Automotive, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland v The Printing and Allied Trades Employers' Association of Queensland and Others [1996] QIRC 731 (1996) 153 QGIG 673

r672 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8 November, 1996 " 8 November, 1996 QUEENSLAN D GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 673 ############### ################################## ######### QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELAT IONS COMM ISSION Industrial Relatim~<Act 1990 s. 144 - appliCTttion for variation Automotive, Metals. Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Industrial Uni on of Employees. Queensland A NO The Printing and Allied T rades Employers' Amx:iation of Queensland and Others (No. B1690 '!( /996) PRINTING INDUSTRY AWARD-STATE COMMISSIONER SWAN 3 October 1996 VARIATION THIS maner coming on fo r hearing before the Commission on 3 October I 996. this Commission doth order that the said Award be varied as fo llows from the sevemh day of October, 1996:- 1. By delet in g subclauses (I) and (2) of clau,se 3.8 (Rates of Pay - Commercial Printing and Newspaper O ffi cer) and inserting the fo llowing n lieu thereof:- "3.8 Offices Rates of Pay - Commercial Printing and Newspaper ( l) Subject to clause 3. I O hereo f, the following minimum rates of pay shall apply in al l printing establishments as de fined in this Award. other than those set out in subc lause 3.8(2) of this Award:- Adult Employees Classification Base Rate Per Week s Al Co mposi tor (5B) ..... .... .. .... .... 44 1.20 A2 Keyboard Operator/ As.scm bler (4) ... . .. . .. .. .. ... .. ...... 409.50 A3 Proof readers and/or revisers who have served three years in the reading or composing room (4) .... ...... 409.50 A4 Adult proof re;,de" who have '.\Cf\'ed lc..ss than three years in the reading or composing room ()F) ......... 388.60 A$ Enginee r being qua li fied and competent to undenake adjustme nt and repair of any machinery on lhe emplo yer's premises (5B) .. ... 44 1.20 A6 C.omposi ng machine mechanic whether under the control of a foreperson or not who is competen t 10 maintain a type.setting machine in an efficiem s ~t1e. do any adjustmcnL< and also replacements (5B) .... 441.20 A7 Stereotyper and electrotypers (5A) .... .... .... .. .... 44 1.20 A8 Anist/designer (inc luding commercial artist) (4) ............ 409 .SO A9 Graphic Reprodu cti on (a) Image Prepare , (5 B) ........ 441.20 (b) Plate Preparcr (5B ) .. ..... ... 441.20 (c) Cy linder Prepare r (5B) ..... 441.20 AI0 Non Impact Printing Machinist (4) .... 409. 50 Al I Small Offset Llthogmphi c printing mach ini st (4) ............. 409. SO Al2 Printing Machinis1 (5A) .... .. ... 441.20 Relativity % 100 92.4 92.4 87 .4 100 JOO 100 92 .4 JOO 100 100 92 .4 92.4 JOO Exces s Payment Per Week s 13 .70 Award Rate Per Wee k $ 44 1.20 423.20 13 .70 423 .20 9. 10 397.70 441.20 441.20 441.20 15 .40 424. 90 441.20 44 1.20 44 1.20 10,70 420.20 10.70 420.20 441.20 Excess Base Ra te Payment Award Rate Clas.,ificatjon Per Week Relativity Pe r Week Per Wee k $ % $ s Al3 Printing M achiniM in Charge (in Da ily . Tri - Weekl y and Sunday Newspapers Co mmercial Printing and Depanment< of such on ly ) (5B) ................. .... .. 44 1.20 JOO 441.20 A14 Ass isuint on a printing machine directly a.'-<isting a printing rnachinisr fo r whom a v.•age i$ prescribed by this Award al no! less than the wage prescribed for a printing machini st ( 2C) ... .. ................. 366. 10 82 7.00 373.1 0 A15 Monorype attendanL< rn charge (4).. . .. .. .. . .. ........ ....... 409.50 92.4 10.70 420.20 AI6 Monorype attendants (28).. ... . 366. 10 82 3.90 370.00 A17 Binderand Finisher ( Bookbinder and/or Finisher and/or Guillotine Operator and/or Paper Ruler) (5A) ........ 441.20 100 441 .20 Al8 Quaner Binders ( 2B) .. ..... ... .... 