Atkin v Hy Mix Industries [1998] QIRC 246 (1998) 158 QGIG 184

p 184 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTR1AL GAZETTE 1 2 June, 1991 r ##########j/####11#1/###############-######�##li####"""# - #####1# QLH. SLAl\f) ll\;DIJS rRIAL RI-.LAl lOi\$ COMt-.HSSION l\inr�pl,ue Reltumns At 1 /I.J<l7 , � t 8 - l1pμh(;at1un lor rcm,t:ttl·1ncm AND Hy l\h, lndu,111c, Pty Lill ('V11 8/57Y 11/ /9'171 COMMIS'>IONER Ul::CHL y 2 June 1'19K Rc111s1a1cmcn1 _ 1)1,1111,-sat Qu,•,rry 11 '-' I ,e,,..,1 Meehan,, c c.mp uyed 111 Wor!. more lhan 311 h - a,ual - Noe lnfumi.:J 01 I:!1 • Olli"\ Prob:tll(JOar� l'eriod - Apphcam ' c!R�l<\fl UI PruhallClflal) " . ,d D \', urk,i1e - bmpiowr !·ailed to C I ..-n, - ,sharmony ,,n Rc,pvnd A,'Cu.,;tton, nf Mulpr:�n:-:: A�pli�ufll - Nu Opponunit) m Cumpcn_-.atKIII c t<{ ct11'1atcmcn1 lmpn1<.1icablc DECISION Mr Ro,, Al�IO hJ, ,ou,:hl re• I M" lnclu,1ric, l'ty Lid I I - -.:mp o�mcnl ;" H cli�<el me<han,c "ith H; . e "u' uut,ally e,,..a •ell n ,y A I 9 a,., <'J'l.lal ,:mnlo).-e 1,- a pr ..... c I' " � prt I 97 nnd paid •· • U'111llfl;lf\ J)Cri<lJ \0,( J.. • h:rtntn.llCU on 16Jul) l'-19? lh:u " IO dl'l)UIC He \\J' 1 he rc,pooci<,m :u�u"' tlu1 M, Atkin " p1ot>.111onan pcnod lllr ,i� 10 "' cngugcd "' a casual f,-c- � thr�-c week,· and that he · .. t ct�ht '��c , _k, "hi.h "'a' fur1hcr e�tcndcd for . w," crmmat'-'U rom c·a,uii I ...__, ,n.:omp.11ih1ht, .... ,1hothcrem>h . ' ' rn,p oymcn t ,•.:cau-.c of • I l)tt' and "ork pcrlonnan(.'C 1\.'41C'- LhJI � 1 �,:���� a ;, <::���' Iha: ht had rnrnplctw the proh:lllllllQI\' pcriw an,.l \\J, nol rnformetl r cmp \l)CC "' the lmlC of h" lCnlUl lJlll)f; ..nd 1ha1 he 0 .in) ..:xtcn""" 111 the proba 'od ad,1111-.leuged lhal if apμoinl ·d I . ll<lllaf) pen . Ht pn,1111111 he ""ulcJ h. < u a l'l<:In1.111c111 a, Ji,t111u from u c-J,ual ,,e C\!)<.'Clc-C:I 10 h.1 ,e hi, JITlOtml .,f ,.i,ual lu,Jin., and I '--· . I wage rate reduced b)' the h I I ' c O '" C:nlll 00 IU nc11d ·k '·· n II ay,. annual leave: CIC Sud . .. , , r- "" 11ea,c. ,1atutOI} · , 111 ll'ull<:ltc•n had n,>1 o,:n,rrccJ. In 'llpporl of the ar2umen1 a, "' nhclher he! ,.. nut rc:forcn,c ""� made IO lhc tn., . . a, a c.1-ual .:mplo)« <lf governing hi,emplo,u1cnt Th· A , �11<:e1111M. A"ard - S1a1c:. 1hc Jwanl E111plo)men1" JI ., ·, 171 ·1._ • � ll w,, prc-<:nbc, 111 . dau-e 2. 1 "Contract of -· - '"' "' ov.rng "Ex rettardmg Ca,ual F.mi>I 1 1 ..