Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales CITATION: Storemen & Packers General (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1086 APPLICANT National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch RESPONDENTS Australian Industry Group, NSW Branch Sydney Chamber of Commerce Brambles Limited PARTIES: Australian Retailers Association Australian Business Industrial Australian Federation of Employers & Industries Fairfax Media Limited Timber Trade Industrial Association Catholic Commission for Employment Relations Printing Industries Association of Australia Public Employment Office FILE NUMBER(S): 1798 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 RESPONDENTS Mr A Doyle LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Australian Federation of Employers & Industries Mr C Heuston Director of Public Employment Mr A Moulton Australian Business Industrial Mr P Marchionni Catholic Commission for Employment Relations DECISION: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES CORAM: MACDONALD C 7 October, 2008. Matter No IRC 1798 of 2008 Storemen & Packers General (State) Award Application by The National Union of Workers, New South Wales Branch for variation re State Wage Case 2008 DECISION [2008] NSWIRComm 1086 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 and Printing Industry Association of Australia Mr C Heuston - Director of Public Employment Mr A Moulton - Australian Business Industrial Mr P Marchionni - Catholic Commission for Employment Relations 3 Mr Richthofen addressed the Commission on the Union's Application to vary the Storemen & Packers General (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 Richthofen handed up an Amended Application (Ex. 1). The Amended Application contained the Union's commitment to absorption of increases should the Commission grant the Union's Amended Application. 5 The various employer organisations consented to the Amended Application. 6 The Commission hereby confirms the Ex Tempore Determination made in this matter on 7 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 11 October 2008. 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.