TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

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

Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union
(T.4890 of 1994)

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AWARD

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

REASONS FOR DECISION

In this matter the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (the Union) sought the variation of the Broadcasting and Television Award to give effect to the $8.00 arbitrated safety net adjustment determined by the Full Bench in the 24 December 1993 State Wage Case decision¹.

Mrs Dowd for the Union indicated that the award has not yet been subject to structural efficiency review and that there had been some difficulty in progressing discussions in that regard.

I recognise that the application of the award is limited, however I do not accept that this should impede a structural review taking place. In that context it is a responsibility of all of the parties to the award to modernise it in accordance with established award modernisation productivity and efficiency principles. As matters stand however the lack of progress in this award cannot be relied upon to prevent the increase being awarded.

The application was also supported by Mr Clues appearing for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

In all of the circumstances the award will be varied in the manner requested operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after the date of this decision.

The order is attached.

R.K. Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mrs H. Dowd for the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union.
Mr S. Clues for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

Date and Place of Hearing:
1994.
Hobart:
February 23

1 T4692 of 1993