- <'<-1)1 a, P'l" iJcd ,n clauses • , , Ville Ill (, au"' 1 4 /1 ) . d ·r . Empluym.:nt lnmxlu ·ti • f Cl · 1 .111 ernun,111t•n ol . , vn u un�c, Kcdu ,u· 2 emplu) nll.'nl ,h•ll bt; b) the ....�1. - · 1 illll'Y (dausc .4). Clause J 4 (3) pr11vick, - "Ca,u· I F. be p.,Kl I y ,.,., (.-11 · .... a .mploycc, C ·"ual cmplmo:, ,hall r- A• e,1ra p,:r , ..11,r '" add111 I • . Ca,ual cmplO)l'C ,h·,II 11�, on LO IIC r.tto hc:1,:111 pn:..cnbed ' -an an �mpk•ye.- en"a •e<l a h t week:·. Cl.,usc 4 2 "Hour, ol w .. e !! ' �uc or k',< rhan one hours o( v.orl. ,11.'11 ..., Ori. rclcvamly P'°' 1111:, 1ha1 "the ordinary a "" an a,crage of Jl! per v.ccl". The applicant "a, <.:<>nlral1CJ Ill norl. 3" . ...:I menrme II( 0 ,,rll,n:iry hour, CJ.:h we-ck and ,ur, lor \\h1rh he \\J, paid the c l>\\d "•'' p;ml th<· I lj pen.-..·nl I J rr '<TI pi:nJlt) r.uc, He <l(l ,ng ,i:x-c,fi..-<l tor ,,,,uah tor all urJtnJI) hour.. 1 2Junc, 1998 --- () EE I LAND GOVER MEl T I 'D STRIAL GAZETfE v.on-l'<l- ,��u:J>I f-,r hrwt ai:reed unp-did a!N.'tll.c:, h, \\orkcd the h,,u� reqoill•cl ol him B) ,1"-ard JcJrmuon ,t-.: appltc.rnt wJ, 11\>t d l,,,u,11. nnt\\ i1h..iarnlin1t die pa)nio:nt of the ,j:-\tal lo.c.lml!. He "'"rt..cJ rq!ular jj,cJ hour, ,,t -.-or!.. 1,.-mg 1:1 tJ(Utnai, hoot, ca1.:h v.cck "ith regular ll'l-<l o,crumc ol 25 h,1111, "n �ach JJ\. :-tniJJ� to Fri,l:l) and \\Olk"'1 a 1cn hour J,1) each ""cl..eod m.-r a peciod ot dc,,'1 ""-cl-, lk \\J, cngaf.xl 1•11 the..c "'orl. dlTJn�cn1�m, for m0n: than Ill><' .,�d. :ul<l "·'' thu, enga�-.:d · h) th< \\t:d," 1 h< :ipph,JM ,, 1hcrch>rc nut ,, P,:N"l cxc:luJ,�I hy rea"'° ,,r ,h1,r1 tcmi .:a.,u,11 emplo)n�nl a, rctcn"'1 tu m ,. 216 <2) of the 1V111J.11lme K, /,11ion.1 ,\et /YY7 or Rci:ula11,m 3-1 15) S11pport lur th,, \ll"\\ .:an �1.,., t-.: Jra"-ll irum the (le.:1,11.n of H,hcr. C. m \�,,,,., , A111tr,1li1111 ('1111111n Ch,11c e :1bt11t11i1 (IY9M 1 5-1 QGIG-16X In l-Ollltn� 10 {h,, condu-,on I ha\C 1.,ken 1n10 :iccvolll the agrc-.:menl (l:athcd t,.,twccn the panic� a, 10 cJ,;ual cmplov1l1<•n1. <;u,·h arran�emenl bet\\<-Cn 111<' p,,nic, coul,1 onl) he gi,·en effect through tll\' A"arcl 1f the apphcan1 v.url.,-d le" than 3h ordinar) hour<. 1.,�-ept for a bciet :,greed :,1r,<:nn the .ipplk,ml n:i,:ularl) \\orl-ed u,cr 60 h<•ur. ea�h "'ed.. induding 38 nru1nJr� h,,ur, fhc arr:111�crll<'nl J, to c-a,u,11 �1npl11)nic:n1 -.