AN120435 – Private Hospital Industry Nurses' (State) Award

9. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS REGISTERED NURSE INCREMENTAL SCALE

(i) For the purposes of this clause transitional date means the first pay period commencing on or after 1 March 1997.

(ii) The year of service for the purpose of the incremental scale for a registered nurse employed at the transitional date shall be determined by locating the registered nurses current year of service on the incremental scale in Column A of the Transitional Table in subclause (iv). The registered nurses incremental year of service shall be deemed to be the year of service appearing opposite in Column B of the Transitional Table. Provided that a registered nurse with eight or more actual years of service shall be placed on the eighth year of service in Column B of the Transitional Table.

(iii) Registered nurses who commence employment with an employer after the transitional date shall have their year of service determined as if they were employed by the employer at the transitional date. That is; the transitional arrangements shall apply to all periods of employment, under this award, which commence on or after the transitional date.

(iv) Transitional Table:

Column A (Old incremental scale)	Column B (New incremental scale)
First year of service	First year of service
Second year of service	First year of service
Third year of service	Second year of service
Fourth year of service	Third year of service
Fifth year of service	Fourth year of service
Sixth year of service	Fifth year of service
Seventh year of service	Sixth year of service
Eighth year of service	Seventh year of service
UGI	Eighth year of service
Note: For the purposes of the old incremental scale only, a registered nurse who has obtained an appropriate degree in Nursing or Applied Science (Nursing) or Health Studies (Nursing) (referred to for the purposes of this clause as a "UGI" qualification) shall enter the incremental scale on the second year of service.

(v) The year of service determined by this clause shall be year of service only for the purposes of clause 8 Salaries. In particular this clause shall not affect the definition of service for the purposes of clause 23, Annual Leave; clause 25, Sick Leave or clause 26, Long Service Leave.

(vi) A registered nurses anniversary date for the purpose of moving to the next year of service is not affected by this clause.