MA000071 PR729330

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

TIMBER INDUSTRY AWARD 2020
[MA000071]


Timber and paper products industry
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR FERGUSON PROFESSOR WOODEN MS LABINE-ROMAIN	MELBOURNE, 25 JUNE 2021

Annual Wage Review 2020–21.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2020–21 on 16 June 2021 [[2021] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the amount “$8.88” appearing in clause 14.3(p)(iii) and inserting “$9.10”.

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.1(a) and inserting the following:

Employee classification	Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)	Minimum hourly rate
	$	$
Level 1	772.60	20.33
Level 2	794.80	20.92
Level 3	825.20	21.72
Level 4	853.60	22.46
Level 5	899.50	23.67
Level 6	927.70	24.41
Level 7	981.50	25.83

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.1(b) and inserting the following:

Employee classification	Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)	Minimum hourly rate
	$	$
Level 1	772.60	20.33
Level 2	794.80	20.92
Level 3	825.20	21.72
Level 4	853.60	22.46
Level 4A	868.10	22.84
Level 5	899.50	23.67
Level 6	927.70	24.41
Level 7	981.50	25.83

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause 20.1(c) and inserting the following:

Employee classification	Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)	Minimum hourly rate
	$	$
Level 1	812.00	21.37
Level 2	840.10	22.11
Level 3	857.20	22.56
Level 4	873.90	23.00
Level 5	899.50	23.67
Level 6	927.70	24.41
Level 7	955.90	25.16
Level 8	981.50	25.83
Level 9	1009.60	26.57

5. By deleting the words “1 November 2020” in clause 20.10(b) and inserting “1 July 2021”.

6. By deleting the amount “$28.08” appearing in clause 22.3(a) and inserting “$28.78”.

7. By deleting the amount “$1.49” appearing in clause 22.4(a) and inserting “$1.53”.

8. By deleting the amount “$28.96” appearing in clause 22.5(a) and inserting “$29.68”.

9. By deleting the amount “$44.76” appearing in clause 22.5(b) and inserting “$45.87”.

10. By deleting the amount “$1.76” appearing in clause 22.6 and inserting “$1.80”.

11. By deleting the amount “$1.32” appearing in clause 22.7 and inserting “$1.35”.

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause 22.8(a) and inserting the following:

Engine driver/fireman	Allowance	Payable
	$
In charge of plant	37.78	per week
Cleaner, greaser or oiler, under supervision of engine driver, who stops or starts engine	37.78	per week
Driver, where 2 or more fork-lifts or cranes engaged on one lift	3.60	per day

13. By deleting the amount “$17.55” appearing in clause 22.9 and inserting “$17.99”.

14. By deleting the amount “$6.14” appearing in clause 22.10 and inserting “$6.30”.

15. By deleting the amount “$2.90” appearing in clause 22.11 and inserting “$2.97”.

16. By deleting the amount “$0.53” appearing in clause 22.12(a) and inserting “$0.54”.

17. By deleting the amount “$0.53” appearing in clause 22.13(a)(i) and inserting “$0.54”.

18. By deleting the amount “$0.88” appearing in clause 22.13(a)(ii) and inserting “$0.90”.

19. By deleting the amount “$0.53” appearing in clause 22.14(a) and inserting “$0.54”.

20. By deleting the amount “$0.70” appearing in clause 22.15 and inserting “$0.72”.

21. By deleting the amount “$1.76” appearing in clause 22.16 and inserting “$1.80”.

22. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.2.1 and inserting the following:


