Transcription of VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR (HEALTH AND ALLIED …
1 Final VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR ( HEALTH AND ALLIED services , MANAGERS AND administrative WORKERS) SINGLE INTEREST ENTERPRISE agreement 2016-2020 ARRANGEMENT OF agreement ARRANGEMENT OF agreement 2 ARRANGEMENT OF agreement SECTION 1: COMMON TERMS ..4 SCHEDULE A EMPLOYERS COVERED ..7 ..8 SECTION 2: HEALTH AND ALLIED services EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS ..9 PART A GENERAL TERMS .. 14 PART B CONSULTATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINE .. 19 PART C- TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT .. 29 PART D- WAGES .. 42 PART E ALLOWANCES AND 52 PART F HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS .. 66 PART G LEAVE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS .. 74 PART H EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL 109 PART I UNION AND OTHER RESOURCES .. 111 PART J CLASSIFICATION AND STAFFING .. 116 PART K WORKPLACE RIGHTS .. 124 SCHEDULE 2B WAGE RATES .. 129 SCHEDULE 2C - ALLOWANCES .. 142 SCHEDULE 2D CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE .. 146 ARRANGEMENT OF agreement ARRANGEMENT OF agreement 3 SCHEDULE 2E SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A DISABILITY.
2 191 INDEX FOR SECTION 2 .. 194 SECTION 3 MANAGERS AND administrative WORKERS TERMS AND CONDITIONS .. 197 PART A GENERAL TERMS .. 202 PART B CONSULTATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINE .. 207 PART C TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT .. 217 PART D WAGES .. 229 PART E ALLOWANCES AND 238 PART F HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS .. 245 PART G LEAVE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS .. 250 PART H EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT .. 286 PART I UNION AND OTHER RESOURCES .. 289 PART J CLASSIFICATION AND STAFFING .. 294 PART K WORKPLACE RIGHTS .. 299 SCHEDULE 3B WAGE RATES .. 301 SCHEDULE 3C ALLOWANCES .. 304 SCHEDULE 3D CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE .. 308 SCHEDULE 3E SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A DISABILITY .. 340 SCHEDULE 3F WORKPLACE TRAINER/CAREERS ADVISOR .. 343 INDEX FOR SECTION 3 .. 345 SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS 4 SECTION 1: COMMON TERMS 1. agreement Title This agreement will be known as the VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR ( HEALTH and ALLIED services , Managers and administrative Workers) Single Interest Enterprise agreement 2016-2020.
3 2. Contents Section 1 SECTION 1: COMMON TERMS ..4 1. agreement TITLE ..4 2. CONTENTS SECTION 1 ..4 3. ARRANGEMENT OF THE agreement ..4 4. APPLICATION OF THIS 5. INCIDENCE & COVERAGE ..4 6. DEFINITIONS ..5 7. COMMENCEMENT DATE AND PERIOD OF OPERATION ..5 8. RELATIONSHIP TO PREVIOUS INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS ..5 9. NO EXTRA CLAIMS ..5 10. SERVICE DELIVERY PARTNERSHIP PLAN ..6 SCHEDULE A EMPLOYERS COVERED ..7 ..8 3. Arrangement of the agreement This agreement is made up of: Section 1 (Common Terms); Section 2 ( HEALTH and ALLIED services Employees and Dental Assistants); and Section 3 (Managers and administrative Workers). 4. Application of this Section The terms and conditions contained in Section 1 of this agreement apply equally to all Employees. 5. Incidence & Coverage This agreement covers: SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS 5 the Employers; all Employees; the HWU if it is named by the Commission as a party covered by the agreement .
4 6. Definitions In this Section 1: Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). agreement means the VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR ( HEALTH and ALLIED services , Managers and administrative Workers) Single Interest Enterprise agreement 2016-2020. Commission means the Fair Work Commission or any successor body. Employee means a person employed by an Employer listed in Schedule A of this Section 1 who is employed in any of the classifications set out in this agreement , other than employees employed solely or predominantly in the provision of PUBLIC mental HEALTH services . Employer means each organisation listed in Schedule A. HWU means HEALTH services Union Victoria No 1 Branch, trading as the HEALTH Workers Union . 7. Commencement Date and Period of Operation This agreement will come into effect seven days after the date of approval by the Commission. This agreement will nominally expire on 30 September 2020.
5 The agreement will continue to operate after the nominal expiry date in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The parties will, six (6) months prior to the nominal expiry date of this agreement , endeavour to commence negotiations for a replacement agreement provided that any claim made by any party during this period may not be supported by industrial action. 8. Relationship To Previous Industrial Instruments This is a comprehensive agreement that operates to the exclusion of any award, workplace determination or other agreement which previously applied to Employees covered by this agreement . 9. No Extra Claims This agreement is reached in full and final settlement of all matters subject to claims by either party and for the life of the agreement no further claims will be made or supported by the parties covered by the agreement . SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS 6 Nothing in this clause is intended to be inconsistent with the Act or remove the ability for this agreement to be varied in accordance with the Act.
