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
(T10326 of 2002)

HOTELS, RESORTS, HOSPITALITY AND MOTELS AWARD

Award variation - deletion of obsolete minimum wage clauses - insertion new minimum wage clause as per State Wage Case July 2002 - consent matter - application granted - award varied - operative ffpp 2 August 2002

REASONS FOR DECISION

(1) This is an application pursuant to s.23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, made by the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union - Tasmanian Branch (ALHMWU) and lodged on 24 July 2002.

[2] The application sought to vary the Hotels, Resorts, Hospitality And Motels Award; and, in particular by deleting from Clause 8 - Wage Rates, Division A - Hotels, Taverns Or Wine Saloons, "subclause 1. Minimum Wage", and Division B - Motels, "subclause 1. Minimum Wage" and inserting a new minimum wage provision as set out in the Wage Fixing Principles; that is Principle 7 - State Minimum Wage.

[3] The parties at the hearing presented submissions in support of the application and requested the award be varied with their consent.

[4] This application is approved as it is consistent with the Wage Fixing Principles.

[5] The Order giving effect to this decision will be contained in the Order arising out of the State Wage Case decision (T10230 of 2002, T10288 of 2002 and T10289 of 2002).

R J Watling
DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Appearances:
Mr P Tullgren for the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union - Tasmanian Branch
Mr P Mazengarb for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited

Date and place of hearing:
2002
August 2
Hobart