Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Lemlodge Pty Ltd [1996] QIRC 774 (1997) 154 QGIG 225

17 January, 1997 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE ########################################################## QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 147 - application for variation Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees AND Lemlodge Pty. Ltd. (No. B2106 of 1996) WHEATEN, BISCUIT PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES, LEMLODGE PTY. LTD. INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT COMMISSIONER EDWARDS 29 November 1996 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 29 November 1996, this Commission doth order that the said Industrial Agreement be varied as follows as from the first day of December, 1996:- By deleting subclause (I) of clause 3.4 (Wages) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "(l) Subject to clause 3.3 hereof the minimum rates of wages payable to the following classes of employees shall be as follows:- First Absorbable Award Rate Minimum Award Rate as at Rates as from 30/11 /96 Adjustment 1/12196 Classification and Relativity Per Week Per Week Per Week $ s $ Operative Level I (82%) ............. 377.50 Operative Level 2 (87.4%) .......... 382.80 Operative Level 3 (92.4%) .......... 387.90 Operative Level 4 (96%) ............. 397.20 Operative Level 5 ( I00%) ........... 416.30 Operative Level 6 ( 105%) ........... 432.00 5.80 5.40 6.90 6.30 7.60 377.50 388.60 393.30 404.10 422.60 439.60 The rates of pay in this Agreement include the first, second and third $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments payable under the November _1994 State Wage Case, the October 1995 State Wage Case and the 1st Minimum Rates Adjustment payable under the October 1989 State Wage Case. Increases made under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. The first, second and third $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any wage increase, whether an award increase, an overaward payment or an increase by way of an enterprise arrangement received since 1 February 1992. Pre-February 1992 overaward arrangements are to be applied according to their terms. Overaward payment is defined as the amount in rates of pay which an employee would receive in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this Industrial Agreement for the classification in which such employee is engaged which applied immediately prior to the date of operation of this variation: Provided that this definition shall exclude overtime, shift allowances, penalty rates. expense related allowances. industry allowances, disability allowances, vacation allowances, special rates or allowances, responsibility allowances, or any other ancillary payments of a like nature described by this Industrial Agreement.". Dated this twenty-ninth day of November, 1996. By the Commission, [L.S.] E. EWALD, Industrial Registrar. Operative Date: 1 December 1996 Variation 1st MRA Released: 7 January 1997 225 22223_1.DOC -- 1 of 1 --