers, Shop 5, 42-46 Lawrence Drive, Nerang 4211
Just-In Leather, Latchem Drive, Caloundra 4551

Kamols Membrane Structures, 18 Merivale Street, South Brisbane 4101
Kerrys Tarpaulin Repairs, 40 Loudoun Road, Dalby 4405
Kevin Jones & Co, 53a Grigg Street, Ravenshoe 4872
Kingma Pty. Ltd., 17 Downs Street, North Ipswich 4305

Leather and Rubber Industries, 23 Milson Street, Coorparoo 4151
Leutennegger L. Pty. Ltd., 124 Charlotto Street, Brisbane 4000
Lewin W., 17 Dixon Street, Wooloowin 4030
Lidgard Sails (Queensland) Pty. Ltd., Sail Loft, 20 Railway Street, Southport 4215
Lyn-Di Leather, 114 Shorncliffe Parade, Shorncliffe 4017

M & M Tarp Repairs, Ziegenfusz Road, Thornlands 4164
Mackay Dist. Canegrowers' Co-op Society, Wood Street, Mackay 4740
Manders Sails, 52 Clarence Street, Coorparoo 4151
Manson Leather, 32 Matheson Street, Virginia 4014
Maths & Co Pty Ltd, 67 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane 4000
Maths & Co. Pty. Ltd., 13 Mary Street, Brisbane 4000
Mick Willis Bushman's Saddlery & Harness, 8 Hill Street, Toowoomba 4350
Mt Isa Saddle Repairs, 187 Camooweal Street, Mount Isa 4825

N J Canvas, Anzac Avenue, Drayton, Toowoomba 4350

Oakill Saddlery, 10 Rutherford Street, Stafford Heights 4053

P M Wade Leather Goods, 80 Lamington Avenue, Ascot 4007
Pantomime Pty Ltd, T/A Princess Direct, 95 Mina Parade, Newmarket 4051
Paul Power Leather Art Australia, 67 Araluen Street, Kedron 4031
Pickers Geo. and Co. Pty. Ltd., 22 Wellington Road, East Brisbane 4000
Pisces Leathercraft, 22 Orange Street, Runcorn 4113
Power D.J. and Co., Margaret Street, Toowoomba 4350
Premier Sports Nets, 298 Levitt Road, Ferny Grove 4055
Prestige Blinds & Awnings, Pintu Drive, Loganholme 4119
Primier Blinds Pty. Ltd., 84 Lutwyche Road, Windsor 4030
Pryde Neil (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 242 Royal Esplanade, Manly 4179

Q Sails Pty. Ltd., 12 Quay Street, Bulimba 4171
Queensland Case Agencies, 408 Milton Road, Auchenflower 4066
Queensland Gaskets, 18 Jaybel Street, Salsbury 4107
Queensland Saddlery Co, 22 Stanley Street, Strathpine 4500
Queensland Saddlery Co., 22 Stanley Street, Strathpine 4500
Queensland Safety Pty. Ltd., 73 Macrossan Avenue, Norman Park 4170

R J Copeland Pty Ltd, 17-19 Burke Street, Woolloongabba 4102
Regal Spectacle Cases, P.O. Box 45, Indooroopilly 4068
Regal Optical Pty Ltd, Priority Street, Wacol 4076
Regeling B. J., 487 Main Road, Wellington Point 4160
Relyans & Lanhams Qld, 24 Finsbury Street, Newmarket 4051
Reyland and Lanhams Pty. Ltd., 183 Mary Street, Brisbane 4000
Rheem Aust. Ltd., 51 Heaton Street, Rocklea 4106
Rock Bottom Marine Pty Ltd, 443 Esplanade, Manly 4179

