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IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application for awards and variation of awards
Association of Draughting, Supervisory and Technical Employees
Tasmanian Branch
(T.2953 of 1991)
and
Tasmanian Confederation of Industries
| COMMISSIONER R.J. WATLING |
26 March 1991 |
Wage Rates - State Wage November 1989 - Second Minimum Rates Adjustment - New Definitions - Operative Date F.F.P.P. 10 April 1991
REASONS FOR DECISION
In a decision handed down on 10 October 19901 the Mechanical Engineers and Founders Award was varied to insert the first Minimum Rate Adjustment. This was operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after the date of that decision.
In this matter the applicant sought to vary the same award to reflect the second Minimum Rates Adjustment in accordance with the Wage Fixing Principles.
In doing so Mr P Baker, representing the Association of Draughting, Supervisory and Technical Employees, Tasmanian Branch, also requested the Commission to place the definitions, currently appearing in an appendix to the award, into the body of the award, namely Clause 7.
These definitions are associated with the following levels and classification titles:
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Level |
Classification Title |
Minimum
Training
Requirement |
Wage Relativity
To Level 5 After
Full Minimum Rate
and Broadbanding
Adjustments |
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| 16 |
Professional Engineer Level 2
Professional Scientist " " |
Degree |
n.a. |
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| 15 |
Professional Engineer Level 1
Professional Scientist " " |
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| 14 |
Principal Technical Officer |
Diploma or formal
equivalent |
160% |
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| 13 |
Leading Technical Officer
Principal Engineering
supervisor/trainer/co-ordinator |
5th year of Diploma
or formal equivalent |
150% |
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|
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| 12 |
Engineering Associate
- level II |
Associate Diploma
or formal equivalent |
145% |
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| 11 |
Engineering Associate
- level I |
3rd year of Associate
Diploma or formal equivalent |
135% |
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| 10 |
Engineering Technician
- level V
Advanced Engineering
tradesperson - level II |
Advanced Certificate
or formal equivalent |
130% |
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| 9 |
Engineering Technician
- level IV
Advanced Engineering
tradesperson - level I |
1st year of Advanced
Certificate |
125% |
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| 8 |
Engineering Technician
- level III
Engineering tradesperson
- special class level II |
Post-trade certificate
or formal equivalent |
115% |
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|
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| 7 |
Engineering Technician
- level II
Engineering tradesperson
- special class level I |
Completion of 66% of
qualification for
level 8 |
110% |
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| 6 |
Engineering Technician
- level I
Engineering tradesperson
- level II |
Completion of 33% of
qualification for
level 8 |
105% |
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| 5 |
Engineering Tradesperson
- level I
Production system
employee |
Trade Certificate or
Production/Engineering
Certificate III |
100% |
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| 4 |
Engineering/production
employee - level IV |
Production/Engineering
Certificate II |
92.4% |
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| 3 |
Engineering/production
employee - level III |
Production/engineering
Certificate I |
87.4% |
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| 2 |
Engineering/production
employee - level II |
In-house training |
82% |
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| 1 |
Engineering/production
employee - level I |
Up to 38 hours
induction training |
78% |
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Supervisory training |
Trainer/supervisor/co-ordinator |
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Level 1 - 122% of the highest rate paid to those supervised.
Level 2 - 115% of the highest rate paid to those supervised.
Technical - 107% of the rate paid for the employee's technical classification |
The applicant also tendered an exhibit showing the result of applying the second Minimum Rates Adjustment to all levels i.e. from 1 - 14 inclusive.
This application and the submissions presented by Mr P Baker on behalf of the Unions had the full support of Mr S Clues from the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries.
Nothing contained in the submissions of the parties was contrary to the Wage Fixing Principles or the Structural Efficiency package endorsed previously by the Commission. That being the case the application is endorsed and the award will be varied in the manner sought by the applicant.
The operative date of this decision will be the first full pay period on or after 10 April, 1991. The Orders giving effect to this decision are attached and it should be noted that the definitions contained in the award prior to this decision have now been included as an appendix to the award to assist in the translation of former Classifications into the new classification structure as it now appears in Clause 7 - Definitions.
R J Watling
COMMISSIONER
Appearances:
Mr P Baker for the Association of Draughting, Supervisory and Technical Employees, Tasmania Branch.
Mrs E Smythe for the Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia, Tasmania Branch.
Miss S Pavlic for the Australasian Society of Engineers, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr S Clues for the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries.
Date and Place of Hearing:
1991
March 18
Hobart
1 T.2317, T.2376, T.2553, T.2611, T.2613 | 
