Higher School Certificate Marking and Related
Casual Employees Rates of Pay and Conditions Award 2014
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996.
(No. IRC 729 of 2015 | Case No. 2015/00362866)
Before Commissioner Newall
|
26 May 2016
|
REVIEWED
AWARD
This award is arranged as follows:
Clause No. Subject
Matter
SECTION 1 - THE AWARD
1. Award
Title
2. Intention
3. Definitions
SECTION 2 - CONDITIONS OF MARKING AND RELATED MATTERS
4. HSC
Marking Procedures
5. Marking
of Written Papers
6. Privacy
SECTION 3 - CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
7. Duties of
Marking and Inquiry Centre Staff
8. Hours of
Work
9. Provision
of Facilities
10. Recruitment
and Appointment of Marking Staff
11. Termination
of Services
12. Qualifications
13. Reporting
of Performance
14. Family
Leave Provisions
SECTION 4 - RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES
15. Rates of
Pay and Allowances
16. Deduction
of Unions' Membership Fees
17. Superannuation
18. Salary
Sacrifice to Superannuation
SECTION 5 - AWARD COMPLIANCE AND RELATED MATTERS
19. Nomination
of Unions' Representatives
20. Dispute
Resolution Procedures
21. No Further
Claims
22. Anti-Discrimination
23. Work
Health and Safety
24. Area
Incidence and Duration
SCHEDULE 1
Table 1 - Weekday, Weekday Supplementary,
Weeknight/Saturday and Sunday Rates
Table 2 - External and Corporate Per Unit Marking Rates
Table 3 - Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Examiners
Hourly Rates
Table 4 - Other Rates and Allowances
Table 5 - Hourly Rates to Apply to Corporate On-screen
Marking
SECTION 1 - THE AWARD
1. Title
This award shall be known as the (Higher School Certificate Marking
and Related Casual Employees) Rates of Pay and Conditions Award 2014.
2. Intention
2.1 This award
provides for increases in rates of pay and those allowances that are not
regulated by other instruments consistent with the NSW Public Sector Wages Policy
2011.
2.2 The increases
in the rates of pay and allowances in Schedule 1 arise from a net increase of
2.5% per annum (inclusive of expected increases in the Superannuation Guarantee
Levy) plus 0.5% per annum. The increase
in the employee-related costs of this latter annual component is to be fully
offset by the employee-related cost savings directly arising from the changed
work practices identified in clauses 5.5 and 5.6 of the award.
3. Definitions
3.1 "the
Act" means the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.
3.2 "Assistant
Officer in Charge HSC Inquiry Centre" means a person employed as such to
assist the Director, or delegate, in the supervision of the HSC Inquiry Centre.
3.3 "Assistant
Supervisor of Marking" means a person employed as such to assist the
Supervisor of Marking.
3.4 "Board"
means the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards a statutory body
corporate established by Section 4 of the Board of Studies, Teaching and
Educational Standards Act 2013.
3.5 "Corporate
marking" means the marking, pilot marking, briefing, standards setting and
other activities associated with HSC examinations , whether written or other,
carried out at centres designated by the President during the day and night.
3.6 "Director"
means the person holding or acting in the Senior Executive position appointed
with responsibility for the Higher School Certificate programs pursuant to the
Government Sector Employment Act 2013.
3.7 "Discrepant"
means a difference in the marks allocated to a student’s examination response
which has been double marked which exceeds the parameters set out in clause 4.2
of this award. For questions where a single mark is awarded by each examiner,
two marks are discrepant if their difference is equal to or greater than a fixed
proportion of the maximum mark value of the question.
3.8 "External
Marker" means a person employed as such to undertake a program of marking
of the HSC and paid by the number of questions, papers or parts of papers marked,
with additional payment on an hourly basis for briefing and pilot marking.
3.9 "External
Marking" means the marking, pilot marking, briefing, standards setting and
other activities associated with HSC examinations , whether written or other,
where the responses are collected by or delivered to the markers to mark in
their own time, and at individual locations including domestic locations.
3.10 "Double
Marking" means a process where two markers make independent judgements
concerning the relative merit of a student’s examination response and each
allocates a mark in accordance with the approved marking scheme and with each
marker being unaware of the mark allocated by the other marker.
3.11 "Employees"
means Markers, External Markers, Senior Markers, Assistant Supervisors of
Marking, Supervisors of Marking, Assistant Officer-in-Charge Inquiry Centre,
Inquiry Officers, LOTE Examiners and LOTE Casuals.
3.12 "HSC"
means the Higher School Certificate examination.
3.13 "HSC
Inquiry Centre" means the HSC telephone inquiry service which operates
following the release of HSC results and is staffed by Inquiry Officers and the
Assistant Officer-in-Charge HSC Inquiry Centre.
3.14 "HSC
Inquiry Centre Staff" means persons employed in the classifications of Inquiry
Officer and the Assistant Officer in Charge HSC Inquiry Centre.
3.15 "Inquiry
Officer" means a person employed as such to answer inquiries from students
at the HSC Inquiry Centre.
3.16 "Itinerant
marking" means the marking, pilot marking, briefing, standards setting and
other activities associated with HSC examinations , whether written or other,
which occurs at various successive locations and where the markers travel
between these decentralised locations at which the responses are produced or held.
3.17 "Languages
other than English (LOTE) Examiner" means a person employed as such
released from their normal teaching duties while on full pay during the normal
working day, to conduct speaking and listening skills examinations in languages
other than English at schools, colleges or special examination centres
designated by the President for students other than those being taught as part
of the Examiner's normal teaching duties. LOTE Examiners do not assign marks.
3.18 "Languages
other than English (LOTE) Casual" means a person employed as such (who is
not normally employed in a teaching position for which paid relief is provided)
to conduct speaking and listening skills examinations in languages other than
English at schools, colleges or special examination centres designated by the
President. LOTE Casuals do not assign marks.
3.19 "Marker"
means a person employed as such for the purpose of Corporate
marking, External marking or Itinerant marking.
3.20 "Marking
Staff" means all persons employed in the classifications of Markers,
Senior Markers, Assistant Supervisors of Marking and Supervisors of Marking.
3.21 "On-screen
Marking" means the marking of examination responses provided to Marking
Staff or External Markers via the internet or a computer network.