-cm, 10 ha,< hecn 111.10: l\l fadlt1:11c a pwh,111on.ir} pcml<I ol e1npl,,>rr,,:n1. I he rr,poodcnt Jctcnnm..-<l � u, rd� .-, tli.! ,nan,·r nt proba110.� ,,, a u,;kncc t,, the daim hm,c,cr I ha,e tal.en lh" a,pc..i of ,he empl1>)'1ocnt rda1111m.h1Jl mto a<.:1.•�1111 111 con,iJwng 1lw mauer Both part..:, acknowkdgc th;1I a pmha11onar� �'riod of emplo} mcnt "a, agrc.id. The uppli�an1·,evidenc.• ,, 1hal the l"''",.J "•" hi he ,ix Yoc'1:k,. The rc,.punJc11t', �\.�11".C ,, lhal the per10<l \\a-. (\) b. Jlx>ul >IX Ill eighl "'�b. The cmpl,,>n1Cnl l11ntinucJ tor ahoul elc"-"' "cck•. The re,pnodent', e• ,den� ,, that the Quarry Manager and l� w,lfk-hop torem:in tlccidcJ. JIil< .1 per""' of e1i;h1 neek,. to e\lend the prcib,,tionar) renod h)' three ",-eh. 1h�) 01<1 nol mlurm the Jpplicanl tha1 the probat1110ary pen,>d hall b\:<:11 cxtcn<kcJ 1 he 1.:med) ,ought ,, re1n,1a1cmeot. I he apph,,m1 Jtpuc, thal the cc,pondenl ha, -.cwral rd.itcJ bu,1111."" uperJllon"' on the Gvl<l(.ua-.t W1d that he: \\oulll m:,;cpt cn,plo�n)l!nl al :my one ol them 11 II na, ,·,1ntcndctl that n:1n,1J1eincot al� ufigmJI ,11e "'J' lc,und 1,, be impncucabk. No evidsn1.:e "a' pn,, 1<letl j' h• wh.11 the..: htNIK.">� Oj'l<:13lion:- nugh\ oc or "he•hcr an urd�r 1111�h1 pmp.:rly he 111,,Je a:,. prop,•=! Th.: re'P"rl,knl hokh t� \IC" that th< ,mall te.,m at the: Yoor�,11.? rc4uirl'' that ;I...-,� be �0111pa1ib1lt1y bet\\c'Cll all cn,plo)t'\'.> anJ LhJL 1hc: uppli<:anl h:is :1111 demu1i-11,11eu 1il:11 he ha, 1hc nc'<.-e,-..iry ,mrihu1c•. Lll "'>11< a< a 1-,.nn 111emhc1 . ·1 h,-.c ar( th<! ,,,-ue, "'hkh ,houid hu,e ht'cll adctri:,-ell Junng th� pr..t.11,unai, p.·rK>d. S,i.·h a�111m ma� h.1,c rcn,o,cJ the <untlil.1 "hi<:h r.,sultcJ in the 1c11n11,a11,,n. I Jo ha,c 'lMtte Cl>n,cm lh,11 1hc apph,.ml \\<>Old hc. al>le tu w(>O. �- J 1cam n,cmb:r ,f n'instaic,I. Dunnj! tu, c, ,deuce he c�prc,,cd quite '"'�""'� up1nru11, Jho<II 1111: •>ther die-..:1 m,•,·hani, : that he v.a, rcquit'\:U Ill "ork ckr.-ely "i1h "h" h;1J ,ome )CJr, of -.cf\1\..-C \\ith the rc>,pc:M1d.!11t. he ,halkll)!•sd th..: fu1emJt1', trade ,kill� :11111 i..ll(>\\kd!!C- wht<:h Ill 11-..cll J<,c, him no J,scredtt hut wh,·n comhrnc-d with the evi<k:1wc that he dc11igr.1tcd tht' lorem.tn to th< Manager .,nJ pr<>fl'''''J th:n he \\1,ulJ 1nal.c ,1 l,c11c1 lorenwn. then 11 "\10' 11-i.1, that the pm,p<,1 111 har,1111111,,u� \\tll'� rcla1ton, m !he t111ur.: woukl tx· ,-c,..:icly dinum,hed: ,n ., fucthcr :cllempl 1,, dcni�1a1� till' f11rcman or 111<; 1na11<1!!l!