AN120012 – Aged Care Industry (Broken Hill) Award

25. LABOUR FLEXIBILITY AND MIXED FUNCTIONS

(a) An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training. Such duties may include work which is incidental or peripheral to the employee's main tasks provided that such duties are not designed to promote deskilling.

(b) The employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties and use such tools and equipment as may be required provided that the employee has been properly trained or has otherwise acquired the necessary skills in the use of such tools and equipment.

(c) Any direction issued by the employer pursuant to subclause (a) and/or (b) shall be consistent with the employer's responsibility to provide a safe and healthy working environment for employees and the employer's duty of care to residents

(d) Where an employee is required to undertake the work traditionally carried out under more than one classification, the employee shall be paid the rate applicable to the higher classification for the actual time worked at the higher classification up to a maximum of two hours per day or shift. Where an employee is required to work at the higher classification in excess of two hours, the higher rate shall be paid for the whole of the day or shift.