3.22 "Paid
Relief" means the reimbursement made to a school, college or school system
to cover the employment of a replacement teacher to replace the teacher
involved in marking or the Languages other than English (LOTE) Examiner conducting
languages other than English examinations (as per definition), with the
intention that the reimbursement made is to enable a replacement teacher to
perform the normal duties of the teacher involved in marking or the teacher
conducting languages other than English examinations.
3.23 "Parties"
means the President and the unions.
3.24 "President"
means the person holding or acting in the office of the President of the Board
of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards pursuant to section 7 of the
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Act 2013. The President is
the Agency Head pursuant to section 28 of the Government Sector Employment Act
2013. Reference to the President may from time to time refer to his/her
delegate, meaning a person delegated by the President to perform functions
associated with the office.
3.25 "Senior
Marker" means a person employed as such to undertake marking as required
and to supervise a team of markers under the direction of the Supervisor of
Marking and the Assistant Supervisor of Marking.
3.26 "Supervisor
of Marking" means a person employed as such to manage the marking
operation in particular subjects, courses or parts of courses as determined by
the President.
3.27 "Unions"
means the Australian Education Union New South Wales Teachers Federation
Branch, the National Tertiary Education Union of New South Wales and the
NSW/ACT Independent Education Union.
SECTION 2 - CONDITIONS OF MARKING
AND RELATED MATTERS
4. HSC Marking
Procedures
4.1 Double Marking shall be used for questions which require an
extended response such as essays, creative writing and responses to literature
and will be used in all subjects where double marking was applied in the 1998
HSC.
4.2 The
identification of discrepant marks will be made in accordance with the
following parameters:
(a) For questions
where a single mark is awarded by each examiner - where the difference between
the two examiners' marks is equal to or greater than one-third of the range of
marks allocated to the question.
(b) Where the mark
awarded for the question comprises marks awarded to a number of part questions
- where the difference between the total mark awarded for the question by each
examiner is equal to or greater than one-quarter of the range of marks.
4.3 Where marks for
a student's examination response are found to be discrepant pursuant to clause
4.2, the student's examination response will undergo a third independent
marking.
4.4 The parties to
the award agree to consult in relation to the application of double marking and
discrepant marking prior to each marking period.
5. Marking of
Written Papers
5.1 Pen-and-paper
marking is undertaken by marking staff travelling to a centre to mark between 4.00
p.m. and 9.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Saturdays.
5.2 A proportion of
marking of written papers may occur between 9 am and 5.30 pm Monday to Friday
in the case only of:
(a) briefing,
pilot marking, standards setting and other related duties performed during the
day prior to the commencement of evening marking at a centre or at the
conclusion of the marking program for a course; and
(b) corporate marking performed in accordance with sub-clauses
5.3 to 5.5, referred to as day marking.
5.3 The particular
subjects, courses or parts of courses to be marked by corporate marking between
9 am and 5.30 pm Monday to Friday:
(a) in the Sydney metropolitan area will be rotated from year to
year and will not include subjects, courses or parts of courses in which there
is itinerant marking;
(b) in areas outside the Sydney metropolitan area may be rotated
from year to year and will not include subjects, courses or parts of courses in
which there is itinerant marking.
5.4 No more than 12
per cent of the total hours of written marking shall be marked by corporate
marking between 9 am and 5.30 pm Monday to Friday.
5.5 On-screen
Marking of HSC papers and questions, on a Corporate or External Marking basis
will be used for those subjects, courses or questions as determined by the
President, at his or her discretion without limit each year.
5.6 For the
purposes of achieving the requisite employee-related cost savings to fully
offset the increases in remuneration that increase employee-related costs by
more than 2.5% per annum (i.e. 0.5% in 2014, 2015 and 2016), the President has
determined that there will be not less than 55% of all Corporate and External
marking of HSC papers and questions as measured by the total work value of
responses undertaken by On-screen Marking in 2014; not less than 62% in 2015
and not less than 70% in 2016.
5.7 Each year the
parties agree to consult over the operation of corporate marking between 9 am
and 5.30 pm Monday to Friday in the preceding marking period. Such consultation shall include, without
being limited to, discussion of the following issues - the mix of metropolitan
and non-metropolitan corporate marking between 9 am and 5.30 pm Monday to
Friday and the subjects in which corporate marking between 9 am and 5.30 pm
Monday to Friday is utilised.
6. Privacy
The parties note the regulations to the Education Act
1990. In respect of the HSC Inquiry
Centre, information regarding individual students, individual Inquiry Centre
staff and individual schools will not be publicly disclosed.
SECTION 3 - CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT
7. Duties of
Marking and Inquiry Centre Staff
7.1 Marking Staff
Without limiting the generality of clause 7.3, the duties
of marking staff involve attendance at designated venues or external settings
for External Markers according to a program determined by the President
comprising pilot marking, marking, briefing, standards setting and other
activities associated with examination scripts, projects and performances for
Higher School Certificate assessment purposes.
These activities can take place in a range of school, marking centre and
external settings.
7.2 Inquiry Centre
Staff
Without limiting the generality of clause 7.3, the
duties of Inquiry Centre staff are to respond to student and teacher questions
regarding aspects of their Higher School Certificate results and assessment
marks.
7.3 Duties as
Directed
(a) The President,
or his/her delegate, nominee or representative, may direct an employee to carry
out such duties as are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence
and training, consistent with the classifications covered by this award and
provided that such duties are not designed to promote deskilling.
(b) Any directions
issued by the President pursuant to paragraph (a) of this clause shall be
consistent with the President's responsibility to provide a safe and healthy
working environment.
8. Hours of Work
8.1 The ordinary
hours of work for Employees shall be:
(a) Monday to
Friday Corporate Marking HSC:
(i) 9 am to 5.30 pm; or
(ii) 4
pm to 9 pm.
(b) Saturday
Corporate Marking HSC and the conducting of languages other than English speaking
and listening skills examinations on Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm.
(c) Monday to
Friday HSC Inquiry Centre - no more than eight hours employment in the period
8.30 am to 6 pm.
(d) Itinerant
Marking - 9 am to 3.30 pm Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Saturday.
(e) External
Marking - outside the hours midnight to 6 am. At the
request of Markers, Supervisors of Marking may request the Director to vary the
hours of work for particular subjects to outside the hours
midnight to 5 am.
