AP785611 - Journalists (Television) Award 1998
16.1 For the purposes of this clause:
16.1.1 Ordinary time earnings means in relation to permanent full-time and part-time member’s, the minimum weekly award rate of pay prescribed by subclause 14.2 for the classification of the member plus any overaward payment received by the member and any shift penalties pursuant to clause 21 Shift penalities.
16.1.2 Ordinary time earnings means in relation to casual members, the rate of pay prescribed by subclause 11.2 plus any over-award payment received by the member and shift penalties pursuant to subclause 11.3.
16.1.3 The salary component of ordinary time earnings shall be calculated as the salary of the member at the date of his or her joining a fund until the following 1 June, when the salary used to calculate the contribution shall become the salary applicable for the member at each 1 June.
16.1.4 The shift penalty component of ordinary time earnings shall be calculated as the average of the shift penalty payments (if any) made to the member in the month after he or she joined the fund until 1 June following and thereafter the shift penalty component shall be calculated as the average of shift penalty payments made for the month preceding each 1 June.
16.2 An employer shall:
16.2.1 In respect of each member employed by it on a permanent full-time or part-time basis pay contributions into one of the superannuation schemes named in subclause 16.7 at the rate prescribed by the Superannuation Guarantee legislation;
16.2.2 In respect of each member employed by it on a casual basis pay contributions into one of the superannuation schemes named in subclause 16.7 at the rate prescribed by the Superannuation Guarantee legislation.
16.3 Such contributions shall be paid at monthly intervals in accordance with the procedures and subject to the requirements prescribed by the relevant fund.
16.4 An employer shall not be obliged to pay contributions in respect of:
16.4.1 Any member who was employed by it at 27 January 1989 and in respect of whom the employer is paying contributions of an amount equal to or greater than the contributions required to be paid under subclause 16.2 hereof into a superannuation fund approved by the Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner and while the employer adheres to the obligation to make such contributions in respect of such member and while the contribution is equal to or greater than the contribution required under subclause 16.2.
16.4.2 Members during any period when they are absent without pay from their employment.
16.4.3 Members employed on a casual basis:
(1) until such a member has worked shifts equivalent to 20 full days work within 13 weeks when contributions shall be made in respect of work performed thereafter.
(2) in respect of any week during which the member did not work shifts equivalent to one full day’s work.
16.5 Subject to subclause 16.4 contributions shall become payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the date on whichever of the following first occurs - when an employer is advised in writing by either the member or the trustee of the fund, that the member has been accepted for membership of the fund.
16.6 An employer shall distribute material regarding membership of the funds operating to members and provide assistance and information in relation to completion of applications for membership.
16.7 An employer shall pay contributions pursuant to this clause into either the JUST SUPER or a fund nominated by an employer which is approved by the Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner, as determined by the member.
16.8 An employer shall have the right to apply to the Commission to seek to vary the award to provide that contributions be paid to a fund approved by the Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner nominated by the employer rather than to a fund determined by the member.
