West Australian Newspapers Security Officers and Cleaners (Enterprise Bargaining) Agreement 1997

WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS

SECURITY OFFICERS AND CLEANERS

(ENTERPRISE BARGAINING) AGREEMENT 1997

NO. AG 199 OF 1997

1TITLE

This Agreement shall be referred toas the West Australian Newspapers Security Officers and Cleaners (Enterprise Bargaining) Agreement 1997.

2ARRANGEMENT

1Title

2Arrangement

3Application of agreement

4Parties bound

5Date and operation

6Number of employees bound

7Single bargaining unit

8Avoidance of industrial disputes

9National standards

10Relationship to parent awards and previous enterprise bargaining agreements

11Agreed aim of this agreement

12Wage increases

13Pro rata long service leave

14Service pay increases

15All other allowances

16Annual leave - Grade 1 Security Officer

Schedule "A" Incorporated provisions from AG 12 of 1992

Schedule "B" Wages

3APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall apply at the establishments of West Australian Newspapers Limited in respect of all employees who are engaged in any of the occupations, industries or callings specified in the Security Officers and Cleaners (West Australian Newspapers Limited) Award, 1992.

4PARTIES BOUND

-West Australian Newspapers Limited,

219 St. Georges Terrace

PERTH WA 6000

-The Australian Liquor, Hospitality, and Miscellaneous Workers Union,

Miscellaneous Workers Division

61 Thomas Street

SUBIACO WA 6008

5DATE AND OPERATION

This Agreement shall operate from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 1997 and shall remain in force for a period of three years until 30 June 2000. Discussions between the company and the employees will commence not later than one (1) month before the expiry date of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall not be cancelled or varied unless agreed to by the parties.

6NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BOUND

21 employees are bound by this Agreement.

7SINGLE BARGAINING UNIT

A single bargaining unit has been created in accordance with the State Wage Case Principles. This unit, on behalf of the members, negotiated this Agreement with the company.

8AVOIDANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

The parties to this Agreement are committed to observing the relevant Award's dispute settlement procedures in respect to any questions, difficulties or disputes arising under this Agreement.

9NATIONAL STANDARDS

This Agreement shall not operate so as to cause any employee to suffer a reduction in ordinary time earnings, or in Commission recognised national standards such as standard hours of work, annual leave or long service leave.

10RELATIONSHIP TO PARENT AWARDS AND PREVIOUS ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

This Agreement shall be read and interpreted wholly in conjunction with the Security Officers and Cleaners (West Australian Newspapers) Award 1992. Where there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the said parent award, this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency.

This is the third agreement negotiated between the company and the Single Bargaining Unit on behalf of their members. Both the company and our employees have shared mutual benefits arising from the two previous agreements. To ensure the parties still share the benefits from these previous agreements it has been agreed to again incorporate the provisions of AG6 of 1996 into this Agreement - refer Schedule "A".

11AIM OF THIS AGREEMENT

The aim of this Agreement is to continue to consolidate the shared benefits that the parties have gained from the two previous enterprise bargains. For this reason the wage increases provided for under this Agreement are provided on the basis that the parties are prepared to continue to make real and demonstrable changes in both attitudes and the way in which work is performed to facilitate further improvements in productivity and efficiency. These changes will enable the company to achieve a fuller and more productive utilisation of its resources in the future.

The parties will continue to address opportunities to become more competitive and to respond quickly and efficiently to challenges as they occur.

There is a clear recognition by all parties that for this company to remain competitive it must be able to respond quickly and positively to the demands of the market and the requirements of its customers.

12WAGE INCREASES

In recognition of this Agreement and the potential to further increase productivity and efficiency the parties have agreed to the following increases in wages:

-4% from first pay period on or after 1 July 1997,

-4% from first pay period on or after 1 July 1998 and

-4% from first pay period on or after 1 July 1999.

The wage rates are contained in Schedule B.

These increases shall not be absorbed into any overaward payments.

13PRO RATA LONG SERVICE LEAVE

An employee, after completing ten continuous years of service, will be able to request to take 8.6 weeks pro rata long service. Each period of long service leave must be for at least one week. The company will consider each request to ensure that granting leave at that time will not adversely affect production. The company will not unreasonably deny any employee's request for leave.

All other provisions of the West Australian Long Service Leave Order 1958 will apply.

14SERVICE PAY INCREASES

Service pay will be increased as follows:

After 14 years and up to 19 years continuous service - $3.00 per week ie $156 per year. After 20 years continuous service - $6.00 per week ie $312 per year.

Subject to fulfilling the qualification provisions of the 1976 Service Pay Agreement, service pay will be extended to all employees covered by this Agreement.

15ALL OTHER ALLOWANCES

All other allowances in the Security Officers and Cleaners (West Australian Newspapers) Award 1992 will be reviewed on 1 July each year in accordance with the current State Wage Case Principles.

16ANNUAL LEAVE - GRADE 1 SECURITY OFFICER

For the duration of this Agreement, the company and the Grade 1 Security Officer have agreed there is no requirement of the Grade 1 Security Officer to work Public Holidays. In accordance with this arrangement, the annual leave entitlement for the Grade 1 Security Officer shall be four weeks' leave per year.

______Signed______

On behalf of West Australian Newspapers Limiteddate

______Signed______

On behalf of The Australian Liquor, Hospitality,date

and Miscellaneous Workers Union,

Miscellaneous Workers Division

SCHEDULE A - FLEXIBILITY

Increases in efficiency and flexibilities which have been identified and agreed to by the parties in the West Australian Newspapers Limited (Enterprise Bargaining) Security Officers and Cleaners Agreement 1992, (AG 22 of 1992) and the West Australian Newspapers Limited (Enterprise Bargaining) Security Officers and Cleaners Agreement 1996 (AG 6 of 1996) are incorporated into this Agreement.

In addition to the above future efficiencies, the parties have agreed that employees covered by this Agreement will undertake any future training as required and will, subject to consultation,perform any new cleaning and security duties which may be required at the Company's new complex - Newspaper House, 50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park.

Schedule "B" - Wages and Allowances

1.Cleaners

Alignment to General Hand Rate to continue as follows:

Cleaner Grade 1100%

Cleaner Grade 291%

Cleaner Grade 3 (3 months probation)88%

2.Security Officers

Current1 July 19971 July 19981 July 1999

4%4%4%

Grade 5428.60445.70463.50482.00

Grade 4482.20501.50521.60542.50

Grade 3535.70557.10579.40602.60

Grade 2562.40584.90608.30632.60

Grade 1600.20624.20649.20675.20

3.Shift Allowance

Current1 July 19971 July 19981 July 1999

4%4%4%

94.8098.60102.50106.60

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WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS SECURITY OFFICERS AND CLEANERS

(ENTERPRISE BARGAINING) AGREEMENT 1997

Delivered 31/10/97 at 78 WAIG 2429

Consolidated

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