Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v The Registered and licensed Clubs Association of Queensland, Union of Employers and Others [1995] QIRC 131 (1995) 149 QGIG 274

274 QUEENSLAND GOV ERNMENT IND US TRIAL GAZETTE [ 19 May, 1995 # ## # ##### # #######H#H######H # ########################### Q!J rl ·J\~I A DI Dl iST Rl ,\ L RI-- LATI Ol\~ CO M!>.I ISSION / nJuit rinl Re/01io 11 r Acr I 990 s 14 4 appli ca ti on for ,ariauon /\u srralian I i4uor, Hos p11 alit} and Mi~cellaneous Wo rk ers Union. Qu eensland Bran ch. llni on of ! mplo}ces /\ND I he Re gi stered and Li censed Club-- A)~C 1a11on of Que;nsland. Union of Empl o)e r) and Others (,\'o 8316 of I 995J CLl lBS F.TC. F::\I P LO \ F.ES' A\\ A R0 - SO l lTII EAST Ql1EE1'SI.Ai'- U C0 \-1\.II S~ ION ER BOLGOUR[ 9 M a~ 1995 '.\ ccond S8 Sa fety \J ct Adjustment Applic,11 in 11 does Comply w it h Principle, - Certain I csts to he Met - Apphcam ha< "iatisfied Required l csts - Apphcat,on Gra111cd fro m 8 Ma~ 1995 . DEC ISI ON fh1' applicat ion b) thc Austra li an Liquor. Ilo,p1tal11~ and Miscellaneous Wo rl..crs Unio n. Queen sl and Branch. L' n io n of Fmpl oyccs (ALHMWlJ ) seeks 1lt c gra min g of rhe 2n d lia lct y Net A. djus tmcnt (S /\) of SK00 per \\ Cck at thc J\\\3rd level Th e Award was , uri cd as fr om 7 March 199 4 in rc~pect of t he 1st SN /\ . In order tn satisfy th e tests outlin ed in the Sl at e Wa g.e Decision of December 199 4 it 1s nccessan, that the applicant also ~ho" 1h,11 firs th the J\ " ard h a.~ been , aricd to include enterprise Oc .-: ib ilil) pro\ ·ision, consistent ,, it h sec11ons 145 and 14 6 of In dustrial Re /a11 0 11s Act /990 (the /\cl ) and scco nd ly th at a progrnmmc of discu,,,ons bct" ccn the ""urd part ie, has been ~-stablished to deal ,,uh the re,·1c,, of the A,,anl pursuant to s. 150 wit h pa rt ic ular a 11ent 1011 t o:- ( I) the clTccti , c use of faci litau, e provisinns: (2) the cffecu,c u~e of maJont} cl auses. and (3) the 1mplemcntation of J process for 1c,1111g the rclc,ancc of the Award at t he enterprise le vel. In rclauon to th.: lirst requirement. I am 111fonne<l 1h,11 the A"arJ has hcen , aricd to 111clude a pro, •~ion ,, hcrch) agreements may be mad e l11:1 ,, cen the employer a nd employee, at an enterpri se le vel ei ther ,,11 h or without union part icipa rion . Such n iriation nows fr om the S1a1c Wage DcCl!,1on of 29 Jui) 1991 ( 137 QGIG 177). h 1s sub m1ucd b) Mr J .. priggs. tor the ALII\IW U. that ,uch cl au se sari s fi e~ the req111 rc 1nents in ques ti on for th e gramin j! of the 2nd SN A c, ·c n th ou gh 11 docs vary fr om the m()d \!I l'nterpri sc Flex ib ili ty I ,c,,4_1.DOl 19 May. 19951 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUST RI AL GAZETTE 275 Pro, 1s1on prescribed b) the r'\ IR( in th.: m,lller ol t hi: \\ 'l111lc,ak and Retail I rack lndustr} (Print \11 0i X2). \l r \ rmggs rcforri:d to th e reasoning of the /\ IRC I 1101c that 111 the la~ Imentioned decision 1he Full Bench of the AIR(' said:- " In nur, IC\\, c,btmg clause) ,,hich c~t Jhhshed a · process for ag re ements tn he ncgo1ia1.:d' a~ en visag ed by s .1 13/\ , will mee t th e rclevan1 lc~ t for t he second arbitrat ed ~afc ty n c1 udjus 1m c nt e,cn though the clause i~ not m the ,amc renns a~ rhc modd clau,c ··. In lh c rna tler of lhc llntd,. Resorts an<l ll os pitalil \' lndustn <\"ard 1992 (Print MO!l36) Vice l'n:s1dc111 Ro~ held th.it ~n c,is11nr L:n tcrpri,c Flexibil1L) cl.iusc. app,1ri:ntl) s1m1l,ir 10 rhat 111 the Award no w hclorc me. ,, a~ ,11 ffi cicn1 1n -i,1isf) 1hc n.: qui rc111c 11 1~ ti>r th .: gran1111 g of the 2nd SN /\ . Mr R \\'hitc. representing lhc Rcgisrcn:J and L1ccn,..