8.2 Provided that,
with the exception of External Markers, all other Employees will be entitled to
a meal break of either a half-hour, if agreed by a majority of markers at the
initial briefing session by vote supervised by the Supervisor of Marking, or
one-hour between the hours, as applicable, of:
(a) 12.30
pm to 2 pm, Monday to Friday;
(b) 6
pm to 7.30 pm, Monday to Friday;
(c) 12.30
pm to 2 pm, Saturday.
8.3 With the
exception of External Markers, employees will be entitled to a morning and
afternoon tea break of ten minutes each on each work day which will count as
time worked.
8.4 Hours of work
for Languages other than English (LOTE) Examiners shall be pursuant to the
minimum shift engagement of three hours between 9 am to 3.30 pm on weekdays.
8.5 With the
exception of HSC Inquiry Centre staff and External Markers, and at the request
of the markers of a particular subject, Supervisors of Marking may ask the
Director to vary the hours of work for that subject as follows:
(a) Commencing
work at 8.30 am and finishing at 4.30 pm on Saturdays.
(b) Commencing
work at 4 pm and finishing at 9.15 pm and 8.45 pm respectively on Monday to
Friday.
(c) If a half hour
meal break is elected pursuant to clause 8.2, either commencing work a half
hour later or finishing work a half hour earlier.
8.6 Subject to the
progress of marking in particular subjects, courses or parts of courses,
Supervisors of Marking may request the Director to allow an unpaid lay night
where no marking is undertaken in a particular subject, courses or parts of courses
on that night.
8.7 Itinerant
examiners shall have up to one hour of unpaid travelling time, with one hour
for lunch for the remuneration as applicable according to whether they are released
from full-time teaching or not as set out in clauses 15.2.2 and 15.2.3
respectively. All other marking shall be remunerated at the applicable rates as
set out in clauses 15.2.1 and 15.2.4. Additional travelling time shall be paid
at the weekday rate as set out in clause 15.2.3.
8.8 Employees
engaged in Corporate Marking may, subject to the agreement of the majority of
employees affected, reach agreement with the relevant Supervisor of Marking to
work beyond the scheduled finishing times described in clause 8.1. In the event
this involves Employees working beyond their regular shift of 9 am to 5.30 pm
weekdays and 9 am to 5 pm Saturday until 6.30 pm then a further meal allowance
is payable notwithstanding the provisions of clause 15.5.
9. Provision of
Facilities
9.1 Tea/Coffee
9.1.1 Adequate tea,
coffee, milk, sugar and refrigerator facilities will be provided at each
marking centre.
9.1.2 Access of
employees to tea and coffee facilities will, at all times, be
subject to the directions of the Supervisors of Marking to ensure minimal
interruption to the marking process.
9.1.3 Employees will
supply their own cups for tea and coffee during the employment.
9.2 Work Health and
Safety
9.2.1 Marking centres
will be clean and tidy prior to the commencement of marking each day in
accordance with work health and safety legislation standards.
9.2.2 Personal
headsets will be provided for HSC Inquiry Centre staff.
9.2.3 The parties to
the award will monitor and address any work health and safety issues arising
from the implementation of on-screen marking.
9.3 Proof of
Identity
Employees will supply their own photograph, of a
standard passport size, for attachment to an identification card. Unless
marking in an External marking setting employees will carry identification
cards at all times during the marking and the HSC Inquiry Centre processes.
Employees will replace photographs in the event of the loss of a card.
9.4 Other
Facilities
Marking centres will be provided with adequate toilets,
first-aid facilities and eating areas.
10. Recruitment
and Appointment of Marking Staff
10.1 Supervisors of
Marking
Supervisor of Marking
applications will be considered by a Selection Committee chaired by the
Director's nominee. The following factors will be used in selecting the most
eligible applicant.
10.1.1 Previous marking
experience as a Senior Marker, Coordinating Senior Marker or Assistant
Supervisor of Marking.
10.1.2 Substantial and
recent teaching experience at a senior level.
10.1.3 Demonstrated high
level organisational, management and leadership skills. eg. position on staff.
10.1.4 Demonstrated
ability to manage a complex operation such as a marking centre.
10.1.5 Qualifications in
the subject - university degree or recognised equivalent.
10.1.6 Membership of
professional bodies associated with the subject, eg. curriculum committees, professional associations, etc.
10.2 Criteria for
Marker Selection
10.2.1 The Board will ensure that subject specific criteria
used by the Supervisor of Marking (SOM) when making his/her
selection/non-selection conforms with the general selection criteria and has
been applied consistently across the subject/course.
The following general criteria will be used in
selecting markers.
10.2.1.1 Total number
of years teaching the subject/course - As a general guide, three years'
experience teaching the subject/course at a senior level will be regarded as a
minimum requirement for appointment as a marker.
10.2.1.2 Recent teaching
of the subject/course - As a general guide, an applicant who has not taught the
course/subject in the last 3 years is regarded as not having recent teaching
experience.
10.2.1.3 Retired
applicants - The requirement for adequate recency of
teaching will mean that, in most cases, retired applicants will not be eligible
for appointment.
10.2.1.4 Qualifications
- Normally a degree with a major in the subject or a program of study deemed to
be equivalent is required for appointment as a marker.
10.2.1.5 Current
position within the school - School Principals are not
eligible for appointment as a marker. Preference is given to teachers directly
involved in the organisation and teaching of the subject.
10.2.1.6 Part-time
and casual teachers - In most cases, applicants who are casual teachers will
not have sufficient teaching experience. However, there may be instances where
the applicant is a casual teacher but has had experience teaching blocks of
senior classes which may amount to the minimum required years teaching
experience for appointment.
10.2.1.7 Turnover
of markers - A minimum of 10 per cent of markers appointed each year will not
have marked previously. This is a policy aimed at increasing the pool of
teachers with marking experience in each subject.
In subjects where the number of applicants exceeds the
number of available positions, a limit on the number of years for appointment
to marking may be applied.
10.2.1.8 Topic
expertise - Where necessary, an applicant may be appointed on the basis of the
expertise they have in a particular area of the subject/course.
10.2.1.9 Previous
satisfactory marking - Although previous marking experience should be
considered in determining an applicant's qualifications for appointment, the
Board will not automatically reappoint a
marker from the previous year. Markers deemed to have an unsatisfactory
performance level may not be appointed in subsequent years.
10.2.1.10 Other
relevant experience in promoting the subject - An applicant who has not had any
recent experience teaching the course or the subject may be appointed if the
Board deems their experience relevant to the marking program.
