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 317 (1995) 149 QGIG 1136

11 36 QUEENS LAND GOVER. ME T L D USTR IAL GAZETTE I 11 August. 1995 /llill#li/l###ll/lll#ll/111##1/ll###ll##ll####ifll###ti##ll#ll###l###l#####II ()U[ENS I. A l) IND UST RIAL RLI.ATJONS CO M M ISS I ON l11d11 1trwl Rela11v11s let I 99(/ ,. 144 t1ppl ica11011 fur , ariation AustraliJn I iquor. I ln,pi1ali1y and Mi~ccllaneou, Worl-er~ L'niun. Queensland 13ranch. L nion of I mplo)ees AND Quecn~land Confederation ul'lndustr} I united. Cnion ol I mployc,-, and Another ( .\'<1 JrOJ of /9951 OP I IC AL '.\1 . \:\1 F A( T I 1O,c; l '.'. DI ~·1 RY t:.\IPLon: E S' AW A IW - STAn: CO \I\IIS SIO\f R J:f)\\ \RDS -I Ju i) 1995 V f\RJA'I ION I 111 S matter wming on for hearing before the Commb,1un at Bmbane on 25 May and '1 July. 1995, lh1s Comnmsion doth order 1ha1 the said Award he ,aried as fo li o "~ a, fro111 the tent h day of Jui~. 1995:- II) in,crting a new clau~c 5.7 (Ill I A I eave) a~ follows: w'IT T .\ Lea,·e 5.7 A Union delegate or du!~ elected or appoi nted u111on 1cprescn1a1i vc shall. upon ,1 rittcn applicat ion h) 1hc Union 10 the employer. such apphcauon 1'emg. endorsed h) thl' I ! 111011 and ghen 10 the emplo)er at least I\\O months m aJ, ance (or ,uch lesser pcnod a, mutuall) t1grccd bet\\CCII the umun ,md emplo) cr/s), he ~r.inted up 1n fhe \\Od,ing d ays' leave (non -cumulative) on nrd inar) pny 16002 I l'lOC I I Augu!>t, I 995] QUEENSLAND GOVER 'MENT I NDUS TRI AL GAZETTE 1137 each calendar year 10 anend courses or scmmars conducted by me Au~trahan rrade l 1110n Training l\uthorit} (TUTA) or specific trai nm g ~o urses approved and accred ited by l'UTA . I he scope, content and leve l of s uch courses or seminars sha ll be :.uch as 10 con1nhu11: 10 a belier understand mg of indu,trial rel:mon~ "ithin the emplo}crs operations Other co urses mutually agreed be tween o union party to this A\\ard and an emplo)tr. or emplO}Crs. ma) be included under thi~ clause. Any wrillen app lication by a union seeking release of a delegate or represcntati,·e 10 Jllend a cour:.c shall mclude details of the t} pe Jnd content of the course to be ancnded as ,, ell a~ the dates upon ,, hich 1h1: course is proposed to he conducted. For the purposes of these pro, 1sions ·ordi11.lr) pa}· ~hall mean the ordinal') time eammgs paid to the empl0)ce exclusl\e of a11) JIIO\,ancc~. pcnalt} rate5 or tra, clling 111ne and Jares. The i;ranting of ,uch lea,e ~hall be subject to the follo"ing condiuon~ ( I) ·rlw empl oyee must have at least twelve ( 12) months continuous scn ice with the employer prior to such leave being granted an d be the elected Union delega1e/represen1a1ive. (2) Unless 01herwi~c agreed the maximum number of cmplo)ees of one and the same employer anending a trammg cour;e or ~eminar each )Car will be as follo\1S:- Whcr" 1he employer employs hctwcen IO 50 emp lo_vcc~ Where the emplo) er emplo~s be1\\e~n 51 JOO emplo1cc<. Where the emplo, er eniplO) s O\ er I00 cmplo, ees (J) When: an c1nploycr has 111 orc than o ne place of emp loy ment 111 Queensland then the ma'(imum number of employees enutled 10 ancnd a cour.e at the same time shall be t\\ O. 1111s ~hall not prevent an em ployer from agreeing tn release additional employees. (-l) Ille granti ng of such ka,e shall be subJe c1 to the con,cniencc of the cmpl0)er so th;it the operations of the Fntc rprise w1I I no t be adverse ly affected. \\'here an emplo)er approa1;hes the umon and dcmon~tratcs gcnu111e diffic11h1cs with respect 10 the release of a particular union de legate or reprc~c 111 a1ivc nl a p articular time ( in c luding wlicrc the employer might have prc"iously ad, 1-.ed of iL~ .ih1lil) 10 release such union delcg~te or representatl\C) the union \\Ill not unreasonabl) press its request for the re lease of 1ha1 dclegaie/rcprese111a11v c at that lime. If the mo llcr is 11 01 amicabl)' reso lved. ii sha ll be processed in accordance "ith the Dispute Settlement Proced ure contamcd in this Award. (5) In granting such paid le:1vc. the employer is 1101 res ponsible for an) add111onal costs i:xccpt the payment of extra remuneration "hac relic\mg arrangcrnems arc in~111u 1ed by the employer to CO \er the .ibscnce of the cmplo)ec. (6) I ca,e grant ed to auend such training courses will not incur 311) Jdditional pa) meat or alternate tum: off if such course comc1des with an emplO)ee·~ day off in a 19 da) month \\ 01ki ng a1Ta11 g1: ment. or \\ ilh any other co ncessional lt·ave. (7) !)uch paid leave \,ill not aOec1 other lea, e grunted to emplo) ees under this A ,,ard . (8) On compleuon of the course the employee sh311. upon request. pro\ ide to the empl o) er proof of their attendance a1 the course. Except in the case of sick leave ur other au thorised leave. non-aucndance at a training course will r..: su lt in the cmplo) ee not being paid for such time ... Da ted th is fo urth day of luly. 1995. B~ the Commission. (LS] K.R. PL:LSFORD. Acting l n<.hmria l Regi stra r. Operative date: 10 Jui) 1995 Variation - TUTA Lea,e Released: 27 July 1995 #llil###ll#####l#lft#####ll##### # ##ll#ll#### ll llll#######/l#llll####/1 16002 I.DOC -- 1 of 1 --