[2015] FWC 6972
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

STATEMENT



Fair Work Act 2009

s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards—Penalty rates
(AM2014/305)

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT

MELBOURNE, 9 OCTOBER 2015

4 yearly review of modern awards - penalty rates - final schedule.

[1] On 1 October a revised draft schedule for the retail evidence to be heard in the period from 12 to 30 October 2015 was published and parties were directed to file any comments on the draft witness schedule by Thursday 8 October 2015.

[2] Correspondence proposing amendments was received from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA). The PGA proposed to reschedule some of the witnesses on Wednesday 14 October 2015. We have made the amendments proposed. In addition, the order of witnesses in the morning of Monday 19 October 2015 has been amended to accommodate for the different State time zones.

[3] The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association advised that it does not require witnesses Marek Kopias (5. Ai Group) and Gina Feast (9. Ai Group) for cross examination and accordingly these witnesses have been removed from the final schedule. The following consequential changes have also been made to the schedule for Monday 26 October 2015:

[4] The final schedule is set out at Attachment A.

PRESIDENT

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ATTACHMENT A—FINAL SCHEDULE OF WITNESS EVIDENCE—Retail Group—ALL TIMES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

12–16 October—SYDNEY—Pharmacy

Monday 12

Tuesday 13

Wednesday 14

Thursday 15

Friday 16

9.30

(45. PGA) Anthony Tassone

9.30

(22. PGA) Samantha Kourtis

9.30

(27. PGA) Peter Crothers

9.30

(42. PGA) Stephen Armstrong

9.30

 

10.15

(28. PGA) Quinn On

10.10

(24. PGA) Trent Playford

10.10

(41. PGA) John Cagney

(Adelaide) VC

10.10

10.10

 

10.55

(23. PGA) David Martin Heffernan

10.50

(31. PGA) Lia Mahony

10.50

(39. PGA) Dean Pollock

10.50

10.50

 

11.35

(40. PGA) Paul Keane

11.30

(46. PGA) Hassan El-Ahmad (known as Sam El-Ahman)

11.30

(32. PGA) Tim Logan (Brisbane) VC

11.30

11.30

 

12.15

HEARING: objections to notices to produce

12.15

(33. PGA) Michael Farrell

12.10

(37. PGA) Patrick Costigan

12.10

12.10

 

1.00

Adjournment

12.55

Adjournment

12.50

Adjournment

1.00

Adjournment

1.00

Adjournment

2.00

(44. PGA) Angelo Pricolo

2.00

(43. PGA) Kin Chong

2.00

HEARING – objections to evidence

2.00

(36. PGA) Maria Xynias

2.00

 

2.45

(47. PGA) Greg Da Rui (Perth) VC

2.40

(29. PGA) Craig Bird

2.40

 

2.50

(35. PGA) Ian Lewellin (Melbourne) VC

2.50

 

3.25

CONFERENCE before VP Catanzariti – outstanding objections to evidence (inc Pezzullo)

3.20

(26. PGA) Michelle Spiro

3.20

3.30

 

3.30

 

 

Employer witness

 

Union witness

PGA = Pharmacy Guild of Australia ARA/NRA/MGA = Australian Retailers Association, National Retail Association and Master Grocers Association R&C = Restaurant & Catering Industrial ABI/NSWBC = Australian Business Industrial and New South Wales Business Chamber Ai Group = Australian Industrial Group

19–23 October—MELBOURNE—Retail

Monday 19

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21

Thursday 22

Friday 23

9.00

(19. ARA/NRA/MGA) Barry Barron (Cremorne VIC)

9.30

(20. ARA/NRA/MGA) Jorge-Daniel Leroy D’Oreli (South Yarra VIC)

9.30

Employee witness 6

       

11.00

(34. PGA) Georgina Twomey (QLD) remote VC

11.30

(21. PGA) Andrew Topp (ACT)

9.50

Employee witness 7

       

10.10

Employee witness 8

       

11.30

(18. ARA/NRA/MGA) Heath Goddard (QLD) VC

12.10

(1. ABI/NSWBC) Emily Baxter (NSW) VC

10.30

Employee witness 9

       

10.50

Employee witness 10

       

1.00

Adjournment

1.10

Adjournment

           

2.00

(15. ARA/NRA/MGA) Graemo Gough

(BALLINA) VC

2.00

(8. Ai Group) Mr Stephen Flook (QLD)

           

2.40

(17. ARA/NRA/MGA) Chris Antonieff (QLD) VC

2.30

Employee witness 1

           

3.10

(14. ARA/NRA/MGA) Belinda Daggett

(ALBURY) VC

3.00

Employee witness 2

           

3.40pm

(16. ARA/NRA/MGA) Adam Schoene

(SYDNEY) VC

3.20

Employee witness 3

           
   

3.30

Employee witness 4

           
   

3.50

Employee witness 5

           

26–30 October—SYDNEY—Fast Food

Monday 26

Tuesday 27

Wednesday 28

Thursday 29

Friday 30

9.30

 

9.30

(11. Ai Group) Nicola Agostino (Maddington WA)

9.30

(SDA) Prof Ray Markey

9.30

Ms Lynne Pezzullo

   

10.00

(12. Ai Group) David Eagles (Daleyyellup WA)

10.15

Ms Lynne Pezzullo

       

10.30

(7. Ai Group) Marcus Dunn (QLD)

10.30

(13. Ai Group) Patricia Ann Deasy (Ordmond VIC)

           

10.50

(4. Ai Group) Krista Terese Limbrey (Thornleigh, NSW)

11.00

(SDA) Prof Morris Altman

           

11.30

(6. Ai Group) Adam Dando (QLD)

               

12.30

Adjournment

       

12.00

Hearing: objections to notices to produce and evidence: Drs Murrlink and Oliver

   

1.00

Adjournment

1.00

Adjournment

1.00

Adjournment

   

2.00

(49. RCI) Mr George Fantis (SA)

               

2.30

(48. RCI) Adrian Longergan (QLD)

               

3.00

(10. Ai Group) Ayman Haydar (Marmion WA)