Telfer Gold Mine Enterprise Agreement 1993

Telfer Gold Mine Enterprise agreement 1993

No. AG 2 of 1994

1.-TITLE

This Agreement shall be known as the Telfer Gold Mine Enterprise Agreement 1993.

2.-ARRANGEMENT

1. Title

2. Arrangement

3. Parties Bound

4. Period of Operation

5. Relationship to Parent Award

6. No Lost Time for Disputed Terminations

7. Demarcation Removal

8. Smoko Supplies

9. Payment for Work on Mill and Crusher Shutdowns

10. Casual Employees

11. Agreed Principles for Performance Measurement

12. Rehabilitating Employees

13. Disputes Procedure

14. Future Enterprise Bargaining

15. No Extra Claims - Commitments

16. Wage Increase

Appendix 1

3.-PARTIESBOUND

(1) This Agreement shall apply to and be binding upon:-

(a) Newcrest Mining Limited.

(b) The following Unions:-

· Australian Electrical, Electronics, Foundry and Engineering Union (Western Australian Branch).

· The Australian Workers' Union, West Australian Branch, Industrial Union of Workers.

· The Construction, Mining, Energy, Timberyards, Sawmills and Woodworkers Union of Australia, Western Australian Branch.

· Metals and Engineering Workers Union - Western Australian Branch.

(c) All employees of Newcrest Mining Limited who are eligible to be members of the above Unions and whose employment is covered by the Telfer Gold Mine (Production and Maintenance Employees') Award 1987.

4.-PERIODOFOPERATION

(1) This Agreement shall operate on and from the date of registration by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for a period of two (2) years. At the expiration of this period, the Agreement will operate for a further three (3) months during which period negotiations will be undertaken with a view to obtaining a new Agreement. Failing agreement after this period the terms and conditions of the Telfer Gold Mine (Production and Maintenance Employees') Award 1987 shall apply.

5.-RELATIONSHIPTOPARENTAWARD

(1) This Agreement shall be read and interpreted in conjunction with the Telfer Gold Mine (Production and Maintenance Employees') Award 1987.

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

6.-NOLOSTTIMEFORDISPUTEDTERMINATIONS

(1) Should Newcrest Mining Limited terminate an employee's service and the employee disputes the termination, the Union concerned shall refer the matter to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for conciliation and arbitration without industrial action being taken.

(2) In such cases, the employee concerned will be allowed to remain on-site in Newcrest Mining Limited accommodation with messing (where applicable) at least until the first Commission hearing is held.

(3) Where the Commission determines a dismissal has been unfair, the employee will be reinstated without loss of entitlements back to the date of dismissal.

(4) The Company will not file an application to the Commission in such cases. This shall be the responsibility of the Union.

7.-DEMARCATIONREMOVAL

(1) HeavyDutyFitters,LightVehicleMechanicsWorkingonEachGroup's NominatedVehicle.

(a) Heavy duty fitters will work on equipment under their custody only including any support equipment that they are using at the time.

(b) Support equipment is seen as compressors, welders, lighting plants and work performed will be bleeding and jump starting only.

(d) Heavy duty fitters to perform the following tasks to utes:-

(i) Jump starting.

(ii) Bleeding fuel system.

(iii) Blue light repairs, ie, globes, change motors, change lenses.

The spirit of the above changes is that if a small repair is required on a vehicle, heavy duty fitters can undertake the repair to aid efficiency and flexibility rather than wasting time waiting for a support equipment mechanic.

(2) PitPersonnelDoingMinorEquipmentAdjustments.

Maintenance personnel will allow pit personnel to make adjustments on mirrors and brackets.

(3) MillOperatorsAbletoUseToolsforMinorWork.

Mill operators will be allowed to use such tools as are necessary to clear blockages in black poly line up to 100mm diameter in the main plant area. The status quo position will remain in place at dump leach and the tailings dams, where operators have always worked on poly lines.

(4) ElectricianstobeAbletoUndertakeMinorWeldingJobs.

These are seen as:-

(a) Brackets for stop/start stations.

(b) Brackets for unit strut.

(d) Conduit.

(e) Destructive oxy.

(5) ElectricianstobeAbletoUndertakeMinorFittingJobs.

