TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application for award or variation of award

The AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union,
Tasmania Branch
(T.4872 of 1994)

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia,
Tasmanian Branch
(T.4880 of 1994)

Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union
(T.4889 of 1994)

Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association,
Tasmanian Branch
(T.4933 of 1994)

BOOTMAKERS AWARD

Wage rates - State Wage Case December 1993 - arbitrated safety net adjustment

REASONS FOR DECISION

These applications by The AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union, Tasmania Branch; the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch; the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union; and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Tasmanian Branch, were for the variation of the Bootmakers Award to give effect to the $8.00 arbitrated safety net adjustment determined by the Full Bench in the 24 December 1993 State Wage Case decision1.

I was informed that the award had been subject to the minimum rates adjustment (MRA) process with only one further MRA to be implemented for clerical employees. Also the applicants submitted that the various applications were in accordance with the wage fixing principles2.

The variation was supported by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

In all of the circumstances the award will be varied in the manner requested operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after the date of this decision.

The order is attached.

R.K. Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr G. Cooper for The AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union, Tasmania Branch.
Mrs H. Dowd for the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union.
Mr D. Shirkey for the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr S. Clues for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

Date and Place of Hearing:
1994.
Hobart:
February 23

1 T4692 of 1993
2 Ibid