BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

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SERIAL C1571

PRIVATE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Application by The Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.

(No. IRC 4619 of 2002)

Before Commissioner McLeay

4 September 2002

VARIATION

1.�� Delete subclause (ii) of clause 3, Wages, of the award published 25 January 2001 (321 I.G. 1008), as varied, 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 off-set 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 adjustments.

2.�� Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

PART B

MONETARY RATES

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

Classification		Current rate	SWC 2002			Wage Rate as
			adjustment			From 13.9.2002
		$/week	$/week			$/week
Administrative Staff -
Clerk - Age Scale:
Under 18 years of age		288.40	3.5%			298.50
Clerk - Grade I
First year of service		457.30	18.00			475.30
Second year of service		470.60	18.00			488.60
Third year of service		482.70	18.00			500.70
Fourth year of service		492.70	18.00			510.70
Fifth year of service and thereafter		502.70	18.00			520.70
Clerk - Grade II
First year of service		519.30	18.00			537.30
Second year of service and thereafter		534.30	18.00			552.30
Clerk - Grade III
First year of service		549.60	18.00			567.60
Second year of service and thereafter		562.90	18.00			580.90
Clerk - Grade IV
First year of service		575.70	18.00			593.70
Second year of service and thereafter		587.50	18.00			605.50
Clerk - Grade V
First year of service		603.10	18.00			621.10
Second year of service and thereafter		615.60	18.00			633.60
Provided that employees on the Age Scale who are substantially engaged on stenographic duties, or as a
comptometer or ledger posting machine operator, shall be paid a weekly allowance as part of salary of the
amount per week set out in Item 12 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances.
Central Sterile Supply Department
Aides -
Junior Scale -
Under 18 years of age		320.10	3.5%			331.30
Adult -
First year of service		486.10	18.00			504.10
Second year of service		493.90	18.00			511.90
Third year of service and thereafter		501.80	18.00			519.80
Assistant Supervisor of C.S.S.D.
500 beds and over		590.90	18.00			608.90
200 but less than 500 beds		537.50	18.00			555.50
100 but less than 200 beds		520.10	18.00			538.10
Supervisor of C.S.S.D.
500 beds and over		689.30	18.00			707.30
200 but less than 500 beds		638.30	18.00			656.30
100 but less than 200 beds		590.90	18.00			608.90
Central Sterile Supply Department Aides, other than Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors, who possesses
the Sterilising Certificate shall be paid an allowance of the amount per week set out in Item 13 of Table 2 -
Other Rates and Allowances
Maintenance Staff
Boiler Attendant� -
Certificated	490.60			18.00		508.60
With maintenance of Plant Duties	495.50			18.00		513.50
Where a boiler attendant attends to more than one boiler and/or performs work other than that of a boiler
attendant he shall be paid an additional amount per week as set out in Item 14 of Table 2 Other Rates and
Allowances
Maintenance Supervisor (Non-
Tradesman) -
In charge of staff		569.50			18.00	587.50
Otherwise		557.60			18.00	575.60
Maintenance Supervisor (Tradesman)-
In charge of staff		646.00			18.00	664.00
Otherwise		604.00			18.00	622.00
Engineer (Certificated) -
First year of service		666.30			18.00	684.30
Second year of service and thereafter		707.70			18.00	725.70
Nuclear Medicine Department
Nuclear Medicine Technologist -
First year of experience	558.30				18.00	576.30
Second year of experience	573.20				18.00	591.20
Third year of experience	600.30				18.00	618.30
Fourth year of experience	627.40				18.00	645.40
Fifth year of experience	655.70				18.00	673.70
Sixth year of experience	684.10				18.00	702.10
Seventh year of experience	713.50				18.00	731.50
Eighth year of experience and	746.90				18.00	764.90
thereafter
Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist		804.00			18.00	822.00
Chief Nuclear Medicine
Technologist -
Grade I		921.20			18.00	939.20
Grade II		977.60			18.00	995.60
Other Medical/Technical Staff Group
Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre
Technician -
With Diploma		520.70			18.00	538.70
Provided that an Anaesthetic and
Operating Theatre Technician who is
the possessor of a Diploma issued by
the Australian Society of Anaesthetic
and Operating Theatre Technicians
Shall be paid.		543.80			18.00	561.80
Senior Anaesthetic and Operating
Theatre Technician		556.10			18.00	574.10
Electro-Cardiograph Recorder/
Technician -
First year of experience		520.70			18.00	538.70
Third year of experience and thereafter		529.10			18.00	547.10
