AN120435 – Private Hospital Industry Nurses' (State) Award
(i) An employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which they act the minimum payment for such higher classification.
(ii) The provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where the employee being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less which have been rostered in advance, except where the duties of the higher position involve being in charge of the facility during the period in question.
(iii) Further, the provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where a Director of Nursing is absent from duty for a period of three working days or less for any reason other than Clause 4, Hours of Work and Free Time of Directors of Nursing.
