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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Tasmanian Confederation of Industries NURSING HOMES AWARD
Making of a new award - granted REASONS FOR DECISION This application was made by the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries (TCI) for the purpose of making a new award to be known as the Nursing Homes Award. The applicant and the Health Services Union of Australia Tasmania No. 1 Branch (HSUA) presented an agreed position on the need for the new award, its Title and Scope. Whilst the parties recognised that employers in the industry of providing care for aged persons and handicapped persons in homes established for that purpose were covered by the Hospitals Award, nevertheless, they emphasised the need for the industry to have its own award which was more industry specific and relevant to its needs. This application can be seen as part of the restructuring programme for the Hospitals Award. I hereby endorse and approve the agreed position of the parties to make a new award to be known as the Nursing Homes Award for the industry of nursing homes licensed as such under the Hospitals Act 1918. Having decided to establish this new award, it would now be open to any registered organisation to seek an interest in the award in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1984. The Commission will continue to hear submissions on the content of the award on Monday, 2 December, 1991 at 10.30 a.m. As the making of this award is not yet completed and submissions still have to be presented in respect to wage rates and conditions of employment, employers falling within the Scope of this award should continue to observe the wage rates and conditions of employment contained in the Hospitals Award. The order giving effect to this decision is attached and shall be operative from 18 October 1991.
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