Health Employees' General Administrative Staff
(State) Award 2021
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW Ministry of Health.
(Case No. 186195 of 2021)
Before Chief Commissioner Constant
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30 July 2021
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AWARD
PART A
Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
5 Anti-Discrimination
7 Area,
Incidence and Duration
2 Conditions
of service
1 Definitions
4 Dispute
Resolution
6 No Extra
Claims
3 Salaries and
Wages
PART B - MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
PART A
1. Definitions
"Employer" means the Secretary exercising employer
functions on behalf of the Government of New South Wales.
"Union" means the Health Services Union NSW.
2. Conditions of Service
The Health
Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award 2019, as varied or
replaced from time to time, shall apply to all persons covered by this Award.
In addition, the Health
Industry Status of Employment (State) Award 2019, as varied or replaced
from time to time, shall also apply to relevant employees.
3. Salaries and Wages
Full-time General Administrative employees shall be paid the
salaries as set out in Table 1 of Part B - Monetary Rates of this Award.
4. Dispute Resolution
The dispute resolution procedures contained in the Health Employees Conditions of Employment
(State) Award 2019, as varied or replaced from time to time, shall
apply.
5. Anti-Discrimination
(i) It
is the intention of the parties bound by this Award to seek to achieve the
object in section 3(f) of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 to prevent and eliminate discrimination in the
workplace. This includes discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital
status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity, age and
responsibilities as a carer.
(ii) It follows that
in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure
prescribed by this Award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this Award are not
directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects. It will be consistent
with the fulfilment of these obligations for the parties to make application to
vary any provision of the Award which, by its terms or operation, has a direct
or indirect discriminatory effect.
(iii) Under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is
unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has made or may make or
has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination or harassment.
(iv) Nothing in this
clause is to be taken to affect:
(a) any conduct or
act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;
(b) offering or
providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;
(c) any act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under
section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination
Act 1977;
(d) a party to this
Award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or Federal
jurisdiction.
(v) This clause
does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon
the parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.
NOTES -
(a) Employers and
employees may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.
(b) Section 56(d) of
the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
provides:
"Nothing in this Act affects ... any other act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the
doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious
susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion.”
6. No Extra Claims
Other than as provided for in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and the Industrial Relations (Public
Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014, there shall be no further
claims/demands or proceedings instituted before the Industrial Relations
Commission of New South Wales for extra or reduced wages, salaries, rates of
pay, allowances or conditions of employment with respect to the employees
covered by the Award that take effect prior to 30 June 2021 by a party to this
Award.
7. Area, Incidence and
Duration
(i) This
Award takes effect from 1 July 2021 and shall remain in force for a period of
one year. The rates in the last column in Table 1 in Part B - Monetary Rates
will apply from the first full pay period on or after (ffppoa)
1 July 2021.
(ii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Health
Employees General Administrative Staff (State) Award 2019 published 1 November 2019 (385 I.G. 652) and all variations
thereof.
(iii) This Award
shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in
the New South Wales Health Service under s115(1) of the Health Services Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees, excluding the County of Yancowinna.
PART B - MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
Classification
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Rate to apply prior to ffppoa
01/07/2021
$ per week
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Rate from ffppoa
01/07/2021
$ per week
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General Administrative
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Grade 1
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1,071.69
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1,093.55
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Grade 2
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1,114.98
|
1,137.73
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Grade 3
|
1,154.10
|
1,177.64
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Grade 4
|
1,193.20
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1,217.54
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Grade 5
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1,213.62
|
1,238.38
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Grade 6
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1,253.15
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1,278.71
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Grade 7
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1,296.05
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1,322.49
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Grade 8
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1,370.23
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1,398.18
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Grade 9
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1,494.67
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1,525.16
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Grade 10
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1,542.41
|
1,573.88
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Grade 11
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1,619.76
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1,652.80
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Grade 12
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1,733.03
|
1,768.38
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Grade 13
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1,858.01
|
1,895.91
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Grade 14 and Thereafter
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1,976.25
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2,016.57
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Special Grade
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Special Grade - R.P.A. - Services Manager
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2,040.95
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2,082.59
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Special Grade - R.P.A. - Supply Manager
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2,468.06
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2,518.41
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N. CONSTANT, Chief Commissioner
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Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.