WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA, ENGINEERING & ELECTRICAL DIVISION, WA BRANCH, APPLICANT v. WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS LTD, RESPONDENT CORAM COMMISSIONER S WOOD DELIVERED WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2003 FILE NO. APPLICATION 1866 OF 2002 CITATION NO. 2003 WAIRC 07721 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Result Award varied by consent Representation Applicant Mr C Young Respondent Mr J Hetman _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 684 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 83 W.A.I.G. Reasons for Decision 1 On 12 November 2002 the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia, Engineering & Electrical Division, WA Branch applied to vary the Electrical, Engineering and Building Trades (West Australian Newspapers Limited) Award 1988 to update allowances for meal, responsibility and special rates in accordance with the State Wage Principles 82 WAIG 1386. The adjustments were pursued by consent and clearly meet the principles. 2 At hearing on 29 January 2003 the applicant sought to incorporate into the order of the Commission effecting the changed rates a preamble to reflect the method of calculation. This was for historical public record and for the benefit of future calculations. In the Commission’s mind it is not appropriate to make the order as sought, but instead the calculations can be recorded as part of these reasons for decision. 3 That being said, the calculations upon which the variations to the award clauses are made by consent are as follows— “(a) The allowances at Clause 21.- Special Rates and Provisions and First Schedule – Wages of the award have been adjusted by consent for Arbitrated Safety Net Increases totalling $18.00 arising from the 2002 State Wage Case decisions. The key classification award rate used was that for a ‘C10’ prior to the awarding of 2002 Arbitrated Safety Net Increase - $602.20. (b) Meal allowances at Clause 10.- Overtime of the award have been adjusted by consent for movements in CPI from the quarter ending June 2001 up to and including the quarter ending June 2002. The index used was CPI : Food : Meals out and Take-away Foods”. 4 The Commission having considered the application and the parties advising that the Award should be varied by consent the application is granted. _________ 2003 WAIRC 07731 ELECTRICAL, ENGINEERING AND BUILDING TRADES (WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS LIMITED) AWARD 1988