AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992
(1) Definitions
(a) Part-time employment is defined as regular and continuing employment of less than 37.5 hours per week by permanent or fixed term contract staff.
(2) Part-Time Agreement
(a) Each part-time arrangement shall be confirmed in writing and shall include the agreed period of the arrangement, and the agreed hours of duty in accordance with subclause (3) of this clause.
(b) The conversion of a full-time officer to part-time employment can only implemented with the written consent or by written request of that officer. No officer may be converted to part-time employment without the officer's prior agreement.
(3) The Hours of Duty will be in accordance with Clause 20. - Hours of this Award, including flexible working hours.
(a) The employer shall specify in writing before a part-time officer commences duty, the prescribed weekly and daily hours of duty for the officer including starting and finishing times each day ("ordinary hours").
(b) The employer shall give an officer one (1) month's notice of any proposed variation to that officer's starting and finishing times and/or particular days worked, provided that the employer shall not vary the officer's total weekly hours of duty without the officer's prior written consent, a copy of which shall be sent to the designated officer at the Association.
(c) All variations to an officer's working hours must be agreed to in writing by the part-time officer.
If agreement is reached to vary an officer's ordinary working hours pursuant to this subclause:
(i) Time worked to 7½ hours on any day is not to be regarded as overtime but an extension of the contract hours for that day and should be paid at the normal rate of pay.
(ii) Overtime shall not be payable unless the total time worked on any day exceeds 8 hours.
(iii) Additional days worked, up to a total of five days per week, are also regarded as an extension of the contract and should be paid at the normal rate. Days worked on a Saturday or Sunday are to be paid in accordance with subclause (2)(b) of Clause 21. - Shift Work Allowance of this Award.
(4) Salary and Annual Increments
(a) An officer who is employed on a part-time basis shall be paid a proportion of the appropriate full-time salary dependent upon time worked. The salary shall be calculated in the following manner:
Hours worked per fortnight |
x |
Full-time fortnightly salary |
75 |
1 |
(b) A part-time officer shall be entitled to annual increments in accordance with Clause 18. - Annual Increments of this Award, subject to meeting the usual performance criteria.
(c) A part-time officer shall be entitled to the same leave and conditions prescribed in this Award for full time officers.
(d) Payment to an officer proceeding on accrued annual leave and long service leave shall be calculated on a pro rata basis having regard for any variations to the officer's ordinary working hours during the accrual period.
(e) Sick leave and any other paid leave shall be paid at the current salary, but only for those hours or days that would normally have been worked had the officer not been on such leave.
(5) Public Holidays
A part-time officer shall be allowed the prescribed Public Holidays without deduction of pay in respect of each holiday, which is observed on a day ordinarily worked by the part-time officer.
(6) Right of Reversion of Officers
(a) Where a full-time officer is permitted to work part-time for a period no greater than 12 months the officer has a right (upon written application) to revert to full-time hours in the position previously occupied before becoming part time or a position of equal classification as soon as deemed practicable by the employer, but no later than the expiry of the agreed period.
(b) Where a full-time officer is permitted to work part-time for a period greater than 12 months that officer may apply to revert to full-time hours in the position previously occupied before becoming part time or a position of equal classification, but only as soon as is deemed practicable by the employer. This should not prevent the transfer of the officer to another full-time position at a salary commensurable to his or her previous full-time position.
(7) The number or proportion of part-time officers employed in departments shall not exceed any number or proportion that may be agreed in writing between the Association and the employer.
