SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE …

1 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT: SALARIED 2017 Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Office for the PUBLIC SECTOR ) Level 4, Westpac House 91 King William Street ADELAIDE SA 5000 GPO Box 2343 ADELAIDE SA 5001 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT .. 1 2. OBJECTS AND COMMITMENTS .. 1 3. INTERPRETATION .. 2 4. PARTIES BOUND .. 4 5. OTHER ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS .. 6 6. MODERNISATION OF AGREEMENT .. 6 7. HOURS .. 6 8. SALARY AND wage ADJUSTMENTS .. 6 Salary Increases .. 6 Incremental Progression .. 7 9. SALARY PACKAGING ARRANGEMENTS .. 8 10. COMMITMENT TO ONGOING EMPLOYMENT .. 8 11. REDEPLOYMENT, RETRAINING AND REDUNDANCY .. 8 12. LEAVE PROVISIONS .. 9 13. WORKLIFE FLEXIBILITY .. 9 Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements .. 9 Paid Maternity Leave and Paid Adoption Leave .. 9 Transfer to a Safe 10 Return to Work from Maternity and Adoption Leave on a Part Time Basis.

2 11 Employees who are Breastfeeding .. 12 Paid Partner Leave .. 12 Family Carer s Leave .. 12 Reimbursement of Reasonable Child Care Costs .. 12 Reimbursement of Reasonable Travel Costs .. 13 14. DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE .. 13 Flexible Safe Working Arrangements and Leave .. 13 Access to Special Leave with Pay Entitlement for Domestic and Family Violence .. 13 Workplace Performance and Conduct .. 13 15. WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT .. 14 Protection from Unreasonable Workloads .. 14 Local Workload Consultative 14 Workload Grievance and Dispute Resolution .. 14 16. OVERTIME SALARY .. 15 17. ON-CALL/RECALL .. 15 18. NIGHT SHIFT PENALTY .. 17 19. WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY .. 17 Mental Health First Aid Training .. 18 20. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT .. 18 21. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL 19 22. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - APPLYING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS .. 20 23. WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY .. 20 Workplace Flexibility Proposal.

3 20 Personal Flexibility Agreements .. 21 24. RECLASSIFICATION DATE .. 22 25. FLEXITIME .. 22 26. TIME OFF IN LIEU OF PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME .. 22 27. MINIMUM HOURS OF ENGAGEMENT .. 23 28. EMPLOYEES ROSTERED OVER SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK .. 23 29. PUBLIC 23 Limit on PUBLIC Holiday Work .. 23 PUBLIC Holidays Employees Rostered Over 6 Days .. 24 PUBLIC Holidays Correctional and Correctional Industry Officers .. 24 30. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT .. 24 31. MEDICAL SCIENTISTS LEAVE .. 24 32. PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES .. 25 33. NO EXTRA CLAIMS .. 25 34. CONSULTATIVE PROCESSES .. 26 Commitment to Improved Consultation Processes .. 26 35. GRIEVANCE AND DISPUTE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES .. 26 Dispute Resolution .. 26 Enforcement .. 27 36. MEAL BREAKS .. 27 37. RIGHTS TO BE REPRESENTED AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS .. 28 Association Rights .. 28 Worksite Representatives .. 29 38. VARIATIONS .. 29 39. REVIEWS .. 30 40. ASO1 CLASSIFICATION AUDIT .. 30 41. ADDITIONAL INJURY AND INCOME PROTECTION FOR WORK INJURIES.

4 31 42. TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS .. 31 43. RENEGOTIATION .. 31 44. SIGNATORIES .. 32 APPENDIX 1: REDEPLOYMENT, RETRAINING AND REDUNDANCY .. 35 APPENDIX 2: SALARIES AND WAGES .. 51 Schedule : Administrative Services Stream .. 51 Schedule : Allied Health Professionals Stream .. 52 Schedule : Endorsed Supervision Training - Psychologists .. 53 Schedule : CFS Operation 54 Schedule : Country Arts Trust .. 55 Schedule : Dental Officers .. 57 Schedule : Grant Funded Scientists .. 58 Schedule : Legal Officers .. 68 Schedule : Legal Officers Attorney General s .. 69 Schedule : Legal Services Commission .. 70 Schedule : Medical Scientists .. 71 Schedule : Models .. 72 Schedule : Operational Services Stream .. 72 Schedule : Correctional Industry Officer Allowance .. 73 Schedule : Secure Training Centre Allowance .. 74 Schedule : Residential (Secure) Care Allowance .. 74 Schedule : Allowances, Operation of .. 75 Schedule : Correctional Officers.

5 76 Schedule : Professional Officers Stream .. 77 Schedule : Technical Services Stream .. 78 Schedule : Visiting Dental Staff Agreement .. 79 Schedule : Visiting Podiatrists .. 79 Schedule : Allied Health Assistants .. 80 APPENDIX 3: SAVED CLAUSES .. 81 APPENDIX 4: WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY 94 APPENDIX 5: SHARED SERVICES PRINCIPLES .. 109 APPENDIX 6: WORK LEVEL DEFINITIONS .. 110 APPENDIX 6A: ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORK LEVEL DEFINITIONS .. 110 APPENDIX 6B: PROFESSIONAL OFFICER WORK LEVEL DEFINITIONS .. 120 APPENDIX 6C: MEDICAL SCIENTISTS WORK LEVEL DEFINITIONS .. 130 APPENDIX 6D: GRANT FUNDED SCIENTISTS WORK LEVEL DEFINITIONS .. 143 APPENDIX 7: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS .. 157 1. Correctional Officers Work Level Definitions .. 157 2. Translation Arrangements Correctional Industry Officers .. 159 3. PUBLIC Holidays and Christmas Day on a Saturday Not Required .. 159 4. Correctional Officers Hours of Work .. 160 5. Operational Improvements.

