PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD 1992

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated

APPLICANT

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The Director General of the Department of Agriculture and Others

RESPONDENTS

CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR

 Commissioner S Wood

DATE FRIDay, 14 March 2008

FILE NO P 23 OF 2007

CITATION NO. 2008 WAIRC 00161

Result Award varied

Representation

Applicant Mr M Sims

Respondents Mr A Harper

Order

HAVING heard Mr M Sims on behalf of the applicant and Mr A Harper on behalf of the respondents, the Public Service Arbitrator, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders:

THAT the Public Service Award 1992 as varied, be further varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the date of this order.

Commissioner S Wood

PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR

SCHEDULE

1. Schedule H - Overtime: Delete Part 1 – Out of Hours Contact of this schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

PART I - OUT OF HOURS CONTACT

(Operative from first pay period on or after 14 March 2008)

Clause 65(2) of the award defines salary for calculation purposes.

2. Schedule J – Shift Work Allowance: Delete this schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

SCHEDULE J - SHIFT WORK ALLOWANCE

A shift work allowance of $17.04 is payable for each afternoon or night shift of seven and one half (7.5) hours worked.

The shift work allowance calculation is 12.5% of the daily salary rate for a Level 1, Year 7 officer.

Clause 65(2) of the award defines salary for calculation purposes.

(Operative from first pay period on or after 14 March 2008)

3. Schedule K – Diving, Flying and Seagoing Allowances: Delete this schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

SCHEDULE K - DIVING, FLYING AND SEA GOING ALLOWANCES

(1) Diving - (Clause 45)

$5.94 per hour or part thereof.

(2) Flying - (Clause 46) 

 (a) Observation and photographic duties in fixed wing aircraft - $10.97 per hour or part thereof.

(b) Cloud seeding and fire bombing duties, observation and photographic duties involving operations in which fixed wing aircraft are used at heights less than 304 metres or in unpressurised aircraft at heights more than 3048 metres - $15.04 per hour or part thereof.

(c) When required to fly in a helicopter on fire bombing duties, observation and photographic duties or stock surveillance - $20.79 per hour or part thereof.

(3) Sea Going Allowances (Clause 52) 

 (a) Victualling

(i) Government Vessel - meals on board not prepared by cook - $27.98 per day.

(ii) Government Vessel - meals on board are prepared by a cook - $21.06 per day.

(iii) Non Government Vessel - $25.54 each overnight period.

(b) Hard Living Allowance - 58 cents per hour or part thereof.