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1 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Collective Agreement Religious Institute Schools Queensland 2019- 2023 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 2 of 332 Pages Table of Contents PART 1 APPLICATION AND OPERATION .. 7 TITLE .. 7 COMMENCEMENT DATE .. 7 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION .. 7 COVERAGE .. 8 ACCESS TO THE AGREEMENT AND THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS .. 9 APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS .. 9 PART 2 CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION .. 10 CONSULTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS .. 10 CONSULTATION REGARDING MAJOR WORKPLACE CHANGE .. 11 WORKLOAD/INTENSITY OF WORK (MANAGING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE) .. 12 PROCEDURES FOR PREVENTING AND SETTLING DISPUTES .. 14 AGREEMENT FLEXIBILITY .. 15 PART 3 TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

2 17 TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT .. 17 PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL OFFICERS AND SERVICES STAFF .. 17 JOB SHARE .. 18 CASUAL EMPLOYEES .. 20 CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL OFFICERS AND SERVICES STAFF .. 21 FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS .. 21 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT .. 22 REDUNDANCY .. 24 TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF RESIGNATION .. 28 FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS .. 28 PART 4 WAGES AND RELATED MATTERS .. 30 ONE-OFF PAYMENT .. 30 SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES - TEACHERS .. 31 WAGES AND ALLOWANCES - SCHOOL 32 WAGES AND ALLOWANCES - SERVICES STAFF .. 35 PAYMENT OF WAGES AND SALARIES .. 35 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 3 of 332 Pages PAYMENT OF WAGES PART-TIME TEACHERS .. 35 PAYMENT OF WAGES CASUAL TEACHERS .. 35 SUPERANNUATION.

3 36 ANNUAL LEAVE LOADING .. 37 OVERPAYMENTS .. 38 TERMINATION PAYMENTS .. 38 ANNUALISATION OF SALARY TERM-TIME SCHOOL OFFICERS AND SERVICES STAFF EMPLOYEES .. 39 PAYMENT OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TERM-TIME EMPLOYEES .. 39 PAY ADVICE SLIPS .. 40 SALARY PACKAGING OTHER THAN TO SUPERANNUATION .. 40 SALARY PACKAGING INTO SUPERANNUATION FUNDS .. 41 DEFERRED SALARY SCHEME .. 42 PART 5 HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS .. 44 ORDINARY HOURS OF WORK .. 44 MEAL BREAKS AND REST PAUSES .. 44 PART 6 LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS .. 46 ANNUAL LEAVE TEACHERS .. 46 ANNUAL LEAVE - SCHOOL OFFICERS AND SERVICES STAFF .. 46 LONG SERVICE LEAVE .. 49 PERSONAL 53 HEALTH CHECK LEAVE .. 54 ACCESS TO LEAVE TERMINALLY ILL MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD .. 54 UNPAID PARENTAL LEAVE .. 54 PAID PARENTAL LEAVE .. 55 COMPASSIONATE LEAVE .. 61 EMERGENCY AND NATURAL DISASTER LEAVE.

4 62 DEFENCE FORCE RESERVE LEAVE .. 63 CULTURAL LEAVE .. 64 EXTENDED UNPAID LEAVE .. 65 UNION EDUCATION LEAVE .. 65 UNION DEVELOPMENT LEAVE .. 66 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS .. 67 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 4 of 332 Pages DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE .. 67 JURY SERVICE LEAVE .. 69 PAYMENT OF LEAVE .. 69 EREA OTHER SPECIAL LEAVE WITH PAY ARRANGEMENTS .. 69 PART 7 CONDITIONS APPLYING TO TEACHERS .. 70 CLASSIFICATION .. 70 EXPERIENCED PROFICIENT TEACHER .. 73 HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER (HAT) .. 73 LEAD TEACHER (LT) .. 74 RECOGNITION OF PRIOR NON-TEACHING SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE TEACHERS .. 75 RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PRIOR TO COMMENCING TEACHING CAREER .. 76 TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE.

5 77 POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP .. 79 APPOINTMENT PROCESS POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP .. 79 SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE TEACHERS .. 79 HOURS OF DUTY .. 81 ITINERANT SPECIALIST TEACHERS PRIMARY .. 82 CLASS SIZES .. 83 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION .. 84 TEACHING RESOURCES .. 84 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES .. 84 PART-TIME TEACHERS .. 85 SAFE WORK PRACTICES .. 87 REMOTE AREA PROVISIONS (ITAS AND IPRASS) .. 87 PART 8 CONDITIONS APPLYING TO SCHOOL OFFICERS AND SERVICES STAFF .. 89 INDUCTION .. 89 CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 89 INCREMENTAL ADVANCEMENT .. 90 RECOGNITION OF SERVICE SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 90 HOURS OF WORK SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 92 PAYMENT OR BANKING OF ORDINARY HOURS FOR SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 92 PAYMENT OR BANKING OF OVERTIME HOURS FOR SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 93 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 5 of 332 Pages RANGE OF DUTIES OF SUPPORT STAFF.

