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T9490

 

TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

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

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union
(T9490 of 2001)

METAL AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRY AWARD

 

COMMISSIONER P A IMLACH

HOBART, 22 May 2001

Award variation - apprentices and unapprenticed juniors - fourth Minimum Rates Adjustment - operative ffpp on or after 5/6/01

REASONS FOR DECISION

This was an application for a variation to the Metal and Engineering Industry Award (the Award) made under section 23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984 (the Act) by the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union (the Union).

The Union sought to vary the Award by applying a fourth Minimum Rates Adjustment (MRA) for Unapprenticed Juniors and Apprentices as specified in the Award.

In its submissions, the Union reminded the Commission that the introduction of the MRA process in this small segment of the Award began with application No. T7268 of 1997. In that matter, a schedule of agreed MRA payments and operative dates had been presented.

In accordance with that previous agreed schedule, the operative date for this fourth and final step was from first full pay period commencing on or after 5 June 2001.

The Union requested approval of the application, submitting that it was made in accordance with the Principles of the Commission and its implementation was not against the public interest as specified in the Act.

The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited indicated its consent to the application, including the operative date, and also said it was consistent with the Principles of the Commission and the public interest.

I accept the submissions of the parties. The Award will be varied as requested operative from first full pay period commencing on or after 6 June 2001.

An order is attached.

 

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr P Baker, Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union.
Mr M Watson, Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.

Date and place of hearing:
2001
May 21
Hobart