Application by Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) [2014] FWCFB 1846 (21 March 2014)

Fair Work Commission (Full Bench)|2014-03-21|Before: Ms J, Mr J

(#P26_918) MA000004.

(#P60_4926) [2012] FWAFB 5600.

(#P81_9310) Note that s.134 has been amended since this matter was heard.

(#P152_15261) [2008] AIRCFB 550.

(#P153_15453) Exhibit SDA24, tab 1.

(#P158_16387) AP796250CRV.

(#P163_18012) Exhibit SDA24, tab 2.

(#P192_18473) Exhibit SDA24, tab 3.

(#P193_18750) AN120499.

(#P196_19013) Exhibit SDA24, tab 4.

(#P199_19342) Exhibit SDA24, tab 5.

(#P202_19996) Exhibit SDA24, tab 6. Transcript of proceedings on 8 August 2008, PN847.

(#P205_20396) Exhibit SDA24, tab 6. Transcript of proceedings on 8 August 2008, PN851.

(#P208_20806) Exhibit SDA24, tab 8.

(#P209_21105) Exhibit SDA24, tab 9.

(#P212_21271) [2008] AIRCFB 717.

(#P213_21327) Exhibit SDA24, tab 10.

(#P218_22572) Exhibit SDA24, tab 11.

(#P219_22827) Exhibit SDA24, tab 12.

(#P222_23372) Exhibit SDA24, tab 13. Transcript of proceedings on 5 November 2008, PN3648.

(#P225_23660) Exhibit SDA24, tab 13. Transcript of proceedings on 5 November 2008, PN3376.

(#P228_23970) [2008] AIRCFB 1000.

(#P253_29452) [2008] AIRCFB 1000 at [71].

(#P254_29885) [2008] AIRCFB 1000 at [135]. See also [287].

(#P265_32941) [2010] FWAFB 305 at [25].

(#P288_37790) [2012] FWAFB 5600.

(#P300_39097) Exhibit SDA1.

(#P303_39938) Exhibit SDA2.

(#P306_40573) Exhibit SDA3.

(#P309_41678) Exhibit SDA4.

(#P312_42290) Exhibit SDA5.

(#P315_43445) Exhibit SDA6.

(#P318_44604) Exhibit SDA7.

(#P321_45516) Exhibit SDA8.

(#P324_46510) Exhibit SDA9.

(#P327_47576) Exhibit SDA10.

(#P330_48419) Exhibit SDA11.

(#P333_49337) Exhibit SDA12.

(#P336_50487) Exhibit SDA13.

(#P339_51581) Exhibit SDA14.

(#P342_52496) Exhibit SDA15.

(#P345_53099) Exhibit SDA16.

(#P348_53703) Exhibit SDA17.

(#P351_54672) Exhibit SDA18.

(#P354_55988) Exhibit SDA19.

(#P357_56663) Exhibit SDA20.

(#P364_57459) Exhibit ARA1.

(#P367_59393) Exhibit ARA2.

(#P370_60642) Exhibit MGA1.

(#P379_63438) Exhibit MGA2.

(#P390_65880) Exhibit MGA3.

(#P399_68084) Exhibit MGA4.

(#P408_70474) Exhibit AIG1.

(#P419_73814) Exhibit ARA3, annexure C. United Kingdom, Low Pay Commission, Protecting Young People: The National Minimum Wage (March 2004).

(#P420_74028) Exhibit AIG2, attachment 1. Kristy Muir, Killian Mullan, Abigail Powell, Saul Flaxman, Denise Thompson and Megan Griffiths, State of Australia's Young People: A Report on the social, economic, health and family lives of young people, Office for Youth (October 2009).

(#P421_74359) Exhibit ECA1, attachment 3. Megan Clark, Melissa Eaton, David Meek, Emily Pye and Razib Tuhin, Australian Small Business: Key Statistics and Analysis, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (December 2012).

(#P422_74686) Productivity Commission, Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry, Report no. 56 (4 November 2011). The Commonwealth also tendered extracts from this report (exhibit Commonwealth2).

(#P423_75014) Exhibit ECA1, attachment 2. Office of the Minister of Labour, Cabinet Paper: Starting Out Wage Policy (27 July 2012).

(#P424_75248) Dean Hyslop and Steven Stillman, Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market, New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 04/03 (March 2004).

(#P425_75465) Dean Hyslop and Steven Stillman, The Impact of the 2008 Youth Minimum Wage Reform, Department of Labour (August 2011).

(#P462_80794) See ss.48 and 57 of the Act.

(#P463_81043) Exhibit SDA22.

(#P500_88908) Junior Rates Inquiry, Report of the Full Bench Inquiring Under Section 120B of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, Print R5300 (4 June 1999).

(#P505_90577) Junior Rates Inquiry at p.x, para [5](ii).

