christ church grammar school inc (support staff enterprise bargaining) agreement 2009
Agreement No. AG 17 of 2010
SCHEDULE
1. – TITLE
This Agreement will be known as the Christ Church Grammar School Inc (Support Staff Enterprise Bargaining) Agreement 2009 and replaces the Christ Church Grammar School Inc (Support Staff Enterprise Bargaining) Agreement 2006.
2. – ARRANGEMENT
1. – TITLE 2
2. – ARRANGEMENT 2
3. - PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT 2
4. - SCOPE OF AGREEMENT 3
5. - DATE AND DURATION OF AGREEMENT 3
6. - RELATIONSHIP TO PARENT AWARDS 3
7. - SINGLE BARGAINING UNIT 3
8. – OBJECTIVES 3
9. - SALARY RATES 4
10. – WORKING CONDITIONS 6
(1) Flexibility of Hours 6
(2) Review of Work Practices 7
(3) Appraisal 7
(4) Part-Time Employees 7
(5) Professional Development 7
(6) Superannuation 7
(7) Education of Sons of Members of Staff 8
(8) Insurance Cover 8
(9) Redundancy Conditions and Payments 9
(10) Remuneration Package 10
(11) Deferred Salary Scheme 11
11. - LEAVE 11
(1) Long Service Leave 11
(2) Personal Leave 11
(3) Parental Leave 10
(4) Purchased Leave...... 12
12. - DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE 15
13. - CONSULTATION 15
14. - NO FURTHER CLAIMS 15
15. - NO PRECEDENT 16
16. – SIGNATORIES 14
APPENDIX 1 - INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS' ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL OFFICERS' AWARD
APPENDIX 2 - INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS' (BOARDING HOUSE) SUPERVISORY STAFF AWARD
APPENDIX 3 - SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (INDEPENDENT DAY & BOARDING SCHOOLS) AWARD
APPENDIX 4 - TEACHERS' AIDES (INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS) AWARD
APPENDIX 5 - BUILDING TRADES (GENERAL) AWARD
APPENDIX 6 - METAL TRADES (GENERAL) AWARD
APPENDIX 7 - NURSES' (INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS) AWARD
APPENDIX 8 - RESTAURANT, TEAROOM AND CATERING WORKERS AWARD
3. - PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made between Christ Church Grammar School Inc (the School) and
· The Independent Education Union of Western Australia, Union of Employees;
· The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, WA Branch;
· The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Workers;
· Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Workers’ Union of Australia, Engineering and Electrical Division WA Branch; and
· The Australian Nursing Federation, Industrial Union of Workers Perth.
4. - SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
(1) This Agreement shall apply to staff members who are employed within the scope of the Awards listed in Clause 6 of this Agreement, in Western Australia and who are members or are eligible to be members of the Unions party to this Agreement.
(2) The estimated number of staff employed within the scope of the awards is 116.
5. - DATE AND DURATION OF AGREEMENT
(1) This Agreement shall come into effect on the 1 January 2009 and shall apply until 31December 2011.
(2) The parties agree to meet no later than six months before the end of 2011 to review the Agreement.
6. - RELATIONSHIP TO PARENT AWARDS
(1) Subject to sub clause (2) of this clause, the terms of the below mentioned Awards, as those terms stood at the date of certification of this Agreement, are incorporated into this agreement and bind the relevant parties to this agreement as if those terms were set out in the body of this agreement.
Building Trades (General) Award
Independent Schools' Administrative and Technical Officers' Award
Independent Schools' (Boarding House) Supervisory Staff Award
Metal Trades (General) Award
Nurses' (Independent Schools) Award
School Employees (Independent Day & Boarding Schools) Award
Teachers' Aides (Independent Schools) Award
Restaurant, Tearoom and Catering Workers Award
(2) Where there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the relevant awards (as per appendices 1 - 8), this Agreement will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
7. - SINGLE BARGAINING UNIT
(1) The parties to this Agreement have formed a single bargaining unit.
(2) The single bargaining unit has conducted negotiations with the School and reached full agreement with the School represented by this Agreement.
