Notification under s130 by Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle & Northern Branch of a dispute with Dairy Farmers re protective clothing [2001] NSWIRComm 314

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Notification under s130 by Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle & Northern Branch of a dispute with Dairy Farmers re protective clothing [2001] NSWIRComm 314 PARTIES : Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle & Northern Branch Dairy Farmers FILE NUMBER: IRC3274 of 2000 CORAM: Harrison DP Application for personal protective clothing - exposure to rain, wind and cold temperatures - refusal to share rainwear - warm jacket claimed CATCHWORDS : Held - Employer proposal of all weather coat upheld - exposure of extremely limited nature - employees not required to share coat which is to remain property of employer LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 HEARING DATES: 08/13/2001; 09/17/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/30/2001

APPLICANT Mr J Davis AMIEU

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Ms K Barratt Employers First

JUDGMENT: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: HARRISON DP Friday, 30 November 2001 Matter No IRC 3274 of 2000

Notification under section 130 by Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch of a dispute with dairy farmers re protective clothing

DECISION [2001]NSWIRComm314 1 The notification in this matter was filed on 7 July 2000 by Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch ('the Union') notifying a dispute with Dairy Farmers ('the company'). The notification described the particulars of the dispute in the following terms: i) AMIEU members who are required by the company to take samples to the laboratory external to their workstation during the night have requested that the company supply a warm jacket as part of their personal protective equipment.