6 10. Service Delivery Partnership Plan The parties are committed to improving the productivity and efficiency of the VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH in the following areas: (a) patient treatment times through flow improvements and discharge practices; (b) patient safety through increased immunisation/vaccination rates; (c) occupational HEALTH and safety interventions; (d) best practice in addressing absenteeism; (e) collaboration between the parties to reduce the environmental impact of HEALTH services ; (f) reducing disputation through joint education programs for managers and Employees with supervisory responsibilities; (g) modernising the agreement through the development and implementation of common enterprise agreement clauses across agreements in the VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR where possible; and (h) jointly working to enable the VICTORIAN HEALTH system to excel in meeting the National Safety and Quality HEALTH Service Standards.
7 To facilitate the achievement of the above initiatives the parties agree to establish a Service Delivery Partnership Plan Working Group (SDPPWG) within six months of the agreement being approved by the Commission. The role of the SDPPWG will be to discuss, implement and monitor progress towards achieving the initiatives outlined in this clause. The SDPPWG will comprise nominated representatives from the HWU, the VICTORIAN Hospitals Industrial Association and the Department of HEALTH and Human services (as required). The SDPPWG may, by agreement , establish sub-groups or delegate individual matters to a relevant HEALTH service(s) as required. A dispute over the implementation of this clause will be dealt with through conciliation in accordance with the relevant dispute resolution procedure(s) under this agreement . SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS SCHEDULE A EMPLOYERS COVERED 7 SCHEDULE A EMPLOYERS COVERED 1.
8 Albury Wodonga HEALTH (Wodonga Hospital only) 2. Alexandra District Hospital 3. Alfred Hospital 4. Alpine HEALTH 5. Austin HEALTH 6. Bairnsdale Regional HEALTH Service 7. Ballarat HEALTH services 8. Barwon HEALTH 9. Bass Coast Regional HEALTH 10. Beaufort and Skipton HEALTH Service 11. Beechworth HEALTH Service 12. Benalla HEALTH Service 13. Bendigo HEALTH Care Group 14. Boort District HEALTH 15. Calvary HEALTH Bethlehem Hospital Ltd 16. Casterton Memorial Hospital 17. Castlemaine HEALTH 18. Central Gippsland HEALTH Service 19. Cobram District Hospital 20. Cohuna District Hospital 21. Colac Area HEALTH 22. Dental HEALTH services Victoria 23. Djerriwarrh HEALTH services 24. Dunmunkle HEALTH Service 25. East Grampians HEALTH Service 26. East Wimmera HEALTH Service 27. Eastern HEALTH 28. Echuca Regional HEALTH 29. Edenhope & District Memorial Hospital 30. Gippsland Southern HEALTH Service 31. Goulburn Valley HEALTH 32. Heathcote HEALTH 33. Hepburn HEALTH Service 34. Hesse Rural HEALTH Service 35.
9 Heywood Rural HEALTH 36. Inglewood & District HEALTH Service 37. Kerang District HEALTH 38. Kilmore & District Hospital 39. Kooweerup Regional HEALTH Service 40. Kyabram and District HEALTH Service 41. Kyneton District HEALTH Service 42. Latrobe Regional Hospital 43. Lorne Community Hospital 44. Maldon Hospital 45. Mallee Track HEALTH & Community Service 46. Mansfield District Hospital 47. Maryborough District HEALTH Service 48. Melbourne HEALTH 49. Mercy PUBLIC Hospitals Inc 50. Mildura Base Hospital 51. Monash HEALTH 52. Moyne HEALTH services 53. Nathalia District Hospital 54. Northeast HEALTH Wangaratta 55. Northern HEALTH 56. Numurkah District HEALTH Service 57. Omeo District HEALTH 58. Orbost Regional HEALTH 59. Otway HEALTH and Community Service 60. Peninsula HEALTH 61. Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute 62. Portland District HEALTH 63. Robinvale District HEALTH Service 64. Rochester & Elmore District HEALTH Service 65. Royal Children s Hospital 66. Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital (The) 67.
10 Royal Women s Hospital 68. Rural Northwest HEALTH 69. Seymour HEALTH 70. South Gippsland Hospital 71. South West Healthcare 72. St Vincent s Hospital (Melbourne) Limited 73. Stawell Regional HEALTH 74. Swan Hill District HEALTH 75. Tallangatta HEALTH Service 76. Terang & Mortlake HEALTH Service 77. Timboon & District HEALTH Care Service 78. Upper Murray HEALTH and Community services 79. West Gippsland Healthcare Group 80. West Wimmera HEALTH Service 81. Western District HEALTH Service 82. Western HEALTH 83. Wimmera HEALTH Care Group 84. Yarram & District HEALTH Service 85. Yarrawonga District HEALTH Service 86. Yea and District Memorial Hospital SECTION 1 COMMON TERMS 8 SECTION 2 HEALTH AND ALLIED services EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS SECTION 2 CONTENTS 9 SECTION 2: HEALTH AND ALLIED services EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS CONTENTS SECTION 2: HEALTH AND ALLIED services EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS ..9 PART A GENERAL TERMS .. 14 1. APPLICATION OF SECTION 2.
