James Hardie Pipelines Osborne Park Site Redundancy Agreement, No. AG 278 of 1996

James Hardie Pipelines Osborne Park Site

Redundancy Agreement, No. AG 278 of 1996

No. AG 278 of 1996

1. - TITLE

This Agreement shall be referred to as the James Hardie Pipelines Osborne Park Site Redundancy Agreement, No. AG 278 of 1996.

2. - ARRANGEMENT

1. Title

2. Arrangement

3. Scope

4. Alternative Employment

5· Selection Criteria

6. Redundancy Package

7. Counselling & Job Search Assistance

8. Dispute Resolution

9. Signatories

3. - SCOPE

When the operational requirements of the business, or sections of the business, demand reductions in the numbers of people employed, the following selection criteria and redundancy package will apply for permanent employees covered by any of the following Awards;

Plastic Manufacturing Award 1977

Metal Trades (General) Award 1966

Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award 1977.

This agreement applies to an estimated 60 employees.

4. - ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT

If available, people selected for redundancy will be offered any alternative positions that may exist at the time as follows:

(1) The Company will attempt to find suitable alternative positions commensurate with the skills and abilities of the individual and the needs of the business.

(2) If an alternative position is offered (other than a suitable one) and accepted and requires the person to acquire substantial new skills and/or there are significant changes to conditions of employment then a three month trial period will apply. (A significant change in conditions includes people originally employed on the basis of working a fixed shift who would have to move to a rotating shift system to take up alternative employment). Before the end of the trial period, either party may decide to offer or take up the redundancy payment if the trial has been unsuccessful.

(3) If an offer of alternative employment is accepted, and the rate for the alternative position is lower than the employees current base rate of pay, that base rate of pay will be maintained for the trial period. At the end of the trial period, the employee will be paid the rate for the alternative position.

5. - SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection of people for redundancy will be based on the following:

(1) The position(s) that the business decides are no longer required. If there is more than one job holder of the position(s) to be made redundant then the following criteria will be used;

(2) The skills needed to be retained by the business. Employees will be selected on the basis of the skills they have against those needed to be retained by the business for the future. If further selection has to be made then the criteria will be on performance;

(3) Performance. Each employee will be assessed against the critical performance elements of the job which they currently perform. Employees will have an opportunity to respond to the outcome of such an assessment if they wish.

6. - REDUNDANCY PACKAGE

The redundancy package will consist of:

(1) Notice period

Less than 1 years continuous service 1 week

More than one years continuous service 4 weeks

Plus 1 additional weeks notice if the employee is over 45 years old.

The Company may elect to make a payment in lieu of the whole or part of the notice period.

(2) Weeks Pay

A weeks pay means the ordinary time rate of pay for the employee concerned. It will also include any tool allowance normally paid to people covered by the Metal Trades (General) Award 1966.

(3) Severance Pay

Three weeks pay for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 60 weeks pay.

(4) Long Service Leave

Pro-rata Long Service Leave entitlements will be paid to employees whose continuous service exceeds 5 years.

(5) Annual Leave

Employees will be paid outstanding entitlements of annual leave including leave loading on pro-rata entitlements.

(6) Sick Leave

Employees with less than 20 years service will be paid any untaken accrued sick leave up to a maximum of 30 days. Employees with more than 20 completed years service will be paid any untaken accrued sick leave up to a maximum of 45 days.

(7) Superannuation

Entitlements for redundancy termination will be paid out as per the regulations of the James Hardie "Securiplan" fund.

7. - COUNSELLING & JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE

Counselling for affected employees will be available under our Employee Assistance Program. Job search assistance will also be offered in the form of preparation of Resume's and job applications, written confirmation of service, and contact with employment agencies.

8. - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Any questions, disputes or difficulties arising under this Agreement will be dealt with according to the disputes resolution procedures in the James Hardie Pipelines Osborne Park Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1995.

Provided that with effect from 22 November, 1997 it is required that persons involved in the question, dispute or difficulty shall confer among themselves and make reasonable attempts to resolve questions, disputes or difficulties before taking those matters to the Commission.

9. - SIGNATORIES

This Agreement is made by the following parties:

For and on behalf of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union, Miscellaneous Workers’ Division, Western Australian Branch

Signed: Date: 12 September 1996

Sharryn Jackson

Acting Secretary

For and on behalf of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch

Signed: Date: 3 October 1996

John Sharp-Collett

For and on behalf of James Hardie Plumbing & Pipelines Pty Ltd

Signed: Date: 17 September 1996

VARIATIONRECORD

James Hardie Pipelines Osborne Park Site

Redundancy Agreement

No. AG 278 of 1996

Delivered 6/12/96 at 77 WAIG 64

Consolidated

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