Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Others [1994] QIRC 375 (1994) 146 QGIG 743

742 QUE ENS LAND GOV ERNM ENT lND US TR lAL GA ZETTE [22 July, I 994 22 July, I 994] QUEENS LA ND GO VE RNM ENT lND USTRIAL GAZET TE 743 # ## ######## # ## ## ########### ### ## ##### #### ###########11## QU E ENS LAND INDUSTRIAL RELAT IO NS COMMISS ION Industrial Relations Act I 990 s. 131 - app li cat ion for variation Australi an Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Wo rk ers Un ion , Queensland Branch, Union of Emp lo yees AND Queen slan d Confedera tion of Industry Limi ted, Un ion of Empl oye rs and Oth ers (.No B653 of 1993) F UN ERAL SERV ICE S AWARD - STATE COMMISSION ER DEMPSEY 20 April 1994 VAR IATION T HIS matter comi ng on for he ari ng be fo re th e Comm ission at Bri sbane on 20 Ap ril, I 994, this Commiss io n do th order that the s ai d Award be va ri ed as foll o ws as fro m the twen ty -fifth d ay of April, 1994: - 1. By de leting su bclause ( I) of c la use 6 ( Wage s) an d inse rti ng th e fo ll owin g in lieu t he reo r: - ' ·(l )The minim um wee kl y wage rate pay ab le to adu lts sha ll be as fo ll o ws :- Cl a~s i ficat ion and Re la 1i vity (No te. 3) G ra de 5 I 00.0 ¾ Wages Interim as at Supplementary Execs, 24/ 4/9 4 Pa)'ment Payment Per W eek Per Weck Per Week (Note 2) (Note ! ) $ s All Ot hers 38 7.1 0 23 .1 0 23 . 10 Ge neral A ss i sta nt 38 7.10 Wages as from 25l4/ 9J Per Wc< k (Note I) s 410 .20 4 10 20 -- 1 of 2 -- 744 Class ific a1ion and Rela1ivity (No te 3) Funeral Conductor Collin Maker and/or Po li sher - Trade Embal mer Resident Officer Grade4 950% All Others Ge nera l Ass is tant Funera l Co nduc tor Co rtin Maker and/o r Po lishe r - Oth er: 1s t Year 2nd Yea r 5th 6 Months The rea fter Grad e 3 92.4% All Oth ers Ge neral Ass istant Fu neral Con ductor Grade 2 87 4% All Ot hers Ge neral Assistant Gra de I 82 .0% Classificar ion and Relativit y (Note 3) Grade S 100 .0% All Oth ers Genera l Assi stant Funera l Conductor Coffin Maker an d/o r Po lisher - Trad e Emb almer Residen t Oflkcr Grade 4 960% All Others General Ass istant Fun eral Co nduc tor Conin Ma ker an d/or Po lisher - Othe r: 1st Year 2nd Year 5th 6 Months The rea fi er Grade 3 92 .4% Al l Others Genera l Assi stant f une ral Conductor Grade 2 87.4% All Ot hers Genera l As si s tant Grade I 82 .0% QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 122 July. 1994 Wages Interi m as a1 Supp lemenla1)· Execs~ 24/4/ 94 Payme m Payme nl Per Week Per Week Pe r Week (Note 2) (Note I) $ s s 38 7. 10 23 . 10 393 .4 0 19.80 397.00 18. 20 404 .90 14 . 10 387 10 14.60 387 . 10 14.60 387 .10 14.60 388.4 0 14 .10 388.40 14 .10 388.40 14. 10 388.40 14 .10 376 40 12.50 376.40 12.5 0 385 50 8.00 1. 80 364 .60 8.00 11.80 364.60 8.00 11. 80 342 . 10 8.00 \ Vages In terim as at Supp lem en tary Exc.ess 8/5/94 Payment Paym en t Per Week Per Weck Pe r Weck ( Note 2) (Note I) s $ $ 387 . 10 30 .6 0 387 . 10 30. 60 38 7.1 0 30 .60 393.40 25 80 397 .00 23 20 404.90 17.20 387 . 10 18.00 387 10 18 00 387 . 10 18.00 388.40 17. 10 388.40 17 10 388.40 17 10 388 .40 17. 10 376.40 14.80 376.40 14 80 385.50 8 00 1. 60 364 60 8.00 11. 80 364.60 8.00 11. 80 342 . 10 8 00 Wages as from 25 14194 Per Weck (N ote I) s 410.20 413 20 415.20 419.00 40 1. 90 401.7 0 401.7 0 402 . 50 402.50 402 .50 402. 50 38 8.90 38 8.90 395. 10 384 .4 0 384 .40 350 10 Wages as fr om 9/5/94 Pel' Week (Note !) s 417 70 417.70 417.70 419.20 420.20 422 .10 405 . 10 405 10 405 . 10 405 . 50 405. 50 405.50 405.50 391.20 39 1.20 395.10 384.4 0 384.40 350 10 Wages Interim as at Su pple men tary I:l/11194 Payment Class ifiea1 ion and Relat ivity Per Week Per Week Excess Paymen1 Per Week (Note 1) Wages as from 14/11194 Per Week (Note I) (Note 3) (No te 2} s s $ s Fu ne ra l Services Emp loye.e Grade I 82.0% 342. 10 8.00 350. 10 Fu neral Services Employee Grade 2 87.4% 364 60 8 00 11.80 384 .10 Fu nera l Se rv ices Employee Grade 3 92.4% 376.4 0 17. 10 1.6()• 393.5 0 Fu nera l Serv ices Grade 4 96 .0% 387 .10 2 1.4 0 408.50 r: une ra l Se rvices Emp loyee Grade 5 I00 .0% 387. 10 38. 10 425 .20 *Funera l Conductors employed at Leve l 3 on ly entitled to excess pay ment o f$ I .60 Note I: Th e Award Rate includes wage increases and adjustments arising from State Wage Case decisions colloquia lly re fe rred to as: 2nd T ier Adjustment; Ist (2 parts) and 2nd Structural Efficien cy Adjustments; Minimum Rates Adjustments and Safety Net Adjustment. Arising from these adj ustments certain · Ex cess Payment s' have al so been iden ti fi ed and are payable 10 employees engaged in such class ifications as part of their Award Rate. These ·Excess Payments ' are not su bj ect to absorption of the Safety Net Adjustmen t. Such -Excess Payment' shall not have any subsequent percentage based wage increase applied to i t. Note 2: The supplementary payment at each class ification level incl udes an $8 .00 adjustment reflecting the application of the arbitrated Safety Net Adjustmen t Principle en unciated in the February 1994 Revi ew of Wage Fixing Princ.iples. Consistent with the requ irements of that principle th e $8.00 Safety Ne t Adju s tm en t is absorbable to th e exten t of any equivalen t amount in rates of pay - whether overaward, award, in dustria l agreement or ce rti fied agreemen t - in ex cess of the min im um rates (classification rat~ and supplementary payment) prescribed in accordance wi th the October 1989 State Wage Case decision and adjusted in accordance with tl1e July 199 1 State Wa ge Case decision 'O ve ra war d' Payme nt is defined as the amount in rates of pay w hi ch an em ployee would receive in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this Award for the c lassification in which such employee is engaged which ap pl ied immediately prior to the date of operation of this variation: Provided th at this del inition shall exclude overtime, shift a ll owances, pena lt y rates, expense related allowances. industry all owances, d isabili ty al lowances, vacati on allowances, special rates or allowances, responsib ility allowances, or any other ancillary payments of a li ke nature described by th is Award. 22 July, I 994) QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT IN DUST RIAL GAZETTE Note 3: The percentage re lat ivities column relates to percentages applying before th e application of th e $8.00 arbi1rated Safety Net Adj ustmen t made in accordance wi th the February, 1994, Review of Wage Fixing Principles. The percentage re lativi ti es column should also be applied by excluding amounts shown in the " Ex cess Paymen t" column in any calculations of relativities.''. 2. By re numbering the existing Schedule as Schedule I and inserting a new Schedule 2 as follows :- Class ific ation and Relativity (No te 3) Grade 5 l00.0% All Ot hers Ge neral Ass istant Funeral Conduc tor C<>fli n Maker and/or Po lisher - Tia de Embalme r Res ide nt Olficer Grade 4 96 .0% All Othe rs General Assistant Fu neral Conduc tor Coffin Maker a nd/or Pol isher - Oth er: Ist Year 2nd Year 5th 6 Mont hs Th erea fter Grad e 3 92.4 % /\ II Others Gene ral Assistant Funeral Co nd uctor Grade 2 87.4% All Others Ge neral Assistant Grade I 82 0% \\'ages In terim as at Suppl ement ary Excess 13/11/94 Pa ymen t Payment Per Week Per Wec k Per We ek (Not e 2} (Note I) s s $ 387 . 10 38. 10 387 . 10 38 . 10 387 .1 0 38 . 10 393.40 31 .80 39 7.00 28 20 404.90 20.30 387 . 10 2 1. 40 38 7. 10 21.4 0 387.10 21 40 388 .40 20 . 10 38 8.40 20. 10 388.40 20 . 10 388.40 20 . 10 376.40 17 . 10 376.40 17 10 385 . 50 8.00 1.60 364 .60 8.00 11. 80 364.60 8.00 I I. SO 342. 10 8.00 Da ted this twentieth day of Apri l. 1994. By th e Commission, [ L.S .) M.J. CALLEN, Industrial Reg istrar. Wa ges as from 14/1 1194 Per Week (Not e I) s 425.20 425 20 425.20 4 25 . 20 425 .20 4 25.20 408 . 50 408. 50 408.50 40850 408 50 40 8. 50 40 8. 50 393 . 50 393 . 50 395. 10 384 .40 384 40 350. 10.". Operative Date: 25 April 1994, 9 May 1994 and 14 November 1994 Variation - $8 .0 0 SNA, 3rd MRA and 4th MRA Re leased: 13 July 1994 745 -- 2 of 2 --