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 143 (1995) 149 QGIG 374

374 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [26 May, 1995 ##################################################### Ql i EF.NS LAND INDUSTRIA L REI.AT1ONS COMMISS ION /11d11 stnal Relatio ns Act /990 s. 144 -- application for ,·ariation /\u~Lralian Li quo r. Hospitality and Mis cellaneous Wo rke rs Un ion. Queensla nd Branch, l:nion of Employees AND Th e Reg istered and Licen se d Clubs As sociation of Queens la nd. Uni on of Emp loye rs and Oih ers rS o. BJ/6 of 19951 cu :Bs ETC. E:\ ll' l.O\' EES ' AWARD - SOl'TII EASTQ1£I:: l\S L:\~D COM~11ss10:--:ER HOU(iOURf: VA RIATION 9 May 1995 TI 11S matter coming on for hearing be fo re the Com mi ssion at Brisbane on 21 Ap ril l 995. thi~ Co 111m ission doth order that th e said Awa rd be varied as follows as fr om the eighth day of May. 1995:- By de le ti ng clause 7 (Wages) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "\Vages 7.( I) A du/1.~ - Subject 10 clause 6 hereof, the min imum rates of wages to be paid to the undennentioned levels of employees sha ll be as follows:- The new classification structure expresses the to tal award rate pa ya ble, being the combination of the base rate (includ i ng broadbanding adjustments) and four min imum rates adj usunenL~ and the two $8 safety net adjustments. Such min imum rates adj ustments are Lo be absorbed into ovcraward payments where such paymenLS are be ing made. The Total Award rate also includes increast:s and adj ustments ar is ing as a n:sult of the second tier adjustments an d a ll structural efficiency adjust me nt s. Append ix A attached lO this Award lists amounts involved in broadbanding. Such amounts are to be absorbed to the ex tent of eq ui va lent overaward payments. 'Overnward Payment' is defined as the amoun t (whether it be tenned 'overawa rd payment'. 'attendance bon us'. 'servi ce increment' or any tenn whatsoeve r) which an employee wou ld receive in excess of th~ 'Award Wage ' which ap plied immt:diately prior to the date of operation of any broadbanding or mi nimum rates adj ustmen t awarded by the Commission for the classification in which the employee is engaged: Provided that such payment sha ll exclude overtime sh i rt a ll owances, penalty rates. allowances, fares a nd travell ing ti me a ll owances and any other ancillary payment of a like nature prescribed by this Award. The rel ativities fo r the new classificat io n structure arc as fo llows:- l.e.vd % Fo od anJ Kitc hen Cook Hou se Beverage Ancndani :\t1c1 11Jant . 7K I 2 8., . . 2 2 2 :i 8H 2 :1 4 92.4 4 5 . ... . 100 5 3 t, 105 6 4 7. 110 5 The percentage rela ti vi ti es co lu mn rc.la tes to percentages ap pl ying before t he applicaii on of the $8.00 arbitrated safety net adjustment made in acco rd ance w ith the February 1994 Review of Wage Fix ing Principles. Total Awa rd Rate Cl assi li c at ion Supp lement ary Excess a; from ( Defi ni tion Base R:t! e. P3 ymen t Paymenl 8/ 5195 Level Appendix A) Per Weck Per Weck Per \Veck Per Week $ $ s s (N <>tC 2) (Note 3) ( Note I ) Bar Useful 284 .90 56.50 9. 10 350.50 Ali Othe rs 284.90 56.50 9. 10 350 .50 House ."- nenda nt 284.90 56 50 14 . 10 355 50 Kitchenhand 284.90 56.50 16 .20 357 60 2 Steward/Stewardess 299 .50 58 60 8 40 3b6 .50 Assistant Cell arpe rso n 299.50 58 6() 8 40 366.50 Waiter 299.50 58 60 358.10 Other Cook 299 .50 58 60 5.60 363 .7 0 Si ngle Hand Cook 299 .50 58.60 6.90 365 00 ·' 3 19 .20 6 14 0 380.60 15 t 48_ JDOC 26May, 1995 ] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 375 Total Award Kale. Classilica ti on Supple1ne11 1a1) Exce ss as fr om (Definit ion Base Rate Paymen t Paymen t 815 / 95 Level Appe ndix A ) Per Week Per Week Per Weck Per Week s s s s (No1e 2J (Note JJ (N ote I) 4 Head Wa iter 337 40 64 10 401.50 Chief Steward 337.40 64 . 10 401.50 Ccllarperson 337.40 64 10 40 ! .50 5 QuaI ifi ed Cook 365.20 68,00 433 20 6 Seco nd Cook 383 50 70.60 454. 10 7 Chef/C hi ef Coo k 40 1. 70 73 20 474.90 Note I Th~ Award Ra te incl udes wage increases and adjustments a ri sing from the State Wage Case decisions colloquially refc n-ed to as : 2nd Tier Adj ustment: lst (two parts) and 2nd St ruc(ura l Efficiency Adjustments; Minim um Rates Adjustment and $16.00 Safety Net Adjustment. No te 2 The Supplementary payment al each classilication level in cludes a $ I 6.00 adjust me nt re necting the application of th e arbitrated Safety Net Adjus tm ent Princip le enunc ia( cd in the Fcb ni ary, 19 94 Review of Wage Fixing Principles. Co nsistent with the requirements of that p rin ciple the $16.00 Safety Net Adjustment is absorbable to 1he ex tent of any equ iv ale nt amoun t in rates of pay - whether overaward, award, industrial agreemen t or certi lied agreement - in excess of th e minimum rates (base ra te and supplementary pa yment) prescribed in accordance wi th the October 1989 State Wage Case dec is ion and adjusted in acc-0 rdance with the July 1991 State Wage Case decision. 'O vera,mrd ' Payment is defi ned as the amount in ra(es of pay wh ich an employee wou ld recei ve in exct:ss of th t: min imum award wage as prescribed in thi, Award fo r t he class if icat ion in which such employee is engaged whi ch applied im mediately prior to th e date of operat io n of th is va riation: Prov id ed that this defini ti on shall exclude overtime, shift al lowances. pena lty rates. expense re lated allowances, vacation a ll owances, special rates or allowances. responsibility allowances, or any other anc illa ry payments of a like natu re described by this Award. Note 3 Excess Payment - In addition to the base rate, exce ss payments prescr ibed above are to be paid for a ll purposes of th e Award. Such excess paym ent shall not h av e an y subsequent percentage based wage increase applied to i i. Suc.h excess payment shall be paid to all exist in g and future employees. (2) Juniors - The minimum weekly rate of wages payab le to j un ior ernployees employed in clubs shall be calculated as follows:- Years of Age - Unde.r t 8 y ears of age .. I 8 and under 19 ....... Perci:ntagc ofminirn um adult rate ~t> . .. . 65 ..... ... .... . 75 And thereafter at the ap propriate rate of wages as prescribed in subclause (I) hereof: 153755- 27 Provided that any j unior emp loyed on duties invo lv i ng the sa le or distribution of alcohol shall be pa id th e adu lt rate prescribed in subc lause ( I) hereof for the wo rk perfonn cd. (3) Calculation ofJun ior Rates - Junior rates shall be calculated in multiples o f ten cents with any resu lt of five cents or mo re be ing taken up to the next highest ten cent multiple.". Dated this ninth day of May , 1995 . Oy the Commission, [LS.] R. 11. l:lLUMSOM, Industr ial Re gistrar. Operative Da te: 8 May 1995 Variation - 2nd $8 SNA Re leased: 11 Ma y 1995 ###################################################### # -- 1 of 1 --