health and allied services, managers and administrative workers

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by  Katherine Aistrope

VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH
SECTOR
(HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES,
MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
WORKERS) SINGLE INTEREST
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
2016-2020
ARRANGEMENT OF AGREEMENT

ARRANGEMENT OF AGREEMENT
SECTION 1: COMMON TERMS ..............................................................................................................4
SCHEDULE A – EMPLOYERS COVERED ...................................................................................................7
SCHEDULE B – SIGNATORIES .................................................................................................................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 REIMBURSEMENTS................................................................................. 52
PART F – HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS ........................................................................... 66
PART G – LEAVE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ............................................................................................. 74
PART H– EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT................................................................ 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

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ARRANGEMENT OF AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE 2E – SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A DISABILITY .............................. 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 REIMBURSEMENTS............................................................................... 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

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SECTION 1 – COMMON TERMS
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.
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 SECTION..............................................................................................................4
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:
1.1 Section 1 (Common Terms);
1.2 Section 2 (Health and Allied Services Employees and Dental Assistants); and
1.3 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:

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SECTION 1 – COMMON TERMS
5.1 the Employers;
5.2 all Employees;
5.3 the HWU if it is named by the Commission as a party covered by the
Agreement.
6. Definitions
In this Section 1:
6.1 Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
6.2 Agreement means the Victorian Public Health Sector (Health and Allied
Services, Managers and Administrative Workers) Single Interest Enterprise
Agreement 2016-2020.
6.3 Commission means the Fair Work Commission or any successor body.
6.4 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.
6.5 Employer means each organisation listed in Schedule A.
6.6 HWU means Health Services Union Victoria No 1 Branch, trading as the
“Health Workers Union”.
7. Commencement Date and Period of Operation
7.1 This Agreement will come into effect seven days after the date of approval by
the Commission.
7.2 This Agreement will nominally expire on 30 September 2020.
7.3 The Agreement will continue to operate after the nominal expiry date in
accordance with the provisions of the Act.
7.4 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
9.1 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.

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SECTION 1 – COMMON TERMS
9.2 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.
10. Service Delivery Partnership Plan
10.1 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.
10.2 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.
10.3 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.
10.4 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.

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SECTION 1 – COMMON TERMS
SCHEDULE A – EMPLOYERS COVERED

1. Albury Wodonga Health 32. Heathcote Health 64. Rochester & Elmore District
(Wodonga Hospital only) Health Service
33. Hepburn Health Service
2. Alexandra District Hospital 65. Royal Children’s Hospital
34. Hesse Rural Health Service
3. Alfred Hospital 66. Royal Victoria Eye & Ear
35. Heywood Rural Health Hospital (The)
4. Alpine Health
36. Inglewood & District Health 67. Royal Women’s Hospital
5. Austin Health Service
68. Rural Northwest Health
6. Bairnsdale Regional Health 37. Kerang District Health
Service 69. Seymour Health
38. Kilmore & District Hospital
7. Ballarat Health Services 70. South Gippsland Hospital
39. Kooweerup Regional
8. Barwon Health Health Service 71. South West Healthcare
9. Bass Coast Regional 40. Kyabram and District 72. St Vincent’s Hospital
Health Health Service (Melbourne) Limited
10. Beaufort and Skipton 41. Kyneton District Health 73. Stawell Regional Health
Health Service Service
74. Swan Hill District Health
11. Beechworth Health Service 42. Latrobe Regional Hospital
75. Tallangatta Health Service
12. Benalla Health Service 43. Lorne Community Hospital
76. Terang & Mortlake Health
13. Bendigo Health Care 44. Maldon Hospital Service
Group
45. Mallee Track Health & 77. Timboon & District Health
14. Boort District Health Community Service Care Service
15. Calvary Health Bethlehem 46. Mansfield District Hospital 78. Upper Murray Health and
Hospital Ltd Community Services
47. Maryborough District
16. Casterton Memorial Health Service 79. West Gippsland Healthcare
Hospital Group
48. Melbourne Health
17. Castlemaine Health 80. West Wimmera Health
49. Mercy Public Hospitals Inc Service
18. Central Gippsland Health
Service 50. Mildura Base Hospital 81. Western District Health
Service
19. Cobram District Hospital 51. Monash Health
82. Western Health
20. Cohuna District Hospital 52. Moyne Health Services
83. Wimmera Health Care
21. Colac Area Health 53. Nathalia District Hospital Group
22. Dental Health Services 54. Northeast Health 84. Yarram & District Health
Victoria Wangaratta Service
23. Djerriwarrh Health Services 55. Northern Health 85. Yarrawonga District Health
Service
24. Dunmunkle Health Service 56. Numurkah District Health
Service
86. Yea and District Memorial
25. East Grampians Health
Hospital
Service 57. Omeo District Health
26. East Wimmera Health 58. Orbost Regional Health
Service
59. Otway Health and
27. Eastern Health Community Service
28. Echuca Regional Health 60. Peninsula Health
29. Edenhope & District 61. Peter MacCallum Cancer
Memorial Hospital Institute
30. Gippsland Southern Health 62. Portland District Health
Service
63. Robinvale District Health
31. Goulburn Valley Health Service