6 94 MULTIPLE CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT .. 94 SCHOOL OFFICER RELIEF PROVISION .. 95 SCHOOL OFFICER REVIEW JOINT WORKING PARTY .. 95 PART 9 CONDITIONS APPLYING TO COUNSELLORS .. 98 COMMON EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO COUNSELLORS .. 98 GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS (TEACHER) .. 98 GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS (WITHOUT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS) .. 100 COUNSELLORS (WITHOUT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS) .. 102 CAREER COUNSELLOR/CAREER ADVISER (TEACHER) .. 103 PART 10 MISCELLANEOUS CONDITION .. 105 STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED LEARNING NEEDS .. 105 APPRAISAL .. 106 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT .. 106 WORKPLACE STRESS .. 109 WORKPLACE HARASSMENT .. 110 COMPLAINTS AGAINST EMPLOYEES .. 111 BREASTFEEDING AND EXPRESSING FACILITIES .. 111 RESOURCING OF SCHOOL LEVEL INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE .. 111 INCIDENTAL AND PERIPHERAL TASKS .. 112 OUTSOURCING.

7 112 POSITION DESCRIPTIONS .. 112 AFFIRMATIVE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED .. 112 SERVICES STAFF PROVISIONS .. 112 BOARDING HOUSE SUPERVISION PROVISIONS .. 113 FLEXIBLE LEARNING CENTRES .. 113 SIGNATURES .. 113 PART 11 SCHEDULES .. 114 SCHEDULE 1 WAGES, SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES .. 115 TEACHERS .. 115 TEACHING ALLOWANCES .. 117 POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP .. 118 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 6 of 332 Pages GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS (TEACHERS AND WITHOUT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS) .. 120 SCHOOL OFFICERS .. 122 SERVICES STAFF .. 124 BOARDING HOUSE SUPERVISION STAFF .. 126 CHILDREN S SERVICES EMPLOYEES .. 127 NURSES .. 128 DIVISIONAL AND DISTRICT ALLOWANCES FOR EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN TEACHERS .. 129 SCHEDULE 2 POSITIONS OF MIDDLE LEADERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS.

8 130 SCHEDULE 3 HOURS OF DUTY TEACHERS .. 179 SCHEDULE 4 ISOLATED TEACHERS ASSISTANCE SCHEME (ITAS) .. 184 SCHEDULE 5 INCENTIVE PAYMENTS REMOTE AREA STAFF SCHEME (IPRASS) .. 186 SCHEDULE 6 FLEXIBLE LEARNING CENTRES .. 191 SCHEDULE 7 APPRAISAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES .. 194 SCHEDULE 8 SCHOOL OFFICERS CLASSIFICATION .. 196 SCHEDULE 9 COUNSELLORS (WITHOUT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS) CHARACTERISTICS QUALIFICATIONS DUTIES AND SKILLS .. 210 SCHEDULE 10 TERM-TIME EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN TEACHERS .. 214 SCHEDULE 11 NURSES .. 219 SCHEDULE 12 SERVICES STAFF .. 235 SCHEDULE 13 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR BOARDING SCHOOLS SUPERVISION STAFF .. 267 SCHEDULE 14 CHILDREN'S SERVICES .. 277 SCHEDULE 15 LONG SERVICE LEAVE - TEACHERS .. 304 SCHEDULE 16 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FROM PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS .. 305 SCHEDULE 17 SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM .. 310 SCHEDULE 18 SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT.

9 313 Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE SCHOOLS OF QUEENSLAND 2019-2023 Page 7 of 332 Pages PART 1 APPLICATION AND OPERATION Title This document shall be known as the Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Collective Agreement Religious Institute Schools of Queensland 2019-2023. Commencement Date This Agreement shall operate seven (7) days after approval from the Fair Work Commission. (a) This Agreement shall remain in force until 30 June 2023 unless otherwise agreed in terms of the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009. (b) Where this Collective Enterprise Agreement specifies an earlier operative date in relation to a particular provision, then that provision shall operate from that date for all applicable employees employed at that earlier date. Definitions and Interpretation "Duty" includes all tasks related to the educational development of students and tasks concerned with the maintenance of good order and behaviour.

10 Such tasks include class and group teaching and instruction; conducting excursions for instruction in school curriculum during school hours; setting and correcting assignments, tests, laboratory work, and examination papers; supervision of tests and examinations conducted in connection with the school curriculum; evaluating and assessing students' work; care of laboratories and their equipment; compiling mark registers; compiling syllabuses and work books; giving written reports on students' work and progress; and supervising students detained for punishment. In the case of resident teachers, "duty" also means any supervision or other tasks in connection with the boarding establishment of the particular school, required of the resident teacher by the school authority. "Teacher" means and includes any employee other than the headmaster/headmistress or principal, who is ordinarily engaged in teaching full-time or part-time on the staff of a school.