Crown Employees (Roads and Maritime Services Traffic Signals Staff) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Roads and Maritime Services Division of the Government of New South Wales.

 

(No. IRC 167 of 2014)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.         In clause 1, Title, of the award made on 11 March 2014, following the words "Traffic Signals Staff employed", delete the words "by Roads and Maritime Services" and insert in lieu thereof "as members of the Transport Service in the RMS Group".

 

2.         Delete subclauses 3.1 and 3.2 of clause 3, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

3.1       "RMS" means the Secretary of the Department of Transport as head of the Transport Service.

 

(Note: This definition was varied following the commencement of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 to reflect that the Roads and Maritime Division of the Government Service of New South Wales established under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 was abolished, staff moved to the Transport Service, and that employer functions are now exercised by the Secretary of the Department of Transport as Head of the Transport Service. Notwithstanding that, in some instances in this award, references to "RMS" refer to the business of the Roads and Maritime Services rather than to the employer).

 

3.2       "Staff" shall mean the Traffic Signals classifications set out in Part B, Monetary Rates, employed as members of the Transport Service in the RMS Group".

 

3.         Insert the following a new subclauses 3.4 and 3.5 in the said clause 3 as follows:

 

3.4       "RMS Group" means the group of staff designated by the Secretary of the Department of Transport in accordance with the Transport Administration (Staff) Regulation as being part of the RMS Group who are not part of the Transport Senior Service.

 

3.5       "Transport Service" means the Transport Service of New South Wales established by the Transport Administration Act 1988.

 

4.         Delete subclause 4.1 of clause 4, Purpose of this Award, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4.1       The main purpose of this Award is to ensure that the Roads and Maritime Services, the staff in the RMS Group and the ETU are committed to continually improving all areas of the Roads and Maritime Services Authority to achieve lasting customer satisfaction and increased productivity.

 

5.         In subclause 5.2 of clause 5, Area, Incidence and Duration,  delete the words "by Roads and Maritime Services, Division of the Government Service of New South Wales, under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002" and replace with "as members of the Transport Service in the RMS Group".

 

6.         In paragraph (a) of subclause 5.4, of the said clause 5, delete the words "Roads and Maritime Services, Division of the Government Service of New South Wales" and replace with "The Secretary of the Department of Transport as head of the Transport Service.

 

7.         Delete paragraph (h) of subclause 24.1 of clause 24, Long Service Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(h)        Prior service with other NSW Government bodies may also be recognised by RMS in accordance with Part Three, Division 2 and Schedule 2 of the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014.

 

8.         Delete paragraph (e) of subclause 24.6 of the said clause 24, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(e)        Staff who resign and immediately commence employment in another government sector agency or in a related government agency may be entitled to have their existing long service leave accrual recognised by their new employer pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014.

 

9.         This variation shall take effect on and from 24 February 2014.

 

 

 

 

M. J. WALTON J , President

 

 

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