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BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
NURSING HOMES, &C., NURSES' (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application
by the New South Wales Nurses' Association, industrial
organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 2463
of 2001)
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Before Commissioner McLeay
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20 April 2001
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VARIATION
1. Insert an additional (third) paragraph
at the end of subclause (2) (a) (i) of clause 26, Long Service Leave, of the
award published 22 January 1999 (308 I.G. 45), as varied, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Notwithstanding anything
contained elsewhere in this clause, an employer and an employee may mutually
agree that the taking of the leave be deferred beyond the initial twelve months
referred to above. In such a case the
employer and employee may agree that the employee shall be paid for that leave
at the rate of pay applicable at the time of the agreement to further postpone
the leave, and not at the rate of pay applicable at the time that the leave is
taken. For any such agreement to be
valid, it must be in writing and be signed by both the employer and the
employee".
2. Delete the opening phrase from
subclause (b) of the said clause 26, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(b) Subject to subclause (a) of this clause,
where an employee has acquired a right to long service leave, then:
3. Delete of
Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
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Classification
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Column 1
Current Rate
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Column 2
FPP on or
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Column 3
FPP on or after
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Per week
$
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after 1/7/2001
per week
$
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1/7/2002
per week
$
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Assistant in Nursing/Trainee Enrolled
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Nurse -
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Under 18 years of age -
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First year of experience
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362.90
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370.20
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377.60
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Second year of experience
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379.00
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386.60
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394.30
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Thereafter
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394.00
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402.00
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410.00
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18 years of age and over
-
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First year of experience
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428.10
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436.70
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445.40
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Second year of experience
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441.90
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450.70
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459.70
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Third year of experience
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455.70
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464.80
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474.10
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Thereafter
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469.90
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479.30
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488.90
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Enrolled Nurse -
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First year of experience
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525.80
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536.30
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547.00
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Second year of experience
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537.00
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547.70
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558.70
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Third year of experience
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548.60
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559.60
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570.80
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Fourth year of experience
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560.20
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571.40
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582.80
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Thereafter
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571.90
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583.30
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595.00
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Nurse undergoing pre-registration
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training otherwise than as a student
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513.70
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524.00
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534.50
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Registered Nurse -
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First year of service
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595.80
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607.70
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619.90
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Second year of service
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628.30
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640.90
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653.70
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Third year of service
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660.70
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673.90
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687.40
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Fourth year of service
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695.40
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709.30
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723.50
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Fifth year of service
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729.80
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744.40
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759.30
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Sixth year of service
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764.30
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779.60
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795.20
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Seventh year of service
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803.60
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819.70
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836.10
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Eighth year of service
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836.70
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853.40
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870.50
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Clinical Nurse Specialist
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871.00
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888.40
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906.20
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Clinical Nurse Educator
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871.00
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888.40
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906.20
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Nurse Educator -
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First year
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927.90
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946.50
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965.40
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Second year
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954.00
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973.10
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992.60
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Third year
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977.50
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997.10
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1017.00
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Fourth year
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1,028.60
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1049.20
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1070.20
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Clinical Nurse Consultant
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1,028.60
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1049.20
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1070.20
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Nurse Unit Manager
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(personal to current occupants as at 1
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March 1999)
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Level 1 - 1st year
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927.90
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946.50
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965.40
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- 2nd
year
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954.00
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973.10
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992.60
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Level 2
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977.50
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997.10
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1017.00
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Level 3
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1,003.50
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1023.60
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1044.10
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Senior Nurse Educator -
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First year
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1,053.50
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1074.60
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1096.10
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Second year
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1,075.10
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1096.60
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1118.50
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Third year
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1,111.00
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1133.20
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1155.90
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Assistant Director of Nursing -
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Less than 150 beds
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954.00
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973.10
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992.60
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150-250 beds
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1,028.60
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1049.20
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1070.20
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250 beds and over
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1,053.50
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1074.60
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1096.10
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Deputy Director of Nursing -
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Less than 20 beds
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973.20
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992.70
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1012.60
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20 beds, less than 75 beds
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998.50
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1018.50
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1038.90
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75 beds, less than 100 beds
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1,021.80
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1042.20
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1063.00
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100 beds, less than 150 beds
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1,043.50
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1064.40
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1085.70
