Australasian Meat Industry Union of Employees, (Queensland Branch) v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Another [1993] QIRC 391 (1993) 144 QGIG 463

462 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [22 October, 1993 22 October, 1993] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 46 3 #################################################### QUEENSLA ND IND UST RIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Jndusuial Relations A ct 1990 s. 131 - application for variati on Aust ralas i an Meat Industry U nion of Emp loyees, (Q u eensl and Bran ch} AND Queensl and Confederation of Industry Limited, Un ion of Emp loyers and Ano ther (No. R 130-3 of 1989) POU LTR Y PR OCESS I NG AWARD - STATE COMMISSIONER NU TT ER 4 October 1993 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for hearing before th e Commi ss ion at Brisbane on 4 O ctober 1993. th is Com mi ssion doth or de r t ha t the sai d Aw ard be va ried as follows as from the fourth day of October, 1993:- By delet ing clauses 10 (Wages) and 11 (A ll owances) and inserting t he fo llow ing in li eu thereof:- "Wages and Classifications 10.(1) Subj ect to cl au se 9 hereof the minimum rat es of wages payable to the foll owing cl asses of emp loyees sh all be:- Cl assi fi cation Process Employee - Leve l 1 . . . . ...... . .. . .. . . Process Employee - Level 2 ... . ... . . . ....... . Process Emp loyee - Level 3 . . . . . . ...... . Process Emp loyee - Level 4 .. . . ... . .. . . ... . . Process Employee - Level 5 .. . Southern Division Eas,em Distri ct Per week $ 389.50 379.30 375.00 368.60 344.60 (f he above rat es i nc lude compensati on for all general di sab iliti es associa te d wit h wo rk in the poul try industry.) Divisional and Di strict Allowances - Adult employees in the Mack ay D ivision shall be faid 90c per week and adult empl oyees in the Eas tern D is tri ct o the Nort h ern D ivis ion sha ll be paid $1 .05 per week in addi tion to the rat es above pres cribed. Adult employ ees in the W este rn District of the Southern Div ision shall be paid $1.05 per week and adull employees in t he We s1ern D i strict of the Nonhern Div ision sha ll be p ai d $2 .20 per week in addition to the rates presc ri bed for the correspond ing £as t ern Di st ricts. (2) Cla ss ification Structure - Fo r the purp oses of thi s Award , employees shall be graded by th e emp loyer into the appropri ate level of t he iollowing classificat io n str uctu re: - (a) Process Employee Level 5 - N ew employee with l ess than three mon ths experience - Skills/Duties • Un dert akes structu red induction training. • Works under direct supervision, ei t he r i ndiv idually or in a tea m environmen t. • Undert akes trai ning in company quality syste m s. -- 1 of 2 -- 464 QUEENSLAND GO VERNME NT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [22 October, 1993 • Exe rcises mi nimum discretion. • Undertakes training for any task . This may involve tra ining in more than one specific area depending on the employees application to that/th ese tasks. Promotional Cri teria An employee re ma i ns at this level for t he fir st (3) three mon ths or until they are ca p ab le of effectively pe r formi ng the tasks required of this functi on so as to enable them to progress to a higher l evel as a position becomes availabl e. (b} Proces s Employee Level 4 Ski/ls/Duties • • • Respo ns ible for the quality of their wo rk with in this l evel. Undertakes dut i es in a safe and responsible manner. Exercises minimal j udgment. Indicative of the tasks wh ic h an employee may perform are the fo ll owi ng:- 1. Launder of protective clothing in the factory environs. 2. Cl ea ni ng the amenities, canteen and general processing areas. 3. Gen era l ga rdening and cleaning around work place areas. 4. Maki ng carton s. (c) Process Employee Level 3 Skills/Duties • Responsible for the quality of their own wo rk within this level. • W ill be required to ha ve a worki ng k no wledge of com pa ny qual ity sys tems. • Wo rks in a lea rn environment. Indi ca tive of the tas ks wh ich an employee may perform are the following:- ! . Back -up to automa ti c evisceratio n. 2. Except as elsewhere provided, employees wh ose princi pa l duti es include all work after the evi sce ration section up to entry into a permanent cold storage ar ea. 3. Process materi al handling. 4. General work associated w ith the prep ara tion, packing and storage of cooked and uncook ed proces sed po ultry products us ing steam and/or other means of heating. 5. 6. (d) All mincing, filling, debone and sk inning machi ne operation, fl avour injector, and mixer. May be requ i red to obtain licence to operate iorkl ift or to perform basic maintenance procedure. Process Employee Level 2 Skill si0 u1ies • Respons ib le for the quality of their own wor k within this lev el . W ill be requi red to h ave a wo rk ing k nowl edge of company quality syst ems. • Wo rk s in a team environment. Ind icative of the tasks which an employee may perform a re the fo ll ow ing:- 1. Ali tas ks associated wi th storage and re trieval of finished pou lt ry products to or from freezing chambers as a part of their load check ing duti es. 2. All tasks associ ated with hanging live birds, back-up kill and ma n ual ev isceration. 