Private Hospital (Named Respondents) (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1094

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Private Hospital (Named Respondents) (State) Award [2008] NSWIRComm 1094

APPLICANT Health Services Union PARTIES: RESPONDENT Private Hospitals Association of NSW Inc.

FILE NUMBER(S): 1856 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 Regulations 1996

HEARING DATES: 08/10/08

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 8 October 2008

APPLICANT Mr A Coquillon LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Health Services Union

RESPONDENT No Appearance

DECISION: - 1 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: MACDONALD C

8 October, 2008.

Matter No IRC 1856 of 2008

Private Hospital (Named Respondents) (State) Award

Application by the Health Services Union for variation re State Wage Case 2008

DECISION

[2008] NSWIRComm 1094

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 8 October 2008. The following appearances were entered: Mr A Coquillon - the Union and for the Private Hospitals Association of NSW, Inc. 3 Mr Coquillon addressed the Commission on the Union's Application to vary the Private Hospital (Named Respondents) (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 Coquillon amended the Application by inserting a new item (Item 2) as to operative date. 5 The Commission received correspondence from Ms L Street, consultant, advising of her client's consent to the Union's Application. Her client is the only Respondent to the Award: the Private Hospitals Association.