Sailmart Australia Pty. Ltd., Cnr. Maud Street and Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead 4006
Saxby Sails, 148 Trouts Road, Everton Park 4053
Shade King Blinds and Awnings, Unit 5 58 Bullockhead Street, Sumner Park 4074
Sloane David Canvas & Upholstery, 86 Herbert Street, Slacks Creek 4127
Sondergeld Leather Industries, 92 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo 4151
Sondergold J.G. and Co., 92 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo 4151
Spranklin Allan T. & Co. Pty. Ltd., 11 Bond Street, West End 4101
Stadium, 1323 Lytton Road, Hemmant 4174
Stanfast Annexe, Gumpie Road, Tinana 4650
Star Canvas Co, Cnr Medway & Shobury Street, Rocklea 4106
Star Canvas Co., Cnr. Medway & Shoebury Streets, Rocklea 4106
Steeden Holdings Pty. Ltd., 1847 Lytton Road, Lytton 4178
Steeden Sports Pty Ltd, Unit 1 31 Thompson Street, Bowen Hills 4006
Stephen C.A. Pty. Ltd., 201 Sandgate Road, Albion 4010
Structureflex Australia, 18 Chetwynd Street, Loganholme 4129
Sun 'n' Surf International, 5 Basalt Street, Geebung 4034
Sundown Rope & Cordage Products, 30 Grenfell Street, Mt Gravatt 4122
Sunset Canvas, 341 Taylor Street, Toowoomba 4350
Syd Hill & Sons Pty Ltd, 310 Fison Avenue, Eagle Farm 4007

T Dalton, 343 Nudgee Road, Hendra 4011

The House of Antoni, 51 Odra Street, Camira 4300
The House of Hughes, 1191 Anzac Avenue, Petrie 4502
Toowoomba Saddlery, PO Box 6020, Toowoomba West 4350
Tosca Travel Goods Aust Pty Ltd, 11d/1 Albert Avenue, Broadbeach 4218
Town & Country Blinds, 8 Production Street, Beenleigh 4207
Travelite Enterprise Pty Ltd, 58 Wecker Road, Mansfield 4122

V.I.P. Leather Fashion Accessories, 803 Logan Road, Holland Park 4121
VP Industries, 5-7 Binary Street, Yatala 4207
Varco Holdings Pty. Ltd., 423 Wondall Road, Tingalpa 4173
Varco Products Pty. Ltd., Leathergoods Manufacturers, 423 Wondall Road, Tingalpa 4173

Walsh D.R., 321 Wishart Road, Mt. Gravatt 4122
Williams Peter & Co. Pty.Ltd., 12 Spenlow Street, West Chermside 4032
Wingarra Pty Ltd, 33 Curtain Avenue, Eagle Farm 4007
Wingarra Pty. Ltd., 135 Bonney Avenue, Clayfield 4011
Wright George, Flanders Street, Salisbury 4107

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

A & B Leather and Canvas Pty Ltd, PO Box 243, Cloverdale 6105
A. & B. Leather and Canvas Manufacturers, 59 Felspar Street, Welshpool 6106
Acme Canvas Pty. Ltd., 164 Beechboro Road, Bayswater 6053
Aerobic & Gym Mat Specialists, 4 Herndon Close, Cannington 6107
Allianz MFG Industries, 4/15 Prindiville Drive, Wangara 6065
Allianz MFG Industries, 57 Robinson Avenue, Belmont 6104
Anderson Sailmakers, 4 Eddington Road, Warwick 6024
Artex Leathergoods Co Pty Ltd, 18 Boag Road, Morley 6062
Astor Bag Co. Pty. Ltd., 131 Kensington Street, East Perth 6000
Australian Saddlery, Great Eastern Highway, (Cnr Beverley Terrace), South Guildford WA 6055

Bates Saddlery Pty. Ltd., 430 Newcastle Street, Perth 6000
Beaver F.R., 322 Stirling Highway, Claremont 6010
Beavers's Canvas Goods & Marquee Hire, 43 Carrington Street, Nedlands 6009
Bee Jays Canvas Co, 85E Beechboro Road, (Cnr Maurice Street), Bayswater WA 6053
Bonds Blinds & Awnings, 10 Stockdale Road, O'Connor 6163
Bonds Blinds & Awnings, 15 Irvine Drive, Malaga 6062
Burley Sports Pty. Ltd., 1-3 Absolon Street, Melville 6156
Burley-Sekem Pty Ltd, 4 Augusta Street, Willetton 6155

Cargills Pty. Ltd., 80 Burwood Street, Victoria Park 6100
Cunderdin Upholstery Service, Lot 76, Main Street, Cunderdin 6407

Darling Range Saddlery, Lot 2 Great Northern Highway, Bullsbrook 6084
Decorshades, Midland Enterprise Centre, Cnr Great Eastern Highway & Viveash Street, Midland 6056
Dial A Car Seat Covers, 77 Redcliffe Avenue, Balga 6061
Durrants & Freemantle Bag Co, 226 Hampton Road, South Fremantle 6162
Durrants and Fremantle Bag Co., 226 Hampton Road, South Fremantle 6162

