The Commission has varied and updated the Radio and Television Employees Award removing various respondents.

The applicant, the Electrical Trades Union WA (ETU), applied to vary the Radio and Television Employees Award, 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 in the radio and television industry or no longer in existence.

The Commission noted that the application to vary the allowances was unopposed. The allowances were last varied were on 1 January 2022: [2022] WAIRC 0023; (2022) 102 WAIG 132 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 in the radio and television industry, 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.