Senior Electro-Cardiograph
Recorder/Technician		541.30			18.00	559.30
Heart/Lung Assistant		528.90			18.00	546.90
Heart/Lung Technician		553.20			18.00	571.20
Neurophysiological Technician -
First year of experience		543.80			18.00	561.80
Second year of experience		556.10			18.00	574.10
Senior Neurophysiological Technician
Grade I		568.70			18.00	586.70
Grade II		607.70			18.00	625.70
Grade III		658.60			18.00	676.60
Surgical Bootmaker -
First year of experience		548.20			18.00	566.20
Second year of experience and
thereafter		555.70			18.00	573.70
Orthotist -
First year of service		548.30			18.00	566.30
Second year of service		558.60			18.00	576.60
Third year of service		567.70			18.00	585.70
Fourth year of service and thereafter		575.90			18.00	593.90
Chief Orthotist -
Sole, or in charge of one other		604.90			18.00	622.90
Chief Orthotist -
In charge of two or more orthotists
First year of service		604.90			18.00	622.90
Second year of service and thereafter		622.90			18.00	640.90
Wardsperson -
First year of service		485.60			18.00	503.60
Second year of service and thereafter		488.70			18.00	506.70
Surgical Dresser -
First year of service		490.50			18.00	508.50
Second year of service		494.10			18.00	512.10
Third year of service and thereafter		499.10			18.00	517.10
Recreation Activities Officer -
First year of experience		501.80			18.00	519.80
Second year of experience		513.30			18.00	531.30
Third year of experience and thereafter		521.00			18.00	539.00
Diversional Therapist with Associate
Diploma
First year of experience		497.00			18.00	515.00
Second year of experience		523.30			18.00	541.30
Third year of experience		547.20			18.00	565.20
Fourth year of experience		569.20			18.00	587.20
Fifth year of experience and thereafter		592.20			18.00	610.20
Years of experience as a Diversional Therapist with Associate Diploma employed under the Private
Hospital Employees' (State) Award or any award replacing that award will be recognised for appointment
and incremental progression.
Technical Assistant -
First year of service		501.80			18.00	519.80
Second year of service		513.30			18.00	531.30
Third year of service and thereafter		521.00			18.00	539.00
Pharmacy Department
Pharmacy Assistant
�(Graduate/Unregistered) -		524.10			18.00	542.10
Pharmacists (Registered) -
First year of experience		573.20			18.00	591.20
Second year of experience		591.40			18.00	609.40
Third year of experience		622.30			18.00	640.30
Fourth year of experience		659.00			18.00	677.00
Fifth year of experience		698.40			18.00	716.40
Sixth year of experience		737.30			18.00	755.30
Seventh year of experience		766.70			18.00	784.70
Eighth year of experience and
thereafter		788.80			18.00	806.80
Chief Pharmacist (Practising
Pharmacist) - Sole pharmacist in
charge or in charge of 3 or less
registered or unregistered assistants
First year of service		841.90			18.00	859.90
Second year of service		867.30			18.00	885.30
Third year of service		889.10			18.00	907.10
In charge of 4 or more registered or
unregistered assistants
First year of service		911.00			18.00	929.00
Second year of service		933.70			18.00	951.70
Third year of service		962.40			18.00	980.40
Pharmacists who are in possession of a Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists shall be paid in
addition to the rates prescribed an allowance per week of the amount set out in Item 15 of Table 2 - Other
Rates and Allowances.
Radiographic Staff
Radiographer -
First year of experience	558.30			18.00		576.30
Second year of experience	573.20			18.00		591.20
Third year of experience	600.30			18.00		618.30
Fourth year of experience	627.40			18.00		645.40
Fifth year of experience	655.70			18.00		673.70
Sixth year of experience	684.10			18.00		702.10
Seventh year of experience	713.50			18.00		731.50
Eighth year of experience and
thereafter	746.90			18.00		764.90
Senior Radiographer in a Section	804.00			18.00		822.00
Assistant Chief Radiographer	823.40			18.00		841.40
Chief Radiographer or Sole Radiographer at Hospitals with an adjusted Daily Average of
Under 100 beds	823.40			18.00		841.40
100 beds but less than 200	870.10			18.00		888.10
200 beds but less than 300	921.20			18.00		939.20
300 beds but less than 500	977.60			18.00		995.60
500 beds but less than 750	1,031.30			18.00		1,049.30
Chief Radiographer, Diagnostic
Radiographer at a hospital having an
adjusted daily average of occupied
Beds of 750 or more	1,058.40			18.00		1,076.40
Radiographers who are in possession of a Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Radiography shall be
paid an allowance of the amount per week set out in Item 16 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances.
A radiographer employed in a hospital who is required to provide a weekly service to another hospital or
