AN120435 – Private Hospital Industry Nurses' (State) Award

15. TELEPHONE ALLOWANCE

If an employee is required, for the purpose of their employment, to be on call on a regular basis or where an employee is required by their employer to have a telephone installed for the purpose of their employment the employer shall be responsible for the following payments:

(a) Where the employee already has a telephone installed:

(i) three quarters of the cost of rental of the telephone;

(ii) the cost of all official STD and mobile phone calls.

(b) Where the employee does not have the telephone installed:

(i) the cost of installation of the telephone;

(ii) three quarters of the cost of rental of the telephone;

(iii) the cost of all official STD and mobile phone calls.

Provided that where the employee is provided with a Pager the employer shall be responsible for the following payments:

(a) one half of the cost of rental of the telephone;

(b) the cost of all official STD and mobile phone calls.