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SERIAL C7253

Before Commissioner McKenna

2 October 2009

Classification

Current rate

SWC 2009

Wage Rate

per week

adjustment

as from

per week

8.10.2009

per week

$

%

$

Administrative Staff

Clerk - Age Scale

Under 18 years of age

369.50

2.8

379.80

Clerk - Grade I

First year of service

591.00

2.8

607.50

Second year of service

604.90

2.8

621.80

Third year of service

617.40

2.8

634.70

Fourth year of service

627.80

2.8

645.40

Fifth year of service and thereafter

638.20

2.8

656.10

Clerk - Grade II

First year of service

655.50

2.8

673.90

Second year of service and thereafter

671.10

2.8

689.90

Clerk - Grade III

First year of service

687.00

2.8

706.20

Second year of service and thereafter

700.90

2.8

720.50

Clerk - Grade IV

First year of service

714.20

2.8

734.20

Second year of service and thereafter

726.40

2.8

746.70

Clerk - Grade V

First year of service

742.70

2.8

763.50

Second year of service and thereafter

755.70

2.8

776.90

Provided that employees on the Age Scale who are substantially engaged on stenographic duties, or as a

comptometer or ledger posting machine operator, shall be paid a weekly allowance as part of salary of the

amount per week set out in Item 12 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

Central Sterile Supply Department

Aides -

Junior Scale -

Under 18 years of age

410.10

2.8

421.60

Adult -

First year of service

621.00

2.8

638.40

Second year of service

629.10

2.8

646.70

Third year of service & thereafter

637.30

2.8

655.10

Assistant Supervisor of C.S.S.D.

500 beds and over

730.00

2.8

750.40

200 but less than 500 beds

674.40

2.8

693.30

100 but less than 200 beds

656.30

2.8

674.70

Supervisor of C.S.S.D

500 beds and over

832.30

2.8

855.60

200 but less than 500 beds

779.30

2.8

801.10

100 but less than 200 beds

730.00

2.8

750.40

Central Sterile Supply Department Aides, other than Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors, who possess

the Sterilising Certificate shall be paid an allowance of the amount per week set out in Item 13 of Table 2 -

Other Rates and Allowances

Maintenance Staff

Boiler Attendant -

Certificated

625.70

2.8

643.20

With Maintenance of Plant Duties

630.80

2.8

648.50

Where a boiler attendant attends to more than one boiler and/or performs work other than that of a boiler

attendant he shall be paid an additional amount per week as set out in Item 14 of Table 2 - Other Rates and

Allowances.

Maintenance Supervisor (Non-Tradesman)

In charge of staff

707.70

2.8

727.50

Otherwise

695.30

2.8

714.80

Maintenance Supervisor (Tradesman) -

In charge of staff

787.30

2.8

809.30

Otherwise

743.60

2.8

764.40

Engineer (Certificated)

