DENTAL ASSISTANTS AND SECRETARIES (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by N.S.W.
Dental Assistants Association, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 4342 of 2003)
Before Commissioner
Cambridge
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29 August 2003
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause (ii) of clause 1, Salaries, of the award published 1 March 2002 (331
I.G. 845), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(ii) The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2002. These adjustments may be offset
against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments; and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991, other than safety net, State Wage Case, and
minimum rates adjustment.
2. Delete
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subclause (iii) of the said clause 1 and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
(iii)
(a) An employee
who is the holder of a Certificate of Proficiency as a dental assistant and
secretary issued by the N.S.W. Dental Assistants Association and/or the Dental
Assistants’ Association of Australia Inc., or by the Department of Technical
and Further Education shall be paid, in addition to their appropriate salary,
the sum of $24.50 per week. The employee
shall be entitled to receive such additional sum as from the declaration by
such candidate of the training course.
(b) Any employee
who has, in addition to their Certificate of Proficiency prescribed by
paragraph (a) of this subclause, a Certificate of Proficiency in Dental
Radiography, shall be paid the further amount of $11.70 per week extra;
provided that this amount is to be paid only where the employee is called upon
to carry out work for which they would be qualified, being the holder of such
certificate.
(c) Any employee
who has in addition to their Certificate of Proficiency prescribed by paragraph
(a) of this subclause, a Certificate of Proficiency in Oral Health Education,
shall be paid the further amount of $10.60 per week extra; provided that this
amount is to be paid only where the employee is called upon to carry out work
for which they would be qualified, being the holder of such certificate.
3. Delete
subclause (ii) of clause 3, Hours, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(ii) Any employee
required to work on a Saturday as part of their ordinary hours of duty shall be
paid $11.30 in addition to their ordinary rate of pay.
4. Delete
subclause (iv) of clause 4, Overtime and Evening Meal Money, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
(iv) Employees
required to work for more than one hour after their ordinary ceasing time,
Monday to Friday inclusive, shall be paid not less than $9.95 for evening meal
money in addition to any overtime to which they may be entitled under the
provisions herein before contained. If
overtime exceeds five hours on any shift, a further meal allowance of the same
amount shall be paid.
5. Delete clause
17, Clothing, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
17. Clothing
If any employee is required to wear a uniform, the employer
shall bear the expense of laundering the same; provided that where the uniforms
are not laundered at the expense of the employer, an allowance of $7.00 per
week shall be paid to the employee.
6. Delete clause
23, First-aid Allowance, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
23. First-Aid
Allowance
An employee who has been trained to render first-aid and who
is the current holder of appropriate first-aid qualifications, such as a
certificate from the St. John Ambulance or similar body, shall be paid an
allowance of $7.85 per week, if the employee is appointed by an employer to
perform first-aid duty.
7. Delete Table
1- Salaries of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Part B
Monetary Rates
Table 1 - Salaries
Age
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Former rate per
week
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Total rate per
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week
effective29.08.03
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$
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$
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At 16 years of age or under
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181.40
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187.75
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At 17 years of age
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209.50
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216.85
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At 18 years of age
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241.95
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250.40
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At 19 years of age
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281.80
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291.65
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At 20 years of age
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321.35
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332.60
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At 21 years of age and over with less than
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one year’s experience
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413.40
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431.40
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At 21 years of age and over with more than
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one year’s experience
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416.70
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434.70
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8. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 29 August 2003.
I. W. CAMBRIDGE,
Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.