Zoological Gardens Employees Award

Zoological Gardens Employees award

1. - TITLE

This award shall be known as the "Zoological Gardens Employees" award 1969 and shall replace No. 6 of 1966 as amended, in so far as that award applies to the Zoological Gardens Board.

1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE

(1) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

(2) The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more is $708.90 per week payable on and from the commencement of the first pay period on or after 1 July 2017.

(3) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case Decisions.

(4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by result shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.

(5) Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award to the minimum adult award wage.

(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or Jobskill placements or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

(7) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.

(8) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –

(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.

(9) Minimum Adult Award Wage

The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2017 State Wage order decision. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.

(10) Adult Apprentices (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, an apprentice, 21 years of age or more, shall not be paid less than $607.60 per week on and from the commencement of the first pay period on or after 1 July 2017.

(b) The rate paid in the paragraph above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more is payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.

(c) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.

(d) Nothing in this clause shall operate to reduce the rate of pay fixed by the award for an adult apprentice in force immediately prior to 5 June 2003

2. - ARRANGEMENT

1 Title 1B. Minimum Adult Award Wage 2. Arrangement 3. Area and Scope 4. Term 5. Hours 6. 38 Hour Week : Rostered Day Off 7. Roster 8. Overtime 9. Meals 10. Wages 11. Annual Leave 12. Public Holidays 13. Long Service Leave 14. Contract of Service 15. Conditions and Allowances 16. Sick Leave 17. Higher Duties 18. Travel Allowance 19. General Provisions 20. Definitions 21. Saturday and Sunday Time 22. Uniforms, Protective Clothing and Equipment 23. Part-time Employees 24. Liberty to Apply

Appendix - Resolution of Disputes Requirement Schedule A - Parties to the Award Schedule B – Applicant

3. - AREA AND SCOPE

This award shall apply to workers employed by the Zoological Gardens Board in the callings mentioned in clause 10. - Wages of this award.

4. - TERM

This award shall remain in force for a period of three years from the date hereof. 5. - HOURS

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this clause, the ordinary hours of work shall not exceed 38 per week and shall be worked between the hours of 6.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday.

(b) Any change to actual working hours will be designed to improve productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness in the workplace and can only be varied in accordance with the following:

(i) Any proposed variations shall be explained to the employees concerned and to the Union who will consider them;

(ii) The affected parties (i.e. site management and employees) will then consult with each other with a view to agreeing to the proposed variation; and

(iii) Where agreement cannot be reached, the issues will be referred to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for conciliation and, if necessary, arbitration.

(c) Ordinary hours shall be worked within a 20 day cycle of eight hours on the first 19 days in each cycle with 0.4 of one hour of each such day worked accruing as an entitlement to take the 20th day in each cycle as a paid day off as though worked.

(2) (a) The ordinary hours of work for rostered employees shall not exceed an average of 38 per week over a roster cycle and shall be worked between the hours of 6.00am and 6.00pm on any of the seven days of the week.

(b) Any change in actual hours worked by rostered employees will be designed to improve productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness in the workplace and can only be varied in accordance with the following procedure:

(i) Any proposed roster variations shall be explained to the employees concerned and to the Union who will consider them;

(ii) The affected parties (i.e. site management and employees) will then consult with each other with a view to agreeing to the proposed roster; and

(iii) Where agreement cannot be reached, the issues will be referred to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission for conciliation and, if necessary, arbitration.

(c) The length of the cycle during which the ordinary hours may be worked to give an average of 38 shall be determined by agreement between the employer and the Union or failing agreement by a Board of Reference.

(d) Rostered employees shall be entitled to 12 paid days off in every 12 months in accordance with subclause (4) of Clause 6. - 38 Hour Week: Rostered Day Off.

(3) Each employee referred to in subclause (2) of this clause shall, in every seven consecutive days, be granted two days off duty, provided that this subclause shall be deemed to be complied with if the employee is granted the equivalent of six days off duty in every period of three weeks.

6. - 38 HOUR WEEK: ROSTERED DAY OFF

(1) The rostered day off provided for in subclauses (1) and (2) of Clause 5. - Hours of this award, shall be observed to suit the circumstances of the Zoological Gardens Board. Subject to subclause (3) of this clause, the rostered day off will normally be the first or last working day of the working week.

(2) The calendar year will be divided into thirteen, twenty day work cycles. During the year employees will be required to take one period of their annual leave to include the rostered day off duty for that particular work cycle. There will be no additional pay or leave in lieu of that rostered day off. Keepers who have additional leave in lieu will only lose one rostered day off duty while on annual leave.

