Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited Industrial Organisation of Employers and Others [1997] QIRC 630 (1998) 157 QGIG 162

162 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 6 March, 1998 tttt#ltlt###############tt####ltft##ltlt#lt###ll##ll##ll##ll##lt######### QUEl;NSL1\ND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION WorAp/ace Relatiom Act 1997 s. 127 - application for variation Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Mi.scellaneou.s Workers Union. Qucenslaud Brdndi, Union of Employees Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited. Industrial Organi8ation of Employers and Others /No. 82017 of 1996) CHILDCAREINDt:STRY AWARD-STATE CO\lMJSSJo:,,.."ERS DEMPSEY. �CTTER AxD BLOOMFIELD J 2 September 1997 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for hearing before the Conunis.swn at Brisbane on 9 May, 4 and 20 June and 9 July 1997, this Comm,.,.sion doth order that the �aid Award he varied a.< follow� as from the first day of January, 1998 (except where indicat�d ,., from I September 1997 ):- I. In clau.<:e 1.2 (Definition.<) - (a) by deleting from sul>clalL•c 1.2.8 the word< "Group Lead"r -Minimum 2 Year Qualified" and inscning the W<ll'd, ..Group Leader -2 Year Qualtfied" in lieu thereof: (h) by deleting .<'Uhclau.s.:: I .2.9 "A.s.si,iant Director'' and in,-erting the following in lieu thereof:- "I .2.9A ·Group Leader - \1irumum 3 Y�ar Qualified' !hall n1can an employee who is an adult who ha.• succe.s.sfully completed a Tertiary Qualification of at least three years fuJl.time in Early Olildhood .,1udie., mnducted by a University or at lea,, a thee-: year qualiJic,,tion aw,u·ded by an()(hcr tn,11tution that is awoved oc is re.garded a.s a .similar qualification under the Regulation. Duties 1,1,ill mclude but not ru limited to mn� or all <JI'the following:- • any of the duties of a Group Le.adcr-2 Year Qualitied: • work a� the p..,,rson m ('barge of a group of dlildren in the age range from hirth to twelve years: • take rcspo1lsihilny in oon"-lltation "�th the Dirwor fcr the preparation. impkmentation Md evaluation of a developmental program for indi,iduals and groop� of dtildren in care: C<.Hll'dinatc and dir.:<.i tlie aaivities of wockers engaged in the implemencition and evaluation of developmental programs and acti,itie.s in a group selling: • oontribute, through the Dir.x.1or to the development of the c�ntre oc service·.< policks: m,ure that the policies and practice.• of the Centre arc maintained. 1 . 2 .9B 'Assisiant Dir�tor - 2 Year Qua.liJied' !<hall mean an ctl'f)IO)'i!<l "''ho has hccn appointed as an A.<si,1an1 Dira-t<'.!' and who h,1� ;uccessfully completed a po.,1 St)(.X'>ndary course of at le.1st two years in F.arly Childhood ,wdic.• conducted by a College of Teehnical and Fur!Mr Edui;ation or a ,1 ualiJica11on 6 March, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 163 awarded hy allO!her Institution that is apμ·oved or i s regarded as a similar qualification under the Regulation and has had at lea.l1 two years employment in the Early Childhood pi:ofess1on or a person who, although oOl meetmg the.,e requirements, is pennined to he employed a.