8. – OBJECTIVES
The purposes of this agreement are to:
(1) Consolidate and develop further, initiatives arising out of the award restructuring process.
(2) Accept a mutual responsibility to maintain a working environment which will ensure that the School and its staff become genuine participants and contributors to the School’s aims, objectives and philosophy.
(3) Safeguard and improve the quality of teaching and learning, and the productivity of services at the School by emphasising the upgrading of professional skills and knowledge. The School and the staff acknowledge that this upgrading of skills and experience can best occur when both the School and staff share responsibility for professional development by undertaking both in-service and external courses and training partly during School time and partly during the staff member’s time.
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9. - SALARY RATES
(1) The minimum annual rate of salary payable to members of staff engaged in the classifications prescribed in subclause (10) of this clause below - shall be increased in 2009 by 6.0% above the rate prescribed in the Christ Church Grammar School Inc. (Support Staff Enterprise Bargaining) Agreement 2006, and by a further 5.0% in 2010 and by a further 5.0% in 2011.
(2) In the event of any safety net adjustment being applied in future to any or all of the relevant awards/appendices, such adjustment shall be absorbed into the salary rates prescribed by this Agreement.
(3) Each staff member shall be placed in one of the levels dependent upon classification, qualification and experience.
An employee appointed to a salary rate shall proceed by annual increments to the maximum of that classification level. Such annual increments shall be on the basis of full time employment. Part time employees are required to achieve full time equivalent before qualifying for this increment.
(4) If during progression through the salary steps, and at least two months prior to the employee’s next annual increment, the employer considers such increment to be inappropriate due to work performance and as such does not recommend or authorise further progression, then the employer shall state the reasons in writing to the employee concerned.
(5) Such reasons should indicate the areas where the employer considers improvement is required.
(6) If the improvement required is achieved within three months, then the employee shall proceed to his/her appropriate salary level.
(7) An employee shall only progress from one level to another in accordance with the provisions prescribed in clause 13. – Consultation of this Agreement.
(8) The new structure further recognises that individual employees may be asked to assume greater responsibility and as such, their classification will be examined to determine the correct level
(9) For the purposes of determining weekly or fortnightly salary, the annual salaries shall be divided by 52.16 or 26.08 respectively.
(10) Classifications and Salary
(a) The minimum annual rate of salary is payable to members of staff engaged in the classification prescribed below.
Level 1
The employee at this level requires no prior experience or formal qualification in the performance of the job and works under direct or general supervision.
Step / 1/01/2009 / 1/01/2010 / 1/01/2011Level 1 / 1 / 37,504 / 39,379 / 41,348
2 / 38,371 / 40,290 / 42,304
3 / 39,239 / 41,201 / 43,261
4 / 40,106 / 42,111 / 44,217
5 / 40,977 / 43,026 / 45,177
6 / 41,847 / 43,939 / 46,136
Level 2
The employee at this level performs duties under general supervision, is competent in the performance of tasks associated within Level 1 positions and, if the position requires, will have acquired some recognised trade or other relevant qualifications. Some employees at this level will supervise other staff under direction.
Step / 1/1/2009 / 1/1/2010 / 1/1/2011Level 2 / 1 / $42,714 / $44,850 / $47,092
2 / $43,584 / $45,763 / $48,051
3 / $44,453 / $46,676 / $49,009
4 / $45,323 / $47,589 / $49,969
5 / $46,192 / $48,502 / $50,927
6 / $47,062 / $49,415 / $51,886
Level 3
The employee at this level is competent and skilled and performs duties under direction but with a significant degree of autonomy. The employee will have acquired some recognised trade or other relevant qualifications. Some employees at this level will manage a team under direction.
Step / 1/1/2009 / 1/1/2010 / 1/1/2011Level 3 / 1 / $47,930 / $50,327 / $52,843
2 / $48,797 / $51,237 / $53,799
3 / $49,668 / $52,151 / $54,759
4 / $50,536 / $53,063 / $55,716
5 / $51,406 / $53,976 / $56,675
6 / $52,272 / $54,886 / $57,630
Level 4
The employee at this level works as a competent skilled autonomous employee and has knowledge, skills and demonstrated capacity to undertake complex tasks. Employees at this level will manage a team under direction or have responsibilities of similar standing. The employee will have TAFE/Tertiary or equivalent qualifications.