(3) Where to meet the needs of the Board, an employee is required to work on his rostered day off as provided for in subclause (1) or (2) of Clause 5. - Hours of this award that employee will be re-rostered for another day off duty within ten working days. The re-rostered day will be the first or last working day of the working week unless another day is agreed between the Board and the employee.

(4) Keepers who work a three week roster will be rostered off duty on 3 occasions in a 12 week cycle. The rostered days off shall be on a Friday preceeding the normal rostered weekend off duty and shall occur after 3 weeks, 3 weeks and 6 weeks.

(5) The employer is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the roster.

(6) There will be no rostered day off duty applicable to employees whilst on long service leave nor any credit accumulated for such periods of leave.

(7) Where an employee is rostered off duty on a particular day, he will not be entitled to claim either sick leave or compassionate leave in substitution for the rostered day off.

(8) An employee on workers compensation:

(a) For a period of less than one complete 20 day work cycle shall accrue time off towards and be paid for the succeeding day off.

(b) For periods of one or more complete 20 day work cycles shall not accrue time off towards a rostered day off.

(c) For a period of less than one complete 20 day work cycle and a rostered day off falls within the period, the employee will not be re-rostered for an additional day off.

(9) A dispute concerning rosters shall be referred to a meeting of the Board and the Union.

7. - ROSTER

(1) The employer shall cause to be prepared and exhibited a roster or rosters showing -

(a) the name of each employee

(b) the days and hours over which each employee shall be required to perform his ordinary hours of work.

(2) Separate rosters shall be prepared and exhibited for each group of employees employed by the employer.

(3) A roster may be altered at any time by the employer subject to the following:-

(a) Seven days' notice in respect to days on which work is to be performed.

(b) Forty-eight hours' notice in respect to hours of work on a rostered day.

Notwithstanding the foregoing a roster may be altered by the giving of a lesser period of notice prescribed above where the employer and employee so agree.

8. - OVERTIME

(1) Except as provided in subclause (2) of this clause all time worked in excess of 8 hours each day or outside the usual hours of work or, in the case of rostered employees in excess of 8 hours each day or outside the rostered hours of work shall be overtime and paid for at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter.

(2) All time worked on Saturdays or Sundays other than by employees rostered to work ordinary hours on those days shall be paid as follows:-

(a) Prior to 12.00 noon on Saturdays at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter.

(b) After 12.00 noon on Saturdays at the rate of double time.

(c) On Sundays at the rate of double time.

(3) Where, to meet the needs of the Board, an employee is required to work on his rostered day off as provided for in subclauses (1) and (2) of Clause 5. - Hours of this award, no overtime will be paid.

(4) The foregoing provisions of this clause shall not apply to casual employees who shall be paid at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter for all time worked in excess of eight hours in any day or night.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subclause do not apply:-

(i) in respect of any period of overtime for which the employee has been notified on the previous day or earlier that he will be required; or

(ii) to any employee who lives in the locality in which the place of work is situated in respect of any meal for which he can reasonably go home; or

(iii) where the overtime worked is outside the customary meal time.

(c) If an employee provides himself with a meal or meals and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less overtime than the period notified, he shall be paid, for each meal provided and not required, the appropriate amount described in paragraph (a) of this subclause.

(5) (a) An employee required to work continuous overtime for more than one and a half hours shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or be paid $12.20 for a meal, and if, owing to the amount of overtime worked, a second or subsequent meal is required they shall be supplied with each such meal by the employer or be paid $7.15 for each meal so required.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subclause do not apply:-

(i) in respect of any period of overtime for which the employee has been notified on the previous day or earlier that he will be required; or

(ii) to any employee who lives in the locality in which the place of work is situated in respect of any meal for which he can reasonably go home; or

(iii) where the overtime worked is outside the customary meal time.

(6) (a) The employer may require any employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates and such employee shall work overtime in accordance with such requirement.

(b) The union or employee or employees covered by this award shall not in any way, whether directly or indirectly, be party to or concerned in any ban, limitation or restriction upon the working of overtime in accordance with the requirement of this subclause.

(c) If an employee provides himself with a meal or meals and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less overtime than the period notified, he shall be paid, for each meal provided and not required, the appropriate amount described in paragraph (a) of this subclause.

(7) An employee called back to work after the normal working time without prior notice shall be paid a minimum of three hours at the appropriate overtime rates.

(8) (a) By agreement between the employee and the employer time off in lieu of payment for overtime may be granted proportionate to the payment to which an employee is entitled. Such time off is to be taken in unbroken periods according to each period of overtime worked.