(#P508_90875) See generally Junior Rates Inquiry, section 4.3 dealing with "Considerations Reducing the Desirability of Replacing Junior Rates".

(#P509_91177) Junior Rates Inquiry at p.xii, para [8](i).

(#P512_91448) Junior Rates Inquiry at p.xvi, para [9](v).

(#P517_91997) Junior Rates Inquiry at p.140, [4.4.4].

(#P520_92454) Junior Rates Inquiry at p.141, [4.4.5].

(#P523_92828) See s.3 of the WR Act.

(#P524_93007) See s.143(1C)(ea) of the WR Act.

(#P525_93167) See s.88B(4) of the WR Act.

(#P528_93322) See s.294(1) of the Act.

(#P529_93550) See ss.153(3) and 195(3) of the Act.

(#P530_93674) See s.12 of the Act.

(#P537_94948) Transcript of proceedings on 16 July 2013, PN4708 - PN4710 and Exhibit ACTU2 at 19 - 21.

(#P543_95679) See s.12.

(#P554_98980) For example, drivers licence restrictions.

(#P559_99590) Exhibit Commonwealth1.

(#P560_99813) MA000010.

(#P563_100270) Exhibit Commonwealth1.

(#P582_105724) For example see [2010] FWAFB 4000 at [237] and [2013] FWCFB 4000 at [367].

(#P583_105952) [2013] FWCFB 1635 at [212].

(#P586_106432) See also a finding made by in the Penalty Rates Decision at [214].

(#P589_107079) Exhibit ACTU1, para 19. ABS, Underemployed Workers, Australia, Catalogue no. 6265.0 (September 2012).

(#P590_107409) Exhibit ACTU2, paras 9 and 10. ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, Catalogue no. 6302.0 (November 2012).

(#P595_108088) ABS, Labour Force, Detailed, Quarterly, Catalogue no. 6291.0.55.003 (November 2012).

(#P596_108433) Exhibit Commonwealth1; ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, Catalogue no.6306.0 (May 2012); and Fair Work Commission, Research Report 4/2013: Retail Trade Industry Profile (February 2013).

(#P601_109388) Exhibit AIG2, attachment 1. Kristy Muir, Killian Mullan, Abigail Powell, Saul Flaxman, Denise Thompson and Megan Griffiths, State of Australia's Young People: A Report on the social, economic, health and family lives of young people, Office for Youth (October 2009).

(#P606_110792) Exhibit ARA3, para 46.

(#P611_111712) Exhibit ABI2, para 20.

(#P616_113337) Exhibit Commonwealth1, para 5.4.

(#P625_115986) [2010] FWAFB 4000 at [275].

(#P626_116146) [2012] FWAFB 5000 at [210].

(#P633_117784) Exhibit AIG2, paragraphs 99 - 102. ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Catalogue no. 6202 (April 2013).

(#P636_118240) Exhibit Commonwealth1.

(#P639_118891) Exhibit ARA3, annexure A.

(#P642_119601) [2013] FWCFB 4000 at [438] - [442].

(#P653_123427) Exhibit SDA27. Dean Hyslop and Steven Stillman, Youth Minimum Wage Reform and the Labour Market, Institute for the Study of Labour, Discussion paper no. 1091 (March 2004) at p.16. See also transcript of proceedings on 16 July 2013, PN4644 - PN4645.

(#P656_124291) Dean Hyslop and Steven Stillman, The Impact of the 2008 Youth Minimum Wage Reform, Department of Labour (August 2011).

(#P659_124572) Exhibit ARA3, annexure C. United Kingdom, Low Pay Commission, Protecting Young People: The National Minimum Wage (March 2004).

(#P670_126684) Transcript of proceedings on 2 July 2013, PN795 - PN796 and transcript of proceedings on 16 July 2013, PN4613.

(#P682_129062) Exhibit SDA21.

(#P689_130074) [2013] FWCFB 1635.

(#P694_130878) [2013] FWCFB 4000.

(#P697_131108) Exhibit Commonwealth1, attachment C.

(#P698_131684) Exhibit Commonwealth1, para 2.1(c).

(#P699_132109) Exhibit Commonwealth1, para 5.1 - 5.4.

(#P700_132653) Exhibit Commonwealth1 and transcript of proceedings on 16 July 2013, PN4821.

(#P703_132926) DEEWR, Australian Jobs 2013 (2013).

(#P708_133871) Exhibit ACTU2.

(#P715_135683) Exhibit AIG1. See s.3(g) of the Act,.

(#P716_135973) Exhibit AIG1, attachment 2. Megan Clark, Melissa Eaton, William Lind, Emily Pye and Laura Bateman, Key Statistics: Australian Small Business, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (2011) at p.7.

(#P721_138314) Exhibit Commonwealth2. Productivity Commission, Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry, Report no. 56 (4 November 2011).

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Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

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