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FUNERAL INDUSTRIES (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales Branch, an organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 4513 of 2003)
Before Commissioner Murphy
29 August 2003
VARIATION
1.
Delete subclause (viii) of clause 10, Wages - Part II, of the reviewed award published 23 February 2001
(322 I.G. 483), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(viii) The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2003.
These adjustments may be offset against:
2.
(a)
any equivalent overaward payments; and/or
(b)
ward wage increases since 29 May, 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and
minimum rates adjustments.
Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Wages
Part I - Funeral Directors
Classification
(a) Resident Managers
(b) Embalmers
(c) Resident Arranging Officer
(d) Relieving Manager
(e) Non-Resident and Duty Officer
(f) Arranging Officer
(g) Conductor
(h) Shop Person
(i) Trainee Embalmer (i) First Year
(ii) Second Year
(iii) Third Year & thereafter
(iv) Upon Qualification
Rate Per Week
$
547.30
537.40
524.60
524.60
524.60
522.00
524.60
512.70
512.70
521.10
529.40
537.40
Part II - Casket Manufacturing
Classification
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Rate Per week
$
427.30
476.20
500.90
512.70
Labourer
Process Worker
Grade I
Grade II
Junior Employees
17 Years and under
18 Years of age
19 Years of age
20 Years of age
Percentage of Grade II
40%
48%
60%
72%
Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
Item No
Clause No.
Brief Description
1
2
3
5(iv)
5(v)(a)
5(vii)
Living-away Allowance - Relieving Manager
Cleaning (outside normal hours) - Resident Manager
Industry Allowance - permanent full-time
4
5(vii)
Industry Allowance
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
5(viii)
6(vi)
6(vi)
6(vi)
8(i)
8(iii)
8(iv)
8(v)
8(vi)(a)
8(vi)(b)
8(vi)(c)
8(vi)(d)
10(iii)
Industry Disability Allowance
Stand by - Monday to Friday
Stand by - Saturday/Sunday
Ready for after hours work - Holidays
Special Cases - Unclean Bodies
Special Cases - Dressing/Undressing bodies
Special Cases - Vermin infested bodies
Special Cases - Leaking casket
Exhumation - 14 days or less
Exhumation - (embalmed) 14 days to 7 years
Exhumation - (not embalmed) 14 days to 7 years
Exhumation - in excess of 7 years
Industry Allowance - permanent full-time
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
10(iii)
10(iv)
13
15(v)
15(viii)
15(ix)
21(i)
21(i)
21(i)
21 (i)
26(ii)(b)
Industry Allowance - casual/part-time
Industry Disability Allowance
Tool Allowance
Meal at other than usual place (without notification)
Meal Allowance
Meal Allowance - Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays
Long Service Bonus - 5 and under 10 years
Long Service Bonus - 10 and under 15 years
Long Service Bonus -15 and under 20 years
Long Service Bonus - 20 years and over
Clothing Allowance - casuals
Amount
$
68.90 per week
11.05 per hour
39.35 per week
or 7.87 per day
3.95 per half day
or part thereof
9.50 per week
9.88 per day
19.06 per day
35.62 per day
11.17 extra
11.17
18.30
18.30
53.45
64.05
106.70
53.45
39.35 per week
or 7.85 per day
3.95 per half day
9.50 per week
4.40 per week
9.30
9.30
9.30
6.50 per week
12.45 per week
16.75 per week
26.95 per week
2.02 per half day
or part thereof
3.
This variation shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 29
August 2003, and remain in force for a period of twelve months.
J. P. MURPHY, Commissioner.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.