(b) The actual period of time off may be accrued and taken at a time agreed between the employer and employee concerned.

9. - MEALS

(1) Each employee shall be allowed an unpaid meal break of a minimum of half an hour up to a maximum of one hour each day between the hours of 11.30am and 2.00pm.

(2) If when the meal time customary in the industry arrives, an employee is required to continue working and his meal interval is thereby deferred, he shall be paid at overtime rates until he gets a meal interval of the customary duration. Provided that if the continuance of work is reasonably necessary and could not have been avoided by any reasonable action by the employer, the employer shall be allowed time not exceeding twenty minutes before such penalty rate begins to accrue.

10. - WAGES

(1) (a) The minimum total rate of wage payable under this award shall be as follows

Arbitrated Safety Minimum Rate Net Adjustments Total Rate $ $ $

KEEPER

Year One 400.00 387.70 787.70 Year Two 410.00 388.20 798.20 Year Three 420.00 393.20 813.20

SPECIALIST KEEPER - GRADE I

Year One 432.70 394.30 827.00 Year Two 444.40 395.20 839.60 Year Three 456.30 396.20 852.50 Year Four 468.20 394.90 863.10

SPECIALIST KEEPER - GRADE II

Year One 480.10 395.80 875.90 Year Two 492.00 396.80 888.80 Year Three 503.90 397.80 901.70 Year Four 516.00 398.70 914.70

SENIOR SPECIALIST KEEPER

Year One 536.30 400.40 936.70 Year Two 551.10 401.50 952.60 Year Three 566.90 402.80 969.70 (b) The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.

These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.

Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

11. - ANNUAL LEAVE

(1) Except as hereinafter provided a period of four consecutive weeks' leave with payment of ordinary wages as prescribed shall be allowed annually to an employee by his employer after a period of twelve months' continuous service with such employer.

(2) "Ordinary wages" for an employee shall mean the rate of wages the employee has received for the greatest proportion of the calendar month prior to his taking the leave.

(3) If after one month's continuous service in any qualifying 12 monthly period, an employee lawfully leaves his employment or his employment is terminated by the employer through no fault of the employee, the employee shall be paid 2.92 hours' pay at the rate of wage prescribed in subclause (2) of this clause in respect of each completed week of continuous service in that qualifying period.

(4) Annual leave accumulated to an employee as at November 7, 1983 shall be adjusted in hours in the ratio of 38 to 40.

(5) In addition to any payment to which he may be entitled under subclause (3) of this clause, an employee whose employment terminates after he has completed a twelve monthly qualifying period and who has not been allowed the leave prescribed under this award in respect of that qualifying period shall be given payment as prescribed in subclause (2) and (9) of this clause in lieu of that leave unless:

(a) he has been justifiably dismissed for misconduct; and

(b) the misconduct for which he has been dismissed occurred prior to the completion of that qualifying period.

(6) An employee may be rostered off and granted annual leave with payment of ordinary wages as prescribed in subclause (2) and (9) of this clause prior to his having completed a period of twelve months' continuous service, in which case should the services of such employee terminate or be terminated prior to the completion of twelve months' continuous service, the said employee shall refund to the employer the difference between the amount received by him for wages in respect of the period of his annual leave and the amount which would have accrued to him by reason of the length of his service up to the date of the termination of his services.

(7) (a) When computing the annual leave due under this clause, no deduction shall be made from such leave in respect of the period that an employee is on annual leave, long service leave and/or holidays. Provided that no deduction shall be made for any approved period an employee is absent from duty through sickness, with or without pay, unless the absence exceeds three calendar months, in which case deduction may be made for such excess only.

(b) Approved periods of absence from work caused through accident sustained in the course of employment shall not be considered breaks in continuity of service, but the first six months only of any such period shall count as service for the purpose of computing annual leave.

(8) When work is closed down for the purpose of allowing annual leave to be taken, employees with less than a full year's service shall only be entitled to payment during such period for the number of days leave due to them. Provided that nothing herein contained shall deprive the employer of his right to retain such employees during the close down period as may be required.

(9) (a) An employee proceeding on annual leave shall be paid in addition to the ordinary payment for such leave, a wage loading of 17.5 percent calculated on the rate of wage prescribed by subclause (2) of this clause.

(b) The loading prescribed by this subclause shall not apply to proportionate leave on termination.

(10) The provisions of this clause shall apply to part-time employees on a pro-rata basis in the same proportion as the number of hours worked each week bears to 38.

(11) The provisions of this clause shall not apply to casual employees.