366.10 82 3.40 369.50 AJ9 Employee employed on any one or more of the fo llowing operations :- Folding, pagjng, numberi ng, perfornting. gathering, collating. i nterJ eaving, ti pping. in and tipping on ( bul no1 joini ng .,heeL, fo r account book,). wire stapling. edge staining (exce pting the s taining or otherwise colouri ng of the edges of cards ,md the edges of books other than 1hose books that are quaner bound cu t flus h with rurned- in paper sides or arc cu t flus h ;md not rurned-in) (2B) ....................... 36610 82 3.40 369.50 A20 S1oreperwn. pac ker and/or desp-•1cher (3A) ..... ..,.. 388 .60 87 4 38860 A21 Employee oper.:1 ting a forkl ift and/or grab truc k and/or similar powered machi ne (3 B) ..... .. . .. 388.60 87.4 388 .60 A22 Publishers wholly or principa lly engaged in dis patch or mails (in Dai ly, Tri-weekly and Sunday Newspapers and Commercial Printing Depanment< of such only) (2C) ......... ... ..... 366. 10 82 7.40 373.50 A23 Adull employees not otherwise provided for (I). ... 35360 79.4 3.40 357.00 Note 1: The Award Rate includes wage increa.c;es and adjustments arising from St.ate Wage Cac;e decisions colloquial ly referred to as : 2nd Tier Adjustments: 1s t (2 pail s) and 2nd Structural Efficiency Adjustments; Minimum Rates Adjustments and $8 .00 Safety Net Adjustments. Arising from th~c;e adjustments certain "Excess Payments" have also been identified and are payable to employees engaged in such cla.,sificarions as pan of their Award Rate. These ''Excess Payments" are not subject to absorption of the safety net adjustment. Such "Excess Payment'' shall not have any subsequent percentage based wage increase applied 10 it. Note 2: The rates of pay in this Award in clude the first, second and third $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments payable under the November 1994 State Wage Ca.~e decision. lncreac;es made under previous State Wage Case principles or under the current Statement of Principles are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustment~. The fu,t, second and third $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any other wage increase, whether an award increa.,;e, an overaward payment or an increase by way of enterprise agreement. received since I February 1992. Pre February 1992 overaward arrangemen ts are to be applied according to their terms. 21576_1.DOC -- 1 of 4 -- 674 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8 November, 1996 . Note 3: Overaward payment is defined as the amount in rates of pay which an employee would receive in excess of the minimum award wage a, prescribed in this Award for the cla,;sification in which such employee is engaged which applied immediately pnor to the date of operation of this variation: Provided that this definition shall exclude overtime, shift allowances. penalty rates. expense related allowances, disability allowances. responsibility allowances. or any other ancillary payments of a like nature described by this A ward. Note 4: Th.e percentage relativities above relate to percentages applying before the apphcat1on of the I st, 2nd and 3rd $8 arbitrated safety ner adjustments made m accordance with the November 1994 State Wage Case decJSJon and the October 1995 State Wage Case decision. (2) Subject to clause 3.10 hereof, the minimum rate of wages payable to the following cla'>ses of employees employed in or in connection with Cardboard Rox. Container and Carton Making, Corrugated and Solid Fibre Board Manufacturing and any Printing Section a,;sociated with the aforementioned operations. shall be a~ follows - Adult Employees Classification (a) Pnntmg Section B l Grnphic Reproduction Base Rate Per Weck $ (a) Image Preparer (SB) .......... 441.20 (b) Plate Preparer (SB).. . .... 441 .20 (c) Cylinder Preparer (5B) ..... 441.20 82 Artist and/or designer (including Commercial arti~t) (4) .. BJ Printing Machinist (:'iA) B4 Assistant on a pnnting machine directly assisting a printing machinist for whom a wage is prescribed by thi~ Award at not less than the wage prescribed for 409.50 .... 44120 a printing machinist(2C) . .. . 366.1 O B'.5 Employee operating a forklift and/or grab truck and/or similar powered machine (3B) .. B6 Storeperson (3A). 388.60 388.60 B7 Packer and/or de~patcher (:\A) 38860 B8 Any other adult employee (I) ... 353.60 (b) Cardboard Box. Container and Carton Section Cl AniM and/or de~igner (including commercial Relativity % 100 100 100 92.4 100 82 87.4 87 4 87.4 79.4 artist) (4). ........................ 409.50 92.4 C2 Guillotine machine operator (2C) ........................ 366. l O 82 C3 Carton Cutting and creasing form ~etter (3D) ............ 388.60 87.4 C4 Skilled hand: "skilled hand" means an adult whose duty it is to set for other employees the machines m the cardboard box department. container department and/or in the carton department (2C) . . ... 366 JO 82 C5 Combination tube and shell machinbt (2C) ... 366.10 82 C6 Employee operating international tube and shell machine (2C) ................. 366. IO 82 C7 Employee operating automatic carton gluing machine (2B I... 366.1 O 82 CB Employee opernting scoring and double- folding automatic tube gluing machine (2B) .................. 366.10 82 C9 Twin or single die-scoring, cutting and printing slide machinist (2B) .. 366 I O 82 CIO Carton cylinder press machirnst (2B). . ...... 366. 10 82 Excess Payment Per Week $ 15.40 7.00 .60 15.40 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 .20 .80 .80 10.50 Award Rate Per Week $ 441.20 441.20 441.20 424.90 441.20 373.10 388.60 388.60 388.60 354.20 424 90 373.10 388.60 373.10 373.10 373.IO 366.30 366.90 366.90 376.60 Base Rate Classification Per Week Cl l Employee operating carton platen pres~ when the machine is capable of taking a sheet s 76m x 1.07m in size (2C) ..... 366. JO Cl2 Employee opernting carton platen pre:-~ when the machine is not capable of taking a sheet 76m x I D7m in me (2C) ..... 366.lO Cl'., Two-way or double cutterandscorer(2B).. 366.lO Cl4 Cylindrical tube winding machiniM (2B) ....... 366.1 O C 15 Cylindrical tube cutting machinist (2B) .......... 366. IO Cl 6 employee on hand work making and/or covering boxe~, containers, shelf stock or fixture receptacle~ out or wood, cardboard. pasteboard, strawboard. manilla paper or two or more of such materials in combination or with ~imilar material (a) when covered with paper (2A) ..................... 366. l O (b) wben covered with cloth (cloth includes buckram. plush,silk or similar materials) (2B) .......... 366.10 CJ7 Employee a.\sembling cartons by hand. including pulling out and stripping (2A) .................. 366. 10 C I8 Employee employed in connection with containers, including folder, any employee taking off from ~heetinv or partition - slotting "' or slittmg machines (2A) ...... 366. IO C I 9 Assistant to machinist on any machine (2A) ......... 366.10 C20 Employee working any other kind of machine (2A) .... 366. IO C2 l Feeder on canon cylinder machine (2 A) 366.1 O C22 Employee operating a forklift and and/or grab truck and/or similar powered machine (3B). 388.60 C23 Storeper~on (3A) .. 388.60 C24 Packer and/or despatcher (3A) 388.60 C25 Any other adult employee (I) 353.60 Relativity % 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 87.4 87.4 87.4 79.4 Excess Payment Per Week $ 7.00 3.10 .20 20 .20 .60 (c) Paper Cutting, Paper Working, Paper Producb Working and Despatching (in the Finished Goods Area) Industry Section D l Paper pattern a~~embler and/or folder and/or checker (2A) .... 366. IO D2 Employee employed on any one or more of the following operations: folding, paging, numbering, perforating. gathering, collating, inter-leavmg, wrapping. sealing, addressing, mail sorting, stamping, inserting, security pa1:it:r working, wire stapling, envelope working (2A) 366.1 o D3 Employee employed directly in connection with direct mail systems work, addressograph work, paper producl, work and machine work in or in connection with enveloping. sealing, automatic addressmg and/or wrapping (2A) ............ 366.10 82 82 82 Award Rate Per Week $ 373.lO 369.20 366.30 366.30 366.30 366.lO 366.lO 366.IO 366.IO 366.10 366.10 366.10 388.60 388.60 388.60 354.20 366.10 366.10 366.10 8 November, 1996 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE Base Rate Cla,,ification Per Weck Relativity 1)4 Cutter of paper pattern, when working with machine. ban. blade or saw (2C I D5 Storeman (3A) .. D6 Packer and/or despatcher OA) .. D7 Employee operating a forklift and/or grab truck and/or similar powered vehicle (3B) D8 Cutter of paper pattern, in charge of and working a heavy-duty or similar electnc cutter (3E) D9 Any other adult employee ( l) 366.JO 388.60 388.60 388.60 388.60 35360 82 87 4 87 4 87.4 874 794 (d) Conugatcd and Solid Fibreboard Container Section El Employee on a corrugator (a) Smgle facer machinist (2C). (b) Double back glue station machinist (2B) (c) In charge of slitter. scorer and cut off unit (3C) 388.60 (d) Assistant on slitter, scorer and cut off unit when an assistant is 366.lO 82 366.10 82 874 needed ( 2B) . 366. I O 82 \eJ Any other employee on that machine (2A). 366 JO 82 it) When an employee who is engaged on the work of classification (a), (b) or (c) hereof is required to act a, the co-ordinator on a corrugator ,uch an employee shall be paid $J 38 per week in addition to the wage prescribed for this cla,sification. Such $3.38 per week shall be part of such an employee· s ordinary wage for all purposes of the Award E2 Employee on a corrugator making douhle faced com1gated board rn one pass (one smgle main drive facer tight web machmc driven by a single main drive motor) (a) '.Vlachinist (3C) 388.60 87.4 (b) As,1stant machini.,t (2B) 366. IO 82 ( c) Any other employee on that 1rnchine (2A). 366.10 82 E3 employee un a ,ingle faced coIT11ga1or board slitter and/or rewinder and/or choppmg machine when ,uch a machine 1s not used in line with a ,111gle faced machine (a) Machini,t (2B) 366.lO 82 (b) Any other employee on that machine (2A) . 366. 10 82 E4 Employee on a wlid fibreboard passing machine (a) Machinist (2C) .. 366. JO 82 (b) A,,i~lant Machinist (2B1 .................... 366 10 82 (c, Any other employee on that machine (2A) 366 IO 82 ES Employee operating an adhesive mixing unit includmg ,torngc and circulating ,ystem, (28) ... 366. 10 82 E6 Employee on a printer--lotte1 (a) M,ichinist (3C) . . 388.60 87.4 (b) A,s1stant Machinist (2B) .................... 366. JO 8? (c) Any other employee on that machu;e (2A).. 366. IO 82 162773-51 Excess Payment Per Week $ 60 9.60 4.30 388.60 1.70 4.30 1.70 9.60 170 1.70 J.70 Award Rate Per Week $ 166.10 388.60 388.60 388.oO 388.60 3')4.20 375.70 370.40 367.80 366. HJ 388.60 370.40 ,16610 367.80 366.10 375.70 367.80 366.10 367.80 388 60 367.80 J66.IO Classtfication Base Rate Per Wed, $ E7 Employee on a printer- slotter with inline folder- gluer and/or folder-taper and or die cutter (a) MachiniM (3C) . 388.60 (b) A,sistant Machinist (2B) ...................... 36610 (c) any other employee on that machine (2/\). 366.10 E8 Employee on a slitting and/or slotting and/or bending and/or scoring rotary machine which may include a printing attachment (a) Machinist (2B) 366. IO (b) Any other employee on that machine (2A) 366.lO EC/ Employee away from the pnnting machine positioning and mounting printing plates on backing ,heels including grinding (2C). 366.10 El O Employee on a slittmg and/or ,coring and/or slit scoring machine (al Machini,t (2B) .. 366 JO ( b) Any other employee onthatmachine(2A).. 366.10 E1 I Employee on a flat cutting machine (a) Machini,t (2B) (b) Any other employee on that machine (2A). E 12 Employee on a slotting and/or punchmg and/or chopping and/or bending machme ( non rotary) /a) Machini,t 1213), (b) Any other employee on that machine (2A). El 3 Employee on a wife ,!itching machine and/or taping machine and/or gluing machine 366.10 366.lO 366.10 366.10 (a) Machinist (2B) .... .... 