T1155

IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984


T1155 of 1988	IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE FEDERATED CLERKS UNION OF AUSTRALIA, TASMANIAN BRANCH TO VARY THE INSURANCE AWARD

	RE: 4% SECOND TIER

COMMISSIONER R K GOZZI	HOBART, 15 March 1989

REASONS FOR DECISION

APPEARANCES:

For the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch	- Mr. L. Brown (4/11/88) Mr. K. O'Brien (14/3/89)

For the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries	- Mr. M. Sertori (4/11/88 and 14/3/89)

DATE AND PLACE OF HEARING:

4 November 1988 Hobart 14 March 1989 Hobart

This matter initially concerned the variation of the Insurance Award to reflect the 4 percent second tier increase in Division C.

That Division however has been superseded by the Miscellaneous Workers Award and has therefore become redundant.

Both Mr Sertori appearing for the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries and Mr O'Brien for the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch agreed that Division C has now no regulatory purpose and that the Insurance Award, in respect of that Division, need not be maintained for the purpose of extending classifications for classes of work performed by employees.

Mr Sertori informed me that employers have been circularised to ascertain if in fact Division C should be maintained; there has not been any response to conclude that this should be the case.

I have therefore decided to delete Division C of the Insurance Award.

On reflection the contemplated step discussed in proceedings of advertising the deletion appears, in the circumstances to be unnecessary.

This is particularly so having regard to the comments of Mr Sertori and Mr O'Brien who stated that the Miscellaneous Workers Award is being observed.

My order deleting Division C is attached hereto. Consolidation

R.K. Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

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