Macquarie Generation Employees (State) Award 2002 [2006] NSWIRComm 32

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Macquarie Generation Employees (State) Award 2002 [2006] NSWIRComm 32

PARTIES: Macquarie Generation Unions NSW; The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (NSW Branch); Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers NSW District; Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (NSW Branch); The Electrical Trades Union of Australia, NSW Branch; Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales; New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines & Utilities Union; the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, NSW Branch

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 542 of 2005, IRC 4251 of 2002

CORAM: Harrison DP

CATCHWORDS: Application by Unions NSW for variation re classification flexibility - Bayswater Engineering Group - State Wage Case - wage fixation principles - work value principle - structural efficiency principle - application of principles to engineering and professional officers at Bayswater Power Station - change in work and organisational structure - adoption of generic position descriptions in place of personalised position descriptions - claim for salary increase on work value principle - qualification barrier to career progression - recognition of technical specialist Held - qualification barrier appropriate - position should exist to recognise technical specialist - position to be filled on needs basis - award wage increases pursuant to structural efficiency principle no barrier to work value principle - award job evaluation process does not prohibit work value enquiry - wage increase subject to satisfying strict test of work value principle - increase of two salary points to team leader position only - retrospectivity - form of award not changed