Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, Central and Southern Queensland Clerical and Administrative Branch, Union of Employees and Another v Retailers' Association of Queensland Limited, Union of Employers and Another [1994] QIRC 96 (1994) 145 QGIG 700

700 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [25 March, 1994 #################################################### QUEENSLA ND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 131 - application fo r varia ti on Au st ra lian Mun ic i pa l, Adm inistrative, Clerical and Servi ces Union, Central and Southern Queensl and Cleri ca l and Administrative Branch, Un ion of Employees an d Another AND Retaile rs ' _Asso~iat io n of Quee ns land Limited, Uni on ot Employers an d Another (N o. R3-I0 of 1989) RETA IL IN DUSTRY INTERIM AWARD - STATE COMMISSIONER BLOOM FIEL D 28 February 199 4 VARIATION THIS matter com ing on for hearing before the Commi ssion at Bris bane on 28 Feb ruary 1994, this Commissi on doth order that t he said Award be varied as fo llow s as from t he fi rst day of March, 199 4:- 25 March, 1994] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 701 1. In the Arrangement oi Award under Part 3 - Definitions, Wages and A llowances, by adding new subj ec t matter and cl ause number as fol lows :- "Clerks On ly - Higher Duti es Payment . 3 7". 2. By del et ing clause 1.2 (Award Coverage) and inserti ng the follow ing in lieu thereof:- "1.2 Award Coverage (1) T he Award resci n ds and repl aces the following Awards and Industri al Agreements: - Shop Assi stants' (General) Award - Southern Di visi on Shop Assistan ts' and Storemen an d Pac kers· in Re1ai l Stores Award - Central Div ision Shop Ass istants' Award - No rthern and Mackay Divisions Reta il Ind us try - F.M.W.U . - Industrial Agreemen t Photographic Employees - Retai l Stores - Industri al Agreemen t Cafeteria Emp l oyees (Reta il Stores) Award State (Excl uding So u th-East Queensland) Ca f ete ria Emp loyees (Reta il Stores) Awa rd - State (Excluding So uth-East Queenslan d) - Second Tier Agreement R.A.Q . and A.W.U . Industrial Agreement Ca tering Se rvi ces Staff (Reta il Stores) Award - South• Eastern Division This interim Award appli es 10 empl oyees formerly covered by the Clerks and Switchboard Atten da n ts in Re ta il Stores Award - State (rescinded as irom 24 August 1993). (2) Th is Award sha ll apply to all emp loyees engaged in t he reception and/or preparat ion and/or h ire and/or sa le and/or delivery (excepting any employees en gaged solely in the delivery o( newspapers) and/or installation oi any goods and/or services by retail, and applies to persons emp loyed wholly or principa lly as ,1 cl erk as defined herein. (3) This Awa rd also appli es to employees covered by: {al the Garage and Se rvice Station Attendants ' Award State (f xc luding South-Ea~tern Di strict); the Motori ng Servi ces Award - So uth-East ern D istrict; Industrial Contract and foo d Serv ices Aw ard where such employees are employed in a retail establishment such as a departn1en t store, discount department store or supermarket, and (b) t he Miscellane ous Workers' Award - State, where such employees are employed in a reta il establi shme nt. (4) Th is Award wi th the exception of clauses 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 wit h the exception of employees engaged in the demons trat ion and/o r sa le an d/or hire and/or ren tal of te levision rece ivers and/or parts in th e hom es of prospective cl ients shall not apply to employees (excluding cl erks) in receipt of a week ly wage wh ich is equal or grea ter than 12 5 per cen t of the ra te prescribed in the Awa rd for Shop Ass ist an t s. Th i s amount sha ll be excl u si ve oi bonuses or comm is sions. (5) This Award appl ies to pe rs ons employed wholly or principally as a clerk as defined herein within