TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application for award variation

Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union
(T.5234 of 1994)

PUBLIC VEHICLES AWARD

Wage rates - State Wage November 1989 - fifth and final minimum rates adjustment - clerical employees - Principles satisfied - consent matter - application granted - award varied - operative ffpp 13 November 1994

REASONS FOR DECISION

On 19 May 1992, the Commission handed down a decision arising out of application T.3770 of 1992, which determined a new classification structure and minimum rates adjustment provisions for Division C - Clerks of the Public Vehicles Award.

The wage rates agreed to during the course of that hearing contained the first minimum rates adjustment with an operative date of 13 May 1992 and the parties foreshadowed that a further three applications would be made at intervals of nine months and for a fifth and final adjustment three months after the fourth minimum rate adjustment with agreed operative dates of 13 February 1993, 13 November 1993, 13 August 1994 and 13 November 1994.

This current application, for the fifth and final minimum rates adjustment comes before the Commission as a consent matter and conforms with the Wage Fixing Principles and the Public Interest requirements of the Act and the agreed plan of action to implement minimum rates adjustments.

That being the case the award will be varied in the manner sought by the parties from the first full pay period to commence on or after 13 November 1994, being three months from the fourth minimum rates adjustment on 13 August 1994.

The Order arising out of this application is attached.

R J Watling
COMMISSIONER

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

Date and place of hearing:
1994
Nov 15
Hobart