Federated Engine Drivers' and Firemens' Association of Australasia Queensland Branch, Union of Employees and The Australian Workers' Union of Employees, Queensland v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Others [1995] QIRC 199 (1995) 149 QGIG 615

614 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE ( 23 June, I 995 23 June, 1995 ] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 615 ####################################################### QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CO MMISSION Industrial Relations Act /990 s. 144 - application for variation Federated Engine Drivers' and Firemens' Association of Australasia Queensland Branch, Union of Employees ( No. 8 734 of 1995) AND The Au stralian W or kers' Union of Emp loyees, Queensland (No. 88 73 of 199 5) AND Queensland Confederation oflndustry Limited, Union of Employers and Others QUARRY, CRUSHE D STO NE, SAN D AN D GRAVEL INDUSTRY AWARD-STATE COM MISSIONER BOUGOURE 26 May 1995 15 436_ 1. DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 616 Q UEENSLAND GOVE RNM ENT INDUS TRIAL GAZETTE (23 Jun e, 1995 VARIATION THESl: mailers coming on for hearing hcfore the Commission at Brisbane on 26 M a} 1994. this Commission doth order that the !>aid Award be varied as fol lows as from the (\\Cnty-sixth day of May, 19 95- By d eleung clause 3.3 (Wages) and in~e nmg the follo\,ing m li eu there of: "3.3 \\ a ge~ ( I ) Wages Schedule Subject to clause 3 2 hereof. the minimum rates of "age, to be paid 10 the u11 de nnen11oned levels nf employees shall he as follo" s:- The nC\\ classilicauon structure e,pres~es the award rate pa) able. being the combination nt the percentage base rate and t~e s uppl ementary payment which includes the first and second $8 safety net adjustments Such supplementary pa) ment is absorbable to the extent of equivalent O\era\,ard paymen t~ where ~uch pa)mcnts arc being made. The total aw ard rate incl~1des all increa:e~ nnd adju stments arising as n res ult of the se cond tier. structural efh c 11:ncy pa) ments. ~tructural efficient) adjustments and minimum rat es process. The percentage relativiti es are based on a ba~e rate and ~upplemenlar) payment Lotalling l 4 I 7. 20 p,:r \\eek. 'Over all'ard Payment' is de fi ned as the amount ( "hether it be termed 'overaward payment'. 'attendance bonus·. 'service mcrement'. or an) 1em1 \\haL,oe\er) \,h1ch an employee \\Ould receive in excess of the '/\ward Wage' which applied immedia te ly prior to the date of operation of any broadbanding or mimmum rates .idjustment a\,ardcJ b) the Commission for the class1lication 111 ,\h1ch the em ployee 1s engaged: Pro\ ided that ~uch payment shall e, clude O\C nime , ~h1ft allo\,anccs. penah) rates. allo\,ances. fares anJ tra,elling ume :,llowancc~ and m1y other anc illary payment of ~ like na111re presc ri bed by thi s ~cc ti on. Toi•I Award Rnlc lla<e Supptemenlal) asa l Rate P.a,rnent • 1··~11J Per V.eck Per Wed, l'er Wee!. s s s w,, t;c Group 01 82~0 299 50 58 60 358 10 \\ age Group Q:i 87 -1•. 119 2() 61 40 380 60 \\ age Group QJ 91-1•. 337 4(1 t>l 10 -1 01 50 Wage Group Q-1 100% v,s 20 68 00 433 20 Wugc Group 05 105 % 383 50 70 60 454 10 • The supplementnr: pa)ment at c,1ch clas~ification lc\el includes 1h 1: first and second $8.00 adju stments re flecting the applica ti on o r the arbitrated sa fety net adj ustment princip le enunciated in the Februal") and 'l o\cmb<:r 1994 Re\1C\\ of Wage F1xmg Principles. Co11~1'tcn1 "ith the requirements of that Princ, pk the lirst and Sl!Cond S& . 00 s afety n..:l adjustmen ts arc absorbablc It> the ext en t ol any equ1\ a lent amount in rates of pa~ - \\ hcthcr O\eraward. J\\Jrd. indu,trial agn:erm:nt or ccnified c1grecmenl m exec% of the minimum rates (class ification ru te and supplementary payment) prescribed in accord,mcc wi th the October 1989 State \\'age Case deci)ion and adjusted m accordance with the Jui) 1991 tatc Wage Case decision. (2) Jumor Employees fhe rate of pa~ fo r ju nior employee~ :. hall be a~senained by appl) ing the follo\\i ng percentage points on the respective rate of pa) fo r Wage Group Q I :- Under 18 )t'US of age Bet ween 18 and 19 years of age . 60 . 75 Provided Juniors 18 years of age and over who perfonn the ordinary duties of an adult emplo)ee shall be paid the full award rate fo r th e class ol work on which they are e ngaged. (3) Casual Emplo_H!l'S (as dejinl'd) The hourly rate of pay fo r ca~ual employees shall be ascertained b)" d ividing the appropriate weekly total a"ard rate for employees of the ~ame class by thin>-eight, addmg a loading of 19°0 thereafter. and then adding the app ropriate d ivisional and district parity conve n ed to an hourly basis.". l)a1cd this twen ty-sixlh da:r of May, 199 5. By the Commission. ( LS] R.H . BLUMSOM, Industrial Reg1w ar. Opera1ive Date· 26 Ma) 1995 Variation - Second SS SNA Released: 8 June 1995 15436_ 1 DOC 23 Jun e, 19951 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETT E 617 -- 2 of 2 --