AP766598 - Australia Post Administrative / Professional Award 1999
SCHEDULE B - FORMER PAID RATES AWARD – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
[Sched B inserted by S4321 from 20Jan00]
B.1. EMPLOYEES COVERED BY FORMER PAID RATES AWARD
B.1.1 The provisions of this Schedule only apply to an Australia Post employee who was employed in Australia Post immediately prior to 20 January 2000 – an “eligible employee”.
B.1.2 The following provisions of this schedule set out the pay rates which applied under the former paid rates award which exceed the award minimum rate in Schedule A and the associated conditions which determined the appropriate pay point for employees. By applying these provisions to eligible employees, the award pay rate which applied to an employee immediately prior to 20 January 2000 can be determined. Where the award salary rate determined in accordance with this Schedule is higher than that otherwise applying under the general award provisions, it will apply to an eligible employee where the rate remains beneficial to the employee.
B.2 SALARY RATES
[Sched B.2 varied by PR930872 PR952707; PR964758 ppc 27Oct05]
B.2.1 Classifications and Rates of Pay
All eligible employees performing work within the classifications listed in the following Table, will be paid no less than salary rate or within the range adjacent to the classification.
B.2.2 No adjustment of Rates
In accordance with the Paid Rates Decision of 20 October 1998 (Print Q7661), any future increases in salary rates in the award will not apply to the rates in this Schedule.
Classification |
$ per annum |
COUNSELLOR |
|
Counsellor Class 1 |
23,433*-27,587*-28,967*-30,718*-32,473 |
LIBRARIAN |
|
Librarian Class 1 |
26,041*-27,314*-28,622*-29,818*-31,011 |
B.3 INCREMENTS
B.3.1 Frequency of Increments
An employee was, prior to 20 January 2000, entitled to progress one pay point within the pay scale for the employee’s classification after twelve months service at a particular pay point. This incremental progression was subject to:
B.3.2 Promotion and Higher Duties Allowance
B.3.2.1 The salary to be paid to an employee on promotion or transfer is normally the minimum rate for that position except that in circumstances involving overlapping salary ranges, the new salary is normally the next highest salary point in the salary range for the new position.
B.3.2.2 An employee who was promoted will have included for the purpose of calculating the increment date, any previous period during which the employee acted at the new classification (or a higher classification). This applies whether or not the employee was on higher duties at the new level at the time of promotion provided that:
B.3.3 Deferral of Increments
B.3.3.1 Where Australia Post is of the opinion that the employee should not immediately receive an increment otherwise payable having regard to the conduct, diligence, efficiency or attendance for duty of the employee, Australia Post may direct that an increment not be paid for a specified period, not exceeding six months.
B.3.3.2 Where an increment has been deferred, Australia Post may determine that, for the purposes of future advancement, the increment shall be deemed to have been granted from the original date of incremental advancement. Provided that
where an increment has been deferred owing to misconduct or inefficiency, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply unless the employee’s conduct diligence and efficiency during the ensuing twelve months is reported to be satisfactory.
B.3.4 Higher Duties Allowance
B.3.4.1 An employee who had been paid a higher duties allowance was eligible for the same incremental advancement as applied to an employee promoted to the level.
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