The Commission has varied and updated the Electrical Trade (Security Alarms Industry) Award, 1980 removing various respondents.

The applicant, the Electrical Trades Union WA (ETU), applied to vary the Electrical Trade (Security Alarms Industry) Award, 1980, seeking to increase a number of allowances in the Award and remove from Schedule One – Schedule of Respondents to remove a company which is deregistered and update the current names of the other respondents.

The Commission noted that the application to vary the allowances was unopposed. The allowances were last varied on 1 January 2022: [2022] WAIRC 0044; (2022) 102 WAIG 110 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 were deregistered corporations, and it was desirable to update the names of those corporations who remained registered, but had changed names. The Commission considered that it was appropriate to update Schedule One to the Award accordingly.

The decision can be read here.