� an Assistant Diremll' by a rele,·ant JJ'o,ision of the Act (ll' Regulation. t.2.9C 'A.ssL5tant Direaor - Mi.njmum 3 Year Qualified' shall mean an employee who has been appointed as an A<.ri.sta.nt Director and must have ;ucce-ssfuUy completed a Teniary Qualification of at teas, three years full-time in Early Childhood srudie.s conducted by a university or at lea.,1 a three year qualification awarded t>y ano<her lnltirution that is approved or regarded as a similar qualification under the Regulation. t.2.91) Duties of Assi,unt Dir&1()(' (2 Yeaf Qualified and Minimum 3 Year Qualified) shall incl ude but not be limited t o some or all of the following:- all of the dutie-s of a Group Leader -Minimum 3 Year Qualifkd: to supervi�e the programs and the quality of care that 1he service provides; to maintain the service's policies and practices: • to maintain elkctive liaison with other agencies in the community; to maintain th e. Centre's records; sup<:>rvi.sing q u alified and unqualified workers; • planning and co-ordinating in-service training for the Centr� or �er,;ice; • planning and implementing program� for children with special needs, including, but no< limited to, children with disabililie., and children of non-English speaking background.": (c) hy deleting fromsuhclau�1.2.13 the words "Director 3 Year Qualified" and in•ating th-, wocds "Director Minimum 3 Year Qualified'' in lieu thereof: and (d) by deleting from .subclause 1.2.14 the words "3 Year Qualified'' and irt1erting the w(ll'(ls ''Minimum 3 Year Qualified" in lieu thereof. 2 . In dau.�5.1 (Classification< and Wage Rates/Allow-,rnre.s)- (a) hy deleting from suhdause 5. I.I "Wage, Rates - Other than ()ut;i<k Sdlool Hours Care and Vacation Care" ixovisions (c) "Wage Rat�s payable from I January t<}97", (d) ..Wage rates payahle from I July 1997" and (c) "Wage Rate.< fMyat>k li'om I January J 998" and imerting the following in lieu thereof:- "(<.:) Wage rates payable from I September 1997 liJ (iii) (iv) Assistant Child Catt \.Vorktr Year 1 YE.'ar1 Year 3 Croup L�ader Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Asslst&nt Director Year I Year 2 Cnqu1difit-d Per WeeK s 369.90 37M.2 0 388.60 419.80 4}0.60 Lnqualifo:d I Year Per Week Qualified s Ptr Week s Diri:CIOr Year I 50J.60 513.90 Year 2 513.90 527.40 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year ts Year 9 J Year Qualili<d Per Wetk s 397.80 409.20 4)4.40 440.00 451.20 457.80 2 Yt'ar Qualified Pi:r We-ck s 541.70 551.20 564.(0 576.60 2 Year Qualiricd Per Weck $ 1'fo1 sppti<able 466.7() 477.00 490.90 496.20 Minimum 3 Vt!�r Qualific:d Per Weck s 551.20 564.S(J 579.20 594.00 623.40 652.80 6�2.30 706.VO 73J.