Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, Central and Southern Queensland Clerical and Administrative Branch, Union of Employees and the Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, North Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited Union of Employers and Others [1993] QIRC 421 (1993) 144 QGIG 605

604 QUEE NSLAN D GOVERNMENT IN DUS TRI AL GAZETTE (1 9 Nove mbe r, 1993 19 Nove mber , 1993 ] QUEEN S LAND GO VERNME NT [NDUS TRIAL GAZETTE 605 #/t###### # ###### # #################################### QUEENSLAND INDUST RIAi RF LATIONS COMMISSIO N lndus111al Re/,wom Acl 1990 s. 131 - app lication for var iation Australian Municipal, Administrative. Clerical and Serv,cE's Union, Central and Southern Queen sland Cleric al and Administrat ive Bran ch, Union of Employees and the Federated Clerk s' Un io n of Au,tral,a. Nonh Queensland Branch, Union ol Empl oyees AND Queensl and Confederation ol Industry Lim1 tPd union of Employers and Others ' (No. RJ-7 of 1989) CL ERICAL EMP LO YEES AW ARD - STATE COM MISS IO NERS BECHL Y, BLOO MFIELD 25 October 1993 VARIATION TH IS matter co ming on for hearing beiorc the Commi ss ion at Brisba ne on 12 and 25 October 1993, th,s Commission doth order that the sa id Award be varied as follo v. s as from the first day of November. 1993 ·- I. In Arrangement of Award - (al by ,,dding to Part 3 - Definition, W ages, Allowances the foll owing :- "H igher Duties Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7"; -- 1 of 2 -- 606 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT IND USTRLA.L GAZETTE [ 19 November, 1993 (b) by del eting from Part 6 - M isce ll aneous Provi sions:- " Propon ion of Junio rs 6 . 14 "; and (c) bv ren umb ering in Part 6 - Miscellaneous Prov isions the fo ll ow ing:- " Be nefits Not to be V\/ i thd rawn 6. 15" as "Benefits No t to be With drawn 6. 14". 2. By deletin g subclau se (4) oi cl ause 3. 1 (Definition) an d by ren um beri ng exi sti ng subclauses (5) and (6) as subclau ses (4) and (5 ) r esp ectively. 3. By adding a new cl ause 3.7 (Higher Du ti es Payment) as fol lows:- "3,7 Higher Duti es Pay ment An emp loy ee who i s ca ll ed upon to perform work at a level above the ir c urren t class ifi ed level for a penod of more th an two days shall be paid at the mi nimum award rate prescribed for that high~r level for th e whole period i nvolved on such higher level duti es .". 4. By deleting provision {h)(i) from subcl au se (1) of cl ause 4.1 (Hours of Work) an d by ren umbering existing provision (h) (u} as provi si on {h) r esp ective ly . s. By d el eting the sixth paragraph from subclau se (1) oi cla use 5.2 (Statutory H ol id ays). 6. By deleting the second and third paragraphs of cla use 6.1 (Pay ment of Wages). 7. 8\' del eti ng clause 6.4 . (Boa rd and Lo dgings) :md inserti ng the fo ll ow ing in li eu thereot:- "6.4 Board and Lodgings (1) In any establishmen t wh e re the empl oyee is pr ov ided w ith board and lodgi ngs by the employer, the emploxer sh al l have the right to deduct from th e pay of the empl oy ee res iding ?n the premi ses an amount of S50.40 for adults an d $40.00 ,or jun iors pe r week: Provided that for the period 1 November 1993 to 1 May 1994 on lv the amounts ot $25 .20 for adul ts and $2 0.00 for ju nio rs pe r week may be deducted. (2) Where employees are r eq uired to r es ide . i n accommodation provided _by th e employer su e~. accommcdauon so provid ed shall be of a f,t and proper standard .• 8. By deleting cl ause 6. 14 (Proportion of Juniors). 9. By re numberi ng exi sting clause 6.15 as cl ause 6.14. 10. By deleti ng Sch ed ule D an d inserting the io lio wing 1n lieu thereof:- "Schedu le D This Schedule sets ou t the new w age rates prescri bed by this Award effecti ve from i N ovember 1993 wh ich i ncl udes th e th ird mi nim um rates adju stment (MRA J. Emp loy ees emp l oy ed by the employer pri or to 1 March 1993 are entitled to be oa id under Schedule C or under thi s Sch edu l e, wh ichever prescrip tion is the highe r. Th i s Schedule and Schedule C w i il be dele ted after the fourth MRA schedui ed for 1 March 1994 , afte r wh ich one set of w age rat es w i ll be con t ai ned i n th e ma in body of the Awa rd. The iol l ow ing rates, or th e rates an d all owanc es pr escribed by Schedu le C, wh ichever pre sc ription is the higher, shall apply:- Sou(hern D iv ision 1[ as1ern Oi su ict) 1. Cle rk s and Sw i!chb oa rd 1\t te nda nt s (w ithout any al l ow ances) 2 I alld under ?.2 years of age as at 28 Fd.J ruary 1993 - $352.90 per w ee k. From 1 November 1993 Rl?lati\•ity Third N t:W Wage Abscrbab lc Rate MRA Per Week Per week s I LEVEL I 88% Yea r 1 3.55 36 3.55 90% Year 2 5.65 369.85 92% Year 3 7. 