Storemen & Packers Wholesale Drug Stores (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1088

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Storemen & Packers Wholesale Drug Stores (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1088

APPLICANT National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch

PARTIES: RESPONDENTS Australian Industry Group, NSW Branch Sydney Chamber of Commerce Australian Business Industrial Australian Federation of Employers & Industries

FILE NUMBER(S): 1801 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: 07/10/08

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 7 October 2008

APPLICANT Mr N Richthofen National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr A Doyle Australian Federation of Employers & Industries

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: MACDONALD C

7 October, 2008.

Matter No IRC 1801 of 2008

Storemen & Packers Wholesale Drug Stores (State) Award

Application by The National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch for variation re State Wage Case 2008

DECISION

[2008] NSWIRComm 1088

1 This is an application pursuant to section 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ("the Act") filed on 23 September 2008 by The National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch ("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 7 October 2008. The following appearances were entered: Mr N Richthofen - the Union Mr A Doyle - Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Mr A Moulton - Australian Business Industrial