(12) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause, the following provisions shall apply to rostered employees.

(a) Subject to the provisions of this subclause a period of six consecutive weeks' leave with payment of ordinary wages as prescribed shall be allowed annually to an employee by his employer after a period of 12 months' continuous service with that employer.

(b) If after one month's continuous service in any qualifying 12 monthly period an employee leaves his employment or his employment is terminated by the employer through no fault of the employee, the employee shall be paid 4.38 hours' pay at the rate of wage prescribed in subclause (2) of this clause in respect of each completed week of continuous service.

(13) The total annual leave entitlement may, by agreement between the employee and the employer, be taken in more than one portion. Provided that no portion is less than one week.

12. - PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

(1) (a) The following days, or the days observed in lieu shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be allowed as holidays without deduction of pay, namely: New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, Foundation Day, Sovereign's Birthday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Provided that another day may be taken as a holiday by arrangement between the parties, in lieu of any of the days named in the subclause.

(b) When any of the days mentioned in paragraph (a) hereof falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the next succeeding Monday, and when Boxing Day falls on a Sunday or a Monday the holiday shall be observed on the next succeeding Tuesday. In each case the substituted day shall be a holiday without deduction of pay and the day for which it is substituted shall not be a holiday.

(2) Whenever any of the days referred to in subclause (1) of this clause falls on an employee's ordinary working day and the employee is not required to work on such day he shall be paid for the ordinary hours he would have worked on such day had it not been a holiday.

(3) An employee required to work on a day referred to in subclause (1) of this clause shall be paid for the time worked at the rate of double time and a half. Provided that in lieu of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and subject to agreement between the employer and the employee, work performed on a Public Holiday may be paid for at the rate of time and one half and the employee shall, in addition be allowed a day's leave with pay to be added to his annual leave or on a day mutually accepted to the employer and the employee.

(4) When an employee is off duty owing to leave without pay or sickness, including accidents on or off duty, except time for which he is entitled to claim sick pay, any holiday falling during such absence shall not be treated as a paid holiday. Where the employee is on duty or available on the working day immediately preceding a holiday, or resumes duty or is available on the working day immediately following a holiday, as prescribed in this clause, the employee shall be entitled to a paid holiday on all such holidays.

(5) The provisions of this clause shall not apply to rostered employees who shall work public holidays in the course of their normal rostered duty.

(6) A casual employee shall not be entitled to payment for any holiday referred to in this clause.

13. - LONG SERVICE LEAVE

(1) The conditions governing the granting of long service leave to Government wages employees generally shall apply to employees covered by this award.

(2) Long Service Leave accumulated to an employee as at November 7, 1983 shall be adjusted in hours in the ratio of 38 to 40.

14. - CONTRACT OF SERVICE

(1) Except in the case of a casual worker the contract of hiring of every worker shall be a weekly contract terminable by one week's notice on either side, given on any working day, or in the event of such notice not being given by the payment of one week's pay by the employer or the forfeiture of one week's pay by the worker.

(2) The employment of a casual employee may be terminated with one hour's notice by the employer or employee provided that all wages due to them shall be paid upon the termination of such employment.

(3) An employee shall not be entitled on termination or dismissal, to payment for time accrued towards a rostered day off in accordance with subclause (1) or (2) of Clause 5. - Hours of this award.

(4) Nothing in this clause shall prevent an employer from dismissing an employee at any time for misconduct and, in such cases, wages shall be paid up to the time of dismissal only.

(5) The employer shall be under no obligation to pay for any day, or portion of a day, not worked upon which the employee is required to present himself for duty, except where such absence from work is due to illness coming within the provisions of Clause 16. - Sick Leave or is on account of holidays to which the employee is entitled under this Award.

(6) (a) An employer is entitled to deduct payment for any day or portion of a day on which an employee cannot be usefully employed because of a strike by the Union or by any other union or association or through the breakdown of the employers machinery or through any stoppage of work by any cause which the employer cannot reasonably prevent.

(b) Where wages are calculated in advance of the accrual period and the employee has been paid for time for which he is not entitled under paragraph (a) of this subclause, the amount to which he is not entitled may be deducted from the first possible subsequent pay of the employee concerned.

(7) An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the employees skill, competence and training, including work which is incidental or peripheral to the employee's main tasks or functions.

15. - CONDITIONS AND ALLOWANCES

The provisions of the Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award No. A4 of 1992 shall apply mutatis mutandis to all employees covered by this award. 16. - SICK LEAVE

(1) (a) An employee shall be entitled to payment for non attendance on the grounds of personal ill health or injury for one-sixth of a week's pay for each completed month of service.