10.2.1.11 Distance
- Appointment of markers will be restricted to teachers who can ensure that
they will be able to commence marking as scheduled each day. Any applicant who
is outside reasonable distance from the marking centre must show ability to get
there on time.
Applicants who live a long distance from the marking
centres but have indicated that they intend to take leave if appointed will be
considered eligible in terms of this criterion.
10.2.1.12 Declaration
and approval - The application must include a declaration by the Principal or
Dean of Studies at TAFE or relevant supervisor that
(i) the information provided by the applicant is, to the best of
their knowledge, correct;
(ii) the application is approved.
10.2.1.13 Selection
of markers is based on the information provided on the application. The Board will not contact an applicant who has
not provided information that is crucial in determining that person's
eligibility. Applicants are responsible for providing complete and accurate
information.
10.2.1.14 If a marker's application is submitted after the closing
date, the applicant will only be appointed if there is a shortage of qualified
applicants.
10.2.1.15 In selecting markers, consideration will be given to a
balanced representation of markers from Government Schools, Catholic Schools,
Independent Schools, Institutes of TAFE and universities.
10.2.2 Criteria Specific
to Marker Selection -
10.2.2.1 Appointment
to more than one marking session - In order to give as many suitably qualified
applicants the opportunity to participate in marking, applicants will generally
be appointed to only one course and to one session where there is both a
practical and written component.
10.2.2.2 Appointed
markers will need to be available for all marking sessions, including briefing
and pilot marking, and will have agreed to this and all other conditions of
employment when submitting their application. Applicants who do not agree to
the conditions of employment will not to be appointed.
10.3 Criteria
Specific to Selection of Marking Staff for On-screen Marking
Markers applying for on-screen marking where the
marking is not to occur in a Corporate Marking Centre must ensure that they can
provide access to a fast and reliable internet service for the purposes of
marking.
10.4 Provision of
Information
(a) The unions party to the award shall have access to information
concerning the application of criteria for particular applicants.
(b) The unions
shall have access to information on the distribution of applicants appointed
from various schools and different education systems.
(c) An applicant
who is not appointed shall be advised of the reason for non-appointment.
11. Termination of
Services
An employee is entitled to 48 hours' notice of termination
of services, or the equivalent of two days' ordinary pay in the relevant employment
classification, except where termination of services is on account of
misconduct of any kind or any unsatisfactory standard of work or voluntary
withdrawal by the employee.
12. Qualifications
The minimum qualifications and experience for employment
under this award shall be determined by the President.
13. Reporting of
Performance
A system of appraisal of performance of Employees will be
undertaken during the HSC marking with the exception of HSC Inquiry Centre
staff. This will involve provision of an individual report at the conclusion of
marking to Employees showing:
(i) an overall grading of his/her performance;
(ii) supporting information relating to accuracy and rate of
marking;
(iii) an indication of his/her attendance record throughout the
marking;
(iv) a written comment describing his/her performance throughout
the marking; and for Senior Markers
(v) an indication
of his/her performance relating to leading a marking team, the production of
marking kits and monitoring marking.
14. Family Leave
Provisions
14.1 The President
must not fail to re-engage an Employee because:
14.1.1 The Employee or
Employee’s spouse is pregnant; or
14.1.2 The Employee is or
has been immediately absent on parental leave
The rights of an employer in relation to engagement and
re-engagement of Employees are not affected, other than in accordance with this
clause.
14.2 Personal Carers
entitlement for Employees
14.2.1 Employees are
entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work if they need to
care for a family member who is sick and requires care and support, or who
requires care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child. This
entitlement is subject to evidentiary requirements set out below in sub-clause
14.3, and the notice requirements set out in sub-clause 14.4.
14.2.1.1 A
family member for the purposes of above is:
a spouse or family member; or
a de facto spouse being a member of the opposite sex to
the Employee who lives with the Employee as her husband or as his wife on a
bona fide domestic basis although not legally married to that Employee; or
a child or an adult child
(including an adopted child, a step child, a foster child or an ex-nuptial
child), parent (including a foster parent or legal guardian), a grandparent,
grandchild or sibling of the Employee or of the spouse or de facto spouse of
the Employee; or
a same sex partner who lives
with the Employee as the de facto partner of that Employee on a bona fide
domestic basis; or a relative of the Employee who is a member of the same
household, where for the purposes of this definition:
"relative" means a
person related by blood, marriage, affinity or Aboriginal kinship structures;
"affinity" means a
relationship that one spouse or partner has to the relatives of the other; and
"household" means a
family group living in the same domestic dwelling
14.2.2 The President and
the Employee shall agree on the period which the Employee will be entitled to
not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the Employee is
entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days)
per occasion. The Employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of
non-attendance.
14.2.3 The President must
not fail to re-engage an Employee because the Employee accessed the
entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage
or not to engage an Employee are otherwise not affected.
14.3 The Employee,
shall if required,
14.3.1 Establish either by
production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of
the person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care by another
person, or
14.3.2 Establish by
production of documentation acceptable to the employer or a statutory
declaration, the nature of the emergency and that such an emergency resulted in
the person concerned requiring care by the Employee.
In normal circumstances, an Employee must not take
carer’s leave under this subclause where another person had taken leave to care
for the same person.
14.4 The Employee
must, as soon as reasonably practical and during the ordinary hours of the
first day or shift of such absence, inform the employer of their inability to
attend for duty. If it is not reasonably practicable to inform the employer
during the ordinary hours of the first day or shift of such absence, the
Employee will inform the employer within 24 hours of the absence (drawn from
AIRC order (PR964989)).
14.5 Bereavement
entitlements for Employees
14.5.1 Employees are
entitled to not be available to attend work or to leave work upon the death in
Australia of a family member on production of satisfactory evidence (if
required by the employer).
14.5.2 The President and
the Employee shall agree on the period for which the Employee will be entitled
to not be available to attend work. In the absence agreement, the Employee is
entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days)
per occasion. The Employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of
non-attendance.
14.5.3 The President must
not fail to re-engage the Employee because the Employee accessed the
entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage
or not engage an Employee are otherwise not affected.
14.5.4 The Employee must,
as soon as reasonably practicable and during the ordinary hours of the first
day or shift of such absence, inform the employer of their inability to attend
for duty. If it is not reasonably practicable to inform the employer during the
ordinary hours of the first day or shift of such absence, the Employee will
inform the employer within 24 hours of the absence (Drawn from AIRC order
(PR964989)).
