Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers [1995] QIRC 259 (1995) 149 QGIG 947

946 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [2 1 July, 19 95 21 July, 1995 ] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 947 #######ll#-###########tl#/1#############################11## () t: l:L[';Sl,AND INDlS I RI Ai. Rl·.IA T IONS COM '.v11SS IO:\ lndu.,·triul l?elc11io11s Ac1 1990 , . l-14 - ap pli ca ti on li.l r variat i<in ,\ ustrali an Liquo r. I lospi1ali 1y and M i scc ll ancm" W,irkcr, l 'nion. () uec nsland ll ranch. l ;nion of Employees AND Ouccn~ l ancl Confederation of Industry I .i mitt:d. Union or Emplovcrs CHDI\TORll '\ I DIPLOY EES ' A \\AHD - ST,\TE CO \Ev11SSIONl: R Dl'Ml'Sl:Y 23 June 1995 VAR li\TION I !I IS ma uer coming on i<i r hearing beforc lh<: Commission at !lri , banc on 2.J May and 20 and 23 June 1995 . this Commission d<Jth ordc.r that t he sa id A\\a rd be varied as follows as fro m the third da,· c,f .!uh. 1995 :- , By insening a new clause 5.8 ( llJTA Leave) a, li)llows:- .. 'IT T A Lc,1\'C 5.8 A union dclcgal c or d u! ) elected or appo inl <:d u11 io11 representati ve sha l I. upon wriuen applicati o11 by the union l() th..: employer. such ap p li cati on be ing endorsed by the un ion an d given to the empl oyer ,ll least two months i n ad va nce (or such les ser period as rnuwa ll y agreed between t he uni on and cmployer/s). he granted up tn li\'e working days' leave (non-cumulative) on ordinary pay each calendar ) car 10 atlend courses or seminars <:011ductcd bY the Australian Trade Union Training Authority (Tli T A) or spccili c train ing courses approwd and accredi ted by ' l 'll'l'A . The scope . con ten t and level of such courses or seminars shal l be suc h as to contribute to a belter underst and ing of i ndustrial relation~" ithin the employer" s o p<:r.it i ons . Other courses mutual ly agreed between a L1 11 ion part y ll' this Award and an employer. or employers. may be inclu ded under lhis clau~c . Any written app li cation by a union se ek ing release of a dele gate or rcpr csenrn t ive to attend a cou r se shall i nclud..: details (11' the type and con ten t of the cvursc lo be atte nded as well as the da tes upon whi ch th e course is proposed to be con du cted. For the purp oses of these provisions ·ordinary pay' sh al l mean t he ordinary t im e earnings paid to the employee cxcl us i"c nf any all owance for tn1v elli ng 1iim: and lar es . The granting of such leave sha ll he suhjcct 10 the fol l ow ing (;ondi tions:-· I I ) The employee mu st ha, e at kas t t we ll' c ( 12) mont hs continuous se rvi ce wit h the emp loyer pr iM to suc h lea ve being granted and be the dcc 1cd union de leg at c/rcpresenwti, c. (2) l 'nlc,s othcrwi,..: ag r..:cd the nrnximum nu rnb..:r of' c1nplo:cc, or <i ne and the same employer allendi ng. a tra ini ng course or sem inar each year will tic as fo llo"'s: .. Where th e employer em ploys b,·t11 ·ec11 I (l · 50 cmplo,·,•c,.s \\.'he re th e cmpl o1·er employ~ between 51 - I 00 employees ., \.Vh,:rc th..: emplo~c, crn plo: c.:'i::!- o\ ·~r I <tO ~·mplo~ecs 4 (3 J The granting of' such leave shall be suh.i<.:ct w thl: l'~llwcnicncc of the ..:mplo)Cr so lhal th e operations or t he En terprise will not he advcrse l1 affected . Where an employer approad1<.;s t he uni on and demonstr ates gen uine dif'licu lt ics wi th r espec t to th .: release of a particular uni on de legate or r ep rcsema ti ve ,H a particular time ( i ncl udi ng whe re the employer might ha,·e prcvio u,ly advi sed or i ts ab i li t) to r,:,le asc such union delegate or rcpn:scntati vc) the uni on \\'ill not unr ca on~bly pr ess iL, n:q u<.:st Jor the rel ease of tha t delc gatd n.:p re,cma ti , c at that ti me . If th~ nHlller is not amicahl) rcsnhcd. it ~h all b<.: pr ocessed i11 accordance wi th t h.: (iric,·,mcc Procedure co ntained in this ,\ \\'ard. ( 4) In granti ng such paid lca l'c. the employer is 1101 responsible for any additional costs except th e paymen t ,11' extra remu neration where rc l ic" i ng. arr an gements ar-: in st it ut.:d b;, the employer to cover the ab,cnu· of th e cmplo ;, cc. ( Si I.cave gnu 1tcd to attend s uch m1 ining cou rsi:s " ·i ll 1101. incur any addi ti ona l pa,·mc. nt or ahemate time off i f such cou rs<.! coi ncides \\'i th an cm ployec ·s day off in a 19 <.l ay mon th "ork ing arrangemen t. (>r wi th an: other ,oncc,s1onal leave. i5 729_ 1. DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 948 Qt IEE ' SLAND GOVERNME rT IND US TR I AL GAZETTE 1<,, '>111..h p,ml k-"" '"II not ,tfh.:.:t 11th,.:r l..:J,.: g.rJnt,.:<.I 11, ,.:111pl1)~,·..:, umkr thi, ·\ ,, ard ,., 1 On u,rnpk1i1111 11i the ,our,,· the cmpin~c,.: ,hall upnn rcc inc~l. prm 1dc to th.: cmplo~ er proor (>! their ,111c11<.l,111lc ,11 the c,,ur,..:. 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