HEALTH EMPLOYEES' (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Health Services Union, industrial organisation of employees.

 

(No. IRC 6907 of 2001)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Insert after subclause (Xli) of clause 1, Definitions, of the award published 6 November 1998 (307 I.G. 29), the following new subclauses:

 

(XLii)               Centralised Food Production Unit (CFPU) means a centralised food production unit established by an Area Health Service or the Health Administration Corporation that produces and supplies bulk food produce in advance.

 

The CFPU produces but is not limited to cook chill food in the form of extended life cook chill and/or short shelf life cook chill product. The CFPU can also produce bulk food as cook freeze product, and as prepared non-cooked items including but not limited to items such as salad vegetables, fruit, desserts, prepared cold meats etc. This food is produced using such technologies as Extended Life Cook Chill (ELCC), Short Term Cook Chill (STCC) and Cook Freeze (CF) and distributed to receiving/finishing and satellite kitchens which may be within or adjacent to the CFPU or off site.

 

(XLiii)              CFPU Chef means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and who is accountable for the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items in the CFPU.  The CFPU Chef is responsible for the supervision of staff.

 

(XLiv)              CFPU Cook

 

(a)        Level 2 - means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and who is responsible for the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items and associated food production tasks.  The CFPU Cook is responsible for the supervision of employees working in the above processes.

 

(b)        Level 1 - means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and under the supervision of a CFPU Cook Level 2 who assists in the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items.

 

2.          Insert at end of Table 1, Salaries of Part B, Monetary Rates, the following new classifications:

 

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 January 2004.

 

 

 

J. McLEAY, Commissioner.

 

 

 

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