Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales CITATION: Private Hospital Professional Employees (State) Award - 2006 [2008] NSWIRComm 1113 APPLICANT Health Services Union RESPONDENTS Australian Business Industrial PARTIES: Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Catholic Commission for Employment Relations Health Care of Australia Health Industrial Relations Leana Street Consulting Pty Ltd Private Hospitals Association of NSW Inc Service Industry Advisory Group FILE NUMBER(S): 1855 of 2008 CORAM: Macdonald C CATCHWORDS: Application for variation of an award - State Wage Case 2008 Section 17 - increases to wages and allowances - application granted - award varied LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 HEARING DATES: 28/10/2008 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 28 October 2008 APPLICANT Mr B Coquillon Health Services Union LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr B Motro Australian Business Industrial DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: MACDONALD C 28 October, 2008 Matter No IRC 1855 of 2008 Private Hospital Professional Employees (State) Award - 2006 Application by the Health Services Union for variation re State Wage Case 2008 DECISION [2008] NSWIRComm 1113 1 This is an application pursuant to section 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act") filed on 29 September 2008 by the Health Services Union ("the Union") for variation of an award pursuant to the State Wage Case Decision 2008. 2 The matter was listed for a consent Hearing on 28 October 2008. The following appearances were entered: Mr D Lipman - the Union Ms C Blades - Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Mr B Motro - Australian Business Industrial Mr P Marchionni - Catholic Commission for Employment Relations 3 Mr Lipman addressed the Commission on the Union's Application to vary the Private Hospital Professional Employees (State) Award ("the Award"). The Application sought to vary the Award so as to increase wages and various allowances pursuant to the State Wage Case 2008. 4 Mr Lipman advised that the Application contained the Union's commitment to absorption of increases should the Commission grant the Union's Application. 5 The various employer organisations consented to the Application. 6 The Commission hereby confirms the Ex Tempore Determination made in this matter on 28 October 2008 and the Award is accordingly varied. 7 The variation to the Award will take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 February 2009. A Macdonald Commissioner DISCLAIMER - Every effort has been made to comply with suppression orders or statutory provisions prohibiting publication that may apply to this judgment or decision. The onus remains on any person using material in the judgment or decision to ensure that the intended use of that material does not breach any such order or provision. Further enquiries may be directed to the Registry of the Court or Tribunal in which it was generated.