366. l 0 (h) Any other employee on that machine (2A). .... 366.10 El 4 Employee on a folder-gluer and/or folder-taper which may slot score or slit (a) Machinist (2B) 366.10 (b) A~si,tanl machinist (when machine slots. shb or ,core,) (2H) 366.10 le) Any other employee on that machine (2A). 366. I0 El 5 Employee on a platen die-culling machine (2B) . 366.10 FI ft Employee on a rotary and/or cylinder flat bed and/or autoplaten die-cutting machine (a) Machinist(2C).. . .~66.IU (b) As,istant machinist 12B) 366.10 ( c) Any other employee on that machine (2A) ... 366. 10 F 17 Machine ,ettcr. that i, an adult male employee not being a machinist or an operator. whose duty it 1s to set up machines for the female employees covered by classification E34 (2B). 618 Board Sawyer engaged in connection with com1gated and/or solid fibreboard 366.10 la) Operator (2B) ..... 366. IO (b) Any other employee on that machine 12A) ..... E19 Employee on a partition slotting and/or pad choppmg and/or liner making machine 366.10 (a) Machinist (2B) . .. 366.10 (b) Any other employee on that machine (2A) .. 366.10 Relativity Cl,-, 87.4 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 Excess Payment Per Weck $ 675 Award Rate Per Week $ 388.60 4.30 37040 1.70 367.80 ,66.10 9.60 375.70 1.70 367.80 366.10 l.70 367.80 366.10 1.70 367.80 366.lO 1.70 367.80 366.10 4.30 370.40 36(; 10 366 10 4.30 37040 9.60 175.70 16610 366.10 4.30 37040 .366.10 366.10 I 70 367.80 366.10 21576_ I.DOC -- 2 of 4 -- 676 70 82 82 82 10 82 82 82 lf) 82 367.8() 87 60 7.00 7.00 1996 Award Rate Week 3S8.60 366 l0 388.60 36610 15420 3HI0 388.60 366 10 366.l0 38860 388.60 82 82 87.4 87.4 82 87.4 82 20 20 9.40 ,(1610 388.60 368 (2) GAZETTE of pay minimum wage as for the classification in which such employee immediately prior to the date of operation of this inserting the "Schedule B -- 3 of 4 -- 678 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE extent of any other wage in crease . whether an award increrise . an overaward payment or an i nc rease by way of en terprise :1rrangernem. rece i ved since I February 1992 Pre February 1992 overaward arrangements are to be applied accord in g to 1hc1r 1errns. Nme J: Overaward Payment is defined as the amo un t in rates of pay which an employee would receive in exce.ss of th e minimum awa rd wage as pres crrbed in this Award for the class ifi ca tion in w hi ch such employee is engaged which app lied immediatel y prior to the dac e of ope ration of this variation: Provided that thi s definition shall exclude ove11ime. shi ft allowances. pe nalty rate.s. ex pen se related all owances. industry all owances, disabi lit y allowances, vacation allowances. spec ial rates or all owances. respons ibility al l owan ces. or any other :mcillary payments of a li ke na tu re described by this Award. Note 4: With reference fO the absorption principle as stated in Note 2. the Council has a registered ce11ified agreement titled 'The Hrishane City Cou nci l En terpri se Hargaining Framework Agreement 1994 - Ce11ified Agreemenr No. CA8 of 1994 . The first. second and th i rd $8 .00 safety ne1 adju>1 ments are abs orbable into payments as specified by th is Award. Note 5: The perce ntage relativi1 ies above relate_~ to pe rcem ages apply in g before 1he app lication of the 1st. 2n d and Jrd $8 arbitrated ;;afety net adjus tme nts made in accordan ce wi1h the November 1994 State Wage Case decision and the October 1995 State Wage Case decision." . Dated 1hi s third day of October. 1996. By the Cnmmission , [ L.S. J E. EWALD. Industrial Registrar. Opera1ive Date: 7 October l 996 Variation - 3rd $8 SNA Released 25 October 1996 ########################################### ############### r8 Nove mber, 1996 8 November, 1996 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 679 21576_ 1 DOC -- 4 of 4 --