OPERATIONAL AMBULANCE OFFICERS (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Ambulance Service of New South Wales.

 

(No. IRC 1620 of 2002)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.          Insert after subclause (c) of clause 10, Hours of Duty, of the award published 10 July 1998 (305 I.G. 905), as varied, the following new subclauses:

 

(d)       Trainee Patient Transport Officers and Patient Transport Officers will work shifts of eight (8) hour duration, which will include a twenty (20) minute paid crib break.  This crib break shall commence nor less than four (4) nor more than six (6) hours from the starting time of the shift unless otherwise agreed between the parties.  Failure to provide the employee an opportunity to commence such a break within the designated hours will result in a penalty of 20 minutes at ordinary rates.

 

(e)        If such a break is not commenced or completed during a shift being undertaken by Trainee Patient Transport Officers and/or Patient Transport Officers, then the undertaken portion of the crib break will, in addition to any penalty that may be accruing from clause 10 (d), be paid at overtime rates.

 

2.          Delete subclause (a) of clause 19, Appointment of Officers, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        All employees appointed, excepting Trainee Patient Transport Officers, shall be appointed on probation for a period of twelve months from the date of their appointment or re-appointment to the Service.  For Trainee Patient Transport Officers, the period of probation will be six months from the date of appointment or reappointment to the Service.

 

3.          Delete subclause (b) of clause 22, Travelling on Cases, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        An employee required to have a meal away from his or her station shall be paid a meal allowance as prescribed in Table 2 - Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates of this Award.  This subclause does not apply to crib breaks taken by Trainee Patient Transport Officers and Patient Transport Officers under subclause 10 (d) of this Award.

 

4.          Insert after subparagraph (2) of paragraph (i) of subclause (a) of clause 25, Annual Leave, the following new paragraph:

 

(3)       Trainee Patient Transport Officers and Patient Transport Officers who are shift workers working shifts, not including public holidays - 5 weeks leave with 5 weeks' pay.

 

5.          This variation shall take effect by consent from the first full pay period to commence on or after 13 August 2001.

 

J. McLEAY, Commissioner.

 

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