Warehouse Employees General (State) Award and Warehouse Employees Drug (State) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 114

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Warehouse Employees General (State) Award and Warehouse Employees Drug (State) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 114 APPLICANT: Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation, Newcastle and Northern New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Employers First Australian Retailers Association Australian Business Industrial Australian Industry Group FILE NUMBER: 1519,1520,1521,1522 of 2003 CORAM: Sams DP s17 applications to vary awards - expense related allowances - union fee deduction clause - test case decision - State Wage Case Principles - opportunity to consult members. CATCHWORDS : Held, variation not in conflict with the Act or State Wage Case Principles - industrial merit - 7 days to lodge objections - no objections filed - variation approved - variation consistent with test case decision - amended application approved. Industrial Relations Act 1996

LEGISLATION CITED : AWARDS: Warehouse Employees General (State) Award (329 IG 860) Warehouse Employees Drug (State) Award (324 IG 1181) Re Club Employees State Award and other Awards [2002] NSWIRComm 362 CASES CITED : State Wage Case (2002) 114 IR 81 Bootmakers & Heel Bar Operatives &c., (State) Award and other Awards [2003] NSWIRComm 92 HEARING DATES: 03/27/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/27/2003