•�n1 ol the ,>pt'.r.,111111 be !!•''e c, iJcn.e ,mpl) ,ng malpr.,,Lll.'C \\ ilh re,jX,'1.'l I<' dispt,...11 ,,f \\a,te JOO U-< of cump,my •'ll"'fltllClll. nc11hcr \\hi,h un the I!' 1lkoce hJd an� lounc!a1i,10 wha1,0C,C•. Thi! .,pplic�nt f11nher ">Jghl t,1 dcmun\lflllC IIIJlprJdllC by th..! ,.,._pnndi:nl h! "·'' ,1f .i...·unl\.'fll\ rciatllll,! w the -uppt� ,1t t'<lOCfCtC to him JI ;e ,er� f,nour.,t>k ra1c t>) an a�,c..:iatetl ,,rj!am-.ati,111 No m,,lprnctic..: wa, ahll· 111 be dcml'll\\tratcJ fh" laucr O\Jllcr \\U, diredc-d to\\arJ, cstabh,hmg a propensity IN th.- cmpt,,ycr 10 ahcr Jcx'\ln�nt, ,end i, relatc,l 10 an an..,ndmcnt made to the '1a1u, vf the ap1>lic.mt', permanent ,,r ,.."u:11 employment ,1.,1u, i" re..:,,rdcd cm 1h.: Au,tr.1ltan la,atlllll Olfi.c Empk>ymcnl 1A-.:lar:i1ton hlflll Th-: apphcanl hdd the hchef that lhc p1nl).ll1onal) period h:11I been cnmrletru ,u,·cc"full� anJ that he n:I' no lnnpcr un p1nb.1tion. fh•t h a reil"•n•t-lc hcl,ef tor hnn 1n h<>ltl He had not been coun•dllsd a, 10 rcr10,manu: or rt:1a111m,hip, "ith oth..:r ,talf rhe 1,-,.pc�llk'nl a.:t.:cl u111IJ1crall) to .:h,ml!c the ,,1n1mc1. Had the rc,p<J1llkn1 coun.....,tlcJ the •pphc.1111 J1l<l nego11:i1cJ the cucn""" ,,r the pruh,111unar� peri,ld 1hcn 111<: apphcant ,wulJ nut ha,e 1,ccn able h> holJ thi:. , ic"· The 3ppli.:Jnt 1hcrd',,retlr":' 11111 foll v.ithin the: exctu,11>11 b� "ay nl prooanon a, rcfcrrrJ to Tilt' applt..,,ml. 111 daim111� pennJnellC) o l �mploymcnt aml .iho 111 ,uppurt of 111, cl.um tor � ahcmau,c uf compc·1L-ation ,i il i, held thal r�in,1a1em.:n1 1, mappmr,riatc. rct..:rre.1 lo u 1-,an m build J hw..: "hid! he -u,cc,,full) Jl)Jllied f111 whil,1 he wa� e1nplo)ed He st:1tc, 1hal he rcltctl 1)n hi, J'd'n,ancnl einplu) mcnl I<) '>ef\"-.: Lh<! loan. N(> slatement ;i, Ill pcrrroncocy or mde<'d :•O! emph1)1T1Cnl -.i:,tu� ....a, "1Ugbl h� the txml- from the rc'l)\mdcnt fh.: <.1,11e ,tJtcd .-1 the J1l<:ut11Cnt- tcndcn:d 0ll\:, not 1nJ1c4h.: v.hcn he fir,1 nwdc upphca11<10 tor 1� lo,cn. It wa� certamly bcforc 13 July I 9'J7 hut n�•> ha,c t...