DENTAL TECHNICIANS (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
(No. IRC 5749 of 2003)
Before Mr Deputy
President Grayson
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12 December 2003
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REVIEWED AWARD
PART A
1. Arrangement
PART A
Clause No. Subject Matter
1. Arrangement
2. Definitions
3. Hours
4. Meal
Times
5. Classification
Structure
6. Wages
7. Weekend
Penalties
8. Student
Employment
9. Overtime
10. Public
Holidays
11. Annual
Leave
12. Annual
Leave Loading
13. Long
Service Leave
14. Sick Leave
15. Personal
Carer's Leave
16. Terms of
Employment
17. Ratio of
Student Dental Technicians to
Other Employees
18. Parental
Leave
19. General
Conditions
20. Jury
Service
21. Dispute
Settlement Procedure
22. Anti-
Discrimination
23. Training
Wage
24. Area,
Incidence and Duration
PART B
Monetary Rates
Table 1 - Monetary
Rates
Table 2 - Other Rates
and Allowances
2. Definitions
"Dental Technician" means a person registered as a
dental technician in accordance with the provisions of the Dental
Technicians Registration Act 1975.
"Registered Dentist" means a person registered
under the Dentists Act 1989.
"Approved Candidate" means a person who has been
selected and with the approval of the Dental Technicians' Registration Board is
bona fide undergoing training in technical work under the supervision of a
Dental Technician, Dental Prosthetist or Dentist within the terms of the Dental
Technicians Registration Act 1975 and prior to commencement of the Diploma Course offered by the Department of
Technical and Further Education.
"Student Dental Technician" means a person bona
fide undergoing training in technical work under the supervision of a Dental
Technician or Dentist and who is undertaking the Diploma Course in Dental Technology or the Dental Technicians
Certificate Course offered by the Department of Technical and Further
Education. The engagement in such practical training is required by the Dental
Technicians' Registration Board as a prerequisite to registration as a Dental
Technician.
"Student Undertaking Approved Continuing Training"
means a person who has completed training in technical work as a Student Dental
Technician, as defined, but who has not passed the examination requirements
necessary for registration as a Dental Technician and has been approved
technical work pursuant to the provisions of the Dental Technicians
Registration Act 1975.
"Technical Work" shall have the same meaning as "technical
work" as defined pursuant to section 5 of the Dental Technicians
Registration Act 1975.
"Part-Time Employee" shall mean an employee who is
engaged on a regular basis for less than thirty-eight hours per week.
"Casual Employee" shall mean an employee who is
engaged and paid as such.
"Union" means the Health Services Union.
3. Hours
(i) The ordinary
working hours shall be an average of thirty-eight per week, to be worked
between the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, inclusive,
and shall be continuous except for meal breaks.
(ii) The ordinary
hours may be worked in any one of the following ways:
(a) Five equal
days or five and a half days per week;
(b) nineteen equal
days in a twenty-day cycle;
(c) four equal
days and one short day per week;
(d) or any other
method agreed between the employer and employee and/or the union.
(iii) The employer
may vary the method of implementing the ordinary hours of work by giving at
least twenty days written notice of the variation, unless a shorter period of
notice is mutually agreed. Provided
that the employer shall have regard to all special circumstances that exist in
relation to individual employees.
4. Meal Times
(i) A meal break,
of not less than thirty minutes nor more than one hour, shall be allowed to
each employee between the hours of 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. each day, Monday to
Saturday, inclusive. The meal hour,
when fixed, shall not be altered, except:
(a) in the case of
emergency;
(b) by mutual
agreement between an employer and employee.
(ii) Except when
altered in a case of emergency, as provided for in subclause (i) of this
clause, an employee called upon to work during the fixed meal hour shall be
paid for such work at a rate of double time and such double time rate shall
continue to be paid until the employee is given thirty minutes for a meal.
(iii) An employee
shall not be required to work more than five ordinary hours without a meal
break; however, an employee and employer may mutually agree to work up to 6
hours without a break.
5. Classification
Structure
Dental Technician:
1st year of service.
2nd year of service.
3rd year of service and thereafter.
6. Wages
(i) The minimum rates
of pay for weekly employees in the classifications set out in Clause 5 -
Classification Structure, shall be as set out in Table 1 - Rates of Pay, of Part B, Monetary Rates.
