AN120435 – Private Hospital Industry Nurses' (State) Award

16. UNIFORM AND LAUNDRY ALLOWANCES

(i) Subject to subclause (iii) of this clause, sufficient, suitable and serviceable uniforms, including one pair of shoes per annum which shall be of a recognised acceptable standard for the performance of nursing duties, and one cardigan or jacket shall be supplied free of cost to each employee required to wear a uniform. An employee to whom a new uniform or part of a uniform has been issued who, without good reason, fails to return the corresponding article last supplied shall not be entitled to have such article replaced without payment therefore at a reasonable price.

(ii) An employee, on leaving the service of an employer, shall return any uniform or part thereof supplied by that employer which is still in use immediately prior to leaving.

(iii)

(a) In lieu of supplying uniforms and shoes to an employee, an employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 11 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, for uniforms and the sum set out in Item 12 of Table 2 for shoes per week.

(b) In lieu of supplying stockings to a female employee an employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 13 of Table 2 per week.

(c) In lieu of supplying a cardigan or jacket to an employee an employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 14 of Table 2 per week.

(d) If, in any hospital, the uniforms of an employee are not laundered at the expense of the hospital an allowance of the sum set out in Item 15 of Table 2 shall be paid to the said employee; provided that the payment of such laundry allowance shall not be made to any employee on absences exceeding one week.

(e) Where the employer requires any employee to wear headwear, the hospital shall provide headwear free of charge to the employee.

(f) In lieu of supplying socks to an employee the employer shall pay the said employee the sum set out in Item 16 of Table 2 per week.

(g) The allowances referred to subclause (iii) are also payable during any period of paid leave.