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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited NATIONAL TRAINING WAGE (TASMANIAN PRIVATE SECTOR) AWARD
Award variation - National Training Wage - extension to list of industries covered - application granted - operative ffpp 19 January 1999 REASONS FOR DECISION The National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award (the award) has application across a number of awards of the Commission. Those awards are specified in Schedule A to the award. On 17 November 1998, an application was lodged with the Commission, pursuant to s.23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (the applicant), to vary the National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award by inserting the Farming and Fruit Growing Award into Schedule A of the award. When the matter came before the Commission, Mr R Brown entered an appearance for an on behalf of the applicant, however, no appearance was entered for any employee organisation with an interest in the award. During the course of the hearing a communication was received from The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch indicating they were not opposed to the application before the Commission. The hearing continued in the absence of any employee organisation as I was satisfied they had been notified of the hearing. Mr R Brown informed the Commission that the amendment being sought would allow employers falling within the scope of the Farming and Fruit Growing Award to access the National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award when employing trainees, thus enabling youth and trainees to gain employment in the rural sector. It was his submission that, if the application was accepted, trainees in the rural sector would fall within the Industry Skill Level C contained in the National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award. He said that the application was consistent with previous decisions of the Commission and the Wage Fixing Principles. Having heard the submission of Mr Brown, I am satisfied that the application should be granted as it is consistent with:
The Order (Correction Order) giving effect to this decision is attached and will be operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after the 19 January 1999.
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