TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.29 application for hearing of an industrial dispute

The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union,
Tasmanian Branch
(T.4776 of 1993)

and

Burnie Master Butchers

Industrial Dispute - underpayment of wages

FURTHER REASONS FOR DECISION

Further to my Reasons for Decision dated 11 April 1994 concerning a redundancy payment to be made to Mr Peter Hansen, the classification of Slaughterman (other than mutton chain) was incorrectly relied upon to determine the amount of redundancy payment due.

Mr Hansen was employed as a labourer and accordingly the classification rate for calculation purposes is $339.30 a week. Given that Mr Hansen was employed for 3 days a week only the amount of redundancy payment amounted to $1542.25. This payment is based on an hourly rate of $10.71 by 24 hours a week.

In the circumstances the quantum of the redundancy payment in my 11 April 1994 decision referred to above is to be disregarded and an amount of $1542.25 is to be paid to Mr Hansen, and I so order.

R K Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J E Swallow for The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, Tasmanian Branch
Mr M D Flynn for the Meat and Allied Trades' Federation of Australia (Tasmanian Division)

Date and Place of Hearing:
1994.
Hobart:
January 25
Burnie:
March 17