Storeworkers - IGA Distribution Pty Limited New South Wales Distribution Centres Award 2002 [2002] NSWIRComm 156

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Storeworkers - IGA Distribution Pty Limited New South Wales Distribution Centres Award 2002 [2002] NSWIRComm 156 APPLICANT/RESPONDENT: National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch PARTIES : RESPONDENT/CROSS-APPLICANT: IGA Distribution Pty Limited (formerly Davids Distribution Pty Limited) FILE NUMBER: IRC 3866 & 4312 of 2000 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Harrison DP; Patterson C CATCHWORDS : Award - Application and cross-application for new awards - Delegation to take evidence - Wide range contested matters - Significance of earlier decision and award - Privative provisions - S179 of Act - Contention Commission precluded from considering whether earlier award or decision wrong in law or principle or providing fair and reasonable conditions - Commission not so precluded - History of award relevant - Proper to evaluate previous basis for award made - Reasons for earlier decision may be examined - Relevant principles in examining award history - Principles concerning special case - S47 of Act - Not proscribe consideration of terms earlier enterprise agreement - History unusual - Changed circumstances - Issues as to whether previously fully compensated - Special case found - Engineered standards - Previous provisions re performance standards removed - Variation re hours of work refused - Wages adjusted - Removal limitations on use of casual, fixed term and seasonal employees - Other applications considered - Overtime - Payroll deduction of union dues - Saturday loadings - Sunday work - No extra claims - Settlement of disputes - Area, incidence and duration - Spread of hours - Working on rostered days off - Union picnic day - Sick leave - Date of operation - Orders - Award made - NUW to produce draft award Anti Discrimination Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1991 s131 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s10 s19 s22 s47 s169 s179 Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited v Inspector Kathleen Maltby [2002] NSWIRComm 18 Ambulance Employees (State) Award Re (1988) 25 IR 38 AMWU and Others v Alcoa of Australia Ltd and Others (1996) 63 IR 138 Australian Federation of Principals Employed in Catholic Schools Re (1993) 49 IR 1 Campbell's Cash and Carry Pty Ltd v National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch (No 2) (2001) 106 IR 429 Corrections Health Service Nurses' (State) Award (No 2) [2001] NSWIRComm 58 Crown Employees (State) Award Re (No 2) (1993) 52 IR 243 Equal Remuneration Principle Re (2000) 97 IR 177 Holpitt Pty Ltd v Varimu Pty Ltd (1991) 29 FCR 576 Journalists Sydney County Council Award Re (1959) 55 AR 555 Kellogg (Australia) Pty Ltd v Federated Millers and Mill Employees Association of Australasia, NSW Branch (1991) 39 IR 1 CASES CITED : Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries Award Re (2001) 110 IR 247 National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch (on behalf of Phillip Charles Mumby and Victor Zammit) v Davids Distribution Pty Ltd (unreported, Matter Nos. IRC2056 and 2060 of 1999, 9 February 2000) Nutshack Merchant Franchise Pty Limited v Smith (1999) 90 IR 355 Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award Re [2001] NSWIRComm331 Pastoral Industry (State) Award Re (2001) 104 IR 168 Public Holspital Nurses (State) Award Re [2002] NSWIRComm 100 Springfield Nominees v Bridgelands Securities (1992) 38 FCR 217 State Part-Time Work Case (1998) 78 IR 172 State Wage Case 2000 (2000) 97 IR 93 State Wage Case 2001 (2001) 104 IR 438 Storeworkers - Campbell's Cash and Carry Pty Ltd (NSW), NUW (NSW Branch) Award 2000 (2001) 104 IR 367 Storeworkers - Davids Distribution Pty Limited NSW Distribution Centres Award 1998 (No 1) Re (1998) 85 IR 179 Storeworkers - Davids Distribution Pty Limited NSW Distribution Centres Award 1998 (No 2) Re (1998) 85 IR 198 HEARING DATES: 10/17/2001; 11/23/2001; 03/12/2001; 03/15/2001; 03/26/2001; 04/05/2001; 04/09/2001; 05/28/2001; 08/23/2001; 08/24/2001; 08/31/2001; 10/24/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/10/2002