VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR (MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, PHARMACISTS & PSYCHOLOGISTS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017-2021 PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT 1. Title This Agreement shall be known as the Victorian Public Health Sector (Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021. 2. Index A Exposure to Hazardous Substances .............................. 43 Accident Pay ................................................................. 95 F Advertising and Filling Vacancies .................................. 43 Family Violence Leave ................................................... 89 Annual Leave ................................................................ 65 Fitness for Work ............................................................ 93 Anti-Discrimination ....................................................... 11 Fixed Term Employment ............................................... 27 Audiologists .................................................................. 45 Full-Time Employment .................................................. 24 B G Blood Donors Leave ...................................................... 86 Genetic Counsellors ...................................................... 45 Breast-Feeding Facilities ............................................... 98 H C Health and Safety, Rehabilitation and Workcover ........ 44 Casual Employment ...................................................... 25 Higher Duties ................................................................ 51 Child Care Costs ............................................................ 98 Hours of Work ............................................................... 54 Clinical Perfusionists ..................................................... 45 I Clinical Supervision of Psychologists ........................... 100 Individual Flexibility Arrangements ............................... 23 Commencement Date and Period of Operation ............. 7 J Compassionate Leave ................................................... 70 Jury Service ................................................................... 70 Consultation .................................................................. 29 L Coverage of Agreement .................................................. 7 Leave to Engage in Emergency Relief Activities ............ 86 Cultural and Ceremonial Leave ..................................... 89 Long Service Leave ........................................................ 71 D M Definitions.... 8, 17, 29, 34, 35, 68, 94, 141, 157, 164, 172 Meal Intervals and Rest intervals .................................. 58 Dietitians ....................................................................... 45 Medical Physicists ......................................................... 45 Disciplinary Procedure .................................................. 16 Medical Scientists Classification Descriptors ................ 48 Disputes Settling Procedures ........................................ 13 Medical scientists Merit Reclassification Guidelines .... 45 E N Examination Leave ........................................................ 83 No Extra Claims ............................................................... 8 PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT 1 PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT Notice of Termination ................................................... 33 Reimbursement of Road Tolls ....................................... 92 Notification of Classification ......................................... 23 Relationship with Award and Previous Certified Agreements ................................................................ 8 O Request to Reduce Ordinary Hours and Transition to On-Call/Re-Call .............................................................. 61 Retirement ............................................................... 23 Overlapping Pay Points Between Grades ...................... 49 Requests for Flexible Working Arrangements............... 27 Overtime ....................................................................... 59 Rosters .......................................................................... 56 P S Parental Leave .............................................................. 75 Sabbatical Leave............................................................ 84 Part-Time Employment ................................................. 25 Salaries and Allowances ................................................ 49 Payment of Wages ........................................................ 52 Savings Clause ................................................................. 8 Performance Management ........................................... 15 Settlement of Disputes - Training Leave ....................... 15 Personal Leave .............................................................. 68 Shift Work ..................................................................... 55 Pharmacists................................................................... 49 Study Leave ................................................................... 83 Planned and Unplanned Absences ............................... 41 Superannuation ............................................................ 52 Posting of Agreement ..................................................... 8 Supervision of Provisional Psychologists ..................... 101 Pre-Natal Leave ............................................................. 75 T Prevention and Management of Workplace Bullying ... 44 Telephone Allowance .................................................... 98 Professional Development Leave .................................. 84 Trainee Scientists .......................................................... 28 Professional Registration Leave – Psychologists & Transmission of Business .............................................. 28 Pharmacists .............................................................. 85 Travelling Transport and Fares...................................... 92 Progression Through Pay Points ................................... 49 Twelve Month Career Breaks ........................................ 86 Psychologists ................................................................. 49 Types of Employment ................................................... 23 Psychologists Supervisor Training ................................. 28 U Public Holidays .............................................................. 86 Uniform Allowance ....................................................... 98 Purchased Leave ........................................................... 67 Union Rights .................................................................. 20 R W Redundancy and Associated Entitlements .................... 34 Workload ...................................................................... 41 PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT 2 PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT 3. Arrangement PART 1: OPERATION OF AGREEMENT ........................................................................................... 1 1. TITLE ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2. INDEX ..................................................................................................................................... 1 3. ARRANGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 3 4. DIVISION INTO PARTS AND SCHEDULES ........................................................................................... 6 5. COVERAGE OF AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................... 7 6. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION ......................................................................... 7 7. RELATIONSHIP WITH AWARD AND PREVIOUS CERTIFIED AGREEMENTS ................................................... 8 8. SAVINGS CLAUSE ....................................................................................................................... 8 9. NO EXTRA CLAIMS ..................................................................................................................... 8 10. POSTING OF AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................... 8 11. DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 8 12. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ........................................................................................................... 11 PART 2: DISPUTE SETTLING ........................................................................................................ 13 13. DISPUTES SETTLING PROCEDURES .............................................................................................. 13 14. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES - TRAINING LEAVE ............................................................................... 15 15. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................. 15 16. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................... 16 PART 3: UNION RIGHTS ............................................................................................................. 20 17. UNION RIGHTS ....................................................................................................................