6 160 6. Day Shift Establishment .. 161 7. Correctional Officer Level 3 (CO-3) - Advanced Correctional Officer (local title) .. 161 8. Correctional Industry and Vocational Training Allowance .. 162 9. Special Conditions For Employees Employed Within The Intensive Compliance Unit .. 162 APPENDIX 8: DENTAL OFFICERS .. 164 1. Work Level Definitions .. 164 APPENDIX 9: MEDICAL PHYSICISTS .. 168 1. Work Level Definitions .. 168 2. Translation Arrangements .. 172 4. Salary Schedule: Medical Physicist .. 175 5. Medical Scientists ( SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR ) Award .. 175 APPENDIX 10: ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANTS (AHA) - Applies to SA Health Only .. 177 APPENDIX 11: INJURY AND INCOME PROTECTION POLICY .. 180 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE Agreement: Salaried 2017 Page 1 / 185 1. ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT This ENTERPRISE Agreement is made pursuant to the Fair Work Act 1994, Chapter 3, Part 2. This ENTERPRISE Agreement may be referred to as the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE Agreement: Salaried 2017.

7 This ENTERPRISE Agreement will have effect only if approved by the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN Employment Tribunal ( SAET ). The term of this ENTERPRISE Agreement shall be two years from the date of approval by the SAET. 2. OBJECTS AND COMMITMENTS The objects of this ENTERPRISE Agreement are to: Enable the SA PUBLIC SECTOR agencies and employees party to this ENTERPRISE Agreement to be dynamic productive and responsive to the service needs of government, the PUBLIC and customers; Effect wages parity and increases in accordance with this ENTERPRISE Agreement for salaried employees bound by this ENTERPRISE Agreement and employed in positions classified at the same level; Support SOUTH Australia s Strategic Plan and Strategic Priorities, A MODERN PUBLIC Service Building a Stronger SOUTH Australia , the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN Health Care Plan and the achievement of government and agency objectives; Advance the objects of, and the PUBLIC SECTOR principles and practices referred to in, the PUBLIC SECTOR Act 2009; Support workforce flexibility, mobility, development and performance; Continue to apply to particular agencies terms as detailed in Appendix 3.

8 In making and applying this ENTERPRISE Agreement, the parties are committed to: The continued evolution of the SA PUBLIC SECTOR as a dynamic, productive and customer responsive entity; Recognising that initiatives will continue to be introduced to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service and to enable the provision of quality services to government, the PUBLIC and customers; Consultation in the development and implementation of PUBLIC SECTOR and agency based reform and change programs; Implementing an improved Redeployment, Retraining and Redundancy scheme from the date of approval of this ENTERPRISE Agreement. Obtaining the approval of the SAET to this ENTERPRISE Agreement; and Existing conditions of employment applying to a party not being reduced, subject to the terms of this ENTERPRISE Agreement and any applicable Workplace Flexibility Agreement. This commitment does not prevent the operation of other commitments in this clause, but not to the effect that (considered as a whole) would result in a diminution of conditions existing as at the date of approval by the SAET.

9 Applying the PUBLIC SECTOR principles and practices referred to in the PUBLIC SECTOR Act 2009 in a manner that encourages consistency of interpretation and application of an employment condition or entitlement so as to support the fair employment and management of employees. Having regard both to the similarity and variety of agencies and employees subject to this ENTERPRISE Agreement, and the discretionary decision-making amongst agencies and employees, there is no obligation to apply to another agency nor employees in another agency, a process entitlement or practice that has been provided or adopted at the discretion of an agency or adopted by employees in another agency. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISE Agreement: Salaried 2017 Page 2 / 185 3. INTERPRETATION In this ENTERPRISE Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears: Act Means the Fair Work Act 1994; administrative unit Means an administrative unit established under the PUBLIC SECTOR Act 2009 and includes an administrative unit established while this ENTERPRISE Agreement remains in force; agency Means an agency referred to in clause ; all purposes Means that if an allowance is described as being payable for all purposes that it is included in the calculation of penalties and entitlements prescribed in this ENTERPRISE agreement or relevant award, including overtime and penalty rates and periods of paid leave such as annual leave, paid maternity and adoption leave, long service leave, retention leave, sick leave and PUBLIC holidays.

10 Approval Means approval by the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN Employment Tribunal; association Means an association that is registered under the Fair Work Act 1994 and is a party to this ENTERPRISE Agreement; CE, DPC Means the Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, delegate or a person authorised to act in the name thereof, or person holding or acting in that position, or such other person as may from time to time be declared to be the employer of PUBLIC employees for the purposes of the Act; Chief Executive Means the person who is the principal administrative officer within the named agency (including a person acting there as), or the delegate or person authorised to act in the name thereof; and any reference to a chief executive will be taken as including a delegate thereof or an authorised person unless otherwise expressly stated; Commissioner s Standard Means a Standard made, varied or substituted for by the CPSE under the PUBLIC SECTOR Management Act 1995, and includes any standard, determination, direction or other instrument that may be made, varied or substituted for by the CPSE under the PUBLIC SECTOR Act 2009; CPSE Means the Commissioner for PUBLIC SECTOR Employment, delegate or person authorised to act in the name thereof, or person holding or acting in the position of Commissioner for PUBLIC SECTOR Employment; employer Means the applicable employer bound by this ENTERPRISE Agreement, or the delegate or person authorised to act in the name thereof; employee Means an employee bound by this ENTERPRISE Agreement; employee representative Includes an association, as defined above; particular agency Means the agency or entity specifically referred to in the relevant clause.