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

The applicant, the Electrical Trades Union WA (ETU), applied to vary the Electrical Industry Award R 22 of 1985, seeking to increase a number of allowances in the Award and remove from the First Schedule – Schedule of Respondents persons and entities who are no longer trading or no longer in existence.

The Commission noted that the application to vary the allowances was unopposed. The allowances were last varied on 24 February 2022: [2022] WAIRC 0085; (2022) 102 WAIG 188 and the 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 the application in relation to substituting the Award’s 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 First Schedule to the Award accordingly.

The decision can be read here.