-.:n durmg th. f> to l! "'""'k pmhJll1H1ar} pc:rwd 1M hcf,�<:. Th� •rpli\'an1·, e, iJcn..c is that the loan ,-a, •Jllmwed .,ncr h,, cmplu) n-ienl \\:L, tcnmnated. The Jocumcnt, rcwal that 1hc monj!U)!C wa, ,wt cx.,-cu1..:J until (x111hc1 I"1'17 "'me thrct momh., ahc1 1cnmnal1<>n. The :,pplt,anl acl.cl\l\\lcc.l�ed that he in1enuonall) uiJ nul inform the hanl. that he "a' oo lnngc1 employed l>> 1hc rc,1xm\Jcnl e11hcr "hen the loan w:i, appru, ed or "hen he wmmo:n.:<-'ll 10 lit"" llov. n "" the h�,n fac,111> \Vhilc the ,,pplk,1111', a<:tiun 111 applying io1 .1 loan nia) b.! an 1nJicall\>O nl 11 1, �hcf a, tn lcmge\llV nf cmpl,1ymcn1 h" Jt:li<>n in ,ocurnn)l a foh1h1y "ell :11tcr tt-rminatmn in the .:in:um,IJll\'C' tle"-1i�'ll ahll\C. notYoith-iarnJing 1h.i1 hc· h.11.I • rcin,tatcmcnt apph��11un 1,11 ft'<)l. d<-..:, 1lOI pro1,11lc g,'IOd �round fllf ,L,-.c'!'ing any ,rnnpcn-,,unn "hkh mi�hl be Jccmed 10 Ix l"')ahk. Ill RegulJ11•'11 :\4 I 1 I The ,c,f\\>!ldcnl dc1enmncd on I o July I \/<J7 tu 1cmmi.11e tl-.: appli.:a111 h,_,ou-e 1hc "'irk"1op foreman Jcc,Jcd 1hut 1hc applic,ml w:1� 1101 \\hal he "J' luokiny for Th,, Jo:i,mn "'" made bc<·au-..: uf Jn altercation wnh aoother mc�ham<.: (l\'Cr a 1nul Jruppcd ,,n the applicam while \\'t1rling 1•n a j<lb anJ l>e,au,c th� forem'.ln .....-., not ,111,fiell with the npphcant', pcn,.-m:nKc. n,c rc,ponueni ck-.c1di:d hccau-.c 111.- applicant wa, a ca,ual n v.,,ukl 1ern1111a1c him lll the end ol the d,1). 1 hat ,uur:-<: n.i., nQI open to the h''f)(lllden' l he "-"'arJ uid not pcrm11 him 111 he trc:ncd a, a rn,ual. II 1equ,�'tl !um to be 11ca1cd a, a ...,,dd) cmplo)C\.', o01wtth�1amhng the luad.-d paymenl m:uk ICl him. The method uf 1crmin:111"1l 1hcret111e contra,coed 1he :\"Jrd pc,,, "ion,. I f111d 1hj1 the tcrmin.1111►11 "a' har-.h. un1u,t and unr,·,1><>11Jble lu< 1hc foll<''''"!.! rcjwn, - I he applttan1 ""' ,h,m1,"---d J' ,f he \\a, a ,a,ual c,npll•)CC "hen Ill fa.:1 he" :1, a \\eel.I� hir.:J cmpll•)<'e :L, pr.-...:nbc:d hy the Anard. The Jppli,,,nt ""' n<� <'(IU!l'<lled during 1111;: pcnh.itinnary period a, 111 all) udku:n1:1c, in hi, pcif,,nnancc "r rela1i1>1hh1ps Th.- Jp!'li..:anl ",,, ll(>I g,,cn JII oppnrtunll> 10 rc,pond '" .1llcg,11iun, m.1dc :l)!ain,t hnn The p1ob111on.lr} p.:noJ ";b c,t.-ndc'tl ,11l11ou1 the knunlcdgc of lhe a(>plirnnt. In .:,,minl! tu 1hc-.c ccmdu�ic,n, I 1,1�c ,nh• ac.:ount the arran11cnl<!nt m:1lk hcl".:Cn 1he pa11ic, 1hut either of them could ummna1c 1� emph•ynK"nl •rrdngc11l\.'flt "i1hm 1hc p1Phat1onJI) pcn,Kl 11 1hcy \\Crl" di,-011,lied for an) rca.'l>tl Sin,:t' I h.,,.: fou111I tt>"t the appl><'Jnt \\a, not 1erm111ateJ ,11thin the e,>ntra,·1c,I 1»uha1i,,n..ry pe1�ud (h1, :,rran!!.:mcnt ccJ-cd Lu ha"' an� effect. I am ,111,licd. 1,1�1ng inl<> al-C<Kllll the forcgmni; and ,>1"-:r relJl\'.J mailer-. rai-<-d durin� the pri'll:c..:Jing,. 