Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Another [1994] QIRC 433 (1994) 146 QGIG 955

,..... 954 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT IN DUS TR IAL GAZETTE (19 August, 1994 19 August, l 994] QUEENS LAND GO VE RNM ENT INDUS TRIA L GAZETTE 955 #######################################11############### QU EENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 131 - application for variation Australian Liquor. Hospitality and Misce llaneous Workers Un ion, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees AND Queensland Confederation o f Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Another (/l'o. R/49-6 of 1989} BI SCU IT, CAKE AND PAS TRYGOODS MANUFACTURING - TH E W EBSTER BI SCU IT CO. PTY. LTD. IND USTR IAL AGREEM ENT COMMISSIONER EDWARDS VARIATION I June 1994 THIS matter com ing on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on I June 1994. this Commission doth order that the sa id Industrial Agreement be varied as follows as from the first day of June, 1994:- By deleting provision (i) of sub clause (I) of clause 5 (Wages and Allowances) and inserting the following in lieu thcreof:- "Wages a nd A ll owances 5. (I) Subject to c lause 4A hereo[ the minimum rates of wages payable to the following classes of emp loyees shall be:- The new classific.;ation structure expresses the awa rd rate payab le, being the combination of the percentage base ralc and a supplementary payment wh ich include$ the $8 safety net adjustment. The award rate includes all increases and adjustment arising as a result of the Second Tier, 1st and 2nd structural efficiency paymen t and structural efficiency adjustment and I st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th minimum rates adjustments. (i) Adults - Award Rate [lase Supplementa ry as from Rate Paymen t • 1/6194 Per Week Per Weck f'crWcek Class ific;atio n and Relativity $ $ $ Production Employee - Level 1.... .............. .. .. 82% 299.50 50. 60 350. 10 Level 2 ..... .. .......... ..... 87.4% 319.20 53.40 372.60 Level 3 .. ............. .. ...... 90% 328.70 54. 00 382.70 Level 4 .. ...... ... .. ......... 92.4% 337.40 56. 10 393.50 Level 5 ....................... 96% 350.60 5 7. 60 408.20 l.eve l 6 .. ... ................ l00% 365.20 60.00 425.20 Level 7 .. ....... 105% 383.50 62.60 446 .1 0 • The supplementary payment at each classification includes an $8.00 adjustment reflecting the app li cation of the arbitrated safety net adjustment principle enunciated in the February I 994 Review of Wage Fixing Principles. Consistent with tJ1e requ irements of that Principle the $8.00 safety net adjustment is absorbable to the extent of any equivalent amount in rates of pay - whether overaward. award. industrial agreement or certified agreement - in excess of the minimum rates (classification rate and supplementary payment) prescribed in accordance with the October 1989 State Wage Case decision and adjusted in accordance with the July 1991 State Wage: Case decision. •Overaward' pay ment is defined as the amount in rates of pay which an emp loyee would receive in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this Agreement for the classification in which such em ployee is engaged which applied im mediately prior to the date of operation of this variation: Provided that this definition shall exclude overtime, shifl allowances, pena lty rates, expense related allowances, industry allowances, d isabil ity allowances, or any other anc illary payments of a like nature d esc ribed by this Agreement. The percentage relativities relate to percentages applying before the appl ication of the $8.00 arbitrated safety net adjustment made in acco rdance with the February 1994 Review of Wage Fixing Principles.''. Dated this first day of June, 1994 By the Commission. [L.S.] M.J CALLEN, Industrial Registrar Operati ve Date: I June 1994 Variation - 4th MRA Released: 8 Augu st 1994 -- 1 of 1 --