(b) Payment hereunder may be adjusted at the end of each accruing year, or at the time the employee leaves the service of the employer, in the event of the employee being entitled by service subsequent to the sickness in that year to a greater allowance than that made at the time the sickness occurred.

(2) The unused portion of the entitlement prescribed in subclause (1)(a) of this clause in any accruing year shall be allowed to accumulate and may be availed of in the next or any succeeding year.

(3) Sick leave accumulated to an employee as at November 7, 1983 shall be adjusted in hours in the ratio of 38 to 40.

(4) In order to acquire entitlement to payment in accordance with this clause, the employee shall, as soon as reasonably practicable advise the employer of his inability to attend for work, the nature of his illness or injury and the estimated duration of the absence. Provided that such advice other than in extraordinary circumstances shall be given to the employer within 24 hours of the commencement of the absence.

(5) No employee shall be entitled to the benefit of this clause unless he produces proof to the satisfaction of the employer or his representative of such sickness, provided that the employer shall not be entitled to a medical certificate for absences of less than three consecutive working days unless the total of such absences exceeds five days in any one accruing year.

(6) (a) Subject to the provisions of this subclause, the provisions of this clause apply to an employee who suffers personal ill health or injury during the time when he is absent on annual leave and an employee may apply for and the employer shall grant, paid sick leave in place of paid annual leave.

(b) Application for replacement shall be made within seven days of resuming work and then only if the employee was confined to his place of residence or a hospital as a result of his personal ill health or injury for a period of seven consecutive days or more and he produces a certificate from a registered medical practitioner that he was so confined. Provided that the provisions of this paragraph do not relieve the employee of the obligation to advise the employer in accordance with subclause (3) of this clause if he is unable to attend for work on the working day next following his annual leave.

(c) Replacement of paid annual leave by paid sick leave shall not exceed the period of paid sick leave to which the employee was entitled at the time he proceeded on annual leave and shall not be made with respect to fractions of a day.

(d) Where paid sick leave has been granted by the employer in accordance with paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subclause, that portion of the annual leave equivalent to the paid sick leave is hereby replaced by the paid sick leave and the replaced annual leave may be taken at another time mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee or, failing agreement, shall be added to the employee's next period of annual leave or, if termination occurs before then, be paid for in accordance with the provisions of Clause 11. - Annual Leave.

(7) The provisions of this clause with respect to payment do not apply to employees who are entitled to payment under the Workers' Compensation and Assistance Act, 1981 nor to employees whose illness or injury is the result of the employee's own misconduct.

(8) The provisions of this clause do not apply to casual employees.

17. - HIGHER DUTIES (1) Except for an employee whose substantive position is that of Senior Specialist Keeper or Specialist Keeper Grade II and subject to subclause (2) of this clause, an employee called upon to perform work carrying a higher minimum rate of pay than their regular pay for two hours in any day shall be paid such higher minimum for the whole of that day provided that the acting time of less than two hours in any one shift shall not be counted.

(2) An employee shall not be entitled to the payment prescribed in subclause (1) of this clause when required to perform work carrying a higher minimum rate of pay than their regular pay when the permanent occupant is on a rostered day off as provided for in subclauses (1) and (2) of Clause 5. - Hours of this award.

(3) For an employee whose substantive position is that of Senior Specialist Keeper or Specialist Keeper Grade II and subject to subclause (2) of this clause and who is called upon to perform work carrying a higher minimum rate of wage than their current rate for five or more consecutive days shall be paid such higher minimum rate for the whole of that period.

18. - TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

(1) Where an employee is sent to work from the employer's recognised place of business, the employer shall pay all travelling time from such place of business to the job, and if the employee is required to return the same day to the employer's place of business, the employer shall pay travelling time to the place of business.

(2) The provisions set out in subclause (1) above apply in addition to any provisions applying by virtue of application of the Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowance Award No. A4 of 1992.

19. - GENERAL PROVISIONS

(1) Suitable dressing accommodation shall be provided by the employer where workers may change their clothes. Tools and appliances shall not be kept in the dressing room.

(2) All workers shall be provided with facilities for boiling water.

(3) Workers shall be permitted to eat their meals in a convenient and clean place, protected from the weather, and each such worker shall remove all litter and foodstuff after use.

(4) All materials, appliances and tools required in connection with the performance of the worker's duties shall be supplied to such worker by the employer without charge.

20. - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Keeper-in-Training" means an employee who is required within an 18 month period to gain practical work experience under the direct supervision and control of an experienced Keeper and who is required during this period to commence the National Extension College Animal Management Course (P008) or an equivalent course of study appropriate to the captive husbandry and management of animals in zoos.

(2) "Keeper" shall mean an employee who works under supervision and gains experience for extended periods of time in each section of the zoo to a level whereby the employee is able to undertake all routine zoo-keeping duties.

(3) "Specialist Keeper - Grade I" shall mean an employee who has successfully completed the course or course equivalent referred to in subclause (1) of this clause or has demonstrated an equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience and who under limited supervision develops specialist skills in particular facets of zoo-keeping and provides assistance with developmental activities in area(s) of specialisation. (4) "Specialist Keeper - Grade II" shall mean an employee appointed as such with specialist competencies in particular facets of zoo-keeping who works with minimal supervision and within specified guidelines or who assists the Senior Specialist Keeper in the organisation and management of the Section.

(5) "Senior Specialist Keeper" shall mean an employee appointed as such who is responsible for the organisation and management of a Section or who has specialist competencies and makes developmental contributions in particular facets of zookeeping.

"Casual Employee" shall mean an employee appointed as such who is engaged to work for less than four weeks.

21. - SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TIME

(1) All ordinary time worked between midnight on Friday and midnight on Saturday shall be paid at the rate of time and a half.

(2) All ordinary time worked on a Sunday shall be paid at the rate of double time.

22. - UNIFORMS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

(1) Where the employer requires an employee to wear a uniform for his work the same shall be supplied by the employer.

(2) Goggles, safety helmets, climbing boots, respirators, oilskins, gumboots, sou'westers and suitable gloves and any other such clothing and equipment deemed necessary by the employer shall be supplied to employees covered by this award where the nature of the employment is such as to warrant their respective use.

(3) The Uniform, Protective Clothing and Equipment issued pursuant to this clause shall remain the property of the employer and shall be replaced on a fair wear and tear basis.

23. - PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

(1) Employees may be regularly employed to work less hours per week than are prescribed in Clause 5. - Hours of this Award.

(2) Subject to subclause (3) of this clause payment shall be a weekly rate calculated pro-rata to the class of work on which the employee is engaged in the proportion which the hours of work bears to thirty eight.

(3) Part-time employees who are regularly employed for less than twelve hours per week may be paid a further loading of 20% in lieu of sick leave, annual leave and public holidays.

24. - LIBERTY TO APPLY

Liberty is reserved to the Union in respect of:

(1) Rates for cleaning North and South lake and an additional allowance for the disposal of offensive rubbish.

(2) First aid allowance. APPENDIX - RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES REQUIREMENT

(1) This Appendix is inserted into the award/industrial agreement as a result of legislation which came into effect on 16 January 1996 (Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995) and further varied by legislation which came into effect on 23 May 1997 (Labour Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1997).

(2) Subject to this appendix, and in addition to any current arrangements the following procedures shall apply in connection with questions, disputes or difficulties arising under this award/industrial agreement.

(a) The persons directly involved, or representatives of person/s directly involved, shall discuss the question, dispute or difficulty as soon as is practicable.

(b) (i) If these discussions do not result in a settlement, the question, dispute or difficulty shall be referred to senior management for further discussion.

(ii) Discussions at this level will take place as soon as practicable.

(3) The terms of any agreed settlement should be jointly recorded.

(4) Any settlement reached which is contrary to the terms of this award/industrial agreement shall not have effect unless and until that conflict is resolved to allow for it.

(5) Nothing in this appendix shall be read so as to exclude an organisation party to or bound by the award/industrial agreement from representing its members.

(6) Any question, dispute or difficulty not settled may be referred to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission provided that with effect from 22 November 1997 it is required that persons involved in the question, dispute or difficulty shall confer among themselves and make reasonable attempts to resolve questions, disputes or difficulties before taking those matters to the Commission.. SCHEDULE A - PARTIES TO THE AWARD

The following organisation is a party to this award:

United Voice WA SCHEDULE B - APPLICANT

Zoological Gardens Board.

