Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Another [1995] QIRC 417 (1995) 150 QGIG 302

302 QUEEN SL AND G OYE R M ENT L DUS TRI AL GAZETT E [15 Septem be r, 1995 ####################################################### QUFENSLAl\D INDUSTRIAi RLLATIOl\S COMMl',SION Industrial Relutions Act /990 s f ,U - application for Yanatlon Australian Liquor, llospitality and Miscellaneous Workers llnion. Queensland 13ranch. IJnion of Fmployees A I) Queensland Confed cratHln of lndustl) I imited. Union ofEmplO)cr, and Another (So. n--o of /995) \tOTORl'\G S ER\ I( 1:. S A WAIU) -S OlTll - 1:.AST ERt\ lll S TRJCT COMMISSIONER BI Cl IL Y 10 Jui) 1995 VARI /\ rt ON THI'- matter cmmng on for hearing before the C'ommis"on at Bmbanc on 30 \1a) and IO Jui) 1995. this ( 0111m1ssion doth order that the said A\,ard be ,aried a, lollo\\S as lrom the mcnt)•fourth day of Jul y, 1995: - 8) m,crtmi a nc" clause 16 .\ ( I l rA Lea,c) as foll1m~ 16A A Union Delegate or dul) elected or appointed lfnion reprcsentati,e shall. upon \\T1t11:n application h> the L'mon to the cmplo)er. such apphtatlon being endorsed b) the l'nion and gi,en to the cmplo)'cr at lea~t I\\O month, in ad, ancc (or such lc,,er period a, mutuall) agreed between the I 111011 and cmplo)erts), he granted up 10 fi,c wort..mg da},· lea,c (non-cumul.11i,c) on onJ1nJr) pa) each calendar ) car to attend course, or seminJr'> conducted b} the i\u,tralian Trade l mon Training Authorit} ( 1l'TA) or ~pccific training cour.,e:, approved and ac"cdited h) 1l TA . l he ,rnpc. content and le, et of ~uch cour,c~ or seminars ,hall be ~uch as to contribute lo a belier understand mg of indu.,tnal relations ,,11hin the emplO} er· s operations. Other courses mutuall) agreed bet"ccn .i l nion part\ to this Award and m1 employer. or employers. ma)' be included under this clause ·\n) \\Tittcn apphcat1on b) a union ~t:f..m._ rele= \)I a delegate or representat1,e to attend a course shall include details of the l)pc and content of lhc course to be a11ended as well as the dutes upon wl11ch the course is proposed to be conducted for the purpose, of these pro\ls1ons ·ordmJf) pa)· ,hall mean the ordinary t1mc cammgs paid to the emplo)'ce exclu,1vc of any allowances. penalty rates or tra, cllmg lime and lures. I he granting of such lea, c shall be subjcct to the foll<m mg cond1t1ons (I) The emplo)ee must ha,e at least t\\elvc month, continuous service "ith the emplo) er pnor to such lea, e being 11,ranted .iml be the elected l fnion delegate/rcpresentat1, e (2) Lnless othemise agreed the ma\1mum number 01 employees of one and the same emplo)er attendmg a training cou rse or se minar each year will be as folio,,~. Where tl>c cmrlO)cr emplo\l bct"'een 10 · <O emrlO)e<-S Where th< cmplo)er emplo), """'""" S1 , I 00 cmplo,e<, V.herc the emplo)er empi<•>• o,er 100 ernpln)cc, (3) \\here an cmplO)Cr has more than one rlai.;c ol emplo}ment in Qucen,IJnd then the maximum numbt:r of emrlo} ces entitled to attend a course at the ,ame time shall he 1wo. Th is shall not prcvclll an employer from agreeing to re lease additional emplll) ees. (-1) The grant mg of ,uch lca"e shall he subJcct to the convenience of the emplo) er so that tl1e operation, of the l.ntcrpn,e wi ll nol be adverse!) alfccted. Where an emplo) er approaches the l mon and demonstrates genuine difficulties "1th respect to the release of a particular Union Delegate or rcprcscntafr,e at a pamcular time (including \\here the emplo)Cr might ha\'e prC\'IOUSI} ad, 1scd of its ab1ht) to rclea,e ~uch U111on Delegate or representative) the Union \\ ill nm unreasonabl) pres!> 1t, request for the relca.,e of that Odegate rcpresenta11, e at that lime If the matter " not amicabl) r.:sohed. 11 shall be processed in aci.;ordam:c with the Dispute St: ttlcmcnt Procedure contained in th is Award ( 5) In granting such paid lea, e. th~ emplo~ er 1s not rc~pons1blc for an) udd111onal cost;, c,cept the p,1) ment of extra rem unerat ion where re li eving arrangement\ arc instituted b) the cmpl0) er to co, er thi: absence of the emplO)eC . (6) Leave granh:d 10 a11i:11d such tra111111g courses \\ 111 not incur any additional p,1) menl or ahcmatc lime off if such cour;c comc1dcs \\.Ith an emplo~ce·s da~ 1111111 a 19 Ja) month \\Ort...m~ arrangement. or '"th ,lll) other concessional leave. (7) Such paid lca,c \\ill not affect other lea,e 1•ranted to cmplo)ce, under th1, A\\ard. ( 8) On completion of the course the cmplo)ce shall. upon request. pro\lde 111 the emplo) er prO(!f of their attendance ot the cour,e. facept 111 the ca,c of sick lea\t: or other authomed lea\'e, non-attend,mce at a training course will result in the cmpl0}<!C not bcmg paid for ~uch lime:· Oatcd this ten th da} of July, 1995 B, the CommM1on. II . S.] J.... 8 PL l.SFORD. Aeling lndu~tnul Rctmtrnr Opcrat1,c Oate 24 Jui) 1995 \anauon - Tl TA I ea,e Released: I Scptcmher 1995 l6Hl I DOC 15 September, 1995] QUE E. SLAN D GOV ER N ME NT TND US TRI AL GAZ ETTE 303 I I -- 1 of 1 --