>0 (d) Wage Rates payable from I January 1998 Minimum Unqu•lifitd I Ytar 2 Year 3 Year Per Week Qualifitd Qu•lilied Qualified $ Per Week Per Week PerWeek s $ $ (ii Assistant Child Care- \\>'orker Year I 369.90 397.80 Not Not Year 2 378.20 409.50 applicable applicable Year 3 388.60 419.90 (iil Group Lcadn Year I 419.80 440.00 472.10 472.10 Year 2 430.60 451.20 482.50 482.50 Year3 464.60 (iii) Assistant Oir«lor Year t 492.90 492.90 Year2 503.40 503.40 (iv) Dirtdor Year I 501.60 515.30 541.70 551.20 Ye,ir2 515.30 532.00 551.20 564.50 Year 3 564.50 579.20 Year• 579.:!0 594.00 Year 5 623.40 Year 6 652.80 Ye,ar7 682.30 Ye.tar 15 706.90 Year 9 731.50 (c) Additional Wage Rate.s for certain classifications Group Leader - �1inimum J Year Qualified As.,istant Director - Minimum 3 Year Qualified Group L,ader - Minimum 3 Year Qualified Assistant Director - Minimum 3 Year Qualified Group Leader -Minimum 3 Year Qualified As.<istant Diret1or-:-.-1inimum 3 Year Qualified Group Leader -\1inimum 3 Year Qualified Year 1 Year 2 Year J Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Ye.ar I Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year I Year2 From lnt98 Per week s 477.30 487.70 492.90 503.40 From 1/1/99 Per week $ 482.50 492.90 498.00 507.30 From 1n199 Per weak s 487.70 498.10 503.10 5 I1.30 From 1/112000 Per week $ 492.90 503.40 2605 0 _1 .DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 164 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETrE 6 March, 1998 A.�si�tanl Di rector - \-1inimum, Year Qudlili ed Gro up Leader - .\1i nimum 3 Ycar Qual,ticd A.<.si.,t11n1 Dire ct.or - \1i nimun, 3 Ycar Qualiliod Year J Year 2 Year I Year 2 Year I Y<!ar 2 Frnm I /I /2000 Per 1 .ve�k s 508.20 515.30 I'rom ,n,2000 Per wc«k 5 492.90 50820 508,20 521.90"; (h) hy ddei n� from ;.uhdau;.-, 5.1.1 ··wa�c Rate., - Other than Outside Suiool Hour, Car�--;md Vac/11io n Care" μ-ovi.sion·(i) and in,>c,ni n>! thefoll o"in� i n lieu t�rt:of:- .... "" ·•(i) Th� .suppk,mt: ntary payment at "ach clas.,itic;,tion includes th e tir.,1, seco nd and third $8.00 arhitratcd .<akt}' net a,iju-<tm� n1., payahle untlcr t he !\ovemhcr I 994 and the Octooer I ')')5 State Wage Ca.<< d ecision� and the S IO arh11ra1c.:d safoty nd adjustm,:nt payahlc u nde; the Safety "ict R e,·i cw \Vagt',s Augu�c 1997 dl:ci.-;ion. I ncrease!-: made under pr�viou,..; Sti1k \Vagt: Ct,.<e Principles o r under the mrrcnt Statement of Pri ncipk.s are n<� 10 he used to offset arhitr.tkd safety net adjusimcnts. The: fir.c-.11 second anti ,hird S8.00 a nd the SIO l)t<r w._.ck arhtt ratcd .safoty net adjustments may h� offsd l() lhc.:! c-xknt of any wag� inc:rc-a�e, whcth\;."r an av..·t1rd in<.'tt't1.li0, an (n-i.::raward payment or an jm;rl.!aSt: hy way of an cnrcrpri�c arrt1ngcm�nt ucdvt!d sinu: I Fchruary 1992. Pr<!-l'chrua ry 1992 ovcrawar<l arra ngement, arc 10 he applied ,,ccording 10 their term.s. ·ovcrawa rd" payment 1s ddincd a� the amount in r a1c., of pay whidi an cn1ploy..;c:; would rct..:c:.h·� in exec.',·� of the mi ni mum /\ward w"cl.' (ts prc.s..:rih,d Ill this Award for the da.s.<ilka11on ,n which such employe e is cngag._.d which applied irnmcdi:.tdy prior h> th e d ate <>f ope ration of this variation: Prn,·idc,I that this ddin.itinll sh<1II exdudc o,-crtim.:, shift all(1wanc,,�. penalty rak�. cx�.ns� rdar�d c:1llowa1h.:c.:.-:. indu.�try .dlowanccs, disahility all owances. vac�ltj on allowance_..., :-:pt�cial ntk:., or aJlt,.,vancl?..�. rc.�pon�ihilit}' allo\van<.:c".". or c.rny otht.:r andllary (Xtyn-wnts 1.)f a lilct"! IMllUc dc!s<.nh ed i n 1hi.'- /\warJ.": and (,) l)y deleting �thdau .<c 5.1.1 ··wage Ra1�.., - Out,id� School I l,�irs Cu-c an,1 Varntion ( 'ar,•" a ndi nserti ng the following in li eu th"r,,of:- ··5_ l.3 Wage Ratrx - 011tsidr. Sclwol l/011r., r·a,,, and Vocmirm Cm·P- (a} The minimum rat<, or pay for s>mployc�� workmg t n the -Southe rn Divi.sio n f'a.<krn Di,tricr i n Our.,id,.., Sch,d Hou r., Car" a nd V,,cation Care shall he <t,· set oul hc-.r\!undcr:- W.igt Rate.< Pay;,hk frnni I S,;ptcmbcr J 997 (iJ Assisiant Y,·�r I Yc.r2 Ycad Yc,r4 (ii) Co--11,-dinacor - l"nqualilied Year I )'('f\T] Ye3r:; {lilJ Cu--,,rdinatur - Qualified Yc.arI Yt>.ar 2 Yc.ar) l 'm.1ualilic·d Per Wotk :,6?.6(1 387.20 3'18,ll> ,9$.IO J92.91i �Ul.60 508.81► 5:,J ]l) 541.70 5-i!.21) I Ytar Qualititrl Per Week $ 3696\1 39HO 403 10 409.!-{) 2 Yt·ar Qualified Per Weck s ,69.60 39i.8(J 4/1\).2() 4!4.41) Wag� Rates P,,yahk from I Janu,,ry 1998 (i) A:,sistAAt Y""r I Year 2 Ye.ar� Year-I (ilJ Co0 ordinarvr - ( 1nquaHfiul Ye.arI Ye.1r2 Yc�ir 3 (iii) Co-,1rdin:dnr - Qu;,lifif'd Year I Year 2 Ye•r3 Unqualified Per \.Vco::k s 36\1.60 '97.80 409.50 419.9() 492.% ,\1)1.60 515J(J 53..l.!(J 541.70 551 .2(> The suppl�-m�n 1ary paymont at c:,ch classification includ e., the first, .,�u)nd and thi rd S8.O0 arh1tratcd safoty ntt adjus1111�n1., payable und er the ,,ovcmh er 1994 a nd the October I995 Stat.e Wage C,s" decision., a nd the 5I O arhitrakd safrry n�t adjustm ent payahk u nder the Sal"cty \"d Review Vlag�� Augu�t 1997 d�ti�ion. lnlTea.��s mack und er prcvi0u:-. State Wage Cas� Principles c,r under lh� current S1atcme nt of Principle.< arc not to 1)0 u,cd 10 off<e1 arhitratcd safety n"t adJU-<tmcn Ls. The: tiJ"$t, $�co n.I a nd third S8.00 and the$10 ixr week arhitrnted .sakty net adju.,1mont.< may he. oft:<et to rhc ext�n, of any wagt' im.n.:a3e, whe1h\.'.r ,ul :1ward incrc.1.-;c, an ovcraward paym ent or an i ncrease: hy \Vay of an enk.rJ.)fl$i; arrangerncnl rccc.iv�d si nce I February 1992. Prc-f-�hruary 1992 1.>Vernw,ml a1Tang�nien1., ,>re tn be applkd according It) their t erms. ·(>vcraward' payme nt i.s defined ,�, t.he amou nt in rat-,., of p,1y which an cmployl!� would rt!C.,:iv-.': in exc.;.ss of the nlinirnurn i\ward wac.c as prcsrnll<!d i n this Award for the dax<iJication in which ,such employ�, is engag�d which ,1pplicd immcdiatdy prio r to the ,late of 01�ration of thi.s \'anat,r,n: Pwvtded that th is ddinitio n ,h ..111 exclud� ow,11me, shill allow anus, p� n.ally rate..<, exi:x,ii;·e rd.tcd allow<1ncc,. i ndu,tJy allowan,x.s, ctisability alh,wanct:$, vat·c,tion allowance':-:, �\.'.i<1I rak's (lr aJlowant:e:-1 rcspun!:ihility allowances. or ,lily other ancillary payment., ,lf a like naturo;; tkscr ihcd i n 1his AwMd:'. Dated this twelfth day nf Scpt<!mh<!r . I ')•)7. By the (\>nlllll.<.'lon, [L.S.I E. EWALD, lndu.<trial kegi sm>r. Opcratiw Dak: I Scptcmh.:r 1<)<)7 and I fanuary 1998 Variati,m - Group Lc,"kr., and A.,,istant Dir�<.:tor.s - l ndud cs SIil S\A - Augu.,t 1997 kdca.,�d: 19 Fehru.u-y l')•)R ########################################################## ,... 6 March, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 165 -- 2 of 2 --