TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

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

Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia
Tasmanian Branch
(T.Nos. 4097 and 4098 of 1992)

Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union of Australia
Tasmanian Branch
(T.4122 of 1992)

Australian Building Construction Employees' and
Builders Labourers' Federation
Tasmanian Branch
(T.Nos.4123 and 4124 of 1992)

Construction Forestry and Mining Employees Union
Tasmanian Branch
(T.Nos.4126 and 4127 of 1992)

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AWARD
BUILDING TRADES AWARD
PLUMBERS AWARD

Award variation - increase expense related allowances - consent matter application granted - ffpp 15 December 1992

REASONS FOR DECISION

These applications made by the respective unions sought to increase the following expense related allowances in the Building Trades Award, Building and Construction Industry Award and the Plumbers Award.

Those allowances are:

- Fares and Travelling
- Tool Allowance
- Compensation for Clothes and Tools
- Meal Allowance
- Living Away from Home - Distant Work

The figures used to support the applications to determine the quantum of the increase were:

Fares and Travelling - Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index weighted average of Eight Capitals; Transportation; from and includin the September quarter 1991 up to and including the June quarter 1992 (3.1%1

Tool Allowance/Compensation for Clothes and Tools - Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index weighted average of Eight Capitals; from and including the September quarter 1991 up to an including the June quarter 1992 (1.2%).

Meal Allowance - Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index weighted average of Eight Capitals; Food - Meals out and take away foods; from and including the September quarter 1991 up to and including the June quarter 1992 (3.5%).

Living Away from Home - Distant Work -

(a) Forward Journey - same as for Meal Allowance (3.5%).

(b) Return Journey - same as for Fares and Travelling (3.1%).

(c) Weekend Work - same as for Fares and Travelling (3.1%).

These allowances were last varied as a result of a decision1 handed down on 4 November 1991.

All parties at the hearing agreed that the applications should be endorsed by the Commission and they tendered exhibits showing the effect of any successful application.

The applications conform with the Wage Fixing Principles and in particular the Allowances Principle.

These allowances have, in the past, been varied in accordance with the previously mentioned formulae. That being the case, the awards will now be varied in the manner sought, with an operative date from the first full pay period to commence on or after 15 December 1992, being the agreed operative date submitted by the parties.

R J Watling
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr M Clifford for the Construction Forestry and Mining Employees Union, Tasmanian Branch and the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr R Randall for the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr M Dowd for the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr S Clues for the Tasmanian Confederation of Industries.
Mr D Hodgman for the Master Builders' Association of Tasmania.

Date and place of hearing:
1992.
Dec 15
Hobart

1 T. Nos. 3462, 3463, 3511, 3427, 3476 of 1991