Australian liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers [1994] QIRC 235 (1994) 146 QGIG 217

216 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [20 May, 1994 20 May, 1994] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 217 # ############ # ##### # ######## # ############## ##### ## # # QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMM ISSION Industrial Relations Ac! 1990 s. 13 1 - application fo r variation Austral i an liquo r, Hospital ity and Miscellaneous Workers Un ion, Q ueensland Branch, Un ion of tmployees AND Queensland Con federation of Ind us try Limited, Union of Employers (No. 8650 of 1993) MARGARINE MANUFACTURING AWARD - SO UT HERN DIVISION COMMISSIONER EDWARDS 14 March 1994 VARIATION THIS matter co ming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 14 March 1994, this Commission doth order tha t the sa id Awa rd be varied as follows as from the twenty-first day of March, 1994:- -- 1 of 2 -- 218 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE By deleting subclause (1) of clause 5 (Rates of Pay) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "Rates of Pay 5.(1) The minimum rates payable 10 employees covered by this Award shall be as follows:- Award Suppleme r>- Rate Ba;e wy as from Rate Payment • 21.3.94 Per Week Per Week Per Week C la ssification ar\d Relativity $ > s (Note 3) {Note 2) ( Note 11 (Note 11 (a) Opera!ional Sueam - Operator Grade 1B ( 79 .0¾) 288.50 49.10 337.60 Operator Grade lA (82. 0'l'o) 299.50 50.60 350.10 Operator Grade 2 (87.4%) 319.20 53.40 372.60 Opera1or Grade 3 {92.4%) 337.40 56. 10 393.50 Operator Grade 4 {96.0%) 350.60 57.90 408 .50 O perator Grade 5 ( 100 .0¾) . 365.20 60.00 425.20 O perator G rade 6 (105 .0¾) . 383.50 62.20 446. 10 (b) Laborawry Stream - Lab o ratory Me ndant (82 .0%) 299.50 50 .60 350.10 Laboratory Assistant (92.4%) 337.40 56 .1 0 393.50 Laboratory Tech.Gr . I (100.0%) 365 .20 60.00 425 .20 Laboratory Tech .Gr. 2 (105.0%) 383 .50 62.60 446. 10 Laboratory Tech.Gr. 3 (110.0%) 401.70 65 .20 466.90 Labo ra1 ory Tech.Gr. 4 (11 5.0'l'o ) 420.80 67.00 487.80 Note 1 - The award r ate includes wage increases and adjustmen ts arising from State Wage Case decisi ons col loqui al ly referred to as: 2nd T ie r Adjustment; 1st (2 parts) and 2nd Structural Efficiency Adjustments; 1st , 2nd, 3rd a nd 4th M inimum Rates Adj ustments and $8 Safety Net Adjustment. Note 2 - The supplementary paym en t at each classificati on incl udes an $8.00 ad justment reflecting the application of the arbitrated safety net adjustment principle enunciated in t he Feb r ua ry 1994 Rev iew of Wage Fixing Pr inciples. Consistent with the requirements of that Principle t he $8.00 sa fe ty net adjustment is absorbable to the extent of any equivalen t amount in rates of pay - whether overaward, award, industrial agreement or certified ag re ement - in excess of the mi nimum rates (class ification rate and supplemen tary payment) prescribed in accordance with the October 1989 Sta te Wage Case decision and adjusted in accordance with the July 1991 State Wage Case deci si on . 'Overaward' payment is defined as the amount in rates of pay wh ich an employ ee would recei ve in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this Award for the class i ficat io n in which such employee is engaged which appli ed immediately pri or to t he date of operation of this variation: Provided that this definit io n sha ll exclude overtime, shift allowances, penalty rates, expense related allowances, industry allowances, disability al low ances, vacation allowances, spec i al rates or allowances, responsibility allowances, or any other ancillary payments of a like nature described by Ihis Awa rd. Note 3 - T he percentage re lativiti es column relates to percentages applying before the application of the $8.00 arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment made in accordance with the February 1994 Review of Wage Fixing Principles.' . Dated th is fourteen th day of March, 1994 By the Commission, [ L.S.] M.J. CALLEN , Ind ustrial Registrar Operative Date: 21 March 1994 VariaI ion - $8 Safety Net Adjustment Re l eased: 12 May 1994 [20 May, 1994 20 May, 1994] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 219 -- 2 of 2 --