3. 4 . 5. 6. Adult employees driv i ng a semi-t ra iler of any capacity w ithin pl ant environs, loading and un loading the vehi cle, monitoring livestock cool ing devi ces and compl etes records as requi re d. May be requi red to be licensed to operate forklift or to perform basic maintenance procedure. Rendering or diges ti on opera ti ons. A specialist cleaner using stea m an d chemicals to saniti se food process ing eq uipment afte r the process ing is completed. (e) Process Employee Level 1 Ski/ls/Duties • Responsible for the quali ty or their own work wi thin this level. W ill be requ ired to have a working knowledge of company quality systems. • Works in a team environment. Indicative of the tas ks which an employee may perform are th e fol l owing:- 1. Deboning poult ry wit h a knife on a chain or bench, manual circular knife opera ti on, manual band saw operation. 2. Product recording, having attain ed the appropriate industry standard. 3. Quality assistant who h as attained appropri ate industry quali fi ca ti ons. 4 . Knife sharpening where duties include deboning poultry with a knife. (3) Promotional Criteria (A pplicable all levels) - An emp loyee remai ns at a class ification level until they h ave developed the skills to allow t he employee to effectively perform the tasks requ ired at that level and are assessed to be competent to perform effectively at a higher level so as to enable them to progress to a higher level position as it becomes available. ( 4) Mixed Functions - An employee who is required to perform on any day work for wh ich a higher ra te of wage is presc ri bed, and this is not for the purposes of t ra ining, shall be pa id as follows: If more th an 4 hours on any day the higher rat e for t he whole of such day. If 4 hours or less th en paym en t of the higher rate for 4 hours. (5) Juniors - Under 16 years . ... . ... ... . 16 years and under 17 years 17 years and under 18 years Percentage of Approp<ia,c. Adult (1assification for 1he respective DiVlsions or Districts % 60 70 80 Junior rates shal l be ca lcul ated in mu ltip l es of ten cents with any resu lt of five cents or more being taken to the next highest ten cen t multiple. (6) Casua/s - Casual empl oyees sha ll be paid an addition al 19% per hour, w ith a minimum of 4 ho urs' pay on any day on which they are engaged. O ne junior may be employed to every three, or fraction of three adul ts . 22 October, 1993] QUEENSLAND GO VERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETT E (7) Leading Hands - Employees appointed by the employer to occupy t he position of l ead i ng hand shall be pa id the follo wi ng additional ra tes :- Per Day $ (i} When in charge of no t more th an ten empl oyees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65 (ii) Wh en in cha rge of more th an ten and not more than twenty employees . . 3.66 (iii) When in charge of mo re than twenty empl oyees . . . . . . . . . . . 4.64 Allowances 11.(1) Emp l oyees required to work in freez ing rooms shall be pa id 47c per hour extra fo r all time worked in su ch room s. The employer sha ll make ava ilable free of ch arge for the use of each employee working the freez ing rooms adequate protective clothing . (2} Forkl ift drivers shall be paid $ 13.88 per week ext ra : Provided th at this allowance shall not apply to pallet truck operato rs . (3} Emp loy ees when work ing in the inedible o ffal room shall be paid 27c per ho ur extra. Employees when engaged in hanging live birds other tha n in the dock area up to the final bird i ns p ect ion in the evisceration area (inclusi ve) sha ll be paid 27c per hour. (4) Employees who are requ ired to launder working clothes supplied by t he employer shall be pa id an allowance of $8. 73 per wee k. (5} Emp l oy ees ca tch i ng live birds on fa rms sha ll be pa id an allowance of 27c per hour while so engaged. (6) Emp l oyees wh en engaged in hanging li ve birds in the dock area shall be paid an allowance of 34c per hour. (7) Where employees are required to hang live birds wh ich are both wet and dirty by withdrawing t he birds from the sides of cages and whe re t he time so spent exceeds one hour per day or sh i ft such empl oyees shall be paid an additional allowance at a ra te of 37c per hour for the actual time so spent (includi ng the one hour mention ed ) with a minimum daily payment of 87c.". Dated this fourth day of Oc tober, 1993. By the Commission, [ L.S. ] M .J. CALLEN, Industri al Regis trar. Operative Date: 4 Octobe r 1993 Va riation - Cl ass i fication and Wages Released: 8 October 1993 ############################### # #################### 465 -- 2 of 2 --