THE AUTOMOTIVE, FOOD, METALS, ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND KINDRED INDUSTRIES UNION OF WORKERS - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AND OTHERS

CITATION NO. 2004 WAIRC 10983

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HAVING heard Mr S Whish-Wilson on behalf the Minister for Health and Mr J Mossenton on behalf of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch, Ms L Dowden on behalf of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers and Mr J Murie on behalf of the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia, WA Branch, and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders:

THAT the WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Enterprise Agreement 2004 in the terms of the following schedule be registered on the 22nd day of March 2004 and shall replace the WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Enterprise Agreement 2002 (No. AG 26 of 2003).

WA GOVERNMENT HEALTH SERVICES ENGINEERING AND BUILDING SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004

This Agreement shall be titled the WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Enterprise Agreement 2004.

1. Title 2. Arrangement 3. Application and Parties Bound 4. Term of Agreement 5. No Extra Claims 6. Relationship with Awards and Agreements 7. Dispute Settlement Procedure 8. Salaries 9. Signatories

(1) This Agreement applies to the employees covered by WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Award 2004, and binds the following parties:

(a) The Minister for Health incorporated as the Board of the hospitals formerly comprised in the Metropolitan Health Service Board, under s7 of the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 (WA).

(b) The Minister for Health incorporated as the WA Country Health Service, under s7 of the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 (WA).

(c) The Minister for Health incorporated as the South West Health Board, under s7 of the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 (WA).

(d) The Minister for Health incorporated as the Peel Health Services Board under s7 of the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 (WA).

(h) Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers' Union of Australia Engineering & Electrical Division, WA Branch.

(i) The Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union of Australia, West Australian Branch, Industrial Union of Workers.

(j) Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch.

(k) Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers.

(2) The estimated number of employees covered by this Agreement at the time of registration is 240.

(1) This Agreement shall operate from the date of registration in accordance with Section 41 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and will expire on 31 December 2006.

(2) The parties to this Agreement agree to commence negotiations for a new Agreement no later than 6 months prior to the expiry of this Agreement with a view to implementing a replacement agreement operative from 1 January 2007.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, for the life of this Agreement, the Unions bound by it shall make no further claims upon the employer.

(1) Consistent with the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and the State Wage Principles, this Agreement shall provide the whole of the employees' wage increases for the life of this Agreement.

(2) This Agreement cancels and replaces the WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Enterprise Agreement 2002 (AG 26 of 2003).

(3) This Agreement shall be read and interpreted in conjunction with the WA Government Health Services Engineering and Building Services Award 2004.

(4) Where an inconsistency exists between this Agreement and the Award, this Agreement shall take precedence.

Subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1979, in the event of any question, dispute, grievance or difficulty, or any matter raised by the respondent Unions, the employer or any of its employees covered by this Agreement, it shall be settled in accordance with Clause 11 - Dispute Resolution of the Award.

(1) This Agreement provides for the following salary increases:

(b) 3.4%, applicable on and from 1 January 2005; and

(2) This clause replaces Appendix A - Salaries of the Award.

Subject to this Agreement, employees shall be paid the annual salaries specified in the following table in accordance with the level to which they are from time to time classified.

Mechanical Fitter, Motor Mechanic, Refrigeration Fitter, Plant Operator and other engineering trades employees not elsewhere classified.

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Mike Daube, Director-General of Health, as delegate of the Minister for Health.

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State Secretary, Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers' Union of Australia Engineering and Electrical Division, WA Branch.

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State Secretary, The Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union of Australia, West Australian Branch, Industrial Union of Workers.

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Secretary, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers.

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State Secretary, Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union of Workers Western Australian Branch