(ii) A part-time
employee shall be paid one thirty-eighth of the appropriate weekly wage
prescribed by this award for each hour worked.
(iii) A casual
employee shall be paid per hour one thirty-eighth of the weekly wage prescribed
by this award, plus 15 per cent.
NOTE: A casual
shall receive an additional loading of one-twelfth for the purposes of
calculating annual holidays under the Annual Holidays Act 1944.
(iv) A student
dental technician shall be paid the relevant percentage of the total rate for
the classification Dental Technician - 1st year (see Table 1) as follows:
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Percentage of Total
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Rate for a Dental
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Technician - 1st
year
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1st Year Student
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55%
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2nd Year Student
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65%
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3rd Year Student
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80%
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4th Year Student
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90%
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(v) The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
Decision 2003. These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments; and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net adjustments and minimum rates
adjustments.
(vi) Wages shall be
paid during working hours and not later than Friday of each week; provided that
by mutual agreement wages may be paid fortnightly.
(vii) By agreement
with majority of employees, an employer may pay by cheque or electronic funds
transfer.
7. Weekend Penalties
(i) Where the
ordinary hours of work are worked on Saturday, the employee shall, in addition
to the weekly rate, be paid a loading calculated at time and one-quarter of the
ordinary hourly rate.
(ii) An employee
called on to work on a Sunday shall be paid at the rate of double time.
8. Student Employment
Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 6 - Wages, the
provisions of this clause shall apply in relation to student dental technicians
and students undertaking approved continuing training.
(i) During such
periods as study course requirements permit, students shall be employed on a
full-time basis and their weekly wage entitlements shall be as provided in the
said Clause 6.
(ii) During such periods
as study course requirements require the student to be engaged on a part-time
basis the rate of pay shall be calculated as provided in the said Clause 6.
(iii) For the
purposes of subclause (ii) of this clause the appropriate method of calculating
the hourly rate is to divide the weekly rate detailed in the said Clause 6 by
thirty-eight.
9. Overtime
(i) All time
worked before the usual starting time or after the usual finishing time shall
be overtime and shall be paid for at a rate of time and one-half for the first
two hours and double time thereafter.
(ii) Any employee
required to work more than two hours after the usual finishing time on any one
day shall be paid the amount set out in Item 1 of Table 2 of Part B as a meal
allowance in addition to any overtime rates payable.
(iii) Any employee
required to work on a day outside their ordinary hours shall be paid a minimum
engagement of three hours.
(iv) Any employee
required to work in excess of two hours after the usual finishing time shall be
allowed thirty minutes break before starting overtime; provided that, by
agreement between the employer and the employee, the time of taking the break
may be altered to suit the requirements of the overtime to be worked.
(v) An employee
shall not be required to work more than five hours of overtime without a break.
(vi) An employee
who has worked overtime shall be granted a break of at least ten hours between
the time he/she finished work and the time he/she next commences work and such
break shall be allowed without deduction from pay; provided that where an
employee is required to work before he/she has completed the said ten hours
break he/she shall be paid double time for all time worked until the end of the
said break.
(vii)
(a) Subject to paragraph
(b) of this subclause, an employer may require an employee to work reasonable
overtime at overtime rates, or as otherwise provided for in this award.
(b) An employee
may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime
would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable.
(c) For the
purposes of paragraph (b) of this subclause what is reasonable or otherwise
will be determined having regard to:
(1) any risk to
employee health and safety;
(2) the employee’s
personal circumstances including any family and carer responsibilities;
(3) the needs of
the workplace or enterprise;
(4) The notice (if
any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her
intention to refuse it; and
(5) any other
relevant matter.
10. Public Holidays
(i) The following
days, or days observed as such, shall be holidays and shall be paid for even
though not worked: New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Saturday,
Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Queen's Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Boxing
Day and all other days proclaimed as public holidays throughout the State.
(ii) An employee
called on to work on public holidays referred to in subclause (i) of this
clause, shall be paid at the rate of double time.
11. Annual Leave
See Annual Holidays Act 1944.
12. Annual Leave
Loading
(i) In this
clause the Annual Holidays Act 1944, is referred to as "the
Act".
(ii) Before an
employee is given and takes his/her annual holiday, or, where by agreement between
the employer and the employee an annual holiday is given and taken in more than
one separate period, then before each of such separate periods the employer
shall pay his/her employee a loading determined in accordance with this clause. (NOTE:
The obligation to pay in advance does not apply where an employee takes
an annual holiday wholly or partly in advance - see subclause (vi) of this
clause).
(iii) The loading
is payable in addition to the pay for the period of holiday given and taken and
due to the employee under the Act and this award.
(iv) The loading is
to be calculated in relation to any period of annual holiday to which the
employee becomes entitled under the Act and this award or, where such a holiday
is given and taken in separate periods, then in relation to each such separate
period.
NOTE: See
subclause (vi) of this clause as to holidays taken wholly or partly in advance.
(v) The loading is
the amount payable for the period or the separate period, as the case may be,
stated in subclause (iv) of this clause at the rate per week of 17.5 per cent
of the appropriate ordinary weekly time rate of pay prescribed by this award
for the classification in which the employee was employed immediately before
commencing his/her annual holiday, but shall not include allowances, penalty
rates, shift allowances, overtime or any other payments prescribed by this
award.
(vi) No loading is
payable to an employee who takes an annual holiday wholly or partly in advance;
provided that, if the employment of such an employee continues until the day
when he/she would have become entitled under the Act to an annual holiday, the
loading then becomes payable in respect of the period of such holiday and is to
be calculated in accordance with subclause (v) of this clause applying the
award rates of wages payable on that day.
This subclause applies where an annual holiday has been taken wholly or
partly in advance.
(vii) Where, in
accordance with the Act, the employer's establishment or part of it is
temporarily closed down for the purpose of giving an annual holiday or leave
without pay to the employees concerned:
(a) An employee
who is entitled under the Act to an annual holiday and who is given and takes
such a holiday shall be paid a loading calculated in accordance with subclause
(v) of this clause.
(b) An employee
who is not entitled under the Act to an annual holiday and who is given and
takes leave without pay shall be paid in addition to the amount payable to
him/her under the Act, such proportion of the loading that would have been
payable to him/her under this clause if he/she had become entitled to an annual
holiday prior to the close down as his/her qualifying period of employment in
completed weeks bears to 52.
(viii)
(a) Where the
employment of an employee is terminated by the employer for a cause other than
misconduct and at the time of the termination the employee has not been given
and has not taken the whole of an annual holiday to which the employee became
entitled, the employee shall be paid a loading calculated in accordance with
subclause (iv) of this clause for the period not taken.
(b) Except as
provided by paragraph (a) of this subclause, no loading is payable on the
termination of an employee's employment.
13. Long Service
Leave
See Long Service Leave Act 1955.
14. Sick Leave
An employee who is unable to attend for duty during his/her
ordinary working hours by reason of personal illness or personal incapacity
(including incapacity resulting from injury within the Workplace Injury Management
and Workers Compensation Act 1998) not due to his/her own serious and
wilful misconduct shall be non-attendance subject to the following:
(i) Where an
employee has not been in employment with the employer for at least three months
the right to receive payment for sick leave taken during the first three months
of employment shall not accrue unless or until the employee has completed three
months service with that employer.
(ii) He/she shall
not be entitled to paid leave of absence for any period in respect of which
he/she is entitled to workers' compensation.
(iii) He/she shall,
within twenty-four hours of the commencement of such absence, inform the
employer of his/her inability to attend for duty, and as far as possible, state
the nature of the illness or incapacity.
(iv) He/she shall
prove to the satisfaction of his/her employer (or, in the event of a dispute,
the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales) that he/she is or was
unable on account of such illness or incapacity to attend for duty on the day
or days for which payment under this clause is claimed. Such proof may include a medical
certificate.
(v) Subject to
subclause (vi) of this clause, the employee shall be entitled to sick pay on
the following basis:
(a) During the first
year of employment - 5 days.
(b) Second and
subsequent years of employment - 8 days.
Any period of paid sick leave allowed to an employee by
his/her employer in any year shall be deducted from the period of sick leave
which may be allowed or carried forward in accordance with subclause (vi) of
this clause, in or in respect of such years.
(vi) The rights
under this clause shall accumulate from year to year so long as the employee's
employment continues with the same employer so that any part of his/her
entitlement which has not been allowed in any year by his/her employer may be
claimed by the employee and shall be allowed by the employer, subject to the
conditions prescribed by this clause, in a subsequent year of such continued
employment. Any rights which
accumulate, pursuant to this subclause, shall be available to the employee for
a period of ten years, but for no longer, from the end of the year in which
they accrued.
15. Personal Carer’s
Leave
(i) Use of Sick
Leave
(a) An employee, other
than a casual employee, with responsibilities in relation to a class of person
set out in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of this subclause who needs the
employee's care and support, shall be entitled to use, in accordance with this
subclause, any current or accrued sick leave entitlement provided for in Clause
14 - Sick Leave, for absences to provide care and support for such persons when
they are ill. Such leave may be taken for part of a single day.
(b) The employee
shall, if required, establish either by production of a medical certificate or
statutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned and that the illness
is such as to require care by another person. In normal circumstances, an
employee must not take carer’s leave under this subclause where another person
has taken leave to care for the same person.
(c) The
entitlement to use sick leave in accordance with this subclause is subject to:
(1) the employee
being responsible for the care of the person concerned; and
(2) the person concerned
being:
(a) a spouse of
the employee; or
(b) a de facto
spouse who, in relation to a person, is a person of the opposite sex to the
first mentioned person who lives with the first mentioned person as the husband
or wife of that person on a bona fide domestic basis although not legally
married to that person; or
(c) a child or an
adult child (including an adopted child, a step- child, a foster child or an
ex-nuptial child), parent (including a foster parent and legal guardian),
grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or spouse or de facto spouse
of the employee; or
(d) a same sex
partner who lives with the employee as the de facto partner of that employee on
a bona fide domestic basis; or
(e) a relative of
the employee who is a member of the same household where, for the purposes of
this subparagraph:
(i) "relative"
means a person related by blood, marriage or affinity;
(ii) "affinity"
means a relationship that one spouse, because of marriage, has to blood
relatives of the other; and
(iii) "household"
means a family group living in the same domestic dwelling.
(f) An employee
shall, wherever practicable, give the employer notice prior to the absence of
the intention to take leave, the name of the person requiring care and that
person's relationship to the employee, the reasons for taking such leave and
the estimated length of absence. If it
is not practicable for the employee to give prior notice of absence, the
employee shall notify the employer by telephone of such absence at the first
opportunity on the day of absence.
(ii) Unpaid Leave
for Family Purpose
(a) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take unpaid leave for the
purpose of providing care and support to a member of a class of person set out in
subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subclause (i) who is ill.
(iii) Annual Leave
(a) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, subject to the Annual Holidays
Act 1944, to take annual leave not exceeding five days in single-day
periods, or part thereof, in any calendar year at a time or times agreed by the
parties.
(b) Access to
annual leave, as prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subclause, shall be
exclusive of any shutdown period provided for elsewhere under this award.
(c) An employee
and employer may agree to defer payment of the annual leave loading in respect
of single-day absences until at least five consecutive annual leave days are
taken.
(iv) Time Off in
Lieu of Payment for Overtime
(a) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take time off in lieu of
payment for overtime at a time or times agreed with the employer within 12
months of the said election.
(b) Overtime taken
as time off during ordinary-time hours shall be taken at the ordinary-time
rate, that is, an hour for each hour worked.
(c) If, having
elected to take time as leave in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
subclause, the leave is not taken for whatever reason, payment for time accrued
at overtime rates shall be made at the expiry of the 12-month period or on
termination.
(d) Where no
election is made in accordance with the said paragraph (a), the employee shall
be paid overtime rates in accordance with this award.
(v) Make-Up Time
(a) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, to work "make-up time",
under which the employee takes time off ordinary hours and works those hours at
a later time during the spread of ordinary hours provided in the award, at the
ordinary rate of pay.
(vi) Rostered Days
Off
(a) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take a rostered day off at any
time.
(b) An employee
may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take rostered days off in part
day amounts.
(c) An employee may
elect, with the consent of the employer, to accrue some or all rostered days
off for the purpose of creating a bank to be drawn upon at a time mutually
agreed between the employer and employee, or subject to reasonable notice by
the employee or the employer.
This subclause is subject to the employer informing
each union which is both party to the award and which has members employed at
the particular enterprise of its intention to introduce an enterprise system of
RDO flexibility, and providing a reasonable opportunity for the union(s) to
participate in negotiations.
(vii) Bereavement
Leave
An employee other than a casual employee, shall be
entitled to a maximum of two days bereavement leave without deduction of pay,
up to and including the day of the funeral, on each occasion of the death of a
person in Australia as prescribed in subclause (iii) of this clause.
(a) The employee
must notify the employer as soon as practicable of the intention to take
bereavement leave and will provide to the satisfaction of the employer the
proof of death.
(b) Bereavement
leave shall be available to the employee in respect to the death of a person
prescribed for the purposes of personal/carer’s leave as set out in
subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subclause (i) of this clause, provide
that, for the purpose of bereavement leave, the employee need not have been
responsible for the care of the person concerned.
(c) An employee
shall not be entitled to bereavement leave under this clause during any period
in respect of which the employee has been granted other leave
(d) Bereavement
leave may be taken in conjunction with other leave available under subclauses
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this clause. In determining such a request, the
employer will give consideration to the circumstances of the employee and the
reasonable operational requirements of the business.
16. Terms of
Employment
(i) All
employees, other than casual employees, shall be engaged and shall be paid by
the week; provided that the first month of employment with the employer may be
regarded as a probationary period and shall be paid for at the weekly rate
computed on a daily basis and during such period a day's notice of termination
of employment may be given on either side.
The employee shall not serve a second probationary period with the same
employer.
(ii) Except as to
the probationary period mentioned in subclause (i) of this clause, employment
shall be terminated only as prescribed in this clause.
(iii) Termination
of Employment
The employment of a weekly or part-time employee may be
terminated only by one week's notice on either side, which may be given at any
time, or by the payment by the employer or forfeiture by the employee of a
week's pay in lieu of notice. This
shall not affect the right of an employer to dismiss an employee without notice
in the case of an employee guilty of misconduct.
(a) In calculating
any payment in lieu of notice the wages an employee would have received in respect
of the ordinary time the employee would have worked during the period of notice
had the employment not been terminated shall be used.
(b) If an employee
fails to give notice the employer shall have the right to withhold moneys due
to the employee up to a maximum amount equal to the ordinary-time rate of pay
for the period of notice.
(iv) Statement of
Employment
The employer shall, upon receipt of a request from an
employee whose employment has been terminated, provide to the employee a
written statement specifying the period of employment and the classification of
or the type of work performed by the employee.
17. Ratio of Student
Dental Technicians to Other Employees
(i) Each employer
engaging persons to perform technical work in dental laboratories may employ an
unlimited number of student dental technicians and approved continuing
students, as defined, provided that the combined total of such employees does
not exceed the ratio of such employees to dental technicians, dental
prosthetists or dentists permanently employed by the employer on a ratio of one
for one, i.e., for each dental technician, dental prosthetist or dentist
employed a student dental technician may be employed.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in subclause (i) of this clause, an employer
may, with the approval of the Dental Technicians (State) Industrial Committee,
employ student dental technicians or continuing approved students in excess of
the proportion prescribed in subclause (i) of this clause. The conciliation committee, before approving
an application made in accordance with this paragraph, shall satisfy itself
that the employer has the equipment, facilities and registered dental
technicians, dentists or dental prosthetists available for the proper training
and supervision of student dental technicians and approved continuing students.
(iii) For the
purpose of subclause (ii) of this clause, an employer who is a registered
dental technician and is working full-time in such capacity may be regarded as
a registered dental technician available for the training and supervision
referred to in this clause.
18. Parental Leave
See Industrial Relations Act 1996
19. Jury Service
See Jury Act 1977
20. General
Conditions
(i) Clean towels
shall be provided daily or disposable towels provided in lieu thereof.
(ii) The employer
shall furnish and shall supply all tools used by the employees and such tools
shall be and shall remain the property of the employer.
(iii) Suitable lockers
shall be provided by the employer for the use of the employees.
(iv) If requested
by an employee, an employer shall provide suitable masks of gauze or rubber
where work of a dusty nature is performed.
(v) Protective
clothing shall be provided and laundered by the employer without cost to the
employee.
(vi) Suitable tea
and coffee making facilities and ingredients, including tea, coffee, milk and
sugar, are to be provided by the employer.
21. Dispute Avoidance
and Grievance Procedure
The procedure for the resolution of grievances and
industrial disputation concerning matters arising under this award shall be in
accordance with the following procedural steps.
(i) Procedure
relating to grievance of an individual employee:
(a) The employee
shall notify (in writing or otherwise) the employer as to the substance of the
grievance, request a meeting with the employer for bilateral discussions and
state the remedy sought.
(b) The grievance
must initially be dealt with as close to its source as possible, with graduated
steps for further discussion and resolution at higher levels of authority.
(c) Reasonable
time limits must be allowed for discussion at each level of authority.
(d) At the
conclusion of the discussion, the employer must provide a response to the
employees’ grievance, if the matter has not been resolved, including reasons
for not implementing any proposed remedy.
(e) While a
procedure is being followed, normal work must continue.
(f) The employer
may be represented by an Industrial Organisation of Employers and the employee
may be represented by an Industrial Organisation of Employees for the purpose
of each procedure.
(ii) Procedure for
a dispute between an employer and the employees:
(a) A question, dispute
or difficulty must initially be dealt with as close to its source as possible,
with graduated steps for further discussion and resolution at higher levels of
authority.
(b) Reasonable
time levels must be allowed for discussion at each level of authority.
(c) While a
procedure is being followed, normal work must continue.
(d) The employer
may be represented by an Industrial Organisation of Employers and the employee
may be represented by an Industrial Organisation of Employees for the purpose
of each procedure.
22.
Anti-Discrimination
(1) It is the
intention of the parties bound by this award to seek to achieve the object in
section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to prevent and
eliminate discrimination in the workplace.
This includes discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital
status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity, age and
responsibilities as a carer.
(2) It follows
that in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure
prescribed by this award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this award are not
directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects. It will be consistent with the fulfilment of
these obligations for the parties to make application to vary any provision of
the award which, by its terms or operation, has a direct or indirect
discriminatory effect.
(3) Under the Anti-Discrimination
Act 1977, it is unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has
made or may make or has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination
or harassment.
(4) Nothing in
this clause is to be taken to affect:
(a) any conduct or
act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;
(b) offering or
providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;
(c) any act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under
section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;
(d) a party to
this award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or
federal jurisdiction.
(5) This clause
does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon
the parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.
NOTES
(a) Employers and employees
may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.
(b) Section 56(d)
of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 provides :
"Nothing in the Act affects ... any other act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the
doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious
susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion."
23. Training Wage
As to traineeships for persons covered by this Award, see
the Training Wage (State) Award 2002, made 6 September, 2002 or any other
successor award thereto.
24. Area, Incidence
and Duration
This award is made following a review under Section 19 of
the Industrial Relations Act 1996, and rescinds and replaces the Dental
Technicians (State) Award published 19 January 2001 (321 I.G. 833), and all
variations thereof.
This award shall apply to all persons employed in dental
workrooms in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna, within the
jurisdiction of the Dental Technicians (State) Industrial Committee performing
"technical work" as defined, whether as an approved candidate, a
student dental technician, a student undertaking approved continuing training
or registered dental technician in accordance with the Dental Technicians
Registration Act 1975.
This award shall take effect from the beginning of the first
pay period to commence on or after 12 December, 2003 and shall remain in force
thereafter for a period of three years.
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay
Classifications
|
Former
|
Rate Effective
First
|
Rate Effective
First
|
Rate Effective
First
|
|
Rate
|
Full Pay Period to
|
Full Pay Period to
|
Full Pay Period to
|
|
|
Commence On Or
|
Commence On Or
|
Commence On Or
|
|
|
After
|
After
|
After
|
|
|
10 October,2003
|
10 April, 2004
|
10 October, 2004
|
|
|
State Wage Case
|
State Wage Case
|
State Wage
|
|
|
2001
|
2002
|
Case 2003
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Dental Technicians:
|
|
|
|
|
First year
|
525.00
|
540.00
|
558.00
|
575.00
|
Second year
|
549.00
|
564.00
|
582.00
|
599.00
|
Third year
|
575.00
|
590.00
|
608.00
|
625.00
|
Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
Item No.
|
Clause No.
|
Brief Description
|
Former Amount
|
New Amount
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
1
|
9(ii)
|
Meal Allowance
|
8.55
|
10.15
|
DENTAL TECHNICIANS
(STATE) INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE
Industries and Callings
Dental technicians employed in dental workrooms in the
State, excluding the County of Yancowinna;
excepting the employees of The Council of the City of
Sydney;
and excepting also persons employed in or by the
United Dental Hospital of Sydney.
J. P. GRAYSON D.P.
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.