TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

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

Australian Liquor, Hospitality and
Miscellaneous Workers Union (Tasmanian Branch)
(T6358 of 1996)

SECURITY INDUSTRY AWARD

Award variation- Clause 8 - wage rates - third $8 safety net adjustment - Clause 6 parties and persons bound - delete FMWUA - Clause 21 - parental leave - cross reference amendment - consent matter - application approved - operative 20 Aug 96

 REASONS FOR DECISION

This was an application by the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (Tasmanian Branch) (the Union) for the third $8 Safety Net Adjustment (SNA) to be applied to the Security Industry Award (the Award) in accordance with the terms of the State Wage Case decision[1] of a full bench of the Commission on 24 July 1996 (the July 1996 State Wage Case decision).

The application also sought two other amendments to the Award:

• Clause 6 - Parties and Persons Bound, seeking to delete the reference therein to the Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia, Tasmania Branch which name should have been deleted following a previous order[2] of the Commission regarding a union amalgamation matter; and
• Clause 21 - Parental Leave, correction of a cross referencing error contained in Part D.

In seeking the third SNA the Union advised the Commission that more than twelve months had elapsed since the second SNA[3] had been implemented in the Award.

An agreed draft order was produced and the Union gave a commitment to take part in a review of the Award as required in paragraph 7.3.2.3 of the Guidelines set down in the July 1996 State Wage Case decision.

The Union requested that the amendments operate from the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 August 1996.

The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (the Chamber) endorsed the submissions of the Union and confirmed its agreement to the proposed amendments including the date of operation.

I am satisfied that the requirements of the Guidelines of the Commission and the Act have been met in this matter: the application is granted and an order operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after 20 August 1996 is attached.

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Ms P Shelley for Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (Tasmanian Branch)
Ms J Thomas for Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited

Date and place of hearing:
1996
August 20
Hobart