the State oi Q uee nsland; but excluding: (a) A clerk as defined herein, and who is remunerated at a level in excess of the highest award rate prescrib ed herein in the South ern Div ision, Eastern D is trict, shall be exempt from the provision s of thi s award except for those prescribed by clause 5 .1 (Annual Leave); cl ause 5.3 (Sick Leave ); clause 5.4 (Long Service l eave ); clau se 3.5 (Occupational Supe ran nuation); clause 2.5 (Preference); clause 5.5 (Pa ren tal lea v e) and cla use 2.2 (Introduction oi Changes, Termination of Empl oymen t in Cases of Red u nd ancy): (b) Provided th at thi s sub da use sha ll app ly only to weekly full-time employees un l ess otherwi se mutually agreed upon in writi ng between the employer and the Branch Secre ta1)' of the Au stra lian Mun ici pa l, Adm ini stra tive, Clerical an d Services Union, Central and Sou thern Queensland Clerical and Adm ini st rative Bra nch, Un ion of Employees and/or the Bra nch Secre t ary of the Federated Clerks ' Uni on of Au st rali a, No rth Queensland Branch, Un ion of Emp loyees. (6) Th is Award shall not apply to any employees engaged sol ely in the delivery of newspapers. ( 7) Th is Award sha ll als o apply to contractors and/ or sub- contractors and their empl oyees performing or executing any work lO wh i ch th is Awa rd ordi narily is appli ca ble. (8) As to the employers named in Schedul e 2 to th i s Awa rd, the provisions of the Award are modified in accordance with the req uiremen ts of the individual order li sted in su ch Schedule.". 3. In subclause (3) oi clause 2.5 (P reierence) - (a) by deleting from the fi rst paragraph th e words and brackets "Federated Cle rk s' Un i on of Austra lia (Central and Sou th ern Queensl and Bra nch) Un ion of Em ployees " wh ere they appear on the third, fourth and fi fth lin es and inserting th e ioll ow ing in lieu thereof:- "Austra l ian Municipal, Admin i stra tive, Clerical and Services Un ion. Central and Southern Q ueen sla nd Clerical and Adm inistra tive Branch, U nion of Employees"; and (b) by deleting from prov ision (a)(i i) the number "13.53" where it appears on the fourth line and ,nserling the number "255" in lieu thereof. 4. By del et i ng paragraph (ii) of provision (d) of su bcl ause (3) of cla use 3.2 (C l ass iri ca tion Structures) and inserting the foll ow ing in li eu thereof:- "(ii) The empl oyer shal l have comp leted the classification p rocess by 14 January 1994.". 5. In subcl ause {li of cl ause 3.4 (W ages ), by del et ing the wages and note under the heading "Clerks" an d i nse rting th e iol lowing in lieu thereof:- "C /erks The foll owing ra tes shall apply to the un dermentioned class ifications in the So uthern Division (Eastern District) - (The wage rate for clerks employed under the p re vious New En tran t Cl ass ii ica ti on (without all owancesi as at 24 August 1993 was $367.10 per week). Clerks and Switcliboard Attendants (without allowances) 21 and under 22 ;-ea rs of age - Absorbablr Min imum IQI~ R Jl~S ,,H di Adh.r;tin1•1)I 281219• 1/]/9 4 RE--la1i•11ty VN tr P;.•t \V(.....)k f'f'r wf>ek •;, s $ LEVlL 1 88 1 363.55 3.55 90 2 369 85 5.65 92 3 37 600 7.80 . .. . '' . . . . 94 4 382.30 9.90 LEV EL 2 96 1 3 88 .60 11. 90 98 2 394.90 14.00 100 3 401.05 16.15 LEV Ei. 3 107 1 422 .95 23. 45 110 2 432.40 26.50 LEV Ei. 4 112 438.70 28.60 115 2 448.00 31 .80 LEVEL 5 122 I 469.90 39.10 125 2 479.35 42.15 Rau:- from 1/JP)4 Pe, wee k $ 367.10· 3 75.50 383.80 392.20 400.50 408.90 417 20 446.40 458 90 467.30 4 79 80 509.00 52 1.50 *NO TE: Emp loyees employed by the employer as at 24 August 1993 are entitl ed to be pa id $374. 10 or the rate sh o wn for 1 March 1994, wh ichever rate is the higher for the app li cabl e year and level. ---, -- 1 of 2 -- 702 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE (25 March, 1994 Clerks (without allowances) 22 and under 23 yea,s of age - Abso rbable Minimum Rate Rates Rate- as at Ad j ustmen1 Fr om 2812/94 1/ 3/94 1/3/94 Re,f at ivi1y Year Per w(!