Eagle Sports, 25 Royal Street, East Perth, 6000

Eagle Sports, 25 Royal Street, East Perth 6004
Econtarps, 73 Beechboro Road, Bayswater 6053
Europa-Saddlery, 1808 Albany Highway, Kenwick 6107

Fisher Leather Products, 14 Bunya Street, Noranda 6062

Gleneagles Saddlery, 4 Keats Road, Armadale 6112
Goldpearl Pty Ltd, 6 Augusta Street, Willetton 6155
Green's Jack Canvas Works Pty. Ltd., 1136 Albany Highway, Bentley 6102

Hood Sailmakers (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 49 McCoy Street, Myaree 6154
Hood Sailmakers (WA), Stirling Highway, (Cnr Goldsworthy Road), Claremont WA 6010

Jones Blind & Awning Pty Ltd, 9 Joel Terrace, East Perth 6004

Lewis Leather, 949 Wellington Street, West Perth 6005
Lidgard Sails, 177 South Terrace, Fremantle 6160

Malcom's Saddlery Repairs, 430 Newcastle Street, Perth 6000
Mallabones Pty. Ltd., 2 Dowd Street, Welshpool 6106
Mayfair Leather Goods (Aust) Co, 2 Ramsey Close, Noranda 6062
Morley Canvas, Unit 3, 156 Beechboro Road, Bayswater 6053
Morris M. and Co., 177 Brisbane Street, Perth 6000
MSA (Aust) Pty Ltd, 29 Sarich Court, Osborne Park 6017

Neptune Leathers Pty Ltd, 149 Colin Street, West Perth 6005
Norwest Leisure Products, 204 Whatley Crescent, Maylands 6051

P.G.W. Leathercraft, 164 Peninsula Road, Maylands 6051
Phil Harris Sails Spars & Marine, 23 Carrington Street, Nedlands 6009
Phoenix Leathercraft, Shop 19, Pioneer World, Armadale 6112
Prestige Sheepskin and Lambswool Products, Unit 9, 10 Stanford Way, Malaga 6062

Rite Lite Blinds, 4/10 Pitt Way, Booragoon 6154
Rolly Tasker Sails Pty Ltd, 15 McCabe Street, North Fremantle 6159

Scaffa (Australia), 8 Lefroy Street, South Fremantle, 6159
Sheridan Sails, 886 Canning Highway, Applecross 6153
Smith Copel and (W.A.) Pty. Ltd., Cnr. Campbell Street & Robinson Avenue, Belmont 6104
Stuart Bell Sails, 23 Carrington Street, Nedlands 6009

Tailored Sheepskin Seatcovers, 530 Albany Way, Victoria Park 6100
Tarpic Industries, 75 Kurnall Road, Welshpool 6106
Tasker Rolly Pty. Ltd., 43 Swan Street, North Fremantle 6159
Taylor J.N. and Co. Limited, 39 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle 6160
Tent Manufacturers & Repairs, 264 Albany Highway, Victoria Park 6100
Top Gun Shearing Supplies, U6/2 Carson Road, Malaga 6062
Total Tarpaulins, 216 Canning Highway, South Perth 6151

Tropical Traders Ltd., 39 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle 6160

Trufit Car Seat Covers, 14 Twickenham Road, Victoria Park 6100
Tudor House, 286 Albany Highway, Victoria Park 6100

WA Sailmakers, 20 Mews Road, Fremantle 6160
WA Travel Goods Pty Ltd, 98 Howe Street, Osborne Park 6017
West Coast Sails, 92 Stirling Highway, North Fremantle 6159
Wylde's Vertical Drapes, 19 Rudloc Road, Morely 6062

TASMANIA

Charles Vince and Son, 94 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 7000
Evans Evans (Tas.) Pty. Ltd., 33 Birth Avenue, Newstead 7250
Fraser Sails Pty Ltd, 21 Morrison Street, Hobart 7000

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Aldetle Screenprinters and Wholesalers, 18 Kidman Street, Alice Springs 0870

Centre Canvas and Upholstery, Smith Street, Alice Springs 5750
Craft Centre The, 47 Smith Street, Darwin 5790
Crocodile Farms NT Pty Ltd, Stuart Hwy, Noonamah, 0835

Dabsco Pty. Ltd., Lot 1546 Winnellie Road, Winnellie 5789

Hampshire Canvas, 66 Albatross Street, Winnellie 5789
Humpty Doo Canvas Services, Kennedy Road, Noonamah, 0837