1h<11 1h<: �mph•) 1ncn1 rela11011,l11p ha, 1m:tric,ahly t>rol.cn W"" jnJ that 1.,impcn-a1t()n ,hoolu Ix paid by 1h,· rc,pondcnt I am tunher ,a11,lied th;,1. taking mtu :,a.,JUnt all of th<: e"dence. that a -.ati,tuctory \\orl.ing relation,lup a, envi,agc<l bct\\ecn th� part,,:,, a� a ret1u1remcnt al �omnic,x;.:111,:111. "c,ultl not h�,c lx.-cn dll <>UICI'""' h.iJ I� .:mphl)tll�llt C\l(lllOUCJ e,cn Ill 1hc ,hon term rt-.: cmplu)ni.:111 .irrani..:mcnr, en,i-...l!(l'U a rcgula1 \\tll'l.ing Yocck uf 62.5 h,,ur, lnr which the apph,ant "a' paid SI I�:! !i e"'"· Suh:-.,1ue11t 10 hi, ll'ftmnation the .1pp1k,u11 ""!.!"11"-d in. fo1 :1 ,u1:>st:1n11al pcn<'l<l. •1 t,u,in,;,, ucll\11) snnJu.:t�J h) him pm>r 111 hh cmpl1J) mcn1 in th.: ,wnc of P1unc,:rin11 Sp,rit l'I) Ltcl. lie i, ,, Oir1,,-c1,,r of the ,,ompan). The ._,,mpan) llpcratc, a double J,-cl-cr LonJ,,n bu, nh"h had tu b.: Jll-CparcJ 1,11 a 13 ()(JO kilornctre mp 1hruugh Au,tralta lndudcll 111 th,, ..,a, a ._,,h,IJnllal mechan1.:al o,crhaul. o<gan1,ation or 1hc tour and .:unJuCI ol the tour fur I\\Cnl) nine da), 1111, \\:l' ,arried out h, the •ppltcanl. I ha,c :al.en 1h" ,l<ll''II) and ulhl't' cmplo) 111<'nl ot ,�r) "'!! 11•.,1urc, .,nJ remuneration mw u,u,unt ,n a,-c.,,,ing the c·(>mpen,auun 111 bi: paid. 1 hJH' 267�0_1 .DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 186 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1 2 June. 1998 -------- ------------ - - also taken into account the non paymcm of wagt:s in lieu or notice tiecau:.c of the termination a� if he was a c:tsual \.!mployee. . _In all th� cirwmsrnn-:e., I award compensation of:, 5077.00 10 be paid w11h1n 14 days of the rclcasl! or this deci�ion. I make nnorder as to co�t,. R. E. BECHLY. Commis,ioncr. AJ>JkUrllJU' t!.,:- ;Vlr S. Royce. (of .Australian lndu,trial Rcin,tatemcn1 Servk:cs!. for 1hc applicant. Mr J. .lon�s. (of Jone, Ro,sJ and wi1h him, Mr Willian!>. for the rc,1>011drn1. Rclc,L>c<l: .� June 1998 IH/####1/################################################### I 2 June, 1998 -------------------QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 187 -- 2 of 2 --