The Commission, of its own motion, continued proceedings to vary the Municipal Employees (Western Australia) Award 2021, specifically focusing on facilitative provisions contained in two clauses of the award. The Commission originally handed down orders in this matter in Commission’s Own Motion v (Not Applicable) [2023] WAIRC 00837.

Senior Commissioner Cosentino invited interested parties to propose variations to these clauses if they agreed they required updating. The interested parties proposed several variations to these two clauses, with some contention between the parties regarding which subclauses should be deleted entirely or reworded.

After considering the proposals made by the interested parties, the Senior Commissioner proposed orders to vary the Award by deleting clauses 18.1 to 18.5 and inserted updated subclauses in their stead and substituting clause 23.6 with a new clause consistent with the relevant provisions of the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

 

The decision can be read here.

Decision issued Tuesday, 16 January 2024.