AN120011 – Aged Care General Services (State) Award

12. ALLOWANCES FOR SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

(i) (a) Employees other than the drivers of ambulances, buses or other motor vehicles, who are required to drive a vehicle as part of their duties shall be paid in addition to the ordinary rate, an allowance per week as set out in Item 5 of Table 2 of Part B for each week in which they are required to drive a vehicle, provided that an employee who drives a vehicle for more than ten hours in any week shall be paid the appropriate rate for a motor vehicle driver for the time spent driving, with a minimum payment of an amount as set out in Item 5 of Table 2 of Part B. An employee who drives a vehicle for more than four hours in any one day or shift shall be paid as a motor vehicle driver for that day or shift with a minimum payment of an amount as set out in Item 5 of Table 2 of Part B.

(b) Provided however, that an employee who drives a motor vehicle for more than 20 hours in any one week shall be paid as a motor vehicle driver for that week.

(c) Provided further, that paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not apply to any employee being paid at a rate higher than that of the motor vehicle driver or to an employee who is relieving the motor vehicle driver pursuant to clause 24, Relieving other Members of Staff.

(ii) (a) Employees engaged in work of a dirty or offensive nature and/or cleaning or scraping work in confined spaces (such as inside ventilator shafts, air conditioning ducts) shall, whilst so employed, be paid an amount per hour extra as set out in Item 6 of Table 2 of Part B.

(b) Provided however, that employees engaged in cleaning and scraping work inside the gas or water space of any boiler, flue or economiser shall, whilst so employed, be paid an amount per hour extra as set out in Item 7 of Table 2 of Part B.

(iii) Employees who are required to assist tradespersons on work of a dirty or offensive nature shall be paid disability allowances under the same terms and conditions as the disability allowances that may be payable to the tradespersons they are assisting.

(iv) Employees shall be paid an amount per hour extra or part thereof as set out in Item 8 of Table 2 of Part B, for all time engaged in handling linen of a nauseous nature which is not contained in sealed linen bags.

(v) An employee sent for duty to a place other than his/her regular place of duty shall be paid for all excess travelling time at the appropriate rate of pay and reimbursed excess travelling expenses.