SCHEDULE A – EMPLOYERS COVERED 7
SECTION 1 – COMMON TERMS
SCHEDULE B – SIGNATORIES

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SECTION 2 – HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS
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 ............................................................................................................... 14
2. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 14
3. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ..................................................................................................................... 16
4. MULTI-CULTURAL AWARENESS ........................................................................................................... 16
5. INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBILITY ARRANGEMENT................................................................................................ 17
PART B – CONSULTATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINE ...................................................... 19
6. CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................................... 19
7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................... 23
8. DISCIPLINE ..................................................................................................................................... 25
9. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (DHSV) ............................................................................................... 28
PART C- TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ............................................... 29
10. TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT .................................................................................................................. 29
11. SECURE EMPLOYMENT .................................................................................................................... 29
12. FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................................ 29
13. REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT .................................................................................................. 29
14. PART-TIME REVIEW OF HOURS ......................................................................................................... 30
15. CASUAL EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................................... 31
16. CASUAL CONVERSION ..................................................................................................................... 31
17. FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT .............................................................................................................. 32
18. NOTICE OF TERMINATION - EMPLOYER ............................................................................................... 33
19. NOTICE OF TERMINATION - EMPLOYEE ............................................................................................... 34
20. REDUNDANCY AND ASSOCIATED ENTITLEMENTS ................................................................................... 35
21. TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT ............................................................................................................ 40
PART D- WAGES ................................................................................................................................. 42
22. SALARY INCREASES ........................................................................................................................ 42

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SECTION 2 – HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES EMPLOYEES AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS
23. ONCE OFF UPFRONT LUMP SUM PAYMENT ......................................................................................... 42
24. EXPERIENCE PAYMENTS .................................................................................................................. 42
25. PAYMENT OF WAGES ..................................................................................................................... 42
26. SUPERANNUATION ........................................................................................................................ 43
27. SALARY PACKAGING ....................................................................................................................... 44
28. ACCIDENT PAY .............................................................................................................................. 45
29. TRAINEES .................................................................................................................................... 49
30. JUNIORS, TRAINEES AND APPRENTICES ............................................................................................... 50
31. SUPPORTED WAGE SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A DISABILITY ............................................................... 51
32. TIME AND WAGES RECORDS ............................................................................................................ 51
33. OVERPAYMENT OF WAGES (DHSV) ................................................................................................... 51
PART E – ALLOWANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS................................................................................. 52
34. ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................................................. 52
35. HEAT ALLOWANCE ......................................................................................................................... 52
36. HIGHER DUTIES ............................................................................................................................. 52
37. IN CHARGE ALLOWANCES ................................................................................................................ 53
38. INFECTIOUS ALLOWANCES ............................................................................................................... 54
39. MEAL ALLOWANCES ....................................................................................................................... 54
40. NAUSEOUS WORK ALLOWANCE ........................................................................................................ 55
41. ON CALL / RECALL ........................................................................................................................ 55
42. QUALIFIED INTERPRETER ................................................................................................................. 56
43. SENIORS ALLOWANCE ..................................................................................................................... 57
44. SHIFTWORK ................................................................................................................................. 57
45. TELEPHONE ALLOWANCE ................................................................................................................. 59
46. TOOL ALLOWANCE ......................................................................................................................... 60
47. TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES............................................................................................................... 60
48. UNIFORMS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING .............................................................................................. 61
49. BADGE ALLOWANCE – DENTAL NURSES .............................................................................................. 62
50. CERTIFICATE ALLOWANCE – PATHOLOGY TECHNICIANS ........................................................................... 62
51. COMPUTER ALLOWANCE – HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS ............................................................................... 62
52. COOKING TRADE PROFICIENCY PAYMENTS ........................................................................................... 62
53. MULTI - SKILLING ALLOWANCE – FOOD & DOMESTIC SERVICES ASSISTANTS ................................................ 63
54. MULTI - SKILLING ALLOWANCE – PATIENT SERVICES ASSISTANTS .............................................................. 63
55. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES (DHSV) ............................................................................................. 64
56. SLEEPOVER ALLOWANCE ................................................................................................................. 64
57. TOW MOTOR DRIVER ALLOWANCE .................................................................................................... 65
58. CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENT ........................................................................................................... 65
PART F – HOURS OF WORK AND RELATED MATTERS ........................................................................... 66
59. HOURS OF WORK .......................................................................................................................... 66
60. MINIMUM ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 67

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