These are seen as:-

(a) Removal and refitting of electric motors with any type of drive coupling or belt arrangement of any size up to and including 8kW.

(6) Mine site electricians to change hot water services where necessary including disconnecting and reconnecting pipe work.

(7) Any personnel required to carry radios to make their job more efficient will do so.

(8) Non CMEU members able to gain restricted tickets for Hiab type crane only.

(9) Non AWU members to use bobcats, backhoes to maintain own areas, ie, wash pads, workshops.

(10) Broken down equipment to be brought back to workshop by non AWU members if needed.

(11) Dependent on relevant training and safety considerations pit personnel to change ground engaging tools. This will be on a voluntary basis and only where it is seen as structurally efficient. MEWU members will perform this work in workshops as usual.

(12) Fixed plant maintenance Tradespersons topping up oils, on fixed plant machinery where necessary, ie, instead of calling out servicemen.

(13) Auto electrician to have mobility between heavy duty and light vehicle.

(14) Staggered lunches, ie, one half of department go at 1200 hours and the other half go at 1230 hours ensuring coverage at all times.

(15) Flexible smokos, ie, finish job then take smoko break.

(16) Mill shift tradespersons can operate plant under the supervision of a mill shift supervisor.

The philosophy in removing these demarcations is to have Telfer Gold Mine employees working to the full extent of their individual competence and embracing a whole, or total, job concept.

8.-SMOKOSUPPLIES

Newcrest Mining Limited will no longer provide cakes and biscuits as smoko supplies. All beverages will be dispensed from the warehouse in bulk under the control of supervision.

9.-PAYMENTFORWORKONMILLANDCRUSHERSHUTDOWNS

In order to balance experienced Newcrest maintenance employees between day and night shift, a system (which is described in Appendix 1) shall be set up so as personnel are not financially disadvantaged from their current arrangement.

10.-CASUALEMPLOYEES

(1) Casual employees can be employed in mine sampling, the laboratory, dump leach, geology, and the warehouse for as many hours in the day as necessary and with the limitation of one month's continuous employment, as currently stands, removed.

(2) This will enhance flexibility. It is not the intention to use casual employees at the expense of full-time employees who are receiving training to upgrade their skills.

11.-AGREEDPRINCIPLESFORPERFORMANCEMEASUREMENT

(1) A joint management/employee working party will be formed whose task will be to develop a performance measurement system as follows.

(2) For each area, or logical grouping of work areas (eg, mine operations and mine maintenance), productivity matrices will be developed that will be the basis for a performance measurement system. Each matrix will include its own Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs"), weightings for each indicator and actual performance measurements against which wage increases will be determined for above budget KPI performance.

(3) The intended framework subject to any agreed variation is as follows:-

(a) Determine logical groupings of work areas.

(b) Determine if it is practical to establish KPIs for all work areas.

(c) For those areas where KPIs are established, then KPIs shall be determined between management and the employees. (Training may be required so that everyone understand what a KPI is and where the numbers come from). Safety KPIs must be included for all work areas.

(d) Establish realistic, but above budget and actual targets for KPIs selected, and weightings to be given to each KPI. Safety KPI targets and weightings must be the same across all groups.

(e) Determine the process, and gain commitment from all employees to be creative, and suggest ideas to continually improve their output and work environment that ultimately will reflect in KPI improvement.

(f) Determine the process, and gain commitment from management to actively listen to creativity and new ideas and implement those of demonstrable benefit and provide positive feedback to those not accepted.

(g) Determine the payment of wage increases system. Will it be by work group or on an entire team basis?

(h) Determine the level of wage increase versus the level of performance improvement.

(i) Determine how the system should be actually implemented. Who? When? How?

(j) Determine how all employees can monitor their own work group's, and others', performance.

12.-REHABILITATINGEMPLOYEES

Employees whilst rehabilitating and requiring alternative duties will have the opportunity to work in any area regardless of union affiliation.

13.-DISPUTESPROCEDURE

In the event of a disagreement over the interpretation or application of any part of this Agreement the parties agree that the procedures in Clause 30. - Grievance and Disputes Procedure of the Telfer Gold Mine (Production and Maintenance Employees') Award 1987 shall apply.

14.-FUTUREENTERPRISEBARGAINING

(1) The joint management/employee working party will commence the development of a performance measurement system as agreed in Clause 11. - Agreed Principles for Performance Measurement of this Agreement.

