PR937759 AW789529 PR937759 Download Word Document AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Workplace Relations Act 1996 s.99 notification of industrial dispute ITW Deltar and Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (C2003/5364) METAL, ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES AWARD 1998 - PART 1 (ODN C No. 2568 of 1984) [AW789529  Q0444] Metal industry COMMISSIONER BLAIR MELBOURNE, 12 SEPTEMBER 2003 Enterprise bargaining negotiations. RECOMMENDATION [1] The following recommendation (now edited) was handed down at a hearing which took place before the Commission on Friday 5 September 2003: [2] "The Commissioner has had an oppportunity to have conference with the parties. Arising from that conference the Commission would make the following recommendations: 1. that the Company is to formally respond, in writing to the AMWU's log of claims; 2. that the Union is to advise the Company on the issues that need to be clarified or need to be negotiated following receipt of the Company's formal response to the log of claims; 3. that the parties over the next two week period are to meet on at least three occasions for the purposes of trying to reach an agreement. [3] The Commission will have a report back hearing at 9.30am on 24 September 2003 and the Commission will set aside the day in order to assist the parties to try and reach an agreement, if that is what is required. [4] In the interim the Commision will recomend that, whilst this process is under the auspices of the Commission, no industrial action by way of rolling stoppages occur. [5] The Commission would further recommend that no party take any action that may be construed by the other as being provocative, thereby not assisting the parties in being able to reach an agreement. BY THE COMMISSION: COMMISSIONER Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code A>