First year of service

808.40

2.8

831.00

Second year of service and thereafter

851.40

2.8

875.20

Nuclear Medicine Department

Nuclear Medicine Technologist -

First year of experience

696.10

2.8

715.60

Second year of experience

711.60

2.8

731.50

Third year of experience

738.80

2.8

760.50

Fourth year of experience

767.90

2.8

789.40

Fifth year of experience

797.40

2.8

819.70

Sixth year of experience

826.90

2.8

850.10

Seventh year of experience

857.50

2.8

881.50

Eighth year of experience and thereafter

890.10

2.8

915.00

Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist

949.50

2.8

976.10

Chief Nuclear Medicine Technologist -

Grade I

1,071.40

2.8

1,101.40

Grade II

1,130.10

2.8

1,161.70

Other Medical/Technical Staff Group

Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technician -

Without Diploma

657.00

2.8

675.40

Provided that an Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre

Technician who is the possessor of a Diploma issued

by the Australian Society of Anaesthetic and

Operating Theatre Technicians shall be paid

681.00

2.8

700.10

Senior Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technician

693.80

2.8

713.20

Electro-Cardiograph Recorder/Technician -

First year of experience

657.00

2.8

675.40

Third year of experience and thereafter

665.70

2.8

684.30

Senior Electro-Cardiograph Recorder/Technician

678.40

2.8

697.40

Heart/Lung Assistant

665.50

2.8

684.10

Heart/Lung Technician

690.80

2.8

710.10

Neurophysiological Technician -

First year of experience

681.00

2.8

700.10

Second year of experience & thereafter

693.80

2.8

713.20

Senior Neurophysiological Technician -

Grade I

706.90

2.8

726.70

Grade II

747.40

2.8

768.30

Grade III

800.40

2.8

822.80

Surgical Bootmaker -

First year of experience

685.60

2.8

704.80

Second year of experience & thereafter

693.40

2.8

712.80

Orthotist -

First year of service

685.70

2.8

704.90

Second year of service

696.40

2.8

715.90

Third year of service

705.80

2.8

725.60

Fourth year of service and thereafter

714.40

2.8

734.40

Chief Orthotist -

Sole, or in charge of one other

744.50

2.8

765.30

Chief Orthotist -

In charge of two or more orthotists

First year of service

744.50

2.8

765.30

Second year of service & thereafter

763.30

2.8

784.70

Wardsperson -

First year of service

620.50

2.8

637.90

Second year of service and thereafter

623.70

2.8

641.20

Surgical Dresser

First year of service

625.60

2.8

643.10

Second year of service

629.30

2.8

646.90

Third year of service and thereafter

634.50

2.8

652.30

Recreation Activities Officer -

First year of experience

637.30

2.8

655.10

Second year of experience

649.30

2.8

667.50

Third year of experience & thereafter

657.30

2.8

675.70

Diversional Therapist with Associate Diploma -

First year of experience

632.30

2.8

650.00

Second year of experience

659.70

2.8

678.20

Third year of experience

684.50

2.8

703.70

Fourth year of experience

707.40

2.8

727.20

Fifth year of experience and thereafter

731.30

2.8

751.80

Years of experience as a Diversional Therapist with Associate Diploma employed under the Private

Hospital Employees' (State) Award or any award replacing that award will be recognised for appointment

and incremental progression

Technical Assistant -

First year of service

637.30

2.8

655.10

Second year of service

649.30

2.8

667.50

Third year of service and thereafter

657.30

2.8

675.70

Pharmacy Department

Pharmacy Assistant (Graduate/Unregistered)

660.50

2.8

679.00

Pharmacists (Registered) -

First year of experience

711.60

2.8

731.50

Second year of experience

730.50

2.8

751.00

Third year of experience

762.60

2.8

784.00

Fourth year of experience

800.80

2.8

823.20

Fifth year of experience

841.80

2.8

865.40

Sixth year of experience

880.20

2.8

904.80

Seventh year of experience

910.70

2.8

936.20

Eighth year of experience and thereafter

933.70

2.8

959.80

Chief Pharmacist (Practising Pharmacist) -

Sole pharmacist in charge or in charge of 3 or less

registered or unregistered assistants

First year of service

988.90

2.8

1,016.60

Second year of service

1,015.40

2.8

1,043.80

Third year of service

1,038.00

2.8

1,067.10

In charge of 4 or more registered or unregistered

assistants

First year of service

1,060.80

2.8

1,090.50

Second year of service

1,084.40

2.8

1,114.80

Third year of service

1,114.30

2.8

1,145.50

Pharmacists who are in possession of a Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists shall be paid in

addition to the rates prescribed an allowance per week of the amount set out in Item 15 of Table 2 - Other

Rates and Allowances.

