Hotel Employees (State) Award [2007] NSWIRComm 1049

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Hotel Employees (State) Award [2007] NSWIRComm 1049

APPLICANT Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, New South Wales Branch

PARTIES: RESPONDENT Australian Federation of Employers and Industries Australian Hotels Association (NSW) Restaurant and Catering Industry Association of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S): 1092 of 2007

CORAM: Macdonald C

CATCHWORDS: Application to vary award per State Wage Case 2007 - application granted - award varied

LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996

CASES CITED: State Wage Case June 2007

HEARING DATES: 09/07/07, 13/07/07

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 13 July 2007

APPLICANT Mr M Hawkins LHMU

RESPONDENT Ms J Broomhead LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Australian Hotels Association

Mr D Gillan Restaurant & Catering Association of New South Wales

Mr G Brack Australian Federation of Employers and Industries

DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: COMMISSIONER MACDONALD

13 July 2007

Matter No IRC 1092 of 2007

Hotel Employees (State) Award

Application by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, New South Wales Branch for variation re State Wage Case 2007

DECISION

[2007] NSWIRComm 1049

1 This Decision is issued further to the Extempore Determination made in this matter during proceedings held on 9 July 2007. 2 On 2 July 2007, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, New South Wales Branch (the Union), made application to vary the Hotel Employees (State) Award, (the Award). 3 The application for variation to the Award was made pursuant to section 17 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (the Act). The application seeks variation to the Award to provide for wage rate and allowance increases in accordance with State Wage Case of June 2007. 4 The matter was listed for consent hearing on 9 July 2007, at which time the following appearances were recorded: