AP777903 - Crisis Assistance Supported Housing (Queensland) Award 1999

SCHEDULE A

TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. CLASSIFICATION LEVEL

1.1 The employer shall ensure that all existing and new employees are assessed and assigned the appropriate classification level in accordance with the classification criteria specified in clause 20 - Wages.

1.2 The initial assignment shall be completed within four months from 12 April 1999 with a retrospective date of operation being the first pay to commence on or after 12 April 1999.

1.3 For all employees being transferred to the new classification structure for the first time the applicable date for annual increments in accordance with clause 20 – Wages, shall be from the first pay period to commence on or after 12 April 2000.

2. RATES OF PAY

2.1 The actual rate of pay to be assigned initially to employees who commence their employment prior to 12 April 1999 within the appropriate classification level shall be determined having regard to the relevant rates of pay contained in clause 20 – Wages, and application of the provisions hereunder.

2.2 Where an employee’s existing salary is less than the rate applicable to