Radiographic Staff

Radiographer -

First year of experience

696.10

2.8

715.60

Second year of experience

711.60

2.8

731.50

Third year of experience

739.80

2.8

760.50

Fourth year of experience

767.90

2.8

789.40

Fifth year of experience

797.40

2.8

819.70

Sixth year of experience

826.90

2.8

850.10

Seventh year of experience

857.50

2.8

881.50

Eighth year of experience and thereafter

890.10

2.8

915.00

Senior Radiographer in a Section

949.50

2.8

976.10

Assistant Chief Radiographer

969.70

2.8

996.90

Chief Radiographer or Sole Radiographer at Hospitals

with an Adjusted Daily Average of

Under 100 beds

969.70

2.8

996.90

100 beds but less than 200

1,018.30

2.8

1,046.80

200 beds but less than 300

1,071.40

2.8

1,101.40

300 beds but less than 500

1,130.10

2.8

1,161.70

500 beds but less than 750

1,185.90

2.8

1,210.10

Chief Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer at a

hospital having an adjusted daily average of occupied

beds of 750 or more

1,214.10

2.8

1,248.10

Radiographers who are in possession of a Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Radiography shall be

paid an allowance of the amount per week set out in Item 16 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances.

A radiographer employed in a hospital who is required to provide a weekly service to another hospital or

hospitals shall be paid in accordance with the following:

(a)

Where a radiographer is classified and paid as a Chief Radiographer in his own hospital, he shall be

adjusted to the rate prescribed for a Chief Radiographer based on the combined A.D.A. of the hospitals

within the group service, provided that if on this basis the employee would not be entitled to an adjustment

to a higher salary rate, the employee shall be paid an allowance of the amount per week set out in Item 17 of

Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances

(b)

Where the employee is not classified and paid as a Chief Radiographer, the employee shall be paid

the weekly rate prescribed for a Senior Radiographer.

Support Services Staff

General Services Officer, Grade I

(includes Maid, Laundry Hand, Seamstress)

Junior (under 18 years of age)

495.10

2.8

509.00

Adult (18 years of age and over)

597.00

2.8

613.70

General Services Officer, Grade II -

(includes Kitchenhand, Ward Assistant, Wash House

Employee, Industrial Washing Machine Operator,

Porter/cleaner, Cleaner, General Useful)

608.50

2.8

625.50

General Services Officer, Grade III -

(includes Handyperson, Storeperson, Assistant Cook)

617.20

2.8

634.50

General Services Officer, Grade IV -

First year of service

629.10

2.8

646.70

Second year of service

637.30

2.8

655.10

Third year of service and thereafter

649.30

2.8

667.50

Cook -

Grade A

642.90

2.8

660.90

Grade B

630.70

2.8

648.40

Chef -

First year of service

661.50

2.8

680.00

Second year of service and thereafter

671.50

2.8

690.30

Catering Officer -

First year of service

705.20

2.8

724.90

Second year of service and thereafter

713.80

2.8

733.80

Housekeeper

First year of service

628.30

2.8

645.90

Second year of service and thereafter

631.40

2.8

649.10

Laundry Foreman and Forewoman

638.20

2.8

656.10

If in possession of Laundry and Dry Cleaning

Certificate

645.40

2.8

663.50

Gardener (Otherwise)

619.70

2.8

637.10

Gardener (Qualified)

631.90

2.8

649.60

Head Gardener (Otherwise)

646.60

2.8

664.70

Head Gardener (Qualified)

674.50

2.8

693.40

Motor Vehicle Driver

628.40

2.8

646.00

Motor Vehicle Driver (Trucks and Ambulance)

