PUBLIC
HOSPITALS LIBRARIANS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Notice
of award review pursuant to section 19 of the
Industrial Relations Act 1996.
(No. IRC 2454 of 1999)
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Before Mr Deputy President Grayson
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11 July 2001
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REVIEWED AWARD
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Clause No.
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Subject Matter
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1
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Definitions
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2
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Salaries
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3
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Grading Structure
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4
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Grading Committee
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5
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Conditions of Employment
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6
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Area, Incidence And Duration
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1. DEFINITIONS
"Area Health Service" means an Area Health Service
constituted pursuant to section 17 of the Health
Services Act 1997.
"Hospital" means a public hospital as defined
under section 15 of the Health Services
Act, 1997.
"Association" means the Health and Research
Employees Association of New South Wales.
"Weekly Rates" will be ascertained by dividing the
annual amount by 52.17857 or a weekly rate can be multiplied by 52.17857 to
obtain an annual amount.
"Corporation" means the Health Administration
Corporation.
"Librarian" means a person appointed as such who
possesses qualifications acceptable for professional membership of the Library
Association of Australia or such other qualifications as the Corporation deems
appropriate.
"Librarian Grade 1" means a librarian appointed as
such.
"Librarian Grade 2" means a librarian appointed as
such.
"Librarian Grade 3" means a librarian appointed as
such.
2. SALARIES
For current salaries refer Health Professional and Medical
Salaries (State) Award.
(i) The
classifications of librarians shall be as follows:
Librarian, Graduates
Librarian Grade 1
Librarian Grade 2
Librarian Grade 3
(ii) The commencing salary of a librarian,
who possesses a degree or diploma issued by a university or college of advanced
education requiring a minimum of three years full-time study, shall be not less
than that prescribed for the second year of service for a graduate.
3. GRADING STRUCTURE
Librarian Grade 1 - St
George Hospital
St Vincent's Hospital
Librarian Grade 2 - Prince
Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital Group
Royal Newcastle Hospital, Sydney
Hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Librarian Grade 3 - Westmead
Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital
4. GRADING COMMITTEE
A committee consisting of two representatives of the Health
Administration Corporation and two representatives of the Association shall be
constituted to consider and recommend to the Corporation upon application by
the Association or a hospital/Area Health Service:
(i) The grading of any new position or
variation of grading of a position as the result of substantial change in the
duties and/or responsibilities or any grading anomaly; and
(ii) The date of
the effect of the grading recommended.
Provided that -
(a) an employee shall, whilst the grading of
the position is under consideration, be ineligible to be a member of the
committee;
(b) the committee shall not, without
sufficient reason, recommend the retrospective operation of any grading or
remuneration; and
(c) where a retrospective date of effect is
recommended such date shall not be earlier than a date six months prior to the
date on which the matter was referred to the committee.
5. CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT
The conditions of employment for employees covered by this
award shall be as prescribed by the Public Hospitals (Professional and
Associated Staff) Conditions of Employment (State) Award.
6. AREA, INCIDENCE AND
DURATION
This award shall apply to the employees covered by the
classifications mentioned in clause 1, Definitions, of this award, employed in
public hospitals in the State excluding the County of Yancowinna and the United
Dental Hospital of Sydney.
This award is made following a review under section 19 of
the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and
replaces the Public Hospital Librarians (State) Award published 25 July 1990
(257 I.G. 907) and all variations thereof.
The award published 25 July 1990 effect from the first full
pay period to commence on or after 30 November 1989.
The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review
pursuant to section 19 (6) of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards
made by the Industrial Relations Commission of the New South Wales on 18
December 1998 (308 IG 307) take effect on and from 11 July 2001.
This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the
period for which it was made already having expired.
J. P. GRAYSON, D.P.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.