-d Club, A,soc1a1 1on of Queensland . Union ol Ernplo)c r~ ( RL CA). s1a1cd thar u review of this /\wa rd was -, ,:II pro grc~ , cd ,md 1hat 1hc e xi sting cn rerpri ~c llcx ibili1) clause \\as stllisfactory and th erefore offered no t>bjecuon to rhc gran ting of the mcrease as lrom 8 \la) 199, Mr A. Grant. rcpres cm ing the Ro y .ii Quecnslond Bo wb Associat ion (RQBA). su pport ed 1hc suhmi,~inn, of Mr Whi rc and onercd nv ohjcct,on to the gra111tn~ of the increase lle ,1a11..-d 1ha1 h,s Assoc131ion \\a;, ,a 11 s fi ed "1th rhc e, i~t 111g mccha111~nh in 1h..: A\\ ard . Vl r \I Paui. for the Quccn~land Confcderarion of lndusrn I imi ted. l ruo n of I mployers (QC I ). oppo,cd the appl u.:a11on and maintained rhat t hi.: required tc~ ts had nol hccn 111e 1. I le ~uhrnillcd 1ha1 th e npp l ic arion ~hnuld he adjo um cd to ,mait rhc l" u ll Bench decision, in relatton to an appropriate I merprisc flc,ihilit} Pro, ision an d th<! procc,s of re\ IC\\ mg 3\\ ard, pursuanr 10 s.150 of 1hc Ac t. Mr Pa11i i111l 1c at ..: d rh m 111 rhc cvcnr nf an adj o11m111cn t he \\ o ul d be \\•illing to make th e npcrn1 i, c date 8 M 11) 199 5. Mr ~prigf?!, gaH an undenal..mg not 10 oppo~c insertion 11110 the 1\ \,ard ol an) clau se, requi red h) rhc fu1 Lm: dec is ion~ ol t he Full Bench alnrcmcntioncd. In 1h1, Ca!>C the pcr;ons rcprc\cnting 2 "gn ifi\.Jllt .:mplo,c, mgan1sm 1cm~ in t h" 111d11stf) con,.:nt t c, rhc gr.1111 ing of the inc rc ~,c and indic utc qu i te clea rl y that in th eir v ie w the re qu ired 1cs1s ha ve• b~cn adcquatdy sari~Jicd. Coll\c~el). \1 r l'Jt11 (QCI) ha, ado pted the , tand common 10 hi:, organ is at ion in a n umb er of similar mailers be for e me . It 1s rd cvan1 lo no(,: t ha t on 15 \.la n;h 1995 1hc AL HM \\ I ' ,,Tote to t he rcle, an1 cmploJer organisa ti on,. 111clud 111g t he QCI. ol fumg to commence a progrmnn,c of discu,,IClns wnh a , ,c,, 10 a re\ 1cw of the A ,, a rd m the te rm s requi red by lh() State Wage Decision. II is conceded 1h~t the Q~' I dill not re,pnnd 10 such ol'li:r. Th u, 2 , ig,n i fican t cm plo) er orgamsJIIOrh state rhat a satisl a~tOr) programme of d"Cthsions ha, 1.1ken place and b conrmuing ,,h1!-1 rhe QCI ha) not taken up the union n ffc r in ,-ri1ing to enter 111 10 discuss ion s. In tho se c1rcum , 1anccs I li nd it difficult 11 01 to accede 10 the wi, hes of th e union and cmplo)Cr partic:, \\ho Jl(>:.iti,·cl~ dc,ire 10 ha\\: rhe \,age mcrcas.: made available a3 from 8 \ la) 199S I find II d1llicuh 10 undcr ~ra nd ,,hy employe r organ1 ~at1 ons w il l 11 01 ;i va il thc m~ch-es of every opportunity 10 r11 axi1111 sc /'a cilitative prMisions in awards. In m~ vie\\ faci litati, C pro, ision~ arc li kel) 10 l,c of mulh ireater prJcllcal ,atue to ,mJII cmplo~crs than cntcrpn,c Oc,ibili1~ agree men ts or c nt erpr" e Oc x1hi lH ) prov1s1on~ un les~ 1h crc 1s ~ si gni fica nt less en in g nf lhc res tri c ti ve requi re ments in rela1io11 10 1h c latrcr agrccmcnL~ or prm ,~ions In th" particular ca,,c. parucularl) bearing in mind the views ..:x prcs~cd h) Mr Whi te and Mr ira nr, and rhc und ertaking given by Mr Spriggs. I am sat is li ed that 1h.: rc has be en suffici ent compliance wi th the requi red tcsb to Ju,tify 11ra nt ing of rhe 2nd S A of $8 .00 per \\Ccl. lrom 8 M a~ 1995. The Commission o rd e r.; accordingly. R. \\' BOPGOIIR I. . Commissioner Appearw, ct'.v : \I~ J \priggs for I.he Au~rrahan Liquor. I IO)p ll aliry and \ hsccllancous \\' nrJ.. e" Uni on. Queensland Branch. I nion of 1-.rnp lo) cc~ {A LI IMW lJ ). \fr R \\ hit.: for ·1he Registered Jnd Licen\cd Clubs Msociat ion of Quccn~land. l ' nion ur r mp lo}cr.. (RLCA ). M r /\. Grant fo r rhc Ro yal Qu ee ns land Bowls /\ ssociation (RQB/\) . \ lr \1 Paui fo r the Queensland (on fcdera11on of lnd u,ti; L1rni1ed. Un ion ol b n pl oyer~ (QCI). Opcrati,c Date: 8 Ma, 19 95 Decision 2nd S8 .00 ·c; A Re lea s ed : 9 May 199 5 ######### # ###############################Ii############# -- 1 of 1 --