634.90

2.8

652.70

Storekeeper

656.00

2.8

674.40

Technical Staff

Technical Officer -

Grade I -

First year of experience

669.70

2.8

688.50

Second year of experience

680.90

2.8

700.00

Third year of experience

689.20

2.8

708.50

Fourth year of experience

700.80

2.8

720.40

Fifth year of experience

711.60

2.8

731.50

Sixth year of experience

730.50

2.8

751.00

Seventh year of experience

747.70

2.8

768.60

Eighth year of experience & thereafter

762.60

2.8

784.00

Grade II -

First year of service

800.90

2.8

823.30

Second year of service

821.40

2.8

844.40

Third year of service

841.80

2.8

865.40

Fourth year of service

880.20

2.8

904.80

Senior Technical Officer

First year of service

910.70

2.8

936.20

Second year of service

922.20

2.8

948.00

Third year of service and thereafter

933.70

2.8

959.80

Medical Technologist -

First year of experience

711.60

2.8

731.50

Second year of experience

730.50

2.8

751.00

Third year of experience

762.60

2.8

784.00

Fourth year of experience

800.90

2.8

823.30

Fifth year of experience

841.80

2.8

865.40

Sixth year of experience

880.20

2.8

904.80

Seventh year of experience

910.70

2.8

936.20

Eighth year of experience & thereafter

933.70

2.8

959.80

Senior Medical Technologist in a Section -

First year of experience

988.90

2.8

1,016.60

Second year of experience

1,015.40

2.8

1,043.80

Third year of experience and thereafter

1,038.00

2.8

1,067.10

Chief Medical Technologist -

If sole technologist in a hospital or in charge of other

technologists or trainees at hospitals having an adjusted

daily average of occupied beds of less than 200

First year of experience

1,060.80

2.8

1,090.50

Second year of experience

1,084.40

2.8

1,114.80

Third year of experience & thereafter

1,114.30

2.8

1,145.50

Provided that where a Chief Medical Technologist is the holder of a Fellowship of the Australian Institute

of Medical Technology s/he shall be paid an additional amount per week as set out in Item 18 of Table 2 -

Other Rates and Allowances.

Apprentices

Apprentice Cook -

First year

378.40

60% of Cook B

389.00

Second year

520.30

82½% of Cook B

534.90

Third year

583.40

92½% of Cook B

599.80

Apprentice Gardener

First year

316.00

50% of

324.80

Gardener

(qualified)

Second year

379.10

60% of

389.80

Gardener

(qualified)

Third year

505.50

80% of

519.70

Gardener

(qualified)

Fourth year

568.70

90% of

584.60

Gardener

(qualified)

Item No.

Clause No.

Brief Description

Amount from

8.10.2009

1*

6(iii)

Meal allowances (overtime) -

Breakfast

$8.80 per meal

Lunch

$11.40 per meal

Dinner

$16.70 per meal

2*

7(iii)

Transport allowance - use of own vehicle (overtime hours)

vehicles with engine capacity over 1600 cc

24.5 cents per km

vehicles with engine capacity 1600 cc and under

20.5 cents per km

3

10(viii)

Apprentices -

certificate of exam pass

$1.91 per week

each subsequent year

$1.91 per week

4

12(i)

Driving allowances -

Where required to drive a vehicle

$4.80 per week

required to drive more than 10 hours in any week -

minimum payment

$4.80

required to drive more than four hours in any day or shift -

minimum payment

$4.80 per shift

5

12(ii)

Post mortem assistance allowance -

weekly allowance

$7.70 per week

where assisting in more than one post mortem per week

$7.70 p/post

mortem

6

12(iii)

Dirty work, confined spaces allowance

$0.39 per hour

7

12(iii)

Confined spaces allowance - inside boiler, flue, etc.

$0.71 per hour

8

12(v)

Handling linen of nauseous nature allowance (except in

$0.24 per hour

sealed linen bags)

9

12(vii)

Leading hand allowance -

in charge of 2 to 5 employees

$20.70 per week

in charge of 6 to 10 employees

$29.00 per week

in charge of 11 to 15 employees

$36.80 per week

in charge of 16 to 19 employees

$45.00 per week

10*

21(iii)

Uniform allowance

$1.70 per week

11*

21(iv)

Laundering of uniform allowance

$1.00 per week

12

Table 1

Stenographic allowance

$5.70 per week

13

Table 1

Sterilising Certificate allowance

$6.60 per week

14

Table 1

Boiler Attendant allowance

$15.00 per week

15*

Table 1

Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists

$18.40 per week

Allowance

16*

Table 1

Fellowship of Australian Institute of Radiography

$20.10 per week

Allowance

17

Table 1

Chief Radiographer service to another hospital allowance

$35.70 per week

18*

Table 1

Fellowship of Australian Institute of Medical Technology

$32.90 per week

Allowance