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SERCO AUSTRALIA PTY BELMONT ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 1998, NO AG 121 OF 1998

No. AG 121 of 1998

Serco Australia Pty Ltd

Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

1. TITLE

This Agreement shall be known as the “Serco Australia Pty Belmont Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1998, No AG 121 of 1998.

2. ARRANGEMENT

1.Title

2.Arrangement

3.Area and Scope

4.Parties Bound

5.Term of Agreement

6.Relationship to Award

7.Wages

8.Casual Employees

9.Cost Savings Incentive

10.Rostered Day Off

11.Meal Money

12.Grievance Procedure

13.Signatories

3. AREA AND SCOPE

The area and scope of this agreement shall be that prescribed in the Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) State Award 1977 (No.R32 of 1976) (“the Award”) as amended from time to time, in so far as it applies to employees of Serco Australia Pty Ltd as it’s Warehouse operation at Belmont, WA.

4. PARTIES BOUND

This Agreement shall apply to and be binding on Serco Australia Pty Ltd (“The Company”), and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association of Western Australia (“the Union”) and shall apply to all employees employed at the company’s operation in Belmont, who are members or are eligible to be members of the union and who are covered by the Award as varied from time to time.

It is estimated that 40 employees will be bound by this Agreement upon registration.

5. TERM OF AGREEMENT

1)This Agreement shall operate from the date of certification and shall expire on 31 April 1999.

2)The parties to this Agreement shall begin negotiations for a new Agreement at least 3 Months prior to the Expiration of this Agreement.

3)Following its expiry, the Agreement shall continue to operate until varied by the parties or replaced by another Agreement.

6. RELATIONSHIP TO AWARDS

1)This Agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in conjunction with the Award, as varied from time to time, as identified in Clause 3. Area and Scope, of this Agreement.

2)Where there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Award, this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of that inconsistency. Where this Agreement is silent, Award provisions shall apply.

  1. WAGES

1)Permanent Employees

The following wage rates shall come into effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 July 1998 and represent a 2.5% increase. The wage rates are for 38 ordinary hours per week.

Current
Weekly Rate / Current
Hourly Rate / 1 July 1998
Weekly Rate / 1 July 1998
Hourly Rate
Permanent
Employees / $451.06 / $11.87 / $462.83 / $12.16

2)Casual Employees

The following wage rates shall come into effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 July 1998 and represent a 2.5% increase. The wage rates are for up to 38 ordinary hours per week.

1 July 1998
Hourly Rate
Casual
Employees / $14.60

Subject to maximum daily and weekly ordinary hours engagement as prescribed by the Award and this Agreement, the casual hourly rate of pay shall represent a flat 20% loading on the full time hourly rate irrespective of how many hours in the shift the Casual Employee works.

3)This Agreement shall not operate to cause any employee to suffer a reduction in an over-award payment.

4)All allowances, as prescribed by the Award, shall be increased by 2.5% from 1 July 1998.

  1. CASUAL EMPLOYEES

A casual employee may be engaged for a maximum of 38 ordinary hours in any week.

  1. COST SAVING INCENTIVE

A cost saving incentive shall be introduced, resulting in a further 1% increase to be paid from the 1 February 1999, providing the employees participate in a series of process improvement exercises on the functions performed within the warehouse. The intention of improvement exercises being to improve the productivity of the warehouse.

10. ROSTER DAYS OFF

The parties have agreed that the system of a rostered day off, (RDO), for all full time employees shall be continued for a term of this agreement.

Full time employees shall be rostered to work ordinary hours over not more than 19 days in any four week roster cycle. Employees shall be rostered to work eight (8) ordinary hours for each of the 19 days in the four week roster cycle.

11. MEAL MONEY

No meal allowance will be applicable to employees under this Agreement.

12. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

1)Any question, dispute or difficulty arising from this Agreement shall be dealt with in accordance with the following:

a)The matter shall first be discussed between the employee affected and the appropriate supervisor. The employee may choose to be represented by the union.

b)If not settled the matter shall be discussed between the employee affected, an accredited representative of the union and the appropriate representative of the Company.

c)If not settled the matter shall be discussed between an official of the union and an appropriate representative of the Company.

2)While the matter in dispute is being discussed in accordance with the procedure, as prescribed in subclause 1) of this clause, work shall continue and the status quo as applying before the dispute shall be maintained. No party shall be prejudiced in relation to the final settlement by the continuance of work in accordance with this clause.

3)It will be open to either party at any time to seek the assistance of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission in resolving any dispute.

13. SIGNATORIES

For and on behalf of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association of Western Australia:

(signed by Joseph Bullock) Common Seal Affixed(signed by M. Bishop)

SignatureSignature

Joseph BullockMark Bishop

Name of SignatoryName of Signatory

General SecretaryGeneral President

Position of SignatoryPosition of Signatory

For and on behalf of the Company:

(signed by Ron Williams)

Signature

Ron Williams

Name of Signatory

Contract Manager

Position of Signatory

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SERCO AUSTRALIA PTY BELMONT ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 1998, NO AG 121 OF 1998

NO. AG 121 of 1998

Delivered 08/10/98 at 78 WAIG 4112

Consolidated

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NO.VARIATIONNO.DATEREFERENCE

1. Title

2. Arrangement

3. Area and Scope

4. Parties Bound

5. Term of Agreement

6. Relationship to Award

7. Wages

8. Casual Employees

9. Cost Savings Incentive

10. Rostered Day Off

11. Meal Money

12. Grievance Procedure

13. Signatories