Tasmanian State Service Award
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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 s.23 application for award or variation of award Minister administering the State Service Act 2000 (T13540 of 2009) (T13542 of 2009) TASMANIAN STATE SERVICE AWARD DEPUTY PRESIDENT P C SHELLEY Award variations - award varied – operative date from 23/11/09 Includes Order No. 1 of 2010 - Part VI Clauses 2 and 3 Expense allowances o/d 21/7/10 ORDER - No. 6 of 2009 (Consolidated) AMEND THE TASMANIAN STATE SERVICE AWARD BY DELETING ALL CLAUSES CONTAINED THEREIN AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE FOLLOWING; AND THE AWARD IS CONSOLIDATED: S085 1 PART I – APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF THE AWARD 1. TITLE This award is to be known as the "Tasmanian State Service Award". 2. SCOPE This award is to apply to all persons employed under the State Service Act 2000 and for whom a classification is contained in this award, except for employees for whom a classification is contained in another award of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission 3. INDEX SUBJECT MATTER CLAUSE NO. PAGE NO. Part I – Application and Operation of the Award Title 1 Scope 2 Index 3 Date of Operation 4 Award Interest 5 Supersession 6 Definitions 7 Employment Categories 8 Contract of Employment 9 Abandonment of Employment 10 Part II – Salaries and Related Matters Calculation for the Payment of Salary 1 Payment of Salary 2 Salaries 3 Superannuation 4 Advancement Assessment and Salary Progression 5 Graduates, Cadets, Apprentices and Trainees 6 Terms of Apprenticeships/Traineeships 7 Supported Wage System for Persons with Disabilities 8 Salary Sacrifice by Employees 9 Market Allowance 10 Higher Duties Allowance 11 More Responsibility Duties Allowance 12 S085 2 Part III – Classification and Related Matters Classification Descriptors 1 Reference Framework 2 Summary of Differences Between General Stream Bands 3 General Stream Band Descriptors 4 Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 Band 9 Band 10 Summary of Differences between Professional Stream Bands 5 Professional Stream Band Descriptors 6 Professional Band 1 Professional Band 2 Professional Band 3 Professional Band 4 Professional Band 5 Professional Band 6 Part IV – Expense and Other Allowances Location Allowances 1 (a) Camp (b) District (c) Air Fares From Bass Strait Islands Meal Allowances 2 (a) Meal Allowance – Overtime (b) Meal Allowance – Day Travel (c) Meal Allowance – Excess Rates (d) Meal Allowance – Rates Travel Allowances 3 (a) Travelling (b) Excess Fares (c) Private Vehicle Use Special Accommodation Rate on Transfer 4 First Aid Certificate Allowance 5 Testing and Tagging Allowance 6 Coxswain's Certificate Allowance 7 Diving Allowances 8 Correctional Facility Allowance 9 S085 3 Part V – Workplace Flexibility Workload Management 1 Work-Life Balance 2 Workplace Flexibility Arrangements 3 Part VI – Hours of Work and Overtime for Day Work Ordinary Hours of Work for Day Work 1 Flexitime for Day Work 2 Overtime for Day Work 3 Time Off in Lieu of Payment for Overtime 4 Availability and Recall 5 Part VII – Special Provisions for Shift Work Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Work 1 Afternoon, Night Shift Penalty 2 Overtime for Shift Work 3 Availability and Recall 4 Part VIII – Leave and Holidays with Pay Holidays with Pay 1 Parental Leave 2 Personal Leave 3 Bereavement Leave 4 Recreation Leave 5 State Service Accumulated Leave Scheme 6 Jury Service 7 Part IX – Uniforms, Protective Clothing and Equipment Uniforms 1 Protective Clothing and Equipment 2 Part X – Award Compliance and Union Matters Right of Entry for Union Officials 1 Workplace Delegates 2 Notice Board 3 Records of Employment 4 Part XI – Consultation and Change: Grievance and Dispute Resolution Consultation and Change 1 No Disadvantage 2 Grievance and Dispute Settling Procedure 3 S085 4 Appendix 1 – Translation Arrangements 1. Translation of Classifications Under the Four Stream Awards 2. Translation and targeted Occupational Groups (TOGS) 3. Review Process Appendix 2 – The General Stream for Previous Administrative and Clerical, Technical and Operational Streams Appendix 3 – Professional Stream for the Previous Professional Stream Appendix 4 – Translation Arrangements for Previous Administrative and Clerical Classifications Appendix 5 – Translation Arrangements for Previous Professional Classifications Appendix 6 – Translation Arrangements for Previous Technical Classifications Appendix 7 – Translation Arrangements for Previous Operational Classifications Appendix 8 – Translation of Award Subject Matters Appendix 9 – Special provisions for Employees of Tasmanian Fire Service Appendix 10 – Information and Communication Technology Classification Structure Appendix 11 - School Administrative Staff TSSA Translation Appendix 12 – Transport Inspectors – Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources (DIER) 4. DATE OF OPERATION This award shall come into operation from 23 November 2009. 