hospitals shall be paid in accordance with the following:
(a) Where a radiographer is classified and paid as a Chief Radiographer in his own hospital, he shall
be adjusted to the rate prescribed for a Chief Radiographer based on the combined A.D.A. of the
hospitals within the group service, provided that if on this basis the employee would not be
entitled to an adjustment to a higher salary rate, the employee shall be paid an allowance of the amount
per week set out in Item 17 of Table 2-Other Rates and Allowances.
(b) Where the employee is not classified and paid as a Chief Radiographer, the employee shall be
paid the weekly rate prescribed for a Senior Radiographer.
Support Services Staff
General Services Officer, Grade 1 - (includes Maid, Laundry Hand, Seamstress)
Junior (under 18 years of age)		386.60	3.5%			400.10
Adult (18 years of age and over)		463.00	18.00			481.00
General Services Officer, Grade II -
(includes Kitchenhand, Ward
Assistant, Wash House Employee,
Industrial Washing Machine
Operator, Porter/cleaner, Cleaner,
General Useful)		474.10	18.00			492.10
General Services Officer, Grade III -
(includes Handyperson,
Storeperson, Assistant Cook)		482.50	18.00			500.50
General Services Officer, Grade IV -
First year of service		493.90	18.00			511.90
Second year of service		501.80	18.00			519.80
Third year of service and thereafter		513.30	18.00			531.30
Cook -
Grade A		507.20	18.00			525.20
Grade B		495.40	18.00			513.40
Chef -
First year of service		525.10	18.00			543.10
Second year of service and thereafter		534.70	18.00			552.70
Catering Officer -
First year of service		567.10	18.00			585.10
Second year of service and thereafter		575.30	18.00			593.30
Housekeeper -
First year of service		493.10	18.00			511.10
Second year of service and thereafter		496.10	18.00			514.10
Laundry Foreman and Forewoman		502.70	18.00			520.70
If in possession of Laundry and Dry
Cleaning Certificate		509.60	18.00			527.60
Gardener (Otherwise)		484.90	18.00			502.90
Gardeners (Qualified)		496.60	18.00			514.60
Head Gardener (Otherwise)		510.70	18.00			528.70
Head Gardener (Qualified)		537.60	18.00			555.60
Motor Vehicle Driver		493.20	18.00			511.20
Motor Vehicle Driver (Trucks and
Ambulance)		499.50	18.00			517.50
Storekeeper		519.80	18.00			537.80
Technical Staff
Technical Officer -
Grade I -
First year of experience		532.90	18.00			550.90
Second year of experience		543.70	18.00			561.70
Third year of experience		551.70	18.00			569.70
Fourth year of experience		562.80	18.00			580.80
Fifth year of experience		573.20	18.00			591.20
Sixth year of experience		591.40	18.00			609.40
Seventh year of experience		607.90	18.00			625.90
Eighth year of experience and
thereafter		622.30	18.00			640.30
Grade II -
First year of service		659.10	18.00			677.10
Second year of service		678.80	18.00			696.80
Third year of service		698.40	18.00			716.40
Fourth year of service		737.30	18.00			755.30
Senior Technical Officer -
First year of service		766.70	18.00			784.70
Second year of service		777.70	18.00			795.70
Third year of service and thereafter		788.80	18.00			806.80
Medical Technologist -
First year of experience		573.20	18.00			591.20
Second year of experience		591.40	18.00			609.40
Third year of experience		622.30	18.00			640.30
Fourth year of experience		659.10	18.00			677.10
Fifth year of experience		698.40	18.00			716.40
Sixth year of experience		737.30	18.00			755.30
Seventh year of experience		766.70	18.00			784.70
Eighth year of experience and
thereafter		788.80	18.00			806.80
Senior Medical Technologist in a
Section -
First year of experience		841.90	18.00			859.90
Second year of experience		867.30	18.00			885.30
Third year of experience and thereafter		889.10	18.00			907.10
Chief Medical Technologist -
If sole technologist in a hospital or in charge of other technologists or trainees at hospitals having an
adjusted daily average of occupied beds of less than 200
First year of experience	911.00			18.00		929.00
Second year of experience	933.70			18.00		951.70
Third year of experience and
thereafter	962.40			18.00		980.40
Provided that where a Chief Medical Technologist is the holder of a Fellowship of the Australian Institute
of Medical Technology she/he shall be paid an additional amount per week as set out in Item 18 of Table 2
- Other Rates and Allowances.
Apprentices
Apprentice Cook -
First year		297.20			60% of Cook B	308.00
Second year		408.70			82�% of Cook B	423.60
Third year		458.20			92�% of Cook B	474.90
Apprentice Gardener -
First year		248.30			50% of Gardener	257.30
					(Qualified)
Second year		298.00			60% of Gardener	308.80
					(Qualified)
Third year		397.30			80% of Gardener	411.70
					(Qualified)
Fourth year		447.00			90% of Gardener	463.10
					(Qualified)

