Breeding and Raising of Pigs (State) Award and other AWU Awards [2004] NSWIRComm 248

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Breeding and Raising of Pigs (State) Award and other AWU Awards [2004] NSWIRComm 248 APPLICANT: Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENTS: Australian Industry Group Employers First Australian Business Industrial FILE NUMBER: 3856 of 2004 CORAM: Sams DP CATCHWORDS : Application to vary awards - various awards - monetary rates and allowances - CPI adjustments - consent of parties - State Wage Case Principles - application granted - awards varied. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s17 CASES CITED : State Wage Case 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 148 HEARING DATES: 07/26/2004 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 07/26/2004

APPLICANT: Mr J Clements, Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENTS: Ms S Docking, Australian Industry Group Mr J Corbett, Employers First Ms R Lesiw, Australian Business Industrial

JUDGMENT: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: SAMS, DP 31 August 2004 Matter No. IRC04/3856

BREEDING AND RAISING OF PIGS (STATE) AWARD AND OTHER AWU AWARDS

Application by the Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales for variation re State Wage Case 2004 DECISION ( Ex Tempore ) [2004] NSWIRComm 248

1 This is an application pursuant to s17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ('the Act'), filed by the Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales ('the applicant') to vary the Breeding and Raising of Pigs, &c., Employees (State) Award 326 IG 371, the Cotton Ginning, &c., Employees (State) Award Not yet published, the Cotton Growing, &c., Employees (State) Award 323 IG 565, the Dairying Industry Employees (State) Award 324 IG 474, the Fish and Fish Marketing (State) Consolidated Award 320 IG 1139, the Fruit Packing Houses Employees (State) Award 320 IG 31, the Horticultural Industry (State) Consolidated Award 344 IG 412, the Mushroom Industry Employees (State) Award 342 IG 153, the Oyster Farms, &c. (State) Award 324 IG 757, the Poultry Farm Employees (State) Award 323 IG 1069, the Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award 331 IG 93 the Sugar Field Workers (State) Consolidated Award Employees (State) Award 323 IG 64 and the Wine Industry Consolidated (State) Award 319 IG 1065 ('the Awards') to give effect to the wage increases available pursuant to the State Wage Case 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 148, to increase expense related allowances by movements in the CPI and to vary work related allowances by 3.5 per cent.