Jim's Trims, 66 Albatross Street, Winnellie, 0820

Northern Caravans and Marine, 4 Stuart Highway, Darwin 5790

Sail Loft The, Albatross Street, Winnellie 5789
Shade & Shelter Canvas, Lot 1158, 23 Georgina Crs., Palmerston, 0830

Territory Motor Trimmers & Upholsterers, 29 Bishop Street, Stuart Park, 0820
Territory Transport Sales Pty. Ltd., Albatross Street, Winnellie 5789

Wharton Matt Saddlery, P.O. Box 2876, Alice Springs 5750

ROPING-IN AWARD NO. 1 OF 2000

[Roping-in Award No. 1 of 2000 inserted by S6401 ppc 22May00]

1 - TITLE

This award shall be known as the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers - (Roping -in Award No. 1) Award 2000.

2 - PARTIES BOUND

This award shall be binding upon:

a) The Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, its officers and members; and
b) Aussie Bush Pty Ltd, 7 Campbell Street Yarraville, Victoria 3013
c) Brett Products, 67 Carnarvon Street, Silverwater, NSW 2128
d) Academy Tarps Pty Ltd, 18 - 20 Railway Terrace (Cnr Hanson Road) Wingfield, SA 5013
e) Garlock Pty Ltd, 10 Willis Street, Arncliffe, NSW 2205
f) Pulleys Pty Ltd, 576 Boundary Road, Archerfield Qld 4108
g) Sewles Manufacturing Pty Ltd, 3 University Place, Clayton, North Victoria 3168

in respect of their employees, whether members of the union or not, engaged in the performance of work within the scope of the award.

3 - APPLICATION

Subject to that which is otherwise provided in this award, the provisions of the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ Award 1999, as varied from time to time, shall apply.

4 - OPERATION

This award shall come into force from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 22 May 2000 and shall remain in force for a period of six months.

DECLARATION - NORTHERN TERRITORY

[Common rule declared by H7046 from 13Jan89]

1. The Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers Award 1985 as varied to date shall be a common rule in the industry throughout the Northern Territory of the industries and/or industrial pursuits engaged in or in connection with the manufacture, alteration or repair of the following articles, including woolled lamb, or sheepskins, articles made from woolled skins or furred skins such as spindle mobs, paint roller sleeves, dusters, playsuits, soft toys, woolskin and furred skin toys, clicking, cutting by hand or machine, or in the making or repairing of saddles, saddle trees, harness, collars and rugs for horses and other animals, bridles, fly-veils and strappings, whips, whip-thongs, machine belting, respirators or gas masks of leather, canvas, fabric or other like material, trunks, welders or similar masks, bags, portmanteaux, travel goods, suit or attache cases, braces of all descriptions, belts, razor stops, watch straps, suspenders, sporting goods of canvas, leather or like material, travellers sample cases of all descriptions, slither cans, bicycle and other saddles of all descriptions, musical covered wireless or covered gramaphone or transistor or radio cases, surgical and spectacle cases of all descriptions, ladies' evening bags, ladies' handbags, handbags of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, pannier bags, making up and/or fitting zippers or fasteners where made within the industry, wallets, purses, pouches, folio or folio covers of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, leather or fabric gloves and mitts of all descriptions, leggings, hat leathers, designing leather coats, leather hats or caps, playsuits or leather or fabric, artificial limbs and appliances, including surgical belts and surgical supports of leather, canvas webbing or other like material, sails, tents, tarpaulins, riggings, flags, nosebags, waterbags, weather cloths, dodgers, canvas duck or calico bags of all descriptions, blinds of all descriptions inside or out, mast coats, awnings, sail covers, canvas, duck, fabric or calico covers of all descriptions, canvas or coir save-alls, all types of beach shelters from canvas, calico or like materials, covering beach, bookmakers and tractors umbrellas with canvas or like materials, slings of all descriptions, windsails, hose of all descriptions (excluding rubber hose), covers for wings of aeroplanes, or component parts of aeroplanes of canvas, sail, duck, fabric or other like material, parachutes, parachute harness, car head rest covers, and car seats made from leather or any substitutes for leather, car safety harness of leather, sail, duck, canvas, webbing or other like material, aeroplane hangar, sheds (Belman or others), components of aeroplane hangars, sheds or houses of canvas, fabric or other material, mail bags, canvas ice cream containers, and/or shippers, fenders, cargo nets, shipsgear, life jackets, coverings of lifebuoy, marquees, skillions, binding and conveyor aprons, gaskets and washers of leather, canvas or other like material, industrial spindle polishing mops, where made within the industry, camp beds, deck chairs, camp furniture, rope or wire splicing, canvas boot coverings, and all classes of goods (other than boots, shoes, sandals and slippers) made from leather, pelts, fabric canvas, fibre or vulcanised fibre, webbing, used in the industries, also designing, clicking, cutting by hand or machine and machining in all sections and spraying.

