AN120387 – Nursing Homes, &C., Nurses' (State) Award

11. CLIMATIC AND ISOLATION ALLOWANCE

(i) Subject to subclause (ii) of this clause, persons employed in facilities in places situated upon or to the west of a line drawn as herein specified shall be paid the sum per week as set out in Item 7 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, in addition to the salary to which they are otherwise entitled. The line shall be drawn as follows:

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 facilities in places situated upon or to the west of a line drawn as herein specified shall be paid the sum per week as set out in Item 8 of the said Table 2 in addition to the salary to which they are otherwise entitled. The line shall be drawn as follows:

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

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

(v) An employee who works less than 38 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 38 hours.