Public Hospital (Career Medical Officers) (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 191 of 2012)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.        Delete clause 1, Arrangement of the award published 27 March 2009 (367 I.G. 891) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

1.  Arrangement

 

Clause No.       Subject Matter

 

12       Annual Leave

24       Anti-Discrimination

31       Area, Incidence and Duration

1         Arrangement

17       Continuing Medical Education

2         Definitions

15       Family and Community Services Leave and Personal/Carer’s Leave

29       Higher Duties Allowance

7         Hours of Work

6         In-Charge Allowance

23       Labour Flexibility

20       Long Service Leave

21       Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave

11       On-Call and Call-Back

10       Overtime

8         Penalty Rates

13       Public Holidays 

28       Reasonable Hours

25       Redundancy - Managing Displaced Employees

3         Salaries

5         Salary increases and work value

26       Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

27       Salary Packaging

4         Senior Career Medical Officer

18       Settlement of Disputes

14       Sick Leave

9         Time Worked

22       Trade Union Leave

19       Travelling Allowances

30       Underpayment and Overpayment of Salaries

16       Uniform and Laundry Allowance

 

PART B

 

Table 1 - Allowances

 

2.        Delete the definition of “Association” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Association" means the Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation (New South Wales) or HSUeast.

 

3.        Delete the definition of “Career medical Officer” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Career Medical Officer" means a medical practitioner who is registered with the Medical Board of Australia and is not employed under the classifications set out in the Public Hospital (Medical Officers) Award.

 

4.        Delete the definition of “Department” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Ministry” means the Ministry of Health.

 

5.        Delete the definition of “Director of Public Employment” in clause 2, Definitions.

 

6.        Delete the definition of “Director-General” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Director-General” means the Director-General of the Ministry of Health.

 

7.        Delete the definition of “Public Health Organisation” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Public Health Organisation” means an organisation defined in section 7 of the Health Services Act 1997 as follows:

 

(a)      a Local Health District; or

 

(b)      a statutory health corporation; or

 

(c)      an affiliated health organisation in respect of its recognised establishments and recognised services.

 

8         Delete subclause (i), in clause 4, Senior Career Medical Officer, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)       A grading committee consisting of two nominees of the Ministry and two representatives of the Association(s) shall be constituted to consider and make recommendations to the employer in relation to appointment to the Senior Career Medical Officer grade.  The committee shall meet to consider an application for progression to this grade by a Career Medical Officer within 28 days of an application being submitted to the employer.

 

9.        Delete the “Notation” paragraph appearing at end of subclause (x) clause 12, Annual Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:-

 

(NOTATION: The conditions under which the annual leave loading shall be paid to employees are the same as generally applied through policy directives issued by the Ministry of Health.)

 

10.      Delete subclause (iv) in clause 17, Continuing Medical Education, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iv)      Expenses associated with such leave are to be reimbursed by the employer, provided that no expenses or allowances shall be payable in respect of travel or accommodation outside Australia, except in respect of courses run under the auspices of a recognised Australasian Specialist College in New Zealand. The provisions of the Ministry of Health Policy Directive PD2005_619, Travel - Official, as amended from time to time, shall apply to any travel under this clause.

 

11.      Delete clause 19, Travelling Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

19. Travelling Allowances

 

(i)       An employee seconded to another hospital may be granted a daily travel allowance at the rate of the difference between the cost of travel by public transport to his/her normal place of employment and travel by public transport to the seconding hospital.  Provided that where an employee drives his/her own vehicle, he/she shall, in lieu, be eligible for an allowance equivalent to the transport allowance rate payable to members of the New South Wales Public Service as determined under the Health Services Act 1997 from time to time, for the difference between the distance to his/her normal place of employment and the distance to the seconding hospital.

 

(ii)       An employee who, with the approval of the chief executive officer, uses on official business, a motor vehicle maintained primarily for other than official business, shall be paid the abovementioned allowance from time to time effective.  However, where it is estimated that an employee will, with the approval of the chief executive officer, be required to use his/her private vehicle on official business on at least 50 days during any period of 12 months and during that period aggregate at least 805 kilometres of official running, he/she shall be paid at the official business rate payable to members of the New South Wales Public Service as determined by clause 36 of the Crown Employees (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Award 2009 from time to time.

 

(iii)      For the purpose of sub-clause (ii) travel on official business:

 

(a)      occurs when an employee is required by the employer as part of his/her duty to use his/her motor vehicle to attend away from his/her normal place of employment or seconding hospital to another clinic, annexe or hospital.  Where an employee travels on official business direct from his/her place of residence to a clinic, annexe or hospital, other than his/her normal place of employment he/she shall be paid for the difference between the distance to his/her normal place of employment or seconding hospital and that other annexe, clinic or hospital;

 

(b)      does not include "call backs";

 

(iv)      Nothing in this clause shall make the employer liable for the cost of the employee’s daily travel to his/her usual and normal place of employment.

 

NOTATION:

 

(i)       For conditions relating to secondments see relevant Ministry of Health policy directives.

 

(ii)       Travelling compensation applies to staff required to work at centres other than their headquarters.

 

12.      Delete paragraph (a) of subclause (ii) of clause 20, Long Service Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)      service shall mean continuous service with the employer.  For the purpose of this paragraph, continuous service will be determined in accordance with the provisions of Ministry of Health Policy Directive PD2006_096 Staff Mobility, as amended from time to time.

 

13.      Delete clause 25, Redundancy-Managing Displaced Employees, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

25.  Redundancy - Managing Displaced Employees

 

Employees shall be entitled to the provisions of Ministry of Health Policy Directive PD2007_085 ‘Managing Displaced Staff of the NSW Health Service’ as amended from time to time.

 

14.      Delete subclauses (iv) and (v) in clause 27, Salary Packaging, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iv)      The salary packaging scheme utilises a fringe benefit taxation exemption status conferred on public hospitals and local health districts, which provides for a fringe benefit tax exemption cap of $17,000 per annum. The maximum amount of fringe benefits-free tax savings that can be achieved under the scheme is where the value of benefits when grossed-up, equal the fringe benefits exemption cap of $17,000. Where the grossed-up value exceeds the cap, the employer is liable to pay fringe benefits tax on the amount in excess of $17,000, but will pass this cost on to the employee. The employer’s share of savings, the combined administration cost, and the value of the package benefits, are deducted from pre-tax dollars.

 

(v)      The parties agree that the application of the fringe benefits tax exemption status conferred on public hospitals and local health districts is subject to prevailing Australian taxation laws.

 

15.      Delete clause 31, No Further Claims, in entirety and renumber clause 32, Area, Incidence and Duration  to read as "clause 31, Area, Incidence and Duration".

 

16.      Delete renumbered clause 31, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

31.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

(i)       This Award rescinds and replaces the Public Hospital Career Medical Officers (State) Award published 10 March 2006 (357 IG 986) and all variations thereof.

 

(ii)       This Award shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in the NSW Health Service under section 115(1) of the Health Services Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees.

 

(iii)      The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on 19 March 2012.

 

(iv)      This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made having already expired.

 

 

 

 

C.G. STAFF J

 

 

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