T2399 T2467 T2469 T2470 T2471 T2472 T2474 T2475 T2476 T2477 T2478 T2479 T2480 T2481 T3200 T2508 T2653 T2655 T2656 T2657 T2511 T2605 T2504 T2506 T1844 T2264 T3625 - 4 May 1992
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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Tasmanian Public Service Association (T.2467 of 1990) (T.2469 of 1990) (T.2470 of 1990) (T.2471 of 1990) (T.2472 of 1990) (T.2474 of 1990) (T.2475 of 1990) (T.2476 of 1990) (T.2477 of 1990) (T.2478 of 1990) (T.2479 of 1990) (T.2480 of 1990) (T.2481 of 1990) (T.3200 of 1991) Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No. 1 Branch (T.2653 of 1990) (T.2654 of 1990) (T.2655 of 1990) (T.2656 of 1990) (T.2657 of 1990) Federated Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Association Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia, Association of Professional Engineers and Scientists, Australia (T.2506 of 1990) Tasmanian Teachers Federation Secondary Colleges Staff Association Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Tasmanian Branch
Structural Efficiency Adjustment - State Wage Case (October 1989) - Public Sector Awards STATEMENT [Previous Decision] During the report back proceedings of 30 April 1992, the Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No. 1 Branch (HSUA) foreshadowed their desire to recommit for further consideration that part of our decision of 29 November 1991 which sets out a model award for operational stream employees. That decision established new classification standards and rates of pay for the four occupational streams and addressed a programme for the monitoring of the implementation of these model awards and for the finalisation of conditions of employment and agency-specific matters. After a series of questions from the Bench concerning the recommital of only one part of the decision, we granted a request by the AWU for a short adjournment to enable the unions to consider their positions in light of the earlier submission of the HSUA. Immediately after the adjournment the Bench ruled that the decision of 29 November 1991 was to be regarded as a total package; in our view to do otherwise would have destroyed the overall integrity of that package. Following that ruling the HSUA informed the Bench that it was not their intention to seek a reopening of the decision "at this time". This was subsequently confirmed by the HSUA and as a consequence the Bench considered that the position of all of the parties should be clarified. Having regard to the position expressed by the HSUA, which is a significant union in the public sector, we informed the parties that the hearing already scheduled for Thursday, 14 May 1992, would be set aside for the parties to indicate whether or not they were prepared unequivocally to adopt our decision of 29 November 1991. The Commission is not prepared to guide the parties through the implementation process contained in our decision of 29 November 1991 if they are not committed to achieving the objectives set out in that decision. Obviously the assurances we require will not prevent any organisation from seeking, in accordance with the Act, to vary any award, once made, upon the finalisation of all of the elements contained in our 29 November 1991 decision. The parties will note that we have endorsed, with one variation, the implementation programme proposed in Exhibit H27 by the Minister administering the Tasmanian State Service Act. The variation was to the date on which the Minister should provide employee organisations with the final draft of conditions of employment matters. The date on which that draft is to be provided is 1 September 1992.
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