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“Braille Society (salaried Officers)

agreement, 1977”

No. Ag. 12 of 1977

This agreement, made in pursuance of the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1912, this 21st day of March, 1977, between the Braille Society for the Blind of Western Australia (Incorporated) of the one part, and the Hospital Salaried Officers Association of Western Australia (Union of Workers), of the other part, whereby the parties mutually covenant and agree as follows:-

1.-TITLE

This agreement shall be known as the "Braille Society (Salaried Officers) Agreement, 1977.

2.-ARRANGEMENT

1.Title

2.Arrangement

3.Area and Scope

4.Term

5.Definitions

6.Special Conditions of Employment

7.Salaries and Variations in Salaries

8.Classification

9.Minimum Salaries and Conditions

3.-AREAANDSCOPE

This agreement shall apply to all salaried officers employed by the Braille Society for the Blind of Western Australia (Incorporated) and to the employer employing these workers.

4.-TERM

The term of this agreement shall be for a period of three years from the date hereof.

5.-DEFINITIONS

(1)"The Association" means the Hospital Salaried Officers Association of Western Australia (Union of Workers).

(2)"The Employer" means the Braille Society for the Blind of Western Australia (Incorporated).

(3)"Salaried Officer" means a worker who is engaged in a professional, administrative, supervisory, technical or clerical capacity.

6.-SPECIALCONDITIONSOFEMPLOYMENT

(1)The following clauses of the Hospital Salaried Officers Award No. 39 of 1968, amended and consolidated, and further amended, shall be incorporated, mutatis mutandis, in and shall be deemed to be part of this agreement:-

Clause 8 - Contract of Service

Clause 13 - Hours

Clause 15 - Meal Money

Clause 16 - Holidays and Annual Leave

Clause 17 - Short Leave

Clause 18 - Sick Leave

Clause 18A- Maternity Leave

Clause 19 - Long Service Leave

Clause 20 - Motor Vehicle Allowance

Clause 21 - Travelling

Clause 23 - Travelling Time

Clause 24A - Travelling, Transfers and

Relieving - Rates of Allowance

Clause 26 - Dirty Work

Clause 27 - Allowance for Receiving and

Paying Cash

(2)Any amendment made to those clauses of Award No. 39 of 1968 specified in subclause (1) on or subsequent to the date of the agreement, shall apply automatically to salaried officers employed by the employer.

(3)The terms of any amendment referred to in subclause (2) hereof shall operate from the date upon which workers covered by Award No. 39 of 1968, receive the benefit from, or are subject to liability under, any such amendment.

7.-SALARIESANDVARIATIONSINSALARIES

(1)Schedule A, Schedule B and Schedule C to the Hospital Salaried Officers Award No. 39 of 1968, amended and consolidated, and further amended shall be incorporated in and shall be deemed to be part of this agreement.

(2)Any variation to the salaries payable under Award No. 39 of 1968, occurring on or after the date of the agreement, shall apply automatically to salaried officers employed by the employer.

(3)Any variation referred to in subclause (2) hereof shall apply on and from the date upon which workers covered by the award receive the benefit from, or are subject to liability under, any such variation.

8.-CLASSIFICATION

(1)The employer shall allocate a classification to each salaried officer by comparing that officer's qualification, experience, duties, level of responsibility and the number of staff for whom he is responsible with similar positions in public hospitals and/or nursing homes.

(2)When a salaried officer is engaged by the employer on or after the date hereof or where the classification of a salaried officer is altered on or after the date hereof, the employer shall notify the Association in writing of the name, title, classification and job description of that salaried officer within seven days of commencement of services of the officer or the date the classification is altered, as the case may be.

(3)If the Association disagrees with the classification allocated to any officer, the Association shall enter into negotiations with the employer with a view to settling the disagreement.

(4)If the parties cannot reach agreement as to the classification of any officer, the matter may be referred to the Industrial Commission for determination.

9.-MINIMUMSALARIESANDCONDITIONS

Notwithstanding anything contained hereinbefore, the minimum salaries and minimum general conditions of employment applicable to salaried officers employed by the employer shall be as prescribed from time to time in the Hospital Salaried Officers (Nursing Homes) Award No. 18 and 19 of 1974.

VARIATIONRECORD

BRAILLE SOCIETY (SALARIED OFFICERS) AGREEMENT, 1977

AGREEMENT NO. 12 OF 1977

Delivered 24/3/77 at 57 WAIG 379

Consolidated at

CLAUSEEXTENT OFORDEROPERATIVEGAZETTE

NO.VARIATIONNO.DATEREFERENCE

1. Title

(1A. State Wage Principles)

Ins. Cl.1752/9131/01/9272 WAIG 191

Del. 1A1457/9324/12/9374 WAIG 198

2. Arrangement

Ins. 1A1752/9131/01/9272 WAIG 191

3. Area and Scope

4. Term

5. Definitions

6. Special Conditions of Employment

7. Salaries and Variations in Salaries

8. Classification

9. Minimum Salaries and Conditions