Cartledge v Brisbane Suzuki Centre [1995] QIRC 296 (1995) 149 QGIG 1071

1070 QUEENSLAND GOVERN1V1ENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 14 Augw,t, l 995 4 August, 1995 1 Q UE ENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUST RI AL GAZETTE 1071 ################!1##1/########################ll##ll#llll#li## () l l:LNSl./\:S:D I\ Dt;\ TRl /\ 1 Rl: 1.1\TI ONS COMM ISSIO!\ fndu.rt rial J? elu t11m.1 .-let I 990 , . 295 • ;ipplica tion li,r rcinstatcmem .k f'fr e) Llllrcn,;e Cartk d g..: n rishan.:- Su, 1,~i Ct nlrc f.\'o IJl- 193 of/ 99 -i; C0 \1MISS !U:\IR LD\\' AR DS l'L'1rni natio 11 of Em r loymcnt - Dismissa l Rcin ,ta tcmcn: - Rc.s1 n11:tur i11 g -- Finan.:ial Sitw,tio11 - i\ pplication Refu se d. Dl:CISIO!\' This application " "' iik d on 15 D-: cc111hcr 199~ by Mr .I .I , Cm1lcdge i'or relief under tile p ro d$ ions or the l 11d1mrial Rd at io m ! et 19'){) , ,\fr l'ankJgc c ,irnm cnccd cmplo) 111cnt as a Sa k, man on 17 h miar1 1994 sel lin g new J 1Hl u,c d 111ot0r cyc le ,. t\h cr <1p prnx i111 atdy 1110 months h, " •1' promoh:d 10 Slulp M,111ag.:r f;i ll lll\'ing t il l) re $ig1 w1 i,11 1o f the incumben t. The appli cant pri11r tn his ,ioi11ing Ilic: Compan} had 20 ~<.:ar s e, p.:ri c-nce in th e n1<itor cycle industry and b} ,ii'lithl\ it outlined th at lie 111a i111.aml.'d a hi gh k;, i;1 nl in tc,grity and p ro kss io11a li sm in Jcidi nl;!- wi th t he pt,hlic. I k 1.rn dc: rtnol-: a wide nirict~ ,11' duLil', f, lr d1.._: (' o mp;m) an<l th ere i:,, no do ubt t hal he \ \ aS ~ i\ CU a f air <legn:-.: nf .. 1uto 11n my 1n the: ,ipcmtio 11 or the busi nL,,s. The O\\T1i: r. Mr D. ll irtks at the suggcsti,,n or the appli-:a 111. :1ppro\·t1 ! thc pun:hast: 0 1· ad <l it innal $lock an d as a rc'sult lh t: !in w1c1a l ligun;, pn>\ id cJ to t h.: ('1 ,in111 iss i,l11 r,.;1 n1lc<l thil! turno1·cr m rrc ;i ,cd during the pL" ri,,tl. This inc rca,c in turn o,-cr did ,wt rd kn m an incn:a, c in p ro fit ,11 1d a, a rc,ul l of a number 01' focw rs a lnss "a , 1cportc'd. In suppo rt of t!l.; li n an cial status ,ir the l\l 111 pa n~. Jam.:, C hark s Bl;ick. th c h ,iun~ia l i\ ccoun Lan t a 11 <l Ta., , \d \'i ;cr fr11 m I !. 1r r is iliac~. Charte red i\cco u,11, 1111, outlined in c" ·i dcncc a nu 111ba of ma jor t() JKt'rns th,ll he h.tJ in n:latinn l\l th, operations or tht..: ( ·ompHn~ . In an c Ifort to adu rcs, these concerns ..i mu n be r of s te ps wc 1\· 11<x c,~,,,·, to he put in pi Jee o ne of II h id 1 inv, >h cd ,1 restructuring r, f the IH >rkl <>r c<: In reduce w;igcs and o,·crhcads. In .: , idcni.:i.: Mr Bin k, a<h 1s.: d lhat he had discussions ,,·ith Mr Ca rt lc dg,' regarding t he li nam:ial situation a nd I.l ie operational rcq u ire111<.:nts <>f the l ,1rnp a11:, and foil<>11 in g th1>;e di srnssi o n, he ,kc iJcd it 11·a , 11c,.:,s::ry t <> address the issues hi m,d i' ,m d he suhsequc:n tl y a,,um c <l a la1μc r Jq,rcc nr man agerial c, i1 11 ro l 11 1' tk Company. \lr [l ink, rcilera ted that , ,, ,. ( \ trtlcug~ "a, d ismi"cd as r a rt ,, !' th ,s r<:s tructuri ilg ! \\ cn ~urc th at 1h c'. ('0mpany r.:1nained , iabk anJ \.'l hil d i mp n.•, ~ J)f l)f itct hi l1 ty a~ sonn as pn 1c: tica bk . In r!.!i,Hion to th.: bcndrniark, fo r th e (;t>nduct or a b u, in i:,,. the Cornrn ,,s,o n \\'as ,n fo nn ~d til m bJ ~,.; J on the hn:1n cial \1an ag~mc111 K<:scard1 Centre ·~ li gu rL'S th e pcr<:c ntages s ho uld be 111 the , ic111it~ \If .'\.9" " to 6, I0% \\ h~ r,as i hc Bri; l:la n(; Su;ul,;i ( cmre ·~ ligu n:, ,1 ert in 1hc arc~1 o f 7.9'1 ;0 The provis io ns of' th, lndustriai l?elwions Ac1 !9 9() pro\' idc for ail organisation to restructure to 111cct th e operational requiremen ts as such. Sectio n 29 1( I l states:- "\\'hen dis mi ss al is unl a\, fol 29 1.( I) An employe r must not dismi ss an cmpl\iycc (a) in c11 nt ra\ c nt inn o f an order under section 30 2: or (b) unkss there is a valid reason - (i) related to the employee's cund uct. capt1c i1y or pcrformanu:: or ( ii ) based on the ,, pcr.itional rcquircmcn l, or the e mplO) 1:r· $ un<lc n ak ing. c, tablish mcn t ,1r scrnce. On consideration o f the fi nancia l documents prc,..:ntcd to tht' CtHnm iss inn by the Financial ;\dviscr. the C\'i <lcncc o f ~r Birtlc~ and the' managc'rial praclices or Mr Ca rl lcdgc. lh e Co mmiss ion is satis li cd tha t th e separation wa, an operational dec ision wi thin the prm i,i cms of s, 291 of t h..: Industrial Relations ,-lcr 19 90. Accordingly the app l ic ation is refu sed. K.1 .. l: D\\'ARDS. C'om mis~ioncr :'vlr .I.I.. Ca rt ledge 011 his 0\\11 behalf an<l " i1h him Ms T. I. and.) or !\1 id1 .i c l lkl'fonl. :-iol ici tors. \fr T. f..: t ma ls ki or th e ~folor Trad e~ /\~sociatio1i Clf Queensla11 d. l :ni<111 ,,r Emp loyers and with him Mr D. l\irt lc s on hd wlf o f I lri, hane Su1.uki Centre . l)pernt,,·e Date: Nii\ l >ec is i1>n - lk in, ta lemrn l Rdi:ascd: 25 Ju i, 1995 #### ###########il ##ll#################### lfll###li########/111 I 5<J OR _ I DOC -- 1 of 1 --