DATED at Perth this 5th day of December, 1969. V A R I A T I O N R E C O R D

"ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS EMPLOYEES" AWARD 1969 NO. 29 OF 1969. Delivered 05/12/69 at 49 WAIG 997 Consolidated 20/07/83 at 63 WAIG 1661 Consolidated 14/02/85 65 WAIG 500 CL EXTENT OF VARIATION ORDER NO. OPERATIVE GAZETTE NO. DATE REFERENCE 1. Title Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (1A. State Wage Principles) Ins. Cl. 1752/91 31/01/92 72 WAIG 191 Cl. & Title 1457/93 24/12/93 74 WAIG 198 (1A. State Wage Principles December 1993) Cl. & Title 985/94 30/12/95 75 WAIG 23 (1A. Statement of Principles December 1994) Cl. & Title 1164/95 21/03/96 76 WAIG 911 (1A. Statement of Principles March 1996) Cl & Title 915/96 7/08/96 76 WAIG 3368 (1A Statement of Principles - August 1996) Cl & Title 940/97 14/11/97 77 WAIG 3177 (1A. Statement of Principles - November 1997) Cl. & Title 757/98 12/06/98 78 WAIG 2579 (1A. Statement of Principles - June, 1998) Del. Cl. & Title 609/99 06/07/99 79 WAIG 1843 1B. Minimum Adult Award Wage Ins. 1B 940/97 14/11/97 77 WAIG 3177 Cl. 1043/98 20/07/98 78 WAIG 3569 (2) - (3),(5) & (8) rates & txt 609/99 01/08/99 79 WAIG 1843 Cl. 654/00 01/08/00 80 WAIG 3379 Cl. 752/01 01/08/01 81 WAIG 1721 Cl. 797/02 01/08/02 82 WAIG 1369 Cl. 569/03 5/06/03 83 WAIG 1899 & 2726 (9) 1197/03 1/11/03 83 WAIG 3537 Cl. 570/04 4/06/04 84 WAIG 1521 Cl. 576/05 07/07/05 85 WAIG 2089 & 2968 Cl. 957/05 07/07/06 86 WAIG 1631 & 2482 Cl. 1/07 01/07/07 87 WAIG 1487 & 2424 Cl. 115/07 01/07/08 88 WAIG 773&1613 Cl. 1/09 01/10/09 89 WAIG 735 & 2048 Cl. 2/10 01/07/10 90 WAIG 568 & 1410 Cl. 2/11 01/07/11 91 WAIG 1008 & 1799 Cl. 2/12 01/07/12 92 WAIG 1547 Cl. 1/13 01/07/13 93 WAIG 1221 Cl. 1/14 01/07/14 94 WAIG 1430 Cl. 1/15 01/07/15 95 WAIG 1394 Cl. 1/16 01/07/16 96 WAIG 1247 Cl. 1/17 01/07/17 97 WAIG 1309

2. Arrangement Change title cl. 19 350/86 29/08/86 66 WAIG 1481 Ins 30 - 32 866/85 18/12/85 66 WAIG 241 Ins 33. - 34 197/90(c) & 785/88 ref (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Ins. 1A 1752/91 31/01/92 72 WAIG 191 22. 1027/92 18/02/93 73 WAIG 570 Del. Applicant & Ins. Sch A - B 627/93 30/04/93 73 WAIG 1957 1A. Title 1457/93 24/12/93 74 WAIG 198 1A. Title 985/94 30/12/95 75 WAIG 23 1A. Title 1164/95 21/03/96 76 WAIG 911 Ins. App – Res 693/96 16/07/96 76 WAIG 2768 1A. Title 915/96 7/08/96 76 WAIG 3368 1A 940/97 14/11/97 77 WAIG 3177 Ins. 1B 940/97 14/11/97 77 WAIG 3177 1A. Title 757/98 12/06/98 78 WAIG 2579 Del. 1A 609/99 06/07/99 79 WAIG 1843 3. Area and Scope

4. Term

5. Hours (1) & (2) 197/90(c) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 6. 38 Hour Week : Rostered Day Off Consolidated 1129/84 14/02/85 65 WAIG 500 7. Roster

8. Overtime (5)(a) 940/85 12/12/85 66 WAIG 68 (5)(a) 528/87 18/07/87 67 WAIG 1614 Ins.(8) 1452/89(c) 10/10/89 69 WAIG 3601 (5) (a) 197/90(c) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 (5)(a) 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 Rates – (5)(a) 1347/96 12/11/96 77 WAIG 255 (5)(a) 732/00 09/11/00 80 WAIG 5621 (5)(a) 1008/01 07/01/02 82 WAIG 314 (5)(a) 947/02 28/01/03 83 WAIG 838 (5)(a) 653/03 11/03/05 85 WAIG 1248 (5)(a) 11/07 12/3/07 87 WAIG 494 (5)(a) 80/08 14/11/08 88 WAIG 2297 (5)(a) 69/12 20/12/12 93 WAIG 27 9. Meals (1) 197/90(c) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379

