TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s23 application for an award or variation of an award

Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch
(T5961 of 1995)
(T5962 of 1995)

TRANSPORT WORKERS GENERAL AWARD
CARRIERS AWARD

Award variation - second $8 safety net adjustment - consent matters - applications granted - awards varied - operative ffpp 24 November 1995

REASONS FOR FURTHER DECISION

This application was lodged by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch (the applicant) for the purpose of varying the Transport Workers General Award and the Carriers Award in relation to wage rates to include the second $8 safety net adjustment, as provided for by the December 1994 State Wage Case decision1, along with increases in work-related allowances.

These applications came before the Commission as consent matters.

The awards will be varied in the manner sought by the parties as -

(a) the awards have been varied for the first $8 arbitrated safety net adjustment;

(b) it is more than 6 months since the granting of the first $8 safety net adjustment provided for in the Wage Fixing Principles.

The applications generally comply with the Wage Fixing Principles and they meet the public interest requirements of the Act.

The variations will be operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after 24 November 1995

The orders giving effect to this decision are attached.

R J Watling
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J Gill for the Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Tasmanian Branch
Ms J Thomas for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited

Date and place of hearing:
1995
November 24
Hobart

1 T No. 5214 of 1995