Automotive, Metals and Engineering Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland v Queensland Fire Service [1997] QIRC 91 (1997) 154 QGIG 963

21 March, 1997 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 963 ########################################################## QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1990 s. 147 application for variation Automotive, Metals and Engineering Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland AND Queensland Fire Service (No B337 0(1997) QUEE.'.'ISLAND FIRE SERVICE - MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE E:\,lPLOYEES INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT COMMISSIONER NUTTER 6 March 1997 VARIATION THIS mauer coming on for hearing before the Commission at Brisbane on 6 March 1997, this Commission doth order that the said Industrial Agreement be varied as follows as from the sixth day of March, 1997 :- 1. By inserting a new clause 1.4 "Anti-Discrimination" in the following terms:• "1.4 Anti-Discrimination (I) h is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to achieve the principal object in s. 3(k) of the Industrial Relations Act I 990 by helping to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, age, race, impairment, religion, political belief or activity, trade union activity, lawful sexual activity, and association with, or relation to, a person identified on the ba1,is of any of the above attributes. (2) Accordingly, in fulfilling their obligations under the disputes avoidance and settling clause, the parties to the Agreement must make every endeavour to ensure that neither the Agreement provisions nor their operation are directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects. (3) Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect - (a) any different treatment (or treatment having different effects) which is specifically exempted under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991; (b) an employee, employer or registered organisation, pursuing matters of discrimination, including by application to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission/ Anti-Discrimination Commission; (c) the exemptions in ss. 291(3)(a) and (b) of the Act.". 2. By deleting subclause (2) of clause 3.3 (Wages) and inserting the following in lieu thereof:- "(2) With Respect To All Class(fication The minimum rates of wages payable to the following classification~ of employees shall be:- Per Week $ Wage Group A- Carpenter. ........................................................................................ 464.60 Painter.... ................. ..... ... ... .. ........... .464.60 Builders' Labourer ....................................................................... 419.75 Wage Group B - Cleaner/Messenger/Driver ................................................................ 368. 70 Bootrnaker ......................................................................................... 417.00 Storeperson ........ .. .... .... .. ...... .. .... ........ .... ...... ........ .... .. .. .. .. . . ..... :190. 20 Cleaner ........................................................................................... 356.90 Wage Group C Electrical Fitter ................................................................................ 450.60 Electrical Mechanic ........................................................................... 449.60 Electncal Tradesperson's As~istant ................................................... 402.50 Electronic Technician ........................................................................ 552. 80 Senior Electronic Technician ............................................................. 573.80 Chief Mechanic ................... ,............................................................. 659 .40 Motor Mechanic............................................................ ................. 449.60 Mechanic's Assistant ........................................................................ 402.50 Wage Group D - Special Service Department First year ................ ,.......................................................................... 402.50 Each S ucceedini Year ....................................................................... 417. 90 Leading Hand .................................................................................... 427.40 22664 _ 1. DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 964 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE Wage (iroup E Grade 2 Driver'- Rigid Vehicles to4.5 GYM (irade 3 Driver - 2 axle rigid vehicle exceeding 4.5 tonne~, hut not exceeding 13.9 tonnes (GYM) Grade 4 Driver 3 axle rigid vehicle exceeding 13.9 tonnes (GYM) up to 8 tonnes capacity Base Rate $ 316.10 320.40 323.80 Supplementary Payment Total Minimum $ $ 69.20 385.30 69.70 390.10 70.30 394.10 In addition to the wages rates prescribed herein, employees (excepting Chief mechanic) under this Agreement will receive allowances as and where prescribed in the appropriate Awards a<; set out in clause 1.2 of this Agreement. N.H. The rates of pay in this subclause include the first, second and third $8 pet week arbitrated safety net adjustments payable under the November 1994 State Wage Case decision. Increases made under previous State Wage Case principles or under the current Statement of Principles are not to be used to off<;et arbitrated safety net adjustments. The first, second and third $8 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any other wage increase, whether an award increase, an overaward payment or an increase by way of enterprise arrangement, rect:ived since I February 1992. Pre February 1992 overaward arrangements are to be applied according to their terms.". 2. By deleting from clause 3.5 (Service Incremental Payments) the amount of "$17.50", "$21.70" and ·'$25.90" and inserting the amounts of "$17 80", "$22.10" and "$26.40" respectively, in lieu thereof Dated this sixth day of March. 1997. By the Commission, fL.S.] E. EWALD, Industrial Registrar. Operative date: 6 March 1997 Variation 3rd $8 SNA & Allowance!-> Released: 11 March 1997 ########################################################## 21 March, 1997 -- 2 of 2 --