2. The declaration shall not apply to:

(i) the Australian Government in respect of employees under the Public Service Act 1922;

(ii) any employer in respect of employees covered by a determination made under the Public Service Arbitration Act 1920;

(iii) any employer in respect of employees covered by the Northern Territory Public Service Act 1976;

(iv) any employer in respect of any employee covered by any other award or agreement made under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904.

3. The foregoing declaration shall operate from midnight of 13 January 1989.

DECLARATION - VICTORIA

[Award declared common rule by PR953775 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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ Award 1999, 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 the industries and/or industrial pursuits engaged in or in connection with the manufacture, alteration or repair of the following articles, including woolled lamb, or sheepskins, articles made from woolled skins or furred skins such as spindle mops, paint roller sleeves, dusters, playsuits, soft toys, woolskin and furred skin toys, clicking, cutting by hand or machine, or in the making or repairing of saddles, saddle trees, harness, collars and rugs for horses and other animals, bridles, fly-veils and strappings, whips, whip-thongs, machine belting, respirators or gas masks of leather, canvas, fabric or other like material, trunks, welders or similar masks, bags, portmanteaux, travel goods, suit or attache cases, braces of all descriptions, belts, razor straps, watch straps, suspenders, sporting goods of canvas, leather or like material, travellers sample cases of all descriptions, slither cans, bicycle and other saddles of all descriptions, musical, covered wireless or covered gramophone or transistor or radio cases, surgical and spectacle cases of all descriptions, ladies' evening bags, ladies' handbags, handbags of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, panier bags, making up and/or fitting zippers or fasteners where made within the industry, wallets, purses, pouches, folio or folio covers of all descriptions including metal mesh or any like material, leather or fabric gloves and mitts of all descriptions, leggings, hat leathers, designing leather coats, leather hats or caps, playsuits of leather or fabric, artificial limbs and appliances, including surgical belts and surgical supports of leather, canvas webbing or other like material, sails, tents, tarpaulins, riggings, flags, nosebags, waterbags, weather cloths, dodgers, canvas duck or calico bags of all descriptions, blinds of all descriptions inside or out, mast coats, awnings, sail covers, canvas, duck, fabric or calico covers of all descriptions, canvas or coir save-alls, all types of beach shelters from canvas, calico or like materials, covering of beach, bookmakers and tractors umbrellas with canvas or like materials, slings of all descriptions, windsails, hose of all descriptions (excluding rubber hose), covers for wings of aeroplanes, or component parts of aeroplanes of canvas, sail, duck, fabric or other like material, parachutes, parachute harness, car head rest covers, and car seats made from leather or any substitutes for leather, car safety harness of leather, sail, duck, canvas, webbing or other like material, aeroplane hangar, sheds (Belman or others), components of aeroplane hangers, sheds or houses of canvas, fabric or other material, mail bags, canvas ice cream containers, and/or shippers, fenders, cargo nets, shipsgear, life jackets, coverings of lifebuoy, marquees, skillions, binding and conveyor aprons, gaskets and washers of leather, canvas or other like material, industrial spindle polishing mops where made within the industry, camp beds, deck chairs, camp furniture, rope or wire splicing, canvas boot coverings, and all classes of goods (other than boots, shoes, sandals and slippers) made from leather, pelts, fabric, canvas, fibre or vulcanised fibre, webbing and/or all substitutes (including plastics) for leather, pelts, fabric, canvas, fibre or vulcanised fibre, webbing, used in the industries and also designing, clicking, cutting by hand or machine and machining in all sections and spraying.

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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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 Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union and the registered organisations respondent to the award.

3. The following clauses of the award are not included in the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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 8 - 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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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 Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ Victorian Common Rule Declaration 2005.

Any registered organisation bound by the terms of the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers’ 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)).

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