NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
CITATION: USU v Blacktown City Council [2005] NSWIRComm 438
New South Wales Local Government, Clerical Administrative, Energy, Airlines, & Utilities Union PARTIES: Blacktown City Council
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 5593 of 2004
CORAM: Grayson DP
CATCHWORDS: Industrial dispute - Dispute orders sought - Application by USU for increase in pay for plumbers - Use of plumber/gasfitter/drainer's licences - Contention that council does not comply with award requirements by not paying for use of licences - Whether plumber's licence is part of job requirement - Whether plumber's licence included in job description and salary system evaluates skills accordingly - Whether Wyatt evaluation system in breach of award by failing to correctly grade plumbers - Council contends Wyatt is established salary system in use over ten years, is objective system to evaluate job competencies - Wyatt developed out of enterprise negotiations agreed between unions and council - Union failed to make out claim council is non-compliant with award obligations - Whether there is jurisdiction to make orders sought - Application for orders refused - Directions made.
Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED:
CASES CITED: State Wage Case 2005 (2005) 142 IR 337
HEARING DATES: 10/24/2005; 10/25/2005
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/28/2005
Ms M Wilson United Services Union LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:
Mr R Macklinshaw Blacktown City Council
JUDGMENT:
- 14 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
CORAM: Grayson DP
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