Common Rule Application by the CEPU

POAAL appeared in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on 16 December on behalf of all Victorian Licensees. The CEPU has applied to the AIRC to make the Postal Services Industry Award common rule for all eligible LPOs in Victoria. In short, this means that all Victorian LPOs where postal business is the dominant business will be obliged to pay under the Award. The exceptions will be LPOs where AWAs are in place, or where the postal business is not the dominant business. The CEPU wanted coverage to commence from 1 January 2005, however the Commissioner agreed with POAAL's argument and the common rule coverage will commence from 1 February 2005.