PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY RAIL CAR DRIVERS (TRANSPERTH TRAIN OPERATIONS) AWARD 2006

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES The Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union of Employees, West Australian Branch

APPLICANT

-v-

Public Transport Authority

RESPONDENT

CORAM Senior Commissioner J H Smith

DATE Wednesday, 14 January 2009

FILE NO/S APPL 127 OF 2008

CITATION NO. 2009 WAIRC 00010

Result Varied

Representation

Applicant Mr G Ferguson

Respondent Ms J Bishop

Order

HAVING heard Mr G Ferguson on behalf of the applicant and Ms J Bishop on behalf of the respondent, and by consent, the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders —

THAT the Public Transport Authority Rail Car Drivers (Transperth Train Operations) Award 2006 be varied in accordance with the following schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 14 November 2008.

Senior Commissioner J H Smith

SCHEDULE

1. Clause 4.3. - Suburban Electric Railcar Allowance:  Delete paragraph (a) of subclause 4.3.1 of this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof:

4.3.1 (a) An employee qualified in the operation of electric suburban railcars and who, for any shift or part of a shift is rostered to work as driver on the suburban rail system shall, for the whole of that shift, be paid the following rate of allowance in addition to the appropriate rate of pay.