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T4833

TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application to vary an award

Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch
(T.4833 of 1994) 

TRANSPORT WORKERS GENERAL AWARD

COMMISSIONER P A IMLACH

31 January 1994

Wage rates ‑ State Wage Case December 1993 ‑ arbitrated safety net adjustment

REASONS FOR DECISION

This was an application made by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch (the Union) for the $8 arbitrated safety net adjustment, determined by a full bench of the Commission in the State Wage decision dated 24 December 19931 to be implemented in the Transport Workers General Award (the Award).

The Union sought the $8 increase and in so doing pointed out to the Commission that the Award had already been the subject of restructuring under the Structural Efficiency Principle and there had been some discussions between the parties as to enterprise agreements, but with no result to date.

The Union also outlined some small additional amendments deleting unnecessary and anomalous references in the Award which were included in the draft order previously prepared and produced at the hearing.

The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (the Chamber) supported the Union's application and said it was not against the public interest.

I am satisfied that this application fulfils the requirements of the Commission's Guidelines; the Award will be amended as sought operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after the date of this decision.

An order will be issued in due course.

 

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
B Hansch for the Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch
S Clues for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

Date and place of hearing:
1994.
Hobart:
January 28.


1 T4692 of 1993