Livestock
Health and Pest Authorities Salaries and Conditions Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Public
Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of
New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 463 of 2010)
Before Commissioner
Bishop
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30 June 2010
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VARIATION
1. Insert in
clause 1, Arrangement of the award, published 31 July 2009 (368 I.G. 964), the following
new clause number and subject matter:
16A. Lactation
Breaks
2. Insert after
clause 16, Parental Leave, the following new clause:
16A. Lactation Breaks
16A.1 This clause
applies to employees who are lactating mothers. A lactation break is provided for breastfeeding, expressing milk
or other activity necessary to the act of breastfeeding or expressing milk and
is in addition to any other rest period and meal break as provided for in this
award.
16A.2 A full time employee
or a part time staff member working more than 4 hours per day is entitled to a
maximum of two paid lactation breaks of up to 30 minutes each per day.
16A.3 A part time
employee working 4 hours or less on any one day is entitled to only one paid lactation
break of up to 30 minutes on any day so worked.
16A.4 A flexible
approach to lactation breaks can be taken by mutual agreement between an
employee and their manager provided the total lactation break time entitlement
is not exceeded. When giving consideration to any such requests for
flexibility, a manager needs to balance the operational requirements of the
organisation with the lactating needs of the employee.
16A.5 The Board shall
provide access to a suitable, private space with comfortable seating for the
purpose of breastfeeding or expressing milk.
16A.6 Other suitable
facilities, such as refrigeration and a sink, shall be provided where
practicable. Where it is not
practicable to provide these facilities, discussions between the manager and
employee will take place to attempt to identify reasonable alternative
arrangements for the employee’s lactation needs.
16A.7 Employees
experiencing difficulties in effecting the transition from home-based
breastfeeding to the workplace will have telephone access in paid time to a
free breastfeeding consultative service, such as that provided by the
Australian Breastfeeding Association’s Breastfeeding Helpline Service or the
Public Health System.
16A.8 Employees needing
to leave the workplace during time normally required for duty to seek support
or treatment in relation to breastfeeding and the transition to the workplace
may utilise sick leave in accordance with clause 15, Sick Leave of this award,
or access to time off in lieu as provided for in clause 7, Hours of Work of
this award, where applicable.
3. This variation
shall take effect from 31 May 2010.
E.
A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.