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 197 (1994) 145 QGIG 50

50 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE (6 May, 1994 ################################################### QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Re/atiom Act 1990 s. 13 1 - application for variation A us tralian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscel laneous Workers Un ion, Queensland Branch, Un ion of Emp loyees AND Q ueensland Confederation of In dustry Limited, U nion of Employers and Others (N os . R58·4 of 1990 and 8657 of 1993) JEWELLERS AND WATCHMAKERS AWARD - STATE COMMISSIONER EDWARDS 14 March 1994 VARIATION THESE mauers coming on fo r hearing before th e Commission at Br is bane on 14 March 1994, this Commission doth order that the sa id Award be varied as fol lows as from the fourth day of Ap ril, 1994:- By deleting subclause (1) of clause 10A (Wages) and inserti ng the fol lowing in l,eu thereof :- ' 10A. Wa ges ( 1) Subject to clause 9 hereof the minimum rates of wages payable to the following classes of employees sha l l be :- The new classification struct ure expresses the award ra te payable, be ing the combination of the mi nimum cl ass ification rate, a supplementary paymen t which i nc ludes th e $8 safety net adjustment and increases arising from broadbandi ng and minimum rates ad ju st ment s. The award rate includes all increases and ad j ustments arising as a result of the Second Tier, 1st an d 2nd structural efficiency pa yment and st ructural efficiency adjustment and 1s t and 2nd minimum rates ad justmen ts . M inimum ln1e,im Award Classili• Supplemen• Ratr ca1i on ta rt as from Rate Pa>·m~n1 • 4 .4 .94 Per Wee~ Per Week Pee W1N1k Ct3ssif ica1 io,, s s $ Level 1 .... ... . . . .. 335 70 11.20 346.90 Leve l 2 . . . . . . . . 352.30 14.10 366.40 Level 3 .. , ... . 375.30 13 00 388 30 Level 4 395.40 18.80 414.20 Level 5 ... . , , .. 397.00 23.20 420 20 * The supplementary payment at each classification mcludes an $8.00 adjustment reflecting the applica tion of the arbitrated safety net adjustment pr i nc iple enunciated in the February 19 94 Review of Wage Fixing Pr inciples. Consistent with the requirements of that Principle the $8.00 safety net adjustment is absorbable to the extent of any equivalent amount in ra tes of pay - wheth er overaward, award, industrial agreement or certifi ed ag reement - in excess of the mi nimum rates (classi fication rate and supplementary payment) prescrib ed in accordance wit h the October 1989 State Wage Case decision and adJusted in accordance with the July 1991 Sta te Wage Case decision. 'Overaward' - Overaward payment is defined as the amount in ra t es of pay which an employee wou ld receive ,n excess of the mi nimum award wage as prescribed i n this Award for 1he classi fi cation in wh ich such employee is engaged wh ich applied immediately prior to the date of operation of thi s variation : Provi ded that this de fin ition shall exclude ove rt ime, sh ift allowances, penalty ra tes , expense related allowances, industry allowance s, disability allowances, vacation allowances, speci al rates or allowances, respons ibility allowances, or any other ancillary payments of a like nature described by this Awa rd.' . 6 May, 1994] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE Da ted this fourt ee nth day of March, 1994 By the Commission, [L.5 1 M J CA LL EN, Industrial Regist rar Op erative Date: 4 Apri l 1994 . Variat ion - 2nd MRA and $8 Safety Net AdJ us tmen t Released: 28 Apri l 1994 ####### ########### ################################## 51 -- 1 of 1 --