5. AWARD INTEREST (a) The following employee organisations are deemed to have an interest in this award pursuant to section 63(10) of the Industrial Relations Act 1984: (i) The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia; (ii) The Australian Education Union, Tasmanian Branch; (iii) The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union; S085 5 (iv) The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia; (v) The Community and Public Sector Union (State Public Services Federation Tasmania) Inc; (vi) The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Tasmanian Branch; (vii) The Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No. 1 Branch; and (viii) Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union - Tasmanian Branch. (ix) Transport Workers' Union of Australia (Victorian/Tasmanian Branch) (b) The employer deemed to be an employer organisation having an interest in this award pursuant to section 62(4) of the Industrial Relations Act 1984: The Minister administering the State Service Act 2000. 6. SUPERSESSION This award supersedes the Tasmanian State Service Award No. 5 of 2009 (Consolidated), order No. 1 of 2010. PROVIDED that no entitlement accrued or obligation incurred is to be affected by the supersession. 7. DEFINITIONS In this award, unless the contrary intention appears: 'Employer' means the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000 'Head of Agency' means the Secretary of the relevant Department and their delegated representative. 'Normal salary rate' means an employee's normal salary exclusive of all allowances. 'Ordinary Hours of Work' means the ordinary hours of work for a full time employee are 36¾ hours per week. However where a full time employee is required by an industrial instrument to work 38 hours per week, 38 is to be substituted for 36¾ [or fraction thereof] in all relevant parts of this award. S085 6 8. EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES In this award, unless the contrary intention appears: 'Permanent full-time employee' means a person who is appointed to work the full ordinary hours of work each week (as defined) and who is appointed as such in accordance with section 37(3)(a) of the State Service Act 2000. 'Permanent part-time employee' means a person who is appointed to work hours that are less in number than a full-time employee and who is appointed as such in accordance with section 37(3)(a) of the State Service Act 2000. 'Fixed term employee' means a person engaged for a specified term or for the duration of a specified task in accordance with section 37(3)(b) of the State Service Act 2000. 'Casual employee' means a person engaged on an irregular basis and at short notice and where the offered engagement may be accepted or rejected on each and every occasion, thus excluding a casual employee from being placed on a regular employment roster, and is paid a loading of 20% in addition to the normal salary rate in lieu of paid leave entitlements and Holidays with Pay as prescribed by Part IX – Leave and Holidays with Pay of this award. 9. CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT (a) Except as otherwise provided by the State Service Act 2000, employment is by the fortnight. Any employee not specifically engaged as a casual employee is deemed to be employed by the fortnight. (b) An employee (other than a casual employee) who is willing to work his or her normal ordinary hours of work, is entitled to be paid a full fortnight's salary at a rate fixed by this award or relevant industrial agreement. (c) Notice of termination by Employee and Employer (1) Notice of termination by Employee (i) Employment is to be terminated by an employee by the giving of two week's notice to the employer or by the forfeiture of two weeks wages as the case may be. (2) Notice of termination by the employer (i) Employment is to be terminated by the employer by the giving of notice in accordance with the following table; (ii) S085 7 Period of Service Period of Notice From commencement and up to the completion of 3 years 2 weeks 3 years and up to the completion of 5 years 3 weeks 5 years and over 4 weeks (iii) In addition to the period of notice provided an employee aged 45 years and older with 2 or more years of service is entitled to an additional week's notice. (iv) Payment in lieu of the period of notice must be made if the appropriate period of notice is not given or in circumstances where it is agreed the period of notice is to be waived and payment in lieu substituted. (3) Summary Dismissal (i) The employer has the right to dismiss an employee for serious misconduct or serious neglect of duty and in such circumstances wages are to be paid up to the time of dismissal only. (d) A casual employee is to be given a minimum of two hours work or pay on each occasion they are required to attend work unless otherwise mutually agreed by the employee, employer and relevant union. 10. ABANDONMENT OF EMPLOYMENT An employee who is absent from work without justifiable cause for more than 14 days without notifying the employer of the reason for the absence, is to be considered on face value to have abandoned their employment.