Step / 1/1/2009 / 1/1/2010 / 1/1/2011Level 4 / 1 / $53,142 / $55,799 / $58,589
2 / $54,011 / $56,712 / $59,547
3 / $54,881 / $57,625 / $60,506
4 / $55,751 / $58,539 / $61,465
5 / $56,618 / $59,449 / $62,421
6 / $57,487 / $60,361 / $63,379
Level 5
The employee at this level, through formal qualification or job responsibility, is not only fully competent in the performance of the position but also has a high degree of autonomy, initiative and discretion in the work programme and is responsible for the supervision of other employees.
Step / 1/1/2009 / 1/1/2010 / 1/1/2011Level 5 / 1 / $58,356 / $61,274 / $64,337
2 / $59,224 / $62,185 / $65,294
3 / $60,092 / $63,097 / $66,251
4 / $60,962 / $64,010 / $67,211
5 / $61,831 / $64,923 / $68,169
6 / $62,700 / $65,835 / $69,127
(b) No Reduction
Nothing herein contained shall entitle the School to reduce the salary of any staff member who at the date of this Agreement was being paid a higher rate than the minimum prescribed for the staff member's classification at that time.
10. – WORKING CONDITIONS
(1) Flexibility of Hours
(a) The parties recognise that there is a wide range of duties and responsibilities included in the support of programmes in a Day and Boarding School. By necessity these duties and responsibilities are undertaken at a range of times during each 24-hour span each day of the week.
(b) The increases within this agreement are, in part, recognition of the requirement for employees to work overtime and as such ordinary rates will be paid until an employee works in excess of 90 hours per fortnight after which the relevant penalty rates will apply.
(c) The employee may choose to take any hours additional to their usual hours as payment for hours worked or as time in lieu. The time in lieu taken in accordance with this sub-clause shall be at such time as agreed between the employer and employee.
(d) If an employee is required to work on a gazetted public holiday, ordinary rates will be paid for the time worked and an additional day in lieu shall be taken at such time as agreed between the employer and employee.
(e) The normal hours to be worked by each employee shall be as stated in their letter of appointment and this letter shall be revised whenever a change in normal hours is mutually agreed.
(f) The parties recognise that there is no intention on the part of the employer to seek to have employees work more than their prescribed normal hours on a regular basis.
(g) The parties agree to discuss strategies providing for greater flexibility in working hours to meet the needs of the School programme.
(2) Review of Work Practices
The parties agree to continue to monitor and improve the procedure for the review of work practices.
(3) Appraisal
A programme of regular and mutually beneficial appraisal will be extended to all members of staff. There will be a balance between formative and summative dimensions of appraisal in the programme.
Each staff member will be appraised at least once each three years. Where applicable, appraisal will coincide with other relevant appraisals, such as those reviewing the work and leadership of staff in positions of responsibility.
The appraisal programme will be developed by the Director of Staff Development in consultation with the Staff Professional Development Committee and the Director of Finance.
(4) Part-Time Employees
(a) Part time employees shall have the expectation of continuity of service.
(b) The School may vary the hours of employment of part time employees on an annual basis.
(c) The part time employee shall be given at least six weeks written notice of any variation, unless otherwise agreed by the School and the employee.
(d) In determining the hours of a part time employee, the School acknowledges that such employees may wish to seek additional employment and agrees to negotiate hours of duty which, as far as practicable, suit the circumstances of the employee and the School.
(5) Professional Development
Professional development activities shall be undertaken partly in School time and partly in a staff member's own time; where feasible, in equal proportions.
There will continue to be consultation with staff members in the planning of professional development.
(6) Superannuation
(a) (i) The superannuation provisions contained in this agreement shall operate subject to the requirements and regulations of relevant State and Commonwealth Legislation.