AN120118 – Charitable, Aged and Disability Care Services (State) Award

14. CLIMATIC AND ISOLATION ALLOWANCE

(i) Subject to sub-clause (ii) of this clause persons employed in organisations in places situated upon or to the west of a line drawn as herein specified shall be paid an allowance of the amount set out in Item 7 of Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates per week in addition to the salary to which they are otherwise entitled.

The line shall be drawn as follows: viz., commencing at Tocumwal and thence to the following towns in the order stated, namely: Lockhart; Narrandera; Leeton; Peak Hill; Gilgandra; Dunedoo; Coolah; Boggabri; Inverell; and Bonshaw.

(ii) Persons employed in organisations in places situated upon or to the west of a line drawn as herein specified shall be paid an allowance of the amount set out in Item 8 of Table 2 of Part B, Monetary Rates per week in addition to the salary to which they are otherwise entitled.

The line shall be drawn as follows: viz., commencing at a point on the right bank of the Murray River opposite Swan Hill (Victoria) and thence to the following towns in the order stated, namely: Hay; Hillston; Nyngan; Walgett; Collarenebri; and Mungindi.

(iii) The allowances prescribed by this clause are not cumulative.

(iv) Except for the computation of overtime the allowances prescribed by this clause shall be regarded as part of salary for the purposes of this award.

(v) An employee who works less than thirty-eight hours per week shall be entitled to the allowances prescribed by this clause in the same proportion as the average hours worked each week bears to thirty-eight ordinary hours.