Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, Central and Southern Queensland Clerical and Administrative Branch, Union of Employees v Darling Downs Bacon Co-operative Association Limited and Others [1994] QIRC 259 (1994) 146 QGIG 318

318 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE (3 June, 1994 #################################################### QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELAT IONS COMMISSION Industrial Relatio ns Act 1990 s. 132 - application for variation Australian Mun icipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, Central and Southern Queensland Clerical and Adm inistrative Branch, Un io n of Emp loyees A ND Darling Downs Baco n Co-operative Association Limited and Others (No. 8717 o( 1993) CLERKS AND SWITCHBOA RD ATTENDANTS' AWARD - STATE Cleri cal St aff Employed in Bacon Factories INDUSTRIA L AGREEMENT COMM ISSIONER BLOOMFIELD 10 May 1994 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for heari ng before the Commission at Brisbane on 10 May 1994, this Commission do th order that _the said Industrial Agreement be varied as follows as from the sixth day of June, 1994:- By deleting subclause (b) "Adul ts" of clause 3 (Salaries) and inserting the fol lo win g in lieu thereo f: - "(b) Adults - The fol l owing minimum sa laries sha ll be paid appropriate to years of adult cleri cal service:- (i) 'D ' Grade Adults Service 1st year .. . ......... 2nd year 3rd year .. . .. ...... 4th year ...... . . ... 5th year .... . . .. .. . 6th year . ... . . . '' Interim M inimum Classifi- ca1 i on Rate Per Week s 354 70 361.40 367 60 374.10 380 30 386.80 Interim Supple• mentary Payment Pef Week s (Note 2) 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Award Rate as from 616/9 4 Per Week $ (Note I) 362.70 36940 375.60 38210 388.30 394 80 (ii) The follow ing minimum salaries shal l be paid to clerks appointed to positio ns in the foll ow i ng grades:- Interim M10 1mum lntenm Classih • Supple- Award Rate cat ion men tary as from Rate Payment 616/ 94 Per Week Per Week Pe, VVeek s $ i (Note 2l (No1e ll 'C' G ra de Adu l ts Service 1st year .... 398.10 8.00 406 10 2nd year ..... . 404.00 8.00 412.00 3rd year .. , . ' ... . . . 410.50 8.00 418.50 'B ' Grade Adults Service 1st year ... . ........ 423. 10 8.00 431 . 10 2nd year .. . 429.40 8.00 437.40 ' A' Grade Adults Service 1st year . .. ....... .. 435.90 8.00 443.90 2nd year . . . . . . . 442.20 8.00 450.20 Exemption Rate - $470. 10 per week. No te 1 The Awa rd Rat e includes wage increases and adjustments ari sing from Sta te Wage Case decisions colloqui al ly re ferred to as. 2nd Tier Adjustmen t; 1st (2 parts) and 2nd Structural Efficiency Adjustments; and $8.00 Sa fety Net Adjustment. 3 June, 1994] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE No te 2 The Supplementary payment at each class ification level re flec ts t he $8.00 arbitrated safety net ad justment princ iple enunciated in the February 1994 Review of Wage Fixing Pr inc ip les. Consi stent wit h the requ irements of t hat principle the safe ty net adjustment is absorbable to the extent of any equivalent amount in rat es of pay - whether ov eraward, award, industrial agreement or certified agreement - in excess of the minimum ra tes (c lassification ra te and supplementary payment) prescribed in acco rd ance with t he October 1989 State Wage Case decision and adjusted in accordance with the Ju ly 1991 State Wage Case decision. 'Overaward' Paymen t is defined as the amount in rates of pay which an e mp loyee wou ld rece ive in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this Agreement for the classification in wh ich such employee is engaged which apflied immediately prior to the da te of operation o thi s variation: Provided that this defini tio n sha ll exclude overtime, sh ift allowances, penal ty rat es, expense related al lowances, vacation allowances, special ra tes or allowances, responsibility allowances, or any other ancillary payments of a li ke nature describ ed by this Agreement." . Dated this tenth day of May, 1994. By the Commission, [ L. S.] M J. CALLEN, Industrial Registrar. Operative Date: 6 June 1994 Vari at ion - $8 Safety Ne t Adjustment Re l eased: 23 May 1994 #### ################################################ 319 -- 1 of 1 --