T2787 and T2799
TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia, The Building Workers'.Industrial Union of Australia and Tasmanian Confederation of Industries The Master Builders' Association of Tasmania
Wage Rates - First Minimum Rates Adjustment - Application Granted Operative Date F.F.P.P. 1 November 1990 REASONS FOR DECISION These applications, made by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners and the Building Workers' Industrial Union, are to vary Division E of the Building Trades Award to include the first minimum rate adjustment from an agreed operative date, that being the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 November 1990. In presenting their submissions, the parties informed the Commission that appropriate relativities had been established using the tradesperson as 100%. As a result, the classifications of Signwriter, Marker or Setter Out and Tradesperson Special Class would be 105% of the base tradesperson rate. The Unions having members falling within this division of the award formally acknowledged that the application of the minimum rates adjustment increases would alter existing relativities between classifications and they gave an undertaking not to pursue any claim to re-establish existing relativities. They also agreed that increases in wage rates arising out of minimum rates adjustments were to be absorbed against existing overaward payments and than no action will be taken by them to re-establish pre-existing levels of over award payments. The actual minimum rates adjustment increases over the various classifications were outlined in Exhibit BWIU 1 with the exception of Shopfitter (as defined) which should have read the same as the base tradesperson. In relation to the minimum rates adjustments the Wage Fixing Principles state the following:
I am satisfied the application complies with the Wage Fixing Principles and the public interest requirements of the Act. Therefore, the claim is granted in the manner sought by the parties including the operative date of the first full pay period on or after 1 November, 1990. The order giving effect to this decision is attached and I take this opportunity to remind the parties that the second instalment of the minimum rates adjustment will not be automatic and will require a separate application.
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