Australian Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers Union v Metropolitan Ambulance Service [2002] FCA 1321

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers Union v Metropolitan Ambulance Service [2002] FCA 1321

INDUSTRIAL LAW – Construction of Award – whether annual leave loading applies to annual leave in excess of the four weeks annual holiday entitlement

Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) ss 178 and 179

Curragh Queensland Mining Limited v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (1997) 77 IR 232 - considered Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v Treasurer of the Commonwealth (1998) 82 FCR 175 - cited AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR, HOSPITALITY AND MISCELLANEOUS WORKERS UNION AND MARK SOMERS, GORDON BOWMAN, TREVOR MCCOSKER, JOHN MAHER, DAVID GAWNE, ANDREW GUNN v METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE SERVICE AND RURAL AMBULANCE VICTORIA (formerly Ambulance Service Victoria – South Eastern Region, Ambulance Service Victoria – South Western Region, Ambulance Service Victoria – North Eastern Region and Ambulance Service Victoria – Western Region) V 198 of 2002 MERKEL J 25 OCTOBER 2002 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 198 OF 2002

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR, HOSPITALITY AND MISCELLANEOUS WORKERS UNION

FIRST APPLICANT

MARK SOMERS

SECOND APPLICANT

GORDON BOWMAN

THIRD APPLICANT

TREVOR MCCOSKER

FOURTH APPLICANT

JOHN MAHER

FIFTH APPLICANT

DAVID GAWNE

SIXTH APPLICANT

ANDREW GUNN

SEVENTH APPLICANT

AND: METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE SERVICE

FIRST RESPONDENT

RURAL AMBULANCE VICTORIA (formerly Ambulance Service Victoria - South Eastern Region, Ambulance Service Victoria - South Western Region, Ambulance Service Victoria - North Eastern Region and Ambulance Service Victoria - Western Region)