70 376.00 94% Year 4 9.80 382.30 LEVEL 2 96% Yea r 1 11.90 388.60 98% Year 2 14.00 394.90 100 % Yea r J 16.05 401 .05 LEVEL 3 107% Ye ar 1 23.35 42 2.95 110¾ Yea r 2 2650 432.40 LEVEL 4 112% Year 1 .. .. .. 2 860 438.70 115 % Year 2 .. 31.70 448.00 LEVEL 5 122% Yea r 1 39.00 469.90 I 25°/o Year 2 .. . ... . 42 .15 479 35 2. Ci erks 22 and under 23 years of age as at 28 February 1993 (wit hou t any all owances) - $359.60 per week . From 1 November 1993 Re!at ivit)' rhird New Wa ge Ab so rbable Rate MRA Per W~k f>e , Weck $ 5 LEVEL 88% Year 1 90 % Year 2 . . . . . . . 92 u/~.• Year 3 . . . . . . . 94% Year 4 . . . . . . . 1. 85 365. 15 3.95 371.4 5 6.05 377.75 8. 15 384 05 LEVEL 2 96% Year 1 98% Yea r 2 100% Year 3 ... . ... 10.20 390.20 12.30 396 .50 14.40 402.80 LEVEL 3 10 7% Yea r 1 110% Year 2 . . 21 .70 424.70 24.80 434.00 LEVEL 4 '11 2% Yea r 1 .. 115 % Year 2 . 26 .90 440.30 30 05 449.75 LE VH 5 122 ¾ Year 1 1 25 ¾ Ye ar 2 . . . .. 37.35 471.65 40 .45 480.95 3 Clerks 23 and under 24 years of ag e as at 28 February 199 3 (wit hout any allo wances) - $366.40 pe r wee k. From I November 1993 Re!a 1iv11 y Th,11 New W age Absori>ahle Kate MR/\ Per V•/c0k r e, vv,eei.. $ s LE\/EL 88% Y ea r 1 0. 15 366.85 90 % Yea r 2 2.25 373.15 92 % Yea r 3 4.35 379. 45 9 4% Year 4 6.45 385.75 19 Nove mber, I 993J QUEENSLAND GOVERNMEN T INDUSTRI AL GAZETTE 607 Relat ivity LEVEL 2 96% Yea r 1 .. - .... 98% Year 2 . . ... . . 100% Year 3 . . . . . . . LEVEL 3 107 % Year 1 . . . . . . . 110% Year 2 . . . . .. . LEVEL 4 112% Year 1 . . . . . . . 1 15 % Yea r 2 . . .. . .. LEVEL 5 122% Year 1 .. . .. .. 125% Year 2 . Third Absorb>l >le MRA Per W t"Ck ) 8.50 10 .60 12.70 20.00 23.10 25.20 28.35 35.65 38. 75 N ew Wagi? Ra1e 39190 398 .2 0 404.50 426.40 435.70 442.00 45 1. 45 473.35 482. 65 4. Clerks 24 years of age and over as al 28 Fe bruary 1993 (wi t ho ut any all owances) - $372 .90 per week . From I November 1993 RPla1ivity Third Nrw \ •Vage Abso rbable Rate MRA Per W eek Per WeC>k. $ $ LEVEL 88% Yea r 1 36 7. 10' 90% Yea r 2 0.65 374.85 92% Yea r 3 .. . . . .. 2.70 381.00 94% Year 4 . . . . . . . 4 80 387.30 LEVEL 2 96 ¾ Year 1 6.90 393 .60 98% Year 2 9.00 399.90 100% Yea r 3 .. . .. . . 11 .05 406.05 LEVEL 3 107¾ Yea r 1 .... . . . 18.35 427.95 110% Ye ar 2 .... . . . 21.50 437.40 LEVEL 4 112% Yea r 1 ... . . .. 23 60 443 .70 115% Year 2 . . . . . . . 26.70 4 53 .00 LE VEL 5 '122 % Yea r 1 34.00 474.90 125% Year 2 . . 37.15 48 4. 35 Note : ~ Clearly no clerk i n this age group employed by the employer prio r to 1 March 1993 wou ld r ece i ve the Year 1 rate in Leve_! 1 above, as this is below the award rate of $372.90 w hich applied as at 28 February 1993 (even witho ut any al lowan ce s). . . 5 . Abso rptio': of Mi nimum Rates Adiustments - The M 1n1m um Rates Ad1ustmen ts {MRA' s) as prescribed above are in sub_s l1 tut1on of any overaward payment as defined hereunder which wou ld otherwi se have b een pa id as of 1 November 1993. ' Ov~raward Payment' is d~fi n~d as the amount (whether it be Ierm ed ov eraward payment, attendance bonus·, ·se ,v ice increm en t', or any _te rm wha1 , oever) w hich an employ ee would re~e I_ve in excess ot_the 'A~•ard Wage' wh ich applied i mm ed iately pn oI 10_ the date ot operation of any broadbanding or minimum ra t es ad1u stm enl award ed by th e Comm iss ion for the cl as sii i cat ion 1r1 wh ich th e employee is engaged: Pr ov ided that such payment sh al l exclude overtim e, sh i ft ~l lowances, pe nalty rates , all o"".'ances, fares and travel ling time al lo wanc es and any other anci llary payment of a like nature prescri be d by thi s Award. 6. Divisional and District Allowance - W here rel eva nt the appropriate allowance prescr i be d by clause 3.6{2) i s payabl~ in addi ti on to the foregoing rates o ( pay.". Dared this twenty-fii th day of October, 1993. By the Comm i ss ion, [L.S. J M.J CALLE N, In dustria l Reg i st rar. Operati ve Date: 1 November 1993 Va riation - 3rd M RA Re l eased: 9 November 1993 ################### ## ###### ############## ########### -- 2 of 2 --