Federated Clerks' Union of Australia (Central and Southern Queensland Branch) Union of Employees and Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, North Queensland Branch, Union of Employees v Queensland Confederation of Industry Limited, Union of Employers and Another [1993] QIRC 264 (1993) 143 QGIG 507

506 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [23 July, I 993 23 July, 1993] • l 1 I QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 507 ############################-############-############ QUEENSLA 0 I DUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMM ISSIO Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 10.12 - application for variati on Federated C le rks' Union of A us tralia (Central and Southern Queensland Bran ch) Union of Emp loyees an d Fe derated Clerks' Un io n of Austral ia, North Qu ee ns land Branch, Union of Emplo yees AND Queensland Con feder at ion of Industry Limi ted , Union of Emp loy ers and Another (No. R3 -5 of 1989) CLERICAL EMPLOYEES AWARD - STATE COMMISSIONER BEC H LY 24 June 1993 VARIATION THIS matter coming on for hearing before the Commissi on at Bri sbane on 24 June 1993, this Comm is sion doth order that t he sa id Award be vari ed as follows as fro m the first day of July, 1993:- -- 1 of 2 -- 508 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE [23 Jul y, 1993 1. By ad ding to subclause (2) " Part i al Exemption" of clause 1.2 (Award Cover age) a new proviso after the fi rst paragraph as follows:- " Pr ovided that th is subclause shall apply only to weekly fu ll- time employees un less otherwi se mutually agr eed upon in wri ting between t he employer and the Branch Secretary of the Federated Cle rks ' Union of Aust ral ia (Central and So uthern Queensland Br anch) Un ion of Employees and/or the Branch Sec reta ry of t he Fede rated Cle rk s' Un ion of Australia, North Queensland Branch Unio n of Employees." . ' 2. In clause 5.3 (Sick Leav e) - (a) by addi ng to the fi rst paragraph of subclause (1) th e word s and brackets "(other tha n a cas ual employee)" afte r th e word "emp loyee" where it appears on t he second lin e; and (bl by addi ng to the second paragraph of subclause (1) t he words and brackets "(other than a casua ,I employee)" after t he word "employee" where it appears on t he th ird line. 3. By adding to Schedule B in alphabet ic al order the follow ing:- "Bell Organisati on Pty. Ltd. B18 1/89 2S89." . 4. By deleting Schedule D and in sert ing the follow i ng in lieu thereof:- "Sched ule D Th is Schedule sets out the new wage ra tes p re sc ribed by th is Award effective from 1 Jul y 1993 which includes the second min imum ra te s adjustmen t (MRA). mployees employed by t he employer prior to 1 March 1993 are entitled to be pa id under Sc hedule C or under th is Schedu le, whichever prescript i on is the higher. This Schedule and Sche dul e C will be deleted after the fourth MRA sc he duled fo r 1 March 1994, af t er which one set of wage rate wil l be con tained in th e main body of the Awar d. T he fo l lo wing ra tes , or t he rates and allowances prescribed by Schedule C, wh ichever prescription is the higher, sha ll apply:- 5oulllem Division ( Eastern District) 1. Clerks and Switchboard Attendants (without any allowances) 21 and under 22 years of age as at 28 Februa ry 1993 $352 .9 0 per week. From 1 July 7993 Relativity Second N,:>wW age Ab,o rb able Rate MRA Pet Wef"k Pe r Week s s LEVEL 1 88% Year 1 . - ....... 3. 55 360.00 90% Year 2 . . ..... . . 5.65 364.20 92'3/o Year 3 . . . . .. . .. 7.70 368 .30 94% Year 4 ... . . - . - . 9.80 372.50 LEVEL 2 96 % Year 1 ...... ' . . 11.90 376 . 70 98% Yea r 2 .. . . .. . .. 14.00 380.90 100 % Yea r 3 .. . . . ' . ' 16 05 385.00 LEVEL 3 107% Year 1 ........ 23 .35 399.60 110% Yea r 2 . ' ...... 26 .50 40 5.90 LEVEL 4 112 % Year 1 . . . . . . . ' 28 .60 410.00 115% Year 2 31 . 70 416.30 LEVEL 5 122% Year 1 . .. . . ... 39.00 430.90 12 5% Year 2 ..... - - . 42. 15 437 20 2. Clerks 22 and under 23 years of age as at 28 February 1993 (without any a llo wances) $359.60 per week . From 1 July 1993 R.elat ivity Second New Wage Absorbab le Rate MRA Pe, Week Pe, Week s s LEVEL I 88% Yea r 1 - . - .. . . 1 85 363.30 90% Year 2 ....... . . 3.95 367.50 92% Year 3 ... ...... 6.05 371.70 94% Year 4 ...... . . . 8.15 375.90 LEVEL 2 96% Year 1 10.20 380.00 98% Ye ar 2 ' ' ' . . . . . . 12.30 384.20 100% Year 3 . . '. '' . . 14.40 388 .4 0 LEVEL 3 107% Year 1 .. . . . . .. 21. 70 403 .00 110% Year 2 - ... . ... . 24 .8 0 409.20 LEVEL 4 112% Year 1 • • • ♦ • • •• 26 .90 413 .40 11 5% Year 2 . ' .. .... 30.05 419.70 LEVEL 5 122% Year 1 37.35 434.30 125% Year 2 . . . . . . . . 40.45 44050 3. Clerks 23 and under 24 yea rs of age as at 28 February 1993 (w it ho ut any allowances) $366.40 pe r week. From 1 July 1993 Relativity Second New Wage Ab5ortJ.ble Ra1e MRA Per Week Per W eek $ $ LEVEL 1 88 % Year 1 .. ... .. '. 0.15 366 . 70 90% Year 2 . . ... . ... 2.25 370.90 92% Year 3 ...... . .. 4.35 375 .1 0 94% Year 4 ... ... . .. 6.45 379 .30 Relativity Seco nd N.e-w W age Ab so rbable Ra te MRA Per We ek Per Week $ ~ LEVEL 2 96% Year 1 . . . . . . . . . 8.50 38 3.40 98'3/o Yea r 2 . . ' .... . . 10.60 387.60 100% Year 3 . - .. . . .. 12.70 391.80 LEVEL 3 107% Year 1 .. . .... ' 20 00 406.40 110% Year 2 .. . ..... 23. 10 412 .60 LEVEL 4 11 2% Year 1 . . . ' ... . 25.20 416. 80 11 5% Year 2 . . ... . - . 28.35 423 .10 LEVEL 5 122% Year 1 . ' . ' . ... 35 .65 437.70 125% Year 2 .. . .. .. . 38 .75 443 .90 ) I ) I I I ' 23 July, 1993] QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 4. Cle1ks 24 years o( age and ove, as at 28 February 1993 (without any al lo wances) $372.90 per wee k. From J July 1993 Re-l at1'1' lty Se co nd New Wage Abs orb abl e Rate MR.II Per W ee Pc, Week s I LEVEL 1 88% Year 1 ' ... ... - . N il 367.10~ 90"/o Year 2 ......... 0 .65 374.20 92 % Year 3 . . .. ..... 2.70 378.30 94% Year 4 . ...... .. 4.80 382.50 LEVEL 2 96% Year 1 6.90 386. 70 98% Year 2 .. ... 9.00 390.90 100% Yea1 3 11 .05 395 .00 LEVl:L 3 107% Year 1 . .. . .. '' 18. 35 409.60 11 0% Year 2 . .... . . 21.50 41 5.90 LEVEL 4 11 2% Year 1 .. .. . ... 23 .60 420. rn 115 % Year 2 . . .. . . .. 26.70 426.30 LEVEL 5 122 % Yea r 1 .. ' .. ... 34.00 440.90 125 % Year 2 . ' . ' .. - . 37.15 447 .20 No te:•C learly no cle rk in th is age group employed by th e employer pri or to 1 March 1993 wou ld receive the Year 1 rate in Level 1 above, as this is be l ow the award rate of $372 .90 which applied as at 28 February 1993 (even without any al lowances). 5. Absorption or Minimum Rates AdjustmenlS - T he Min imum Rates Adjustments (MRA's) as prescribed above are in subs1itution of any overaward payment as defined hereunder which wou ld oth erwise have been pa id as of 1 Ju ly 1993. 'Overaward Payment' is defined as the amount (whether it be termed 'overaward payment' , 'attendance bonus', 'service increment', or any term whatsoever) wh i ch an emplo yee wou ld receive in excess of the 'Award Wage· which applied immediately prior to t he date of operation of any broadbanding o, min imum r ates ad j us tment awarded by the Commission for the classi ficati on in which the emp loyee i engaged; Provided 1hat such payment shall exclude overtime, sh ift allowances, penalty rates, allowances, fares and travelling time allowances and any other ancillary payment of a like nature prescribed by this Award . 6. Divisional and Dislnct Allowance - Where relevant, the appropri ate all owan ce prescribed by clause 3.6 (2) is payable in add ition LO the foregoing rates of pay.". Dated this twenty-fourth day of June, 1993. By the Commission, [LS.] M .J. CALLEN, In dustrial Registrar. Operative Date: 1 Ju ly 1993 Variati on - 2nd MRA Released : 14 July 1993 509 -- 2 of 2 --