IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984

For the purposes of this decision the matters of concern in applications T1693 of 1988, T1849 of 1989 and T2297 of 1990, were claims by the Federated Clerks Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch (FCU) and the Australasian Society of Engineers for a 38 hour week and an appropriate 3% occupational superannuation clause to be inserted in the Optical Industries Award.

The hearing of these claims took place on 9 February 1990. Mr D Fry appeared for the FCU and Mr K Brotherson appeared for the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries (TCI).

38 Hour Week

Mr Brotherson produced an exhibit (B1) which detailed the proposed amendments to the Award aimed at implementing a 38 hour week and the agreed offset provisions. He advised that the agreed date of operation for this part of the FCU's application was the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 1990.

Mr Fry confirmed the FCU's agreement to all the details in the exhibit and the operative date.

I endorse the agreement between the parties and the Award will be amended accordingly, operative from the agreed date.

Occupational Superannuation

Details of proposed amendments aimed at implementing a 3% occupational superannuation clause in the Award were also included in Exhibit B1 and Mr Brotherson spoke to them. A number of agreed changes had been made to the draft and these were notified as well.

Mr Brotherson promised to forward a corrected draft award amendment after the hearing: it has since been received.

Mr Fry confirmed the FCU's agreement to all the details provided by Mr Brotherson.

Again, I endorse the agreement between the parties and the Award will be amended accordingly from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 April 1990.

I am satisfied that the Principles of Wage Fixation have been met in both parts of this matter.

An order is attached.

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER