Re: variation of the General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award State 2015
[2017] QIRC 73
•2 August 2017
QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
| CITATION: | Re: variation of the General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award - State 2015 [2017] |
PARTIES: | Queensland Racing Integrity Commission The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees |
CASE NO: | MA/2017/65 |
PROCEEDING: | Variation of modern award |
DELIVERED ON: | 2 August 2017 |
HEARING DATE: | 27 July 2017 |
HEARD AT: | Brisbane |
MEMBER: ORDERS: | Deputy President Bloomfield 1. The General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award - State 2015 be varied in the terms set out in the attached Order. 2. The Order operate on and from 27 July 2017. |
| CATCHWORDS: | INDUSTRIAL LAW – VARIATION OF A MODERN AWARD – Application to vary a modern award pursuant to section 147 of the Industrial Relations Act2016 – Certain employees of Queensland Racing Integrity Commission previously Award-free – New and varied Award provisions required to properly cater for the special circumstances of these employees - General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award - State 2015 varied |
CASES: APPEARANCES: | Industrial Relations Act 2016, s 147 Mr P Davey and Mr D Hitchens for the Queensland Racing and Integrity Commission Mr B Watson for The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland Mr K McKay for Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees |
Decision
The Queensland Racing and Integrity Commission (QRIC), an entity established by the Racing Integrity Act 2016, has made an Application to vary the General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award - State 2015 (the Award) to include new and varied provisions to accommodate the special circumstances under which its race day and field staff employees are required to work.
The proposed variations are primarily designed to ensure that race day and field staff employees now employed by QRIC, who were previously Award-free, continue to receive benefits and entitlements they previously received pursuant to common law contracts.
The proposed variations have been negotiated with, and are agreed to by, The Australian Workers’ Union of Employees, Queensland and Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees, respectively.
On the basis that there is consent between all of the relevant parties to vary the Award the Commission issues the following Orders:
1.the General Employees (Queensland Government Departments) and Other Employees Award - State 2015 be varied in the terms set out in the attached Consent Order; and
2.the variations to the Award operate on and from 27 July 2017.
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