	Ordinary	Saturday	Sunday	Public holiday
	% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	100%	150%²	200%	250%
	$	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	20.33	30.50	40.66	50.83
Level 2	20.92	31.38	41.84	52.30
Level 3	21.72	32.58	43.44	54.30
Level 4	22.46	33.69	44.92	56.15
Level 4A*	22.84	34.26	45.68	57.10
Level 5	23.67	35.51	47.34	59.18
Level 6	24.41	36.62	48.82	61.03
Level 7	25.83	38.75	51.66	64.58
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	21.37	32.06	42.74	53.43
Level 2	22.11	33.17	44.22	55.28
Level 3	22.56	33.84	45.12	56.40
Level 4	23.00	34.50	46.00	57.50
Level 5	23.67	35.51	47.34	59.18
Level 6	24.41	36.62	48.82	61.03
Level 7	25.16	37.74	50.32	62.90
Level 8	25.83	38.75	51.66	64.58
Level 9	26.57	39.86	53.14	66.43

23. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.2.2 and inserting the following:


	Ordinary	Afternoon & night-rotating	Night-non-rotating	Saturday	Sunday & public holiday
	% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	100%	115%	130%	150%²	200%
	$	$	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	20.33	23.38	26.43	30.50	40.66
Level 2	20.92	24.06	27.20	31.38	41.84
Level 3	21.72	24.98	28.24	32.58	43.44
Level 4	22.46	25.83	29.20	33.69	44.92
Level 4A*	22.84	26.27	29.69	34.26	45.68
Level 5	23.67	27.22	30.77	35.51	47.34
Level 6	24.41	28.07	31.73	36.62	48.82
Level 7	25.83	29.70	33.58	38.75	51.66
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	21.37	24.58	27.78	32.06	42.74
Level 2	22.11	25.43	28.74	33.17	44.22
Level 3	22.56	25.94	29.33	33.84	45.12
Level 4	23.00	26.45	29.90	34.50	46.00
Level 5	23.67	27.22	30.77	35.51	47.34
Level 6	24.41	28.07	31.73	36.62	48.82
Level 7	25.16	28.93	32.71	37.74	50.32
Level 8	25.83	29.70	33.58	38.75	51.66
Level 9	26.57	30.56	34.54	39.86	53.14

24. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.2.3 and inserting the following:


	Monday to Saturday		Sunday	Public holiday
	First 2 hours	After 2 hours	Sunday	Public holiday
	% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	150%	200%	200%	250%
	$	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	30.50	40.66	40.66	50.83
Level 2	31.38	41.84	41.84	52.30
Level 3	32.58	43.44	43.44	54.30
Level 4	33.69	44.92	44.92	56.15
Level 4A*	34.26	45.68	45.68	57.10
Level 5	35.51	47.34	47.34	59.18
Level 6	36.62	48.82	48.82	61.03
Level 7	38.75	51.66	51.66	64.58
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	32.06	42.74	42.74	53.43
Level 2	33.17	44.22	44.22	55.28
Level 3	33.84	45.12	45.12	56.40
Level 4	34.50	46.00	46.00	57.50
Level 5	35.51	47.34	47.34	59.18
Level 6	36.62	48.82	48.82	61.03
Level 7	37.74	50.32	50.32	62.90
Level 8	38.75	51.66	51.66	64.58
Level 9	39.86	53.14	53.14	66.43

25. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.2.4 and inserting the following:


	Continuous shiftworkers	Non-continuous shiftworkers
	Continuous shiftworkers	First 2 hours	After 2 hours
	% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	200%	150%	200%
	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	40.66	30.50	40.66
Level 2	41.84	31.38	41.84
Level 3	43.44	32.58	43.44
Level 4	44.92	33.69	44.92
Level 4A*	45.68	34.26	45.68
Level 5	47.34	35.51	47.34
Level 6	48.82	36.62	48.82
Level 7	51.66	38.75	51.66

26. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.2.5 and inserting the following:

	All overtime hours
	200% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	$
Level 1	42.74
Level 2	44.22
Level 3	45.12
Level 4	46.00
Level 5	47.34
Level 6	48.82
Level 7	50.32
Level 8	51.66
Level 9	53.14

27. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.3.1 and inserting the following:


