Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Agricultural College Boards [1995] QIRC 621 (1995) 150 QGIG 1288

1288 Q EENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [ 17 November, 1995 ####################################################-### QUEENSLAND lNDUSTRJAL RELATION. OMMJSSJON fn d11strial Relatio11s ,I u I 990 s. 144 - Bpplic ation tor variation Australian Liquor, 1-lospitalily aml Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch. nion of Employees AND Agriculturnl College Boards (No B1551 of 1995) RURAL TUAI "JJ'IG SCHOOLS' (DOMESTIC AND GEN RALSTAFF) A\VARD - STATE COMMISSIONER BLOOMFIELD 28 September 1995 17085_1.DOC 17 Nove mber_ 1995j QUEE SLAND GOVERNME T JNDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1289 VARIAT ION THIS matter coming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 28 September 1995 , this Commission doth order, by consenr. that the said Award be var Led as follows as from the twenty- eig hth day of cptember, 1995 wiiJ , respect lo items I lo 7 inclusive and from the ninth day of October, 1995 wi th respect to item 8 :- 1. !Jy deleting the ti tle of the Award and in serting the follow in g in lieu thereof:- "AC RJ CULTLI RAL COLLEGES ( DO MES TI C AN U CE 'E RAL STA l"F) AWA RD -STA T E". 2. By de leting clause 1. 1 (Title) and ins erti ng the foll owi ng in lie u thereof:- " I .I T itle ·n1is Award slia ll be k11own a; the Agricu l tu ral Colleges (Domestic and General Stafl) Award - State:·. 3. By de le ti ng clause 1.2 (Award Coverage) and inse rting th e fo ll owi ng in lieu thereof:- " 1.2 Award Coverage This Award shal l apply lo a ll domest ic and general employee engaged at Agricu ltural Colleges and to Agricu ltural College Boards as emp lo ye rs in respect of such employees." , 4. By delet [ng clause 1.5 (Preference) and inse rt ing the following in li eu thereo f:- " 1.5 Prefe rence ( I) Preference of employme nr under this Award shall be given to financial members of the Au stral ian Liquor, Hospitality and Mi scellaneou s Workers Union, Queensla nd Branch. nion of Employees or i r no such .financial member~ ar c available. then tl1ose persons who gi ve a11 undertak ing in writing to join the Uni on within fourteen ( 14) days fr om the date of commencing employment. (2) o person shall be deemed 10 have made an upplication lo become a l1nancial member of the Union unless that person has tender ed the fee prescribed by t he rules of the Union to some person au thorised to receive such fee on th e Union 's bdrn l l. (3) Preference is gra nt ed subject to the employer not being re quired to give pre fe rence to a Un ion member over a per~on wh o h as a current eeni fica te issued pu rsuant !o 'c CLion 3 88 of th e hld11 slria l Relmions Acr 1990. (4) In all cases members of th e Union will be granted preference in the following maUer s: - (a) engagemen t in ;:mployrncnt (b) promo 11011 : (c) regrading: (<l) transfer: (e) retention in employmenL (/) taki ng annu al leave; (g) ove rt ime: (h) vocational training.--. 5. In clause 2.6 (Consultation) - (a) by deleting from subclause ( I) the wo rd s " Rural Training 'choo l" an d inserting the words "Ag ri c ul tural Co ll ege" in lieu thereof: mid (b) by deleting from subclause (2) the words '· Ru ral Training Schools" an<l inserting the words "Agr ic ultura l Colleges'' in lie u thereof. 6. By deleting p ro v is ion (b) of su bclausG (I) or clause 5.2 (Wages} and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "(b )Subject to clause 5. 1 hereof, the wages payable to employees shall be as follows:- Cl~S$ilicalio n Paypoini Leve! I I •... "" "'""" , .. 42.0.80 2 .. 489.00 ., . 557.20 4 " 625 40 5 .. 693.70 6 .. 7(,2 . 10 Level 2 I Age 2 1. 780 90 2 . 8 12 [0 J .... 43.40 4. ... 874.50 Levc13 !!9'.! .80 2. .. , 9 16.80 J . 940 80 4 .%4 70 Level4 I. 1,009.30 2. 1,0 42.70 3 1,071) 30 4 .. 1,109.50 The rates of p ay in this Award include the first and second .$8 per week arbitra te d safety net adjustments payable under th e Novcl'rlber and December 199 4 St.:ite Wa ge Case dc ci s,ons. Increases made under previous State Wage Case pri nciples or under th e current Stateme nt or J>r inciples arc not to be u. ,.;d co offset arbitra ted safety net adjustments. The fir st nnd second $8 per week arbitrated :;<1fe ty m:I ad justments may be offset to the extent of ar1y other wage inc re ase, whether an award increase. an ovcraward payment or uri increase by ,vay o f' enterpri se arr an geme11 1. rect> ived since I February 1992 . Pre- February 1992 ovcrnw,1rd arrangements are to be appl ie d accord in g to th ei r terms." 7. In clause 7.4 (E nt erprise Ag rc cmems) - (a) by delet in g from subclause ( I l tlie wo rd s "'Rura l Training Schools" an ti in serting (be w ord ··Ag ri cultural Colleges" in l ieu Chereof; and (b) by de le t in g from subcl,rn scs (2) an<l (3} th e ,vords .. a Rural Training School " and in erting the 1vortls ""an Agricultural College·· in lieu th ereof in each instance. AsJ,-0111 9 October 1995 8. 13y inse11ing a new clau e 6.7 (Trade Un ion Training Amhority Leave) as follows: - " fi .7 Tr.ide Union T raining ulhor i l} Le:ive (I) Leave of absence to employees lo attend courses and se mina rs conducted by the Trade Union Training Authority or its a~cep ted equivalent may be granted on the bas is of fi1'e (5) working days· leave on ordinary pay each calendar year non - cu mulative <1J1d subject to the following conditions:- (a) Ea ch Agricu lt ural College is nol involved in any costs except for the payment of' extra remuneration where 1· e li ev in g arrangements arc ins ti tuted to cover the absence of th e employee; 17085 _ I .DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 1290 QUEENSLAND GOVER MENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [ 17 November, 1995 (b) The grant ing of uch leave is su bject lo the employer's convenience and wi lI not unduly affect the operati011 of each Agricultural College; (c) The scope. content and leve l of the course he such as to contribute to a better understand ing of industrial relation ; (d) Documentary evidence of acceptance of an employee's nomination by the Trade Union Training Au thorit y or its accepted equ ivalent i fu rnished. (2) In the case of an em pl oyee seeking leave to au.end a residential course, the Direct or of each Agricultura l Co ll ege may. subject to t he provision of this clause, consider the grant ing of ,1 ddit ional leave nece sarily requi red for such purpose up to a maximum of five (5) work in g day at the employee's option, either as a deduction from accrued annual leave emi t le me nls Sllbject 10 the provisions of c lause 6. 1, or without pay .... Dated th,s twenty-eigJJL day of September, 1995 . By lhe Comm i. sinn, [LS J E. EWALD . Industria l Registrar. Opera ti ve Date: 28 September 1995; 9 October l 995 Var ia tion - Title. Preference. T UTA Leave, 2nd $8 S A Released : 7 Novem ber 1995 ####################################################### 17085_1 .DOC J7 ovember, 1995] QUEENSLA D GOVER ME TI TDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1291 -- 2 of 2 --