State Wage Case 2001 [2001] NSWIRComm 119

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : State Wage Case 2001 [2001] NSWIRComm 119 Labor Council of New South Wales Minister for Industrial Relations Public Employment Office The Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales Employers First and affiliated organisations Australian Business Industrial Australian Retailers Association, New South Wales Division PARTIES : The Australian Industry Group New South Wales Branch The Registered Clubs Association of New South Wales New South Wales Road Transport Association Inc Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales Local Government Association of New South Wales Shires Association of New South Wales Catholic Commission for Employment Relations State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Industrial Relations) Association FILE NUMBER: IRC 3025 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Hungerford J; Sams DP; Boland J; McKenna C CATCHWORDS : State Wage Case - Summons to show cause - Wage Fixation - Economic climate - Needs of low paid workers - Adoption of Safety Net Review - Wages May 2001 decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission - $13.00 per week increase in award rates up to and including $490.00 per week, $15.00 per week increase in award rates above $490.00 per week up to and including $590.00 per week and $17.00 per week increase in award rates above $590.00 per week - Adjustment of 3% to award allowances and junior monetary rates - Increase in award review classification rate to $413.40 per week - State Wage Case 2000 Wage Fixing Principles continued with modifications - Modification to Principle 8(g) concerning the phasing-in of increases from previous State Wage Cases - Modification to Principle 13, First Award and Extension to an Existing Award - Modification by general order to standard Anti-Discrimination clause to be inserted in awards - Modification by general order to criteria for approval of enterprise agreements - Orders made permitting access to the wage increases in accordance with the Principles on separate application for variation of awards. Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Carers' Responsibilities) Act 2000 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s3(a) s3(f) s10 s19 s33(4) s48 s50 s51 s52 s169 s406 Pt1 of Ch2 Pt2 of Ch2 Pt3 of Ch2 Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Equal Remuneration Principle (2000) 97 IR 177 Hospitality Industry - Accommodation, Hotels, Resorts and Gaming Award 1998 (Print R4975) Pastoral Employees (State) Award (unreported, Grayson DP, IRC99/5032, 14 December 2000) Pastoral Industry (State) Award [2000] NSWIRComm 27 Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements (1996) 94 IR 98 Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements 2000 (2000) 101 IR 332 Safety Net Review - Wages - April 1997 (1997) 71 IR 1 Safety Net Review - April 1998 (1998) 79 IR 37 Safety Net Review - Wages - April 1999 (1999) 87 IR 190 Safety Net Review - Wages - May 2000 (2000) 95 IR 64 Safety Net Review - Wages - May 2001 (Print PR002001) CASES CITED : State Part-Time Work Case (1998) 78 IR 172 State Wage Case - July 1986 (unreported, Fisher P, Watson and Macken JJ, 86/696 and 86/697, 30 July 1986) State Wage Case - August 1988 (1988) 26 IR 24 State Wage Case - August 1988 (No 2) (1989) 27 IR 360 State Wage Case - August 1989, Re Minimum Rates Adjustment [1989] 35 IR 183 State Wage Case - May 1991 (1991) 36 IR 362 State Wage Case - December 1993 (1993) 52 IR 157 State Wage Case - December 1994 (1994) 57 IR 1 State Wage Case - August 1997 (1997) 73 IR 200 State Wage Case - June 1998 (1998) 79 IR 416 State Wage Case 1999 (1999) 88 IR 363 State Wage Case 2000 (2000) 97 IR 93