Club Employees (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 33

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Club Employees (State) Award [2004] NSWIRComm 33 APPLICANT: PARTIES : Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, New South Wales Branch RESPONDENT: Registered Clubs Association of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 425 of 2004 CORAM: Sams DP CATCHWORDS : Application to vary award - club industry - monetary rates and allowances - CPI adjustments - consent of parties save for operative date - State Wage Case Principles - application granted - administrative difficulties negligible - award varied effective from date of hearing. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 State Wage Case (2003) 121 IR 446 CASES CITED : AWARDS: Club Employees (State) Award 319 IG 589 HEARING DATES: 02/11/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/11/2004

APPLICANT: Mr J Barry, Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT: Mr C Indrele, Registered Clubs Association

JUDGMENT: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: SAMS, DP 1 March 2004

Matter No. IRC04/425

CLUB EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD Application by the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch for variation re rates and allowances DECISION ( ex tempore ) [2003] NSWIRComm 33

1 This is an application pursuant to s17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (the 'Act'), by the Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, New South Wales Branch (the 'Union') to vary the Club Employees (State) Award (319 IG 589) to give effect to the consent of the parties to vary certain rates and allowances in accordance with movements in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).