AP766738CRV - Adult and Community Education Professional Administrative Clerical Computing and Technical (PACCT) Staff Award 1999
16.1 Where an employee is authorised to perform the duties of a position classified above the grade of his/her position for a period longer than five consecutive working days he/she must be paid a higher duties allowance from the date of assignment. The allowance will increase the remuneration and entitlements to the salary applying to the first level of the grade of the higher position.
16.2 An employee in receipt of a higher duties allowance at the time of commencement of sick leave, annual leave, or accident compensation leave will continue to be paid that allowance until the notified period of assignment expires, or the incumbent returns, whichever occurs first.
16.3 An employee who has been in receipt of a higher duties allowance for a period exceeding twelve months, either continuously or in aggregate, is entitled to an increase in the allowance equivalent to the increments appropriate to the higher position.
16.4 Allowances paid under this clause shall be regarded as salary for the purposes of calculating payment for overtime worked during the period of assignment.
16.5 An employee who has been in receipt of a higher duties allowance for a period exceeding twelve months immediately prior to commencing Long Service Leave must be paid that allowance during the period of such leave.
