Public Hospitals Library Staff (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 201 of 2012)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.        Delete the definition "Area Health Service" in clause 4, Definitions, of the award published 24 April 2009 (367 I.G. 1403).

 

2.        Insert alphabetical order in clause 4, Definitions,: the following new definition of "Local Health District"

 

"Local Health District" means a Local Health District constituted pursuant to section 17 of the Health Services Act 1997.

 

3.        Delete the definition "Employer" appearing in clause 4, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Employer" means the Director-General of the Ministry of Health exercising employer functions on behalf of the Government of NSW (and includes a delegate of the Director-General). 

 

4.        Delete the definition of "Union" appearing in the said clause 4, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Union" means HSUeast.

 

5.        Delete clause 7, Grading Committee, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

7.  Grading Committee

 

A committee consisting of two representatives of the employer and two representatives of the Union shall be constituted to consider and recommend to the employer upon application by the Union or a hospital/Local Health District.

 

(i)       The grading of any new position or variation of grading of a position as the result of substantial change in the duties and/or responsibilities or any grading anomaly; and

 

(ii)       The date of the effect of the grading recommended.

 

Provided that -

 

(a)      an employee shall, whilst the grading of the position is under consideration, be ineligible to be a member of the committee;

 

(b)      the committee shall not, without sufficient reason, recommend the retrospective operation of any grading or remuneration; and

 

(c)      where a retrospective date of effect is recommended such date shall not be earlier than a date six months prior to the date on which the matter was referred to the committee.

 

6.        Delete clause 8, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

8.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

(i)       This Award rescinds and replaces the Public Hospital Library Staff (State) Award published 17 March 2006 (358 IG 139) and all variations thereof.

 

(ii)       This Award shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in the New South Wales Health Service under s115(1) of the Health Services Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees, excluding the County of Yancowinna.

 

(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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