TASMANIANINDUSTRIALCOMMISSION

IndustrialRelationsAct1984

s23(1) application foraward orvariationofaward

TheMinisteradministeringtheStateService Act2000

(T14467 of2016)

AWU(TASMANIANSTATESECTOR)AWARD

PRESIDENTDJBARCLAY HOBART,23December 2016

Award variation -family violenceleave - compassionateand bereavementleave -parentalleave -consentapplication-consent orderissued -operativedate 22December2016

DECISION

[1] On 20 December 2016, The Minister administeringthe State Service Act 2000(MASSA)lodged with theRegistrar,pursuant toSection 23(1) oftheIndustrial RelationsAct1984(the Act),anapplicationtovarythe AWU(Tasmanian State Sector) Award.

[2] Atthehearing inHobart on22December 2016,MsJFitton appeared onbehalf ofthe MASSAand Mr KMidson appeared for the Australian Workers' Union, TasmanianBranch(AWU).

[3] MsFitton sought thefollowingvariations totheAward:

a. PartVII - Leave and Holidays with pay- insert new clause 10 -followingDefence ForceLeave - new provision -Family Violence Leave - amendsprevious PersonalLeaveprovision;

b. PartVII-LeaveandHolidays with pay- delete existingclause-insertnewclause-Parental Leaveclause-amends entitlementsto 14weekspaid Maternity Leave, and amends entitlements for partner andAdoptionLeave;

c. PartVII-LeaveandHolidayswith pay-delete existingclause3-replacewith new clause 3-PersonalLeave-amends to reflect separate FamilyViolence Leave provision, and also amendments to occasions whenstatutory declarationscanbeused-subclause;

d. PartVII-LeaveandHolidays withpay-deleteexistingclause-Insert newclause-clause4-CompassionateandBereavementLeaveincorporateschangestoperiod andreasonswhenleavecanbeaccessed.

[4] MsFitton notedthat thechangesaroseoutofthenegotiationsrelatingtothe2016wageagreements.

[5] Essentially the clauses introduce Compassionate Leave as part of BereavementLeaveentitlementsexpanding the accessofpersons to leave where asignificantotherhasalife threateningillness or injuryand for whom the employee is providingcar; aseparateprovision forFamily ViolenceLeave;anincreaseinParentalLeaveentitlementstogether with ancillary amendmentstoeffectthosevariations.

[6] Mr Midson commended the variations to me. Inmy view the variations areappropriate,especially in relation to the Family Violence clause and the inclusion ofCompassionateLeave

[8]Bothparties submittedthevariationssoughtdonotoffendthepublic interest,donotdisadvantage those employees covered bythe Award andrecommendedthe variationstotheCommission.

[9]Iamsatisfied that thevariationsareinthepublicinterest andthat noemployees aredisadvantaged.

[10] Theapplication isgranted and pursuant to ss24 and 36 of the Act the Award isvariedinaccordancewith theapplication.Thevariationstotheawardareoperative from

22December 2016.

[11] Anorderreflectingthisdecisionistofollow.

Apt"-·...... -

MsJFitton forMASSA

MrKMidsonforAWU

Date andplaceofhearing:

2016

22December

Hobart