(2) Management, employees and their respective Unions will set up a group to examine the issues involved in removing all demarcations at Telfer so that all employees agree to, and do, work to the full extent of their individual competency and how this will be done.

15.-NOTEXTRACLAIMS-COMMITMENTS

Pursuant to the terms of the January 1992 State Wage Case decision there shall be no further claims in relation to wages and conditions during the period of operation of this Agreement except where consistent with a State Wage decision.

16.-WAGEINCREASE

In accordance with the parties' agreement the rates of wages and allowances prescribed in the Telfer Gold Mine (Production and Maintenance Employees') Award 1987 shall be increased by 4.5% from the first pay period commencing on or after the date of registration of this Agreement by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

APPENDIX1

Purpose

· To ensure that during a nominated shutdown, maintenance personnel are not disadvantaged by working day shift.

· To ensure total flexibility in arranging rosters for nominated shutdowns, to allow the required numbers of people to work day and night shift.

· To balance experienced personnel between night and day shift.

Concept

· All personnel are paid for the physical hours worked by the day shift crew at double time for the length of the equivalent night shift shutdown period.

Examples (assumes 12 hour days)

*24 OR 36 HOUR SHUTDOWN

D / N / D

Currently N/S Paid 40 hrs work 12 hrs

D/S Paid 32 hrs work 24 hrs

New Schedule N/S Paid 48 hrs work 12 hrs

D/S Paid 48 hrs work 24 hrs

*48 OR 60 HOUR SHUTDOWN

D / N / D / N / D

Currently N/S Paid 72 hrs work 24 hrs

D/S Paid 48 hrs work 36 hrs

New Schedule N/S Paid 72 hrs work 24 hrs

D/S Paid 72 hrs work 36 hrs

*72 OR 84 HOUR SHUTDOWN

D / N / D / N / D / N / D

Currently N/S Paid 104 hrs work 36 hrs

D/S Paid 64 hrs work 48 hrs

New Schedule N/S Paid 96 hrs work 36 hrs

D/S Paid 96 hrs work 48 hrs

Definition

· This scheme applies only to a NML planned and designated shutdown which involves at least one day shift and one night shift.

Conditions

· Fair and equitable rotation of personnel through day and night shift for subsequent shutdowns but numbers of personnel on each shift are determined to suit the Company's requirements. Rotation of individual personnel will be at the Company's discretion to suit the needs of the task.

· If a continuous shift worker is nominated to work on a shutdown he will be paid as per this Agreement.

· If a continuous shift worker is not nominated to work on a shutdown, but is required for a short period of time due to unforeseen circumstances then that person will be paid at double time for the hours worked by that person on the shutdown.

SIGNATURESOFTHEPARTIES

Signed for and on behalf of Newcrest Mining Limited (ACN: 005-683-625):-

(SignedbyJohnThompson) JohnDavidThompson Date: 29/11/93

Signature Name of person authorised

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THE COMMON SEAL of )

Australian Electrical, Electronics, )

Foundry and Engineering Union )

(Western Australian Branch) )

was hereunto affixed in the presence of: )

(SignedbyW.L.Palmer) Secretary Date: 24/12/1993

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Date: / /19

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THE COMMON SEAL of )

Australian Workers' Union, WA )

Branch, Industrial Union of Workers )

was hereunto affixed in the presence of: )

(SignedbyStephenBooth) AssistantSecretary Date: 2/12/1993

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Date: / /19

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THE COMMON SEAL of )

The Construction, Mining, Energy, )

Timberyards, Sawmills and Woodworkers )

Union of Australia, WA Branch) )

was hereunto affixed in the presence of: )

(SignedbyD.McIntyre) AssistantSecretary Date: 14/12/1993

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Date: / /19

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THE COMMON SEAL of )

Metals and Engineering Workers Union )

Western Australia )

was hereunto affixed in the presence of: )

(SignedbyJ.Sharp-Collett) Secretary Date: 7/12/1993

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VARIATIONRECORD

TELFER GOLD MINE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 1993

NO. AG 2 OF 1994

Delivered 21/02/94 at 74 WAIG 601

Consolidated at

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NO. VARIATION NO. DATE REFERENCE

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