SECTION 4 - RATES OF PAY AND
ALLOWANCES
15. Rates of Pay
and Allowances
15.1 The monetary
rates covered by this award are set out in tables 1-5 of Schedule 1 of this
award:
Table 1 - Weekday, Weekday Supplementary,
Weeknight/Saturday and Sunday Rates
Table 2 - External and Corporate Per
Unit marking rates
Table 3 - Languages other than English (LOTE) Examiner
Hourly Rates
Table 4 - Other Rates and Allowances
Table 5 - Hourly Rates floor to apply to Corporate
On-screen Marking
15.2 Rates of Pay
Subject to the provisions of clause 15.2.7:
15.2.1 Weeknight/Saturday
rates are hourly rates paid to Employees from 3.30 pm on any weekday and for
all time worked on a Saturday. These rates include a loading of 11.4% on the
Weekday rates to compensate for all disabilities.
15.2.2 The Weekday
Supplementary rates apply to Employees from 9 am on a weekday until 3.30 pm for
Corporate Marking and Itinerant Marking where a teacher is released on pay from
another employer.
15.2.3 The Weekday rates
apply to Employees from 9 am on a weekday until 3.30 pm for Corporate Marking
and Itinerant Marking where the Employee is not normally employed in a teaching
position for which paid relief is provided during marking. This provision does
not apply to those Employees to which clause 15.2.2 applies.
15.2.4 Sunday rates are
hourly rates paid to employees for all times worked on Sundays and attract a
loading of 50% above the Weekday rate.
15.2.5 Languages other
than English (LOTE) examiners and casuals shall be paid at the rates specified
at Table 1 for markers, except in the case of LOTE Examiners who work less than
a full day on weekdays who are to be paid at the hourly rates specified at
Table 3, calculated by dividing the Weekday Supplementary rates at clause
15.2.2 by 5½ being the number of paid hours compensated by the Weekday
Supplementary rates.
15.2.6 During
the summer school vacation HSC Inquiry Centre Staff are paid the
Weeknight/Saturday rates at clause 15.2.1 for all hours worked, except for
Sunday when the Sunday rates at clause 15.2.4 apply. At other times the rates
at clauses 15.2.1, 15.2.2 or 15.2.3 will be paid, as applicable.
15.2.7 External and
Corporate Per Unit Marking Rates:
(a) Where marking
is conducted in an External marking mode the rates for such External marking
are as set out in Table 2 provided that where the paper is less than three
hours in length the rate is determined as a fraction of the three hour rate
e.g. for a two hour paper the payment is two thirds of the three hour rate.
(b) Where the
marking is undertaken on a question basis the payment will be calculated by
dividing the relevant rate for such paper by the number of questions unless
otherwise specified in clause 15.2.7(c) or in Table 2.
(c) For On-screen
HSC marking, other than mathematics, where the marking is undertaken on a question
basis the Per Unit Rate of Pay method of payment will be calculated by
multiplying the relevant rate for each paper by the percentage of the total
mark value of the paper represented by the question concerned.
(d) Corporate
On-screen HSC markers remuneration will be based on the greater of:
(i) the total number of papers or questions marked on-screen
multiplied by the applicable Per Unit Rate of Pay; and,
(ii) the total hours of overall On-screen Marking undertaken,
multiplied by the applicable hourly rate of pay as specified in Table 5 of
Schedule 1. For this purpose, the total hours of On-screen Marking undertaken
by individual markers will be the elapsed time of On-screen Marking as recorded
by the Office's on-screen marking software for each marker.
15.2.8 Marking staff
engaged in External On-screen Marking will receive an allowance for
compensation for the use of private Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT) facilities (including broadband) as set out in Table 4 item 6 of Schedule
1.
15.2.9 Senior Markers may
choose to engage in External On-Screen Marking as Markers outside the fixed
hours provided at clause 8 and will be remunerated according to the per unit
rate of pay as per Table 2 Schedule 1.
15.2.10 Senior
Markers engaged in corporate or external on-screen marking and working as
Senior Markers according to fixed hours will be remunerated according to Table
1 Schedule 1.
15.3 As the Employees
are engaged on a casual basis for a maximum of up to six weeks, the rates set out
in clause 15.2 incorporate loadings for casual engagement, sick leave and pro
rata holiday pay. The pro rata holiday pay incorporated in the rates in the
said clause was calculated as 1/12 of the hourly rate.
15.4 Minimum Payments
15.4.1 No employee engaged
in corporate marking shall be paid for less than 3 hours from the time of
starting work except for markers subject to the provisions of clause 15.6.3(c)
who will receive no less than for 4 hours from the time of starting work.
15.4.2 HSC Inquiry Centre
staff required to attend on any day shall be paid no less than for 6 hours.
15.4.3 Languages other
than English (LOTE) Examiners shall be paid a minimum of 3 hours for each
weekday at the rates per hour as set out in Table 3 of Schedule 1.
15.4.4 Languages other
than English (LOTE) Casuals shall be paid a minimum of 3 hours at the Weekday
rate for Markers as set out in Table 1 of Schedule 1.
15.4.5 Corporate Markers engaged:
(a) from 9 am and who work beyond 3.30 pm shall be paid a
minimum of 2 hours at the Weeknight/Saturday rate for those hours; and,
(b) on a Saturday shall be paid a minimum of 3 hours from the
time of starting work on Saturdays.
15.4.6 Itinerant
Markers engaged:
(a) from 9 am and who work beyond 3.30 pm shall be paid
successive extensions of one half hour at the Weeknight/Saturday rate for those
hours; and,
(b) on a Saturday shall be paid a minimum of 3 hours calculated
from the time of starting work on Saturdays.
15.4.7 This
clause does not entitle any Employee to minimum payments who
arrives late or who exceeds meal break times or leaves the marking
centre/inquiry centre early and works less than the minimum payment hours.
15.5 Meal Allowance
A meal allowance, as set out in Item 2 of Table 4, is
payable to an employee on each day of corporate marking (including briefing and
pilot marking sessions) where the Employee works for at least an hour before
and an hour after the meal break. The requirement for an Employee to work
before and after a meal break to be paid a meal allowance is waived for LOTE
Examiners and LOTE Casuals.
15.6 Travel
Allowances
15.6.1 Travelling
allowances for all Employees engaged in corporate marking, HSC Inquiry Centre,
except for markers engaged in corporate marking outside the metropolitan areas
of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, will be limited to the rates set out in
item 3 of table 4 irrespective of the distance travelled.