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150 beds, less than 200 beds
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1,075.10
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1096.60
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1118.50
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200 beds, less than 250 beds
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1,111.00
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1133.20
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1155.90
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250 beds, less than 350 beds
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1,152.50
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1175.60
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1199.10
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350 beds, less than 450 beds
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1,193.80
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1217.70
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1242.10
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450 beds, less than 750 beds
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1,238.10
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1262.90
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1288.20
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750 beds and over
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1,286.10
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1311.80
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1338.00
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Director of Nursing or Subsidiary
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Hospital Director of Nursing -
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Less than 25 beds
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1,088.50
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1110.30
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1132.50
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25 beds, less than 50 beds
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1,052.50
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1175.60
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1199.10
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50 beds, less than 75 beds
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1,177.40
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1200.90
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1224.90
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75 beds, less than 100 beds
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1,202.00
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1226.00
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1250.50
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100 beds, less than 150 beds
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1,236.50
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1261.20
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1286.40
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150 beds, less than 200 beds
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1,277.70
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1303.30
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1329.40
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200 beds, less than 250 beds
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1,319.10
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1345.50
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1372.40
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250 beds, less than 350 beds
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1,368.70
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1396.10
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1424.00
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350 beds, less than 450 beds
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1,451.30
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1480.30
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1509.90
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450 beds, less than 750 beds
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1,535.40
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1566.10
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1597.40
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750 beds and over
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1,631.80
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1664.40
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1697.70
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Table 2 ¾
Other Rates and Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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Current Rates
$
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Column 2
FPP on or atter 1/7/2001
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Column 3
FPP on or after
1/7/2002
$
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1
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11(i)(a)
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In charge of nursing home
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- Less than 100 beds
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14.56 per shift
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14.85 per shift
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15.15 per shift
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- 100 beds and less than 150
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23.46 per shift
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23.93 per shift
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24.41 per shift
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Beds
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2
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11(i)(b)
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In charge of ward/unit
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14.56 per shift
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14.85 per shift
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15.15 per shift
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3
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11(ii)(a)
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On Call
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12.98 per 24 hours
or part thereof
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13.24 per 24 hours
or part thereof
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13.50 per 24 hours
of part thereof
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4
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11(ii)(b)
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On Call on rostered days off
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25.97 per 24 hours
or part thereof
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26.49 per 24 hours
or part thereof
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27.02 per 24 hours
or part thereof
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5
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11(ii)©
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On Call during meal break
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7.03 per period
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7.17 per period
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7.31 per period
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6
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11(ii)(d)
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Travelling Allowance
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47.24 cents
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50.75 cents
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50.75 cents
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& (iii)
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per kilometre
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per kilometre
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per kilometre
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7
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12(i)
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Climatic Allowance
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3.36 per week
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3.43 per week
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3.50 per week
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8
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12(ii)
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Isolation Allowance
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6.51 per week
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6.64 per week
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6.77 per week
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9
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14
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Expense Allowance for D.O.N.s ¾
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Less than 100 beds
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175.00 per annum
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184.00 p/a
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184.00 p/a
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100-299
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350.00 per annum
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367.00 p/a
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367.10 p/a
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300-499
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525.00 per annum
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551.00 p/a
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551.00 p/a
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Over 500 beds
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700.00 per annum
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734.00 p/a
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734.00 p/a
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10
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17(iii)(a)
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Uniform
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4.70 per week
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4.93 per week
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4.93 per week
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11
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17(iii)(a)
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Shoes
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1.46 per week
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1.53 per week
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1.53 per week
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12
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17(iii)(b)
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Cardigan or jacket
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1.41 per week
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1.48 per week
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1.48 per week
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13
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17(iii)©
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Stockings
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2.44 per week
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2.56 per week
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2.56 per week
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14
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17(iii)(d)
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Socks
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0.48 per week
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0.50 per week
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0.50 per week
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15
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17(iv)
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Laundry
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3.92 per week
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4.11 per week
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4.11 per week
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16
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19(vi)
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Meal on overtime
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6.91 per meal
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7.25 per meal
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7.25 per meal
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17
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29(i)(c)
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Breakfast
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2.59 per meal
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2.72 per meal
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2.72 per meal
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18
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29(i)(c)
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Other meals
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4.68 per meal
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4.91 per meal
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4.91 per meal
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4. This
variation shall take effect on and from 20 April 2001.
J.
McLEAY, Commissioner.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.
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