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

Item	Clause		Brief Description	Amount
No.	No.			$
1	6(iii)		Meal allowances (overtime)
			Breakfast	8.80 per meal
			Lunch	11.40 per meal
			Dinner	16.70 per meal
2	7(iii)		Transport allowance - use of own vehicle (overtime hours)
			vehicles with engine capacity over 1600 cc	24.5 cents per km
			vehicles with engine capacity 1600 cc and under	20.5 cents per km
3	10(viii)		Apprentices
			certificate of exam pass	1.50 per week
			each subsequent year	1.50 per week
4	12(i)		Driving allowances
			Where required to drive a vehicle	3.80 per week
			required to drive more than 10 hours in any week
			minimum payment	3.80
			required to drive more than four hours in any day or shift
			minimum payment	3.80 per shift
5	12(ii)(b)		Post mortem assistance allowance
			weekly allowance	6.00 per week
			where assisting in more than one post mortem per week	6.00 per post mortem
6	12(iii)		Dirty work, confined spaces allowance	0.32 per hour
7	12(iii)		Confined spaces allowance - inside boiler, flue, etc.	0.55 per hour
8	12(v)		Handling linen of nauseous nature allowance (except in	0.17 per hour
			sealed linen bags)
9	12(vii)		Leading hand allowance -
			in charge of 2 to 5 employees	16.30 per week
			in charge of 6 to 10 employees	22.90 per week
			in charge of 11 to 15 employees	29.00 per week
			in charge of 16 to 19 employees	35.40 per week
10	21(iii)		Uniform allowance	1.70 per week
11	21(iv)		Laundering of uniform allowance	1.00 per week
12	Table 1		Stenographic allowance	4.50 per week
13	Table 1		Sterilising Certificate allowance	5.20 per week
14	Table 1		Boiler Attendant allowance	11.80 per week
15		Table 1	Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists	16.50 per week
			allowance
16		Table 1	Fellowship of Australian Institute of Radiography	18.10 per week
			allowance
17		Table 1	Chief Radiographer service to another hospital allowance	29.00 per week
18		Table 1	Fellowship of Australian Institute of Medical Technology	29.60 per week
			allowance

3.�� This variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 13 September 2002.

J. McLEAY, Commissioner.

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