	Ordinary	Public Holiday¹
	% of ordinary hourly rate²
	125%	275%
	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	25.41	55.91
Level 2	26.15	57.53
Level 3	27.15	59.73
Level 4	28.08	61.77
Level 4A*	28.55	62.81
Level 5	29.59	65.09
Level 6	30.51	67.13
Level 7	32.29	71.03
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	26.71	–
Level 2	27.64	–
Level 3	28.20	–
Level 4	28.75	–
Level 5	29.59	–
Level 6	30.51	–
Level 7	31.45	–
Level 8	32.29	–
Level 9	33.21	–

28. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.3.2 and inserting the following:


	Ordinary	Afternoon & night rotating	Night-non-rotating	Saturday	Sunday & public holiday
	% of ordinary hourly rate¹
	125%	140%	155%	175%²	225%
	$	$	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	25.41	28.46	31.51	35.58	45.74
Level 2	26.15	29.29	32.43	36.61	47.07
Level 3	27.15	30.41	33.67	38.01	48.87
Level 4	28.08	31.44	34.81	39.31	50.54
Level 4A*	28.55	31.98	35.40	39.97	51.39
Level 5	29.59	33.14	36.69	41.42	53.26
Level 6	30.51	34.17	37.84	42.72	54.92
Level 7	32.29	36.16	40.04	45.20	58.12
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	26.71	29.92	33.12	37.40	48.08
Level 2	27.64	30.95	34.27	38.69	49.75
Level 3	28.20	31.58	34.97	39.48	50.76
Level 4	28.75	32.20	35.65	40.25	51.75
Level 5	29.59	33.14	36.69	41.42	53.26
Level 6	30.51	34.17	37.84	42.72	54.92
Level 7	31.45	35.22	39.00	44.03	56.61
Level 8	32.29	36.16	40.04	45.20	58.12
Level 9	33.21	37.20	41.18	46.50	59.78

29. By deleting the table appearing in clause D.3.3 and inserting the following:


	Monday to Saturday¹		Sunday²
	First 2 hours	After 2 hours	Sunday²
	% of casual ordinary hourly rate³
	150%	200%	200%
	$	$	$
General Timber Stream and Wood and Timber Furniture Stream
Level 1	38.12	50.82	50.82
Level 2	39.23	52.30	52.30
Level 3	40.73	54.30	54.30
Level 4	42.12	56.16	56.16
Level 4A*	42.83	57.10	57.10
Level 5	44.39	59.18	59.18
Level 6	45.77	61.02	61.02
Level 7	48.44	64.58	64.58
Pulp and Paper Stream
Level 1	40.07	53.42	53.42
Level 2	41.46	55.28	55.28
Level 3	42.30	56.40	56.40
Level 4	43.13	57.50	57.50
Level 5	44.39	59.18	59.18
Level 6	45.77	61.02	61.02
Level 7	47.18	62.90	62.90
Level 8	48.44	64.58	64.58
Level 9	49.82	66.42	66.42

30. By deleting the amount “$877.60” appearing in clause E.1.1 and inserting “$899.50”.

31. By deleting the table appearing in clause E.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	% of standard rate	$	Payable
Stand-by	14.3(p)(iii)	1.0116	9.10	per hour
Forest work¹	22.3(a)	3.2	28.78	per week
Low loader¹	22.4(a)	0.17	1.53	per each additional complete tonne
Leading hand supervising—2 to 6 employees	22.5(a)	3.3	29.68	per week
Leading hand supervising—more than 6 employees	22.5(b)	5.1	45.87	per week
Cleaning of boilers and associated equipment	22.6	0.2	1.80	per hour
Repairs inside boilers and associated equipment	22.7	0.15	1.35	per hour
Additional allowances for engine drivers/firemen—in charge of plant	22.8(a)	4.2	37.78	per week
Additional allowances for engine drivers/firemen—cleaner, greaser or oiler, under supervision of engine driver, who stops or starts engine	22.8(a)	4.2	37.78	per week
Additional allowances for engine drivers/firemen—driver, where 2 or more fork-lifts or cranes engaged on one lift	22.8(a)	0.4	3.60	per day
First aid	22.9	2.0	17.99	per week
Charred timber	22.10.	0.7	6.30	per day
Dirty work	22.11	0.33	2.97	per day
Wet places	22.12(a)	0.06	0.54	per part of day/shift whilst so engaged
Hot work—between 46°C and 54°C	22.13(a)(i)	0.06	0.54	per hour
Hot work—in excess of 54°C	22.13(a)(ii)	0.1	0.90	per hour
Cold places—below 0°C	22.14(a)	0.06	0.54	per hour
Confined spaces	22.15	0.08	0.72	per hour or part thereof
Height money	22.16	0.2	1.80	per day or shift or part thereof

32. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.1.3 and inserting the following:

Coup Assessment	Sawlog	Sawlog	Mixed	-85	-56	-56 Non-Con
	$/m³	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t
A1	4.73	4.25	3.15	3.53	3.91	4.69
A2	4.91	4.45	3.49	3.70	4.08	4.88
A3	5.09	4.63	3.46	3.86	4.24	5.08
A4	5.51	5.01	3.70	4.11	4.59	5.50
B1	5.09	4.63	3.47	3.86	4.25	5.08
B2	5.34	4.85	3.56	4.04	4.45	5.32
B3	5.57	5.03	3.73	4.15	4.63	5.54
B4	5.97	5.49	4.06	4.49	5.01	5.97
C1	5.51	5.02	3.71	4.15	4.59	5.51
C2	5.77	5.26	3.88	4.39	4.85	5.73
C3	5.97	5.49	4.06	4.49	5.01	5.97
C4	6.46	5.88	4.39	4.88	5.41	6.46
Landing	1.32	1.18	1.00	1.00	1.08	1.32

33. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.1.4 and inserting the following:


		Conventional			Non-conventional
Coup Assessment	Sawlog	Sawlog	Mixed	-85	Mixed	-85	-40
	$/m³	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t
A1	4.73	4.25	3.15	3.53	3.34	3.70	5.49
A2	4.91	4.45	3.49	3.70	3.49	3.86	5.70
A3	5.08	4.63	3.46	3.71	3.57	4.03	5.92
A4	5.51	5.01	3.70	4.11	3.90	4.39	6.30
B1	5.09	4.63	3.47	3.86	3.57	4.06	5.92
B2	5.34	4.85	3.56	4.04	3.77	4.15	6.16
B3	5.57	5.03	3.73	4.15	3.91	4.39	6.46
B4	5.97	5.49	4.06	4.49	4.20	4.72	6.93
C1	5.51	5.02	3.71	4.15	3.90	4.39	6.38
C2	5.76	5.26	3.88	4.39	4.08	4.49	6.68
C3	5.97	5.49	4.06	4.49	4.25	4.79	6.94
C4	6.49	5.88	4.39	4.88	4.54	5.08	7.53
Landing	1.32	1.18	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.52

34. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.1.5 and inserting the following:

	Manual	Pulp	Pulp	Short	Short	Short	Short	Long	Long
	T1R3	wood	wood	s/log	s/log	peelers	peelers	s/log	s/log
	$T25	(+1.5)	(-1.5)	(+1.5)	(-1.5)	(+1.5)	(-1.5)	(+1.5)	(-1.5)
	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t	$/t
Falling
A	16.57	7.42	8.55	8.99	10.11	9.14	10.31	7.95	9.10
B	17.08	7.68	9.09	9.19	10.68	9.44	8.60	8.21	9.62
C	17.50	8.04	9.42	9.60	11.00	9.78	11.16	8.56	9.97

35. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.1.6 and inserting the following:

Stump diameter (where cut)	Payment per tree
	$
0–25 cm	1.10
26–50 cm	2.28
51–75 cm	3.41
76–100 cm	4.51
101–150 cm	11.33
151–200 cm	15.87
over 200 cm	18.16

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2021. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2021.

PRESIDENT

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