The Commission has varied and updated the Electrical Contracting Industry Award R 22 of 1978, to remove various respondents.

The applicant, the Electrical Trades Union WA, applied to vary the Electrical Contracting Industry Award R 22 of 1978, seeking to increase the meal, car, travel, distant work, and Western Power allowances in the Award, update the names and addresses of some of the respondents listed in one of its schedules, and remove some respondents who were no longer trading or no longer in existence.

The Electrical and Communications Association of WA (ECAWA), listed in the Award as a respondent, filed a response to the application to vary the respondents listed in the Award.  It opposed being listed in the Award as it was not a successor entity of a listed entity, a union of employers or registered organisation under the State system, or a National System employer.

The Commission noted that the application to vary the allowances was unopposed, and that the last variations updated the allowances to include increases based on the 2020 and 2021 State Wage Case decisions, and CPI increases to June 2021. The Commission found that the calculations provided by the applicant for the variations were consistent with the State Wage Case Statement of Principles, and that it was appropriate to make the variations sought.

The Commission noted that apart from the ECAWA’s response, the application in relation to substituting the Award’ respondents was otherwise unopposed. The Commission noted that there was no good reason for retaining the respondents  listed in the Award who had ceased to exist, ceased to trade, or ceased to be covered by the Award, and considered that it was appropriate to update the Second Schedule to the Award accordingly.

The decision can be read here.