Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited Clerical Staff Enterprise Agreement 2006 [2006] NSWIRComm 20

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited Clerical Staff Enterprise Agreement 2006 [2006] NSWIRComm 20

Australian Business Lawyers PARTIES: Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 88 of 2006

CORAM: Harrison DP

CATCHWORDS: Application for approval of enterprise agreement - Newspaper industry - agreement to cover all clerical, features and classified employees of Company's Newcastle office - Agreement approved from 1 January for three years - rescinds and replaces 2004 agreement

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

HEARING DATES: 17/01/2006

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/03/2006

EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 01/17/2006

APPLICANT Mr S Loehr Solicitor, Australian Business Lawyers LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr R Potter USU

JUDGMENT:

- 2 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: HARRISON DP

3 February 2005

Matter No IRC 88 of 2006

NEWCASTLE NEWSPAPERS PTY LIMITED CLERICAL STAFF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2006

Application by Newcastle Newspapers for approval of an enterprise agreement.

DECISION

[2006] NSWIRComm 20 1 This is an application by Australian Business Lawyers (ABL) on behalf of Newcastle Newspapers Pty Limited ("the Employer") seeking approval of an enterprise agreement between the Employer and the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union (USU) ("the Union"). 2 The application was subject to hearing on 17 January 2006. Mr S Loehr solicitor of ABL appeared with Ms A Willis. Mr R Potter appeared on behalf of the Union with Mr C Hamilton.