15.6.2 Marking Staff
engaged in Itinerant Marking are entitled to the travel allowances shown in
Item 4 (a) of Table 4, except for their attendance at pilot marking and
briefing sessions. The travel allowance for itinerant marking is based on the
use of a private motor vehicle paid on the basis of cents per kilometre up to
8,000 km per annum at the rate set out in Item 4 (a) of Table 4 and is payable
to persons marking itinerantly in respect of each kilometre travelled in excess
of the total distance between the person's usual place of residence and their
usual place of work and in circumstances where a rental motor vehicle is not
utilised. Marking Staff engaged in Itinerant Marking attending pilot marking
and briefing sessions will be paid a Travel Allowance at the rate set out in
Item 3 of Table 4.
Note: Itinerant Markers have up to one hour of unpaid
travelling time. Additional travelling time is paid pursuant to clause 8.7.
15.6.3 Marking
Staff engaged in corporate marking outside the metropolitan areas of Sydney,
Newcastle and Wollongong shall be paid:
(a) the Travel Allowance as set out in Item 3 of Table 4; and in
addition (where applicable).
(b) for travel in excess of 40 km per day from the person's
daily place of residence during the marking period to the marking centre and
return, up to a maximum of 160 km where the person provides evidence of the
additional travel involved. The amount shall be an amount per kilometre as set
out in Item 4 (b) of Table 4; or
(c) when the
supplementary kilometre allowance at paragraph (b) above is not claimed on a
daily basis and subject to the person's usual place of residence being outside
the Sydney metropolitan area and more than 100 kilometres from the marking
centre, the Travel Allowance as set out in item 5 of table 4 Schedule 1 once
per engagement;
15.6.4 Marking Staff
engaged in itinerant marking who normally reside outside the Sydney
metropolitan area who attend briefing sessions inside the Sydney metropolitan
area shall be paid the Travel Allowance at item 5 of table 4 Schedule 1 once
per engagement subject to the person's usual place of residence being more than
100 kilometres from the briefing session venue.
15.7 Subsistence
Allowances for Itinerant Marking
Marking Staff engaged in itinerant marking outside the
metropolitan area of Sydney who are required to stay overnight at a place other
than their usual place of residence during the marking period, shall be
entitled to the payment of the daily allowance at item 1(a) of table 4 Schedule
1. The entitlement to this allowance will apply for periods of 24 hours and for
any periods less than 24 hours will be compensated by the payment of the hourly
allowance at item 1(b) of table 4 Schedule 1.
15.8 The allowances
contained in subclauses 15.5, 15.6 (except for the allowances payable pursuant
to subclause 15.6.3(c) and 15.6.4) and subclause 15.7 shall be adjusted in
accordance with the rates as approved from time to time by the Secretary, NSW
Treasury. (The allowances payable pursuant to subclause 15.6.3 (c) and 15.6.4
shall be adjusted in accordance with pay increases to this award).
16. Deduction of
Unions' Membership Fees
(i) The
unions shall provide the employer with a schedule setting out unions'
fortnightly membership fees payable by members of the unions in accordance with
the unions' rules.
(ii) The unions
shall advise the employer of any change to the amount of fortnightly membership
fees made under its rules. Any variation to the schedule of unions' fortnightly
membership fees payable shall be provided to the employer at least one month in
advance of the variation taking effect.
(iii) Subject to (i) and (ii) above, the employer shall deduct union
fortnightly membership fees from the pay of any employee who is a member of the
union in accordance with the unions' rules, provided that the employee has
authorised the employer to make such deductions.
(iv) Monies
so deducted from employees' pay shall be forwarded regularly to the unions
together with all necessary information to enable the unions to reconcile and
credit subscriptions to employees unions' membership accounts.
(v) Unless other
arrangements are agreed to by the employer and the unions, all unions
membership fees shall be deducted on a fortnightly basis.
(vi) Where an employee
has already authorised the deduction of union's membership fees from his or her
pay prior to this clause taking effect, nothing in this clause shall read as
requiring the employee to make a fresh authorisation in order for such
deductions to continue.
17. Superannuation
17.1 All Employees
shall be entitled to occupational superannuation at the appropriate
Superannuation Guarantee Contribution (SGC) rate for all payments pursuant to
clause 15.2 Rates of Pay.
18. Salary
Sacrifice to Superannuation
18.1 Notwithstanding
the salaries prescribed by Schedule 1, Monetary Rates, an employee may elect,
subject to the agreement of the employee's department or agency, to sacrifice a
portion of the wage/salary payable under clause 15, Rates of Pay and Allowances,
to additional employer superannuation contributions. Such election must be made
prior to the commencement of the period of service to which the earnings
relate. In this clause, "superannuable
salary" means the employee's salary as notified from time to time to the
New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.
18.2 Where the
employee has elected to sacrifice a portion of that payable salary to
additional employer superannuation contributions:
(a) subject to
Australian Taxation law, the sacrificed portion of salary will reduce the
salary subject to appropriate PAYG taxation deductions by the amount of that
sacrificed portion; and
(b) any allowance,
penalty rate, payment for unused leave entitlements, weekly worker’s
compensation or other payment, other than any payments for leave taken in
service, to which an employee is entitled under this award or any applicable
award, Act or statute which is expressed to be determined by reference to an
employee’s salary, shall be calculated by reference to the salary which would
have applied to the employee under the said clause 15 in the absence of any
salary sacrifice to superannuation made under this award.
18.3 The employee may
elect to have the portion of payable salary which is sacrificed to additional
employer superannuation contributions:
(a) paid into the superannuation scheme established under the
First State Superannuation Act 1992 as optional employer contributions; or
(b) subject to the department or agency’s agreement, paid into a
private sector complying superannuation scheme as employer superannuation
contributions.
18.4 Where an
employee makes an election in terms of subclause 18.3 of this clause, the
employer shall pay the portion of salary, the subject of election, to the relevant
superannuation fund.
18.5 Where the
employee is a member of a superannuation scheme established under:
(a) the Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906;
(b) the Superannuation Act 1916;
(c) the State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987;
(d) the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act
1987; or
(e) the First State Superannuation Act 1992,
the employee’s department or
agency must ensure that the amount of any additional employer superannuation
contributions specified in subclause 18.1 of this clause is included in the
employee’s superannuable salary which is notified to
the New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.
