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T2244 and T2245

 

IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984

 

T.2244 of 1989

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE FEDERATED CLERKS UNION OF AUSTRALIA, TASMANIAN BRANCH TO VARY THE WHOLESALE TRADES AWARD

   
 

RE: TRAINERSHIPS

   

T.2245 of 1989

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE FEDERATED CLERKS UNION OF AUSTRALIA, TASMANIAN BRANCH TO VARY THE FUEL MERCHANTS AWARD

   
 

RE: TRAINERSHIPS

   

COMMISSIONER P A IMLACH

HOBART, 16 March 1990

   

REASONS FOR DECISION

   

APPEARANCES:

 
   

For the Federated Clerks
Union of Australia,
Tasmanian Branch

- Mr A Grubb

   

For the Tasmanian Confederation
of Industries on behalf of
Tasmaid Foods Pty Ltd

- Mr S Clues with
  Mr R Murray and
  Mr T Edwards

 

DATE AND PLACE OF HEARING:

 

7 September 1987  Hobart

 

These applications, which were joined at the commencement of the hearing, were for "trainee ships" provisions to be put into the Wholesale Trades Award and the Fuel Merchants Award respectively.

A "traineeship", according to the definition proposed, means a system under the Australian Traineeship Scheme comprising structured, on-the-job training with an employer and off-the-job training in a Technical and Further Education College or other training approved by the Training Authority of Tasmania: this is a reasonable explanation. The system is aimed at providing young people, who would not otherwise have the opportunity, with access to some basic work training at the commencement of their working career.

Mr A Grubb, appearing for the Federated Clerks Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch, in the first instance sought and was granted leave to submit an amended draft of the provisions sought. He said that they had been agreed between the parties.

Mr Clues, appearing for the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries confirmed that organisation's agreement to the proposed amendments to the two awards. He also said that the proposals were not against the public interest (Section 36 of the Act) and he pointed out that the system proposed was principally aimed at training not just at employment.

It was agreed between the parties that the operative date for the amendments sought be the first full pay period commencing on or after 15 March 1990.

For all practical purposes the terms of the award amendments sought are the same as some traineeships provisions latterly put into some other awards of this Commission (for example, the Plumbers Award), but not quite the same as some earlier amendments which included traineeships provisions. I confirm that I prefer the later amendments because they are better placed in the Awards and they are more specific in their prescriptions which only makes them less confusing and easier to implement and abide by.

As indicated at the end of the hearing I endorse both applications and the awards will be amended, operative from the first full pay period commencing on or after 15 March 1990.

Orders reflecting this decision will be issued in due course.

 

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER