Cold Storage and Ice Employees (Northumberland) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 419

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Cold Storage and Ice Employees (Northumberland) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 419 PARTIES : Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch Australian Business Lawyers FILE NUMBER: IRC 33 of 2003 CORAM: Harrison DP; Redman C; Ritchie C CATCHWORDS : Application for variation of award - Special Case - reduction of hours to 38 pw - variation to include 2002 SWC decision - Award varied LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 State Wage Case 2001 [2001] 104 IR 438 CASES CITED : State Wage Case 2002 [2002] 114 IR 81 State Wage Case 2003 [2003] 121 IR 446 HEARING DATES: 11/12/2003 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 12/01/2003

APPLICANT Mr J Davis Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Ms McDonnell Australian Business Lawyers

JUDGMENT: - 2 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES FULL BENCH CORAM: HARRISON DP REDMAN C RITCHIE C Monday, 1 December 2003

MATTER NO IRC 33 OF 2003 COLD STORAGE AND ICE EMPLOYEES ( NORTHUMBERLAND) AWARD

Application by the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch for variation re State Wage Cases 2001 and 2002. JUDGEMENT [2003] NSWIRComm 419 1 This is an application by Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch ("the union") for variation of the Cold Storage and Ice Employees (Northumberland) Award ("the Award") 326 IG 216 to give effect to the State Wage Case (SWC) Judgments of 2001 (2001) 104 IR 438 and 2002 (2002) 114 IR 81 and to reduce working hours from 40 per week to 38 per week