IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984

This matter concerns a claim for a $10.00 per week wage increase pursuant to the State Wage Case Decision1 of 5 September 1988.

The background circumstances are well described in the terms expressed in the statement of particulars contained in the application, i.e.:

"When the procedures for awarding the 3% increase in September and the $10.00 per week increase in March were put in place last year by the Commission, the Independent Schools (Teachers) Tasmania Award did not exist. The Award became operative from 1/1/89.

However, in negotiations with employers it was clearly understood that these increases would be paid and the National Wage guidelines followed.

This intention is supported by the fact that the 3% was paid by employers from the 1/10/88 and that the increase was included in the salary scales of our award when it was submitted to the Industrial Commission on 14/12/88.

The Tasmanian Registered Teachers Association therefore requests that the Independent Schools (Teachers) Tasmania Award be varied to allow the payment of an extra $10.00 per week as from the first full pay period after the 15/3/89."

The matter is one of consent and the prerequisite commitment required by current Wage Fixation Principles has already been given by the Tasmanian Registered Teachers' Association and accepted as being bona fide.

The Full Bench decision2 determined principles to be followed in the granting of the $10.00 increase, and this is one award which could not have been specified at the relevant time because it was made subsequent to 5 September.

I rely upon the reasons for decision issued by the Full Bench to grant this claim, which will be applied in identical terms.

OPERATIVE DATE:

This variation shall be effective from the first pay period to commence on or after 15 March 1989.

Order is attached.

A Robinson
DEPUTY PRESIDENT

1 T.1524, T.1525, T.1549 and T.1550 of 1988
2 Ibid