(>k Per we('k Per week ~ s $ s LEVEL 1 '''' 88 1 365. 15 1.95 367.10· 90 2 371.45 4.05 375.50* - - ... - - - .. 92 3 377 75 6.05 383.80 94 4 384.05 8.15 392.20 LEVEL 2 96 1 390.20 10.30 400.50 98 2 396.50 12 .40 408.90 ' . .... . 100 3 402 .80 14.40 417.20 LEVEL 3 .... 107 1 424. 70 21.70 446.40 ........ 110 2 434.00 24.90 458.90 LEVEL 4 112 I 440.30 27.00 467.30 115 2 4 4975 30.05 479.80 LEVEL 5 122 1 471.65 37.35 509.00 125 2 480.95 40. 55 521.50 • NOTf: Employees employed by th e employer as al 24 August 1993 are entitl ed to be paid $381 .00 o, the ra te shown for 1 March 1994, whichever rate is the higher for the applicable year and level. Clerks (without allowances) 23 and under 24 years of age - Absorbab le Minim um Rate- Ra tes Rate as at Ad j us rmtnt ~ro rn 28/2/94 1/3/94 1/3 194 Relat ivity Ye a, Per week Pe{ w eek Pet W('fk .,. $ s s LEVE L 1 88 1 366.85 025 367. 10 * 90 2 373.15 2 35 375.50* ' ' ' . . . . . . . 92 3 379.45 4.35 383 .80· ..... . .... 94 4 385. 75 6.45 392.20 LEVEL 2 96 1 39 1.90 8.60 40050 98 2 398 20 10.70 408.90 100 3 404.50 12.70 417.20 LEVE L 3 ' . . ... . 107 1 426.40 20.00 44 6.40 110 2 435 70 23.20 458.90 LEVEL 4 1 12 1 442.00 25 .30 467.30 115 2 451 .45 28.35 479.80 LEVEL 5 122 1 4 73 .35 35 65 509.00 125 2 482.65 38.85 521 .50 • NOT E: Emp loyees employed by the employer as a1 24 Augu st 1993 are entitled to be pai d$ 388.30 or the rate shown for 1 March 1994, wh ichever ra te i s the higher for 1he applicab le year and level. Clerks (withou t allowances) 24 years of age and over - Ab~orbable /\·tin imu m Rat~ Rate$ Rate J.S af Adjus1 men1 From 28/2/94 1/3/94 1/ 3/94 Relativity Ye,u Per week PC', week Per week ¾ $ s s LEVEL 1 90 2 374.85 0.65 375.5 0* . .. ... .. ... .. 92 3 381.00 2 80 383.80· ....... . . . - ... 94 4 387.30 4.90 392.20* LEVEL 2 96 393.60 690 400.50* . . . . . . . 98 2 399.90 9.00 408.90 100 3 406.05 11. 15 41 7.20 LEV EL 3 . ...... .. 107 1 427.95 18.45 446.40 ' ' . ' . ' . . . . . . . . 11 0 2 43 7. 40 21.50 458.90 LE VEL 4 .. . .... ' 11 2 1 443.70 23.60 467.30 115 2 45 3. 00 26.80 479.80 LEVEL 5 . 122 1 474.90 34.10 509.00 1 25 2 484 35 37 15 52 1 50 * NO TE: Employees employed by the employer as at 24 August 1993 are en1i 1led to be paid $395.30 or the rate shown for 1 March 1994, wh ichever rate i s the higher ior the applicable year and level. NOTE: Until the final Minimum Ra tes Ad j ustment h as been awarded th e wage rates under this Award effective from 30 Augus1 1993 shall be con1ained in Schedule 7. Schedule 6 contains the wage rates that applied under the Clerks and Switchboard Attendants in Reta il Stores Award - S1a1e, as at 29 August 1993. As no existing employee employed by 1he employer prior 10 29 August 1993 is to suffer any red uction in ordinary time earn ings as a result of this Award, employers may be required to refer t? both Schedul es 6 and 7 in determining the appropri ate rate or pay to an employee empl oyed by that employer pri or 10 30 August 1993.". 6. Sy adding a n ew clause 3.7 (C lerks On ly - H igher Dul i es Payment) as follows:- "3.7 Clerks Only - H igher Duties Paym ent An employee who is called upon 10 perform work a1 a level above their current cl ass ified level for a period of mo re th an two d ays, sha ll be paid at the minimum awa rd rate prescribed fo r tha t higher level for the whole pe riod involved on such higher level dut ies.". Da1ed th is twen ty-eighth day of February, 1994. By the Commission, [l.S.) M.J. CALLEN, Industrial Registrar. Operative Da1e: 1 March 1994 Vari at ion - Wages - M inimum Rales Adjustment Released: I O March 1994 #################################################### 25 March , 199 4] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 703 -- 2 of 2 --