WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES AUSTRALIAN MUNICIPAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL AND SERVICES UNION OF EMPLOYEES, W.A. CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH, APPLICANT v. TRADERS MUTUAL CASH ORDER CO AND OTHERS, RESPONDENTS CORAM CHIEF COMMISSIONER W S COLEMAN DELIVERED TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2002 FILE NO. APPLICATION 2064 OF 2001 CITATION NO. 2002 WAIRC 05429 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Result Award Varied Representation Applicant Mr P Hartley Respondent No Appearance _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Order Having heard Mr P Hartley on behalf of the applicant and there being no appearance on behalf of the respondents the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders— THAT the Clerks’ (Credit and Finance Establishments’) Award, be varied in accordance with the following schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 23 April 2002. 806 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 82 W.A.I.G. AND FURTHERMORE that with the consent of the parties the Commission records the following— 1. This application seeks to vary the meal allowances in Clause 8 by increasing the allowance in accordance with changes to the national Consumer Price Index component for meals out and take away foods for the period from June 2000 to June 2001. The increase in the CPI meals out and take away foods component for that period of time was 11.8%. 2. This application seeks to vary Clause 10.- Rates of Pay on the basis of the following calculations— Stenographers Rates were last adjusted: 74 WAIG 1270 – 2 May 1994 Adult Rate of Pay 2/05/1994: $ 369.10/week Adjustment = ($ 4.10 / $369.10) * $ 449.10 = $5.00 Methodology Formula = (Allowance Amount Divided By the Adult 21 Yr Old Award Rate Prior to Safety Net Adjustment) * New Update Award Rate for 21 Year Old = New Allowance Rate (Sgd.) W. S. COLEMAN, [L.S.] Chief Commissioner. _________ SCHEDULE 1. Clause 8. – Meal Allowance: Delete the first paragraph of this Clause and insert the following in lieu thereof— In addition to the overtime prescribed in Clause 7. - Overtime, a meal allowance of $7.30 shall be paid to each employee in the following circumstances— 2. Clause 10. – Rates of Pay: Delete the subclause (2)(b) of this Clause and insert the following in lieu thereof— (b) Adult stenographers, comptometer or calculating or ledger machine operators shall receive $5.00 per week in addition to the rates set out in paragraph (a) of this subclause. ____________________ 2002 WAIRC 05430 CLERKS’ (CUSTOMS AND/OR SHIPPING AND/OR FORWARDING AGENTS) AWARD NO. 47 OF 1948