Automotive, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland v The Golden Circle Cannery [1996] QIRC 813 (1997) 154 QGIG 92

92 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 10 January, 1997 ########################################################## QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 147 - application for variation Automotive, Metals. Engineering, Printing and Kindred Indu:.tries Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland AND The Golden Circle Cannery (No 81949 of 1996) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AW ARD - ST ATE Employees - The Golden Circle Cannery INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT COMMISSIONER NUTTER 9 December 1996 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 9 December 1996, this Commission doth order that the said Industrial Agreement be varied as follows a'> from the ninth day of December, 1996 - I. By deletmg clause (2) (Wages) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "Wages (2) The minimum weekly rates of wages to be paid to the following classifications shall be as follows:-- I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. A B C D After two After five Less than and up to and up to two five ten After ten Years of Years of Years of Years of Service Service Service Service $ $ $ $ Acetylene or Electric Welders and (or) Cutters 487.22 491.02 493.52 498.42 Acetylene or Electric Welders and (or)Cutter's Assistant 402.50 406. 10 408.70 413.50 Fitters 487.22 490.82 493.62 498.42 Fitters' Assistants 402.50 406.10 408.70 413.50 Riggers (Workshops and General Maintenance) 421.60 425.40 428.00 432.90 Toolmakers and Diesinkers 497.72 501.32 504.12 508.94 Turners 487.22 490.82 493.52 498.42 Motor Mechanics 487.22 490.82 493.52 498.42 Canister Makers Journeymen Canister Makers 21 years of age and over 403.40 407.00 409.70 414.80 Noze: The rates of pay in this Agreement include the first and second S8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustment<; payable under the November 1994 State Wage Case decision. Increases made under previous State Wage Ca'ie principles or under the current Statement of Principles are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. The first and second $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offaet to the extent of any other wage increase, whether an award increase, an overaward payment or an increase by way of enterprise arrangement, received since I February 1992. Pre February 1992 overaward arrangements are to be applied according to their tem1s.". 2. By adding a new clause (6) a<; follows:- "(6) Anti-Discrimination (I) It is the intention of the parties to this Industrial Agreement to achieve the principal object in s. 3(k) of the Industrial Relations Act /990 by helping to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, age, race, impainnent, religion, political belief or activity, trade union activity, lawful sexual activity, and association with, or relation to, a person identified on the ba1,is of any of the above attributes. (2) Accordingly. in fulfilling their obligations under the disputes avoidance and settling clause, the parties to the Industrial Agreement must make every endeavour to ensure that neither the Industrial Agreement provisions nor their operation are directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effect,;. (3) Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect (a) any different treatment (or treatment having different effects) which is specifically exempted under the Anti-Discrimination Act 199 l; (b) an employee, employer or registered organisation, pursuing matters of discrimination, including by application to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission/Anti-Discrimination Commission; 22220_ I .DOC 10 January, 1997 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE (c) the exemptions in ss. 291(3)(a) and (b) of the Act.". Dated this ninth day of December, 1996. By the Commission, [L.S.] E. EW ALO, Industrial Registrar. Operative date: 9 December 1996 Variation 2nd $8 SNA Relea'ied 23 December 1996 ########################################################## 93 -- 1 of 1 --