Ambulance Service of New South Wales - Sydney Ambulance Centre (Employee Car Parking) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(Case No. 288177 of 2018)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

Preamble

 

The Sydney Ambulance Centre (SAC), operated by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales (the Service), is located within leased premises at Australia Technology Park (ATP), Eveleigh, Sydney, New South Wales.

 

Employees of the Service employed at the Sydney Ambulance Centre have sought provision of access to secure car parking facilities at ATP at rates subsidised by the Service.

 

Secure parking at ATP is available only at a commercial facility.

 

This Award provides for specific subsidies to employees of the Service who, subject to the terms of the Award, subscribe for allocation of car parking at the facility operated by ATP, where the car parking space to be utilised is leased by the Service from ATP.

 

PART 1

 

Definitions

 

"The Service" means The Ambulance Service of New South Wales.

 

"ATP" means the Australia Technology Park, Eveleigh.

 

"Employee" means an employee of the Service whose normal place of employment is the SAC, Eveleigh.

 

“SAC employee” means an employee of the Service whose normal place of employment is the SAC, Eveleigh, including employees of the Medical Retrieval Unit (MRU).

 

PART 2

 

Car Parking Subsidy for Employees

 

(1)       The following arrangements shall apply on and from 22 February 2019.

 

(2)       The Employer will subsidise a maximum of 50 car spots which may be shared among SAC employees.

 

(i)        SAC Employees who wish to subscribe to the car parking arrangement provided by this Award must agree to contribute to the cost of parking under the terms of this Award for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

(3)       Car Parking Subsidy - SAC Employees

 

(i)        Where no less than 25 SAC employees agree to subscribe, and continue to subscribe, to car parking arrangements in accordance with the terms of this Award, the Service shall make available to those employees such car parking spaces at a ATP car parking facility as are agreed between the Service and the car park provider.

 

(ii)       Where no less than 25 and no more than 50 SAC employees agree to subscribe to the car parking arrangement, each such employee shall contribute $47.85 per week toward the cost of the parking by way of payroll deduction.

 

(iii)     Where more than 50 SAC employees subscribe to the car parking arrangement, each employee shall contribute an equal amount per week, which shall be reduced proportionately from the amount of $47.85 per week for each employee in excess of 50 employees who subscribes to the car parking arrangement i.e. Where 100 such employees subscribe, the contribution per employee shall be $23.95, calculated as follows: 50/100 x $47.85 per week.

 

(iv)      Employee contributions under this Award shall be adjusted in direct proportion to variations to the cost to the service of the car parking spaces charged.

 

(4)       No Further Claims

 

(i)        The employees (and their union) undertake not to pursue any extra claims award or over award, arising from or connected with, directly or indirectly, the provision of car parking for employees at SAC.

 

(ii)       The benefits of this Award apply only to SAC employees and identified MRU employees in Schedule 1 while their normal place of work remains the SAC at Eveleigh.

 

(5)       Dispute Resolution

 

(i)        The provisions of clause 42, Issues Resolution, of the Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award published 14 September 2018 (383 I.G. 1276), as updated or replaced from time to time, shall be used by the parties to resolve any disputes or grievances arising out of the operation of this Award.

 

(6)       Commencement and Term of Award

 

(i)        The changes made to the award following 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 New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on and from 22 February 2019.

 

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

 

 

 

P. M. KITE, Chief Commissioner

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.