18.6 Where, prior to
electing to sacrifice a portion of his/her salary to superannuation, an
employee had entered into an agreement with his/her department or agency to
have superannuation contributions made to a superannuation fund other than a
fund established under legislation listed in subclause 18.5 of this clause, the
department or agency will continue to base contributions to that fund on the
salary payable under clause 15 to the same extent as applied before the
employee sacrificed portion of that salary to superannuation. This clause
applies even though the superannuation contributions made by the department or
agency may be in excess of superannuation guarantee requirements after the
salary sacrifice is implemented.
SECTION 5 - AWARD COMPLIANCE AND
RELATED MATTERS
19. Nomination of
Unions' Representatives
19.1 In each marking
section union members will be permitted, at the commencement of marking, the
necessary time to meet for the purpose only of nominating a union
representative. Such meeting may be announced using a public address system (if
possible) provided that there is no undue disruption to other nearby markers.
20. Dispute
Resolution Procedures
20.1 Subject to the
provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1996:
20.1.1 Should
any dispute, question or difficulty arise concerning industrial matters
occurring in a particular workplace, then the employee or the union’s workplace
representative will raise the matter with relevant Supervisor of Marking as
soon as practicable.
20.1.2 The
Supervisor of Marking will discuss the matter with the employee or the union’s
workplace representative with a view to resolving the matter or by negotiating
an agreed method and time frame for proceeding.
20.1.3 Should the above
procedure be unsuccessful in producing a resolution of the dispute, question or
difficulty or should the matter be of a nature which involves multiple
workplaces, then the employee or the union may raise the matter with the
Director with a view to resolving the dispute, question or difficulty or by
negotiating an agreed method and time frame for proceeding.
20.1.4 Where the
procedures in the preceding paragraph do not lead to resolution of the dispute,
question or difficulty, the matter will be referred to the President and the
Branch Secretary, Division Secretary and General Secretary of the respective
unions. They or their nominees will discuss the dispute, question or difficulty
with a view to resolving the matter or by negotiating an agreed method and time
frame for proceeding.
20.1.5 Should the above
procedures not lead to a resolution, then either party may apply to the
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.
20.2 Whilst the
procedures outlined in clause 20.1 of this clause are being followed, normal
work undertaken prior to notification of the dispute or difficulty shall continue
unless otherwise agreed between the parties, or, in the case involving health
and safety, if practicable, normal work shall proceed in a manner which avoids
any risk to the health and safety of any staff member or member of the public.
21. No Further
Claims
21.1 Except as
provided by the Industrial Relations Act 1996, there shall be no further rates
of pay or conditions claims by the parties prior to 31 December 2016 in
relation to matters expressly contained in this award.
22. Anti-Discrimination
22.1 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.
22.2 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.
22.3 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.
22.4 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.
22.5 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.
23. Work Health
and Safety
23.1 For the purposes
of this clause, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) A "labour
hire business" is a business (whether an organisation, business
enterprise, company, partnership, co-operative, sole trader, family trust,
corporation and/or person) which has at its business function, or one of its
business functions, to supply staff employed or engaged by it to another
employer for the purpose of such staff performing work or services for that
other employer.
(b) A
"contract business" is a business (whether an organisation, business
enterprise, company, partnership, co-operative, sole trader, family trust,
corporation and/or person) which is contracted by another employer to provide a
specified service or services or to produce a specific outcome or result for
that employer which might otherwise have been carried out by the other
employer’s own employees.
23.2 If the employer
engages a labour hire business and/or a contract business to perform work
wholly or partially on the employer’s premises, the employer shall do the
following (either directly, or through the agency of the labour hire or
contract business):
(a) consult with employees of the labour hire business and/or
contract business regarding the workplace health and safety consultative
arrangements;
(b) provide
employees of the labour hire business and/or contract business with the
appropriate health and safety induction training including the appropriate
training required for such employees to perform their jobs safely;
(c) provide
employees of the labour hire business and/or contract business with appropriate
personal protective equipment and/or clothing and all safe work method
statements that they would otherwise supply to their own employees; and
(d) ensure employees of the labour hire business and/or contract
business are made aware of any risks identified in the workplace and the
procedures to control those risks.
23.3 Nothing in this
clause is intended to affect or detract from any obligation or responsibility
upon a labour hire business under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 or the
Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.
23.4 Where a dispute
arises as to the application or implementation of this clause, the matter shall
be dealt with pursuant to the disputes settlement procedure of this award.
This clause has no application in respect of
organisations which are properly registered as Group Training Organisations
under the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 (or equivalent interstate
legislation) and are deemed by the relevant State Training Authority to comply
with the national standards for Group Training Organisations established by the
ANTA Ministerial Council.
23.5 This clause
operates from 1 March 2006.
24. Area Incidence
and Duration
24.1 This award:
24.1.1 This award is made
following a review under section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and
rescinds and replaces the Higher School
Certificate Marking and Related Casual Employees Rates of Pay and Conditions
Award 2014 published 22 August 2014 (376 I.G. 795), as varied.
24.1.2 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 New South Wales on 28
April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on and from 26 May 2016.
This award remains in force until varied or rescinded,
the period for which it was made having already expired.
24.2 Covers all
casual employees employed by the Board pursuant to the Act engaged to mark the
Higher School Certificate examinations and to provide advice to students
through the Higher School Certificate Inquiry Centre at various locations
determined by the President, Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards,
New South Wales.