10. Wages Cl. (inc. commitment) 1452/89(c) 10/10/89 69 WAIG 3601 Cl. (inc. commitment) 197/90(c) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (1) 1624/93 06/01/95 75 WAIG 956 (1)(a); Ins.(1)(c) 1166/94 06/07/95 75 WAIG 2322 Cl. 396/96 06/07/96 76 WAIG 2445 Rates & Ins. Text 940/97 14/11/97 77 WAIG 3177 Cl. 1043/98 20/07/98 78 WAIG 3569 (1)(a) Rates, (1)(d) ins txt 609/99 01/08/99 79 WAIG 1843 Cl. 654/00 01/08/00 80 WAIG 3379 Cl. 752/01 01/08/01 81 WAIG 1721 Cl. 797/02 01/08/02 82 WAIG 1369 Cl. 569/03 5/06/03 83 WAIG 1899 & 2726 Cl. 570/04 4/06/04 84 WAIG 1521 & 2118 Cl. 576/05 07/07/05 85 WAIG 2089 & 2968 Cl. 957/05 07/07/06 86 WAIG 1631 & 2482 Cl. 1/07 01/07/07 87 WAIG 1487 & 2424 Cl. 115/07 01/07/08 88 WAIG 773&1613 Cl. 1/09 01/10/09 89 WAIG 735 & 2048 Cl. 2/10 01/07/10 90 WAIG 568 & 1410 Cl. 2/11 01/07/11 91 WAIG 1008 & 1799 Cl. 2/12 01/07/12 92 WAIG 1547 Cl. 1/13 01/07/13 93 WAIG 1221 Cl. 1/14 01/07/14 94 WAIG 1430 Cl. 1/15 01/07/15 95 WAIG 1394 Cl. 1/16 01/07/16 96 WAIG 1247 Cl. 1/17 01/07/17 97 WAIG 1309

11. Annual Leave Ins.(13) 1452/89(R) 10/10/89 69 WAIG 3601 12. Public Holidays

13. Long Service Leave

14. Contract of Service (2) 197/90(R) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379

Ins. (7) 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 15. Time and Wages Book Del Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 15. Conditions and Allowances Ins. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 16. Posting Award Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (17. Sick Leave) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 16. Sick Leave

(18. Higher Duties) Cl. 197/90(R) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 17. Higher Duties

(19. Travelling Time ) Title 350/86 29/08/86 66 WAIG 1481 (19. Travelling Time & Vehicle Allowance) Title and cl. 350/86 29/08/86 66 WAIG 1481 (4) 197/90(R) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Does PSA A 4/1989 replace A 13/1976? If so, then (4) incorr award ref. Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 19. Travelling Allowance Ins. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (20. General Provisions) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 19. General Provisions

(21. Payment of Wages) Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (22. Maternity Leave) Del. Cl. 1027/92 18/02/93 73 WAIG 570 (22. Parental Leave) Ins. Cl. 1027/92 18/02/93 73 WAIG 570 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (23. Definitions) Cl. 197/90(R) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 20. Definitions

(24. Saturday and Sunday Time) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 21. Saturday and Sunday Time

(25. Uniforms, Protective Clothing and Equipment) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 22. Uniforms, Protective Clothing and Equipment

(26. Compassionate Leave) Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542

(27. Right of Entry) Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542

(28. Part-time Employees) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 23. Part-time Employees

(29. Liberty to Apply) Renum. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 24. Liberty to Apply

Appendix - Resolution of Disputes Requirement Ins. Appendix 693/96 16/07/96 76 WAIG 2768 (1),(6), Del. (7) 2053/97 22/11/97 77 WAIG 3079 Schedule A - Parties to the Award Ins. Sch. 627/93 30/04/93 73 WAIG 1957 Sch. 732/00 09/11/00 80 WAIG 5621 (30. Deduction of Union Subscriptions) Ins cl. 866/85 18/12/85 66 WAIG 241 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (31. Trade Union Training Leave) Ins cl. 866/85 18/12/85 66 WAIG 241 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (32. Leave to Attend Union Business) Ins cl. 866/85 18/12/85 66 WAIG 241 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (33. Skills Acquisition) Ins cl. 197/90(R) & refer (2) 785/88 of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (34. Award Modernisation) Ins cl. 197/90(R) & 785/88 refer (2) of 10 70 WAIG 2379 Del. Cl. 1427/92 27/05/93 73 WAIG 1542 (Applicant) Consolidated 1129/84 14/02/85 65 WAIG 500 Rename 627/93 30/04/93 73 WAIG 1957 Cl. 69/12 20/12/12 93 WAIG 27 Schedule B - Applicant