Health Employees' General Administrative Staff
(State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW Ministry of Health.
(No. IRC 420 of 2015)
Before The Honourable Justice Walton, President
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13 July 2015
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AWARD
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 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. Conditions of
Service
The Health Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award,
as varied from time to time, shall apply to all persons covered by this award.
In addition, the Health Industry Status of Employment
(State) Award, shall also apply to relevant employees.
3. Salaries and
Wages
Employees shall be paid not less than as set in Table
1-Salaries, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
4. Dispute
Resolution
The dispute resolution procedures contained in the Health
Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award, as varied, 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 fulfillment 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.
(5) 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 b56(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 2016 by a party to this award.
7. Area,
Incidence and Duration
(ii) This Award
takes effect from 1 July 2015 and shall remain in force for a period of one
year.
(iii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Health Employees General Administrative Staff (State)
Award published 24 April 2009 (367 I.G. 1123) and all variations thereof.
(iv) 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
Grades
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Rate from
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1.7.2015
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$
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
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Grade 1
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968.00
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Grade 2
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1,007.10
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Grade 3
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1,042.40
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Grade 4
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1,077.80
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Grade 5
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1,096.20
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Grade 6
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1,131.90
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Grade 7
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1,170.60
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Grade 8
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1,237.70
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Grade 9
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1,350.00
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Grade 10
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1,393.20
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Grade 11
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1,463.00
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Grade 12
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1,565.40
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Grade 13
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1,678.20
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Grade 14
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1,785.10
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Special Grade - R.P.A. - Services Manager
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1,843.50
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Special Grade - R.P.A. - Supply Manager
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2,229.30
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M. J. WALTON J , President
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.