Health Employees' Computer Staff (State) Award 2018
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Ministry of Health.
(Case No. 199341 of 2018)
Before Commissioner Murphy
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3 July 2018
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AWARD
PART A
Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
5 Anti-Discrimination
7 Area,
Incidence and Duration
3 Conditions
of Service
1 Definitions
4 Dispute
Resolution
6 No Extra
Claims
2 Salaries
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
PART A
1. Definitions
Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires the
several expressions hereunder defined shall have their respective meaning
assigned to them:
"Employer" means the Secretary of the Ministry of
Health exercising employer functions on behalf of the Government of NSW (and
includes a delegate of the Secretary).
"Union" means the Health Services Union NSW.
2. Salaries
Employees shall be paid not less than as set in Table 1 -
Salaries, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
3. Conditions of
Service
The Health Employees’ Conditions of Employment (State)
Award, as amended 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, as amended or replaced from time to time, shall also apply to
relevant employees.
4. Dispute Resolution
The dispute resolution procedure contained in the Health
Employees’ Conditions of Employment (State) Award, as amended or replaced from
time to time, shall apply.
5. Anti-Discrimination
(i) It is 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 2019 by a party to this Award.
7. Area, Incidence and
Duration
(i) This Award
takes effect from the first full pay period on or after (ffppoa) 1 July 2018
and shall remain in force for a period of one year.
(ii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Health Employees’ Computer Staff (State) Award
published 24 November 2017 (382 I.G. 119) 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 ffppoa
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01/07/2018
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2.5%
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Per Annum
|
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$
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Computer Manager -
Grade 1
|
|
1st year
|
98,829
|
2nd year
|
101,801
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3rd year
|
105,274
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4th year
|
108,230
|
5th year
|
112,171
|
6th year
|
115,143
|
Computer Manager -
Grade 2
|
|
1st year
|
112,171
|
2nd year
|
115,143
|
3rd year
|
121,116
|
4th year
|
127,057
|
Analyst
|
|
1st year
|
80,960
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2nd year
|
83,492
|
3rd year
|
86,864
|
4th year
|
89,378
|
5th year
|
92,455
|
6th year and Thereafter
|
94,957
|
Senior Analyst
|
|
1st year
|
98,829
|
2nd year
|
101,801
|
3rd year
|
105,274
|
4th year
|
108,230
|
5th year
|
112,171
|
6th year and Thereafter
|
115,143
|
Programming
Supervisor
|
|
1st year
|
92,455
|
2nd year
|
94,958
|
3rd year
|
98,829
|
Thereafter
|
101,801
|
Programmer
|
|
1st year
|
65,096
|
2nd year
|
68,909
|
3rd year
|
73,215
|
4th year
|
80,960
|
5th year
|
86,864
|
Thereafter
|
89,378
|
Computer Operator -
Grade 1
|
|
1st year
|
48,022
|
2nd year
|
49,903
|
3rd year
|
51,166
|
Thereafter
|
52,436
|
Computer Operator -
Grade 2
|
|
1st year
|
54,247
|
2nd year
|
56,147
|
Thereafter
|
58,095
|
Senior Computer
Operator - Grade 1
|
|
1st year
|
61,648
|
2nd year
|
63,169
|
3rd year
|
65,096
|
Thereafter
|
66,707
|
Senior Computer
Operator - Grade 2
|
|
1st year
|
68,909
|
2nd year
|
70,602
|
3rd year
|
73,215
|
Thereafter
|
75,242
|
Field
Implementation Officer
|
|
1st year
|
68,909
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2nd year
|
70,602
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3rd year
|
73,215
|
4th year
|
75,242
|
Trainee Programmer
|
|
1st year
|
46,672
|
2nd year
|
48,022
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3rd year
|
49,903
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4th year
|
51,166
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5th year
|
52,436
|
6th year
|
54,247
|
7th year
|
56,147
|
8th year
|
58,095
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9th year
|
61,648
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Network Analyst
|
|
1st year - (per week)
|
1,377.50
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2nd year - (per week)
|
1,420.14
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J. V. MURPHY, Commissioner
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