SCHEDULE 1
Table 1 - Weekday, Weekday Supplementary,
Weeknight/Saturday and Sunday Rates:
Classification
|
Weekday Rates
|
Weekday
Supplementary Rates
|
Weeknights and
Saturday Rates
|
Sunday Rates
|
|
Per Hour from
|
Per Day from
|
Per Hour from
|
Per Hour from
|
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
Marker
|
73.14
|
75.33
|
77.59
|
70.88
|
73.01
|
75.20
|
81.47
|
83.91
|
86.43
|
109.66
|
112.95
|
116.34
|
LOTE Examiner
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
70.88
|
73.01
|
75.20
|
81.47
|
83.91
|
86.43
|
109.66
|
112.95
|
116.34
|
LOTE Casual
|
73.14
|
75.33
|
77.59
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
81.47
|
83.91
|
86.43
|
109.66
|
112.95
|
116.34
|
1. Senior Marker
|
90.76
|
93.48
|
96.28
|
83.62
|
86.13
|
88.71
|
101.07
|
104.10
|
107.22
|
136.15
|
140.23
|
144.44
|
2. HSC Inquiry
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centre Inquiry
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Assistant
|
104.96
|
108.11
|
111.35
|
96.72
|
99.62
|
102.61
|
116.90
|
120.41
|
124.02
|
157.38
|
162.10
|
166.96
|
Supervisor of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marking
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. Assistant Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Charge HSC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inquiry Centre
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Supervisor of
|
116.25
|
119.74
|
123.33
|
107.13
|
110.34
|
113.65
|
129.49
|
133.37
|
137.37
|
174.43
|
179.66
|
185.05
|
Marking
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 1 Refer to provisions that apply to HSC Enquiry Centre
staff at clause 15.2.6
Table 2- External and Corporate Per Unit Marking Rates on
and from
HSC
|
1/7/2014
|
1/7/2015
|
1/7/2016
|
|
Rates per unit
|
Rates per unit
|
Rates per unit
|
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
(a) Mathematics
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments will be on a per question basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base Rate
|
2.900
|
2.987
|
3.077
|
(Mathematics in Practice/Mathematics in Society/General
|
|
|
|
Mathematics paper from 2001)
|
|
|
|
2-3 Unit paper - Mathematics paper from 2001
|
4.142
|
4.266
|
4.394
|
3 Unit Additional paper - Mathematics Extension 1
paper from 2001
|
4.490
|
4.625
|
4.764
|
4 Unit Additional paper - Mathematics Extension 2
Paper from 2001
|
4.903
|
5.050
|
5.202
|
(b) Other
subjects -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments will be on a per three hour paper basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base Rate
|
26.25
|
27.04
|
27.85
|
3 Unit Additional Paper
|
32.80
|
33.78
|
34.79
|
Table 3 - Languages Other than English (LOTE) Examiners
Hourly Rates on and from
A. Weekday Examining
|
1/7/2014
Rates per hour
2.77%
|
1/7/2015
Rates per hour
3%
|
1/7/2016
Rates per hour
3%
|
1. Languages other than English (LOTE) Examiners
|
12.91
|
13.30
|
13.70
|
Table 4 - Other Rates and Allowances
Item
|
Clause
|
Brief Description
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/16
|
No
|
No.
|
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
|
(a) Daily rate
|
(b) Hourly rate
|
(a) Daily rate
|
(b) Hourly rate
|
(a) Daily rate
|
(b) Hourly rate
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
1
|
15.7
|
Travelling Allowance -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital City Rate
|
306.25
|
12.76
|
308.45
|
12.85
|
308.45
|
12.85
|
|
|
Newcastle
|
273.25
|
11.39
|
278.45
|
11.60
|
278.45
|
11.60
|
|
|
Wagga Wagga
|
262.25
|
10.93
|
264.45
|
11.02
|
264.45
|
11.02
|
|
|
Port Macquarie
|
244.10
|
10.17
|
263.45
|
10.98
|
263.45
|
10.98
|
|
|
Maitland
|
273.25
|
11.39
|
275.45
|
11.48
|
275.45
|
11.48
|
|
|
Wollongong
|
257.25
|
10.72
|
259.45
|
10.81
|
259.45
|
10.81
|
|
|
Orange
|
270.25
|
11.26
|
278.45
|
11.60
|
278.45
|
11.60
|
|
|
Broken Hill
|
244.10
|
10.17
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
|
|
Dubbo
|
244.10
|
10.17
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
|
|
Bathurst
|
244.10
|
10.17
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
246.15
|
10.26
|
|
|
Other Country Centres
|
222.10
|
9.25
|
224.15
|
9.34
|
224.15
|
9.34
|
2
|
15.5
|
Meal Allowance
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
|
|
(based on the Overtime Meal rate
(which is the same for breakfast, lunch or dinner) provided by The Treasury
Review of Meal, Travelling and Related Allowances).
|
28.20
|
28.80
|
28.80
|
3
|
15.6.1
|
Travel Allowances (based on 40 km multiplied by the use of
private motor vehicle casual rate pursuant to clause (15.8). Employees
engaged in Corporate Marking in metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle and
Wollongong and HSC Inquiry Centre.
|
12.16 per day
|
12.16 per day
|
10.56 per day
|
|
15.6.3 (a)
|
Markers engaged in Corporate marking outside the
metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Motor Vehicle allowance - distances exceeding travel to and
from usual place of residence and usual place of work:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
15.6.2
|
Itinerant markers
|
0.760
|
0.760
|
0.660
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
15.6.3(b)
|
Markers engaged in Corporate marking outside the metropolitan
areas of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong in excess of 40 km up to maximum
160 km per day
|
0.304
|
0.304
|
0.264
|
|
|
|
1/7/2014
|
1/7/2015
|
1/7/2016
|
5
|
15.6.3(c)
|
Travel Allowance fixed payment for:
|
136.61
|
140.71
|
144.93
|
|
|
Markers engaged in Corporate marking outside the
metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong not claiming the
allowance at 15.6.3(a) on a daily basis whose usual place of residence is
outside the Sydney metropolitan area in excess of 100 km from the marking
centre
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.6.4
|
Itinerant markers who reside outside Sydney metropolitan
area attending briefing sessions inside the Sydney metropolitan area where the
person’s usual place of residence is in excess of 100 km from the briefing
session venue.
|
215.82 once per
engagement
|
222.29 once per
engagement
|
228.96 once per
engagement
|
6
|
15.2.8
|
External On-screen Marking ICT
|
11.59 once per engagement
|
11.94 once per
engagement
|
12.30 once per
engagement
|
|
|
Allowance for use of ICT facilities broadband
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 5 - Hourly Rates Floor to Apply to Corporate
On-Screen marking:
Classification
|
Weekday Rates
|
Weekday
|
Weeknights and
|
Sunday Rates
|
|
|
Supplementary
|
Saturday Rates
|
|
|
Per Hour from
|
Per Day from
|
Per Hour from
|
Per Hour from
|
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
1/7/14
|
1/7/15
|
1/7/16
|
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2.77%
|
3%
|
3%
|
Marker
|
72.44
|
74.61
|
76.85
|
70.20
|
72.31
|
74.48
|
80.70
|
83.12
|
85.61
|
108.61
|
111.87
|
115.23
|
P. J. NEWALL,
Commissioner
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.