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

31. ESCORT DUTY

(i) Periods during which an employee, other than a Director of Nursing, is engaged in nursing duties, viz., in attendance on a patient, shall be paid as working time under this award. Where applicable, overtime shall be payable.

(ii) All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses shall be reimbursed.

(iii) Rostered time shall be paid as such, even though an employee may be travelling, in hotel/motel accommodation or waiting for transport.

(iv) In respect of non-rostered time not spent in nursing duties -

(a) Periods in hotel/motel accommodation or waiting for transport shall not be counted as working time.

(b) Periods in travelling shall count as working time.

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