TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application for award or variation of award

Meat and Allied Trades' Federation of Australia
(Tasmanian Division)
(T.3207 of 1991)

ABATTOIRS AWARD

Rates of Pay

REASONS FOR DECISION

In this consent matter the Meat and Allied Trades Federation of Australia, (Tasmanian Division) and The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, Tasmanian Branch sought the variation of the Abattoirs Award to reflect composite piecework slaughtering rates for the Devonport City Abattoir (the Abattoir).

The issue arose consequential to the upgrading of the Abattoir by the introduction of on rail mechanised slaughtering for sheep and some mechanical assistance on the beef slaughtering floor. The award currently provides in Appendix I composite pieceworking arrangements and what is now proposed is to vary that appendix to reflect the mechanical improvements that have been made.

The variation is endorsed by the Commission operative on and from 26 August 1991.

The order will issue in due course.

R K Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J Swallow for The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, Tasmanian Branch
Mr B Hansch for the Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch
Mr T Edwards with Mrt M Flynn for the Meat and Alliwed Trades' Federation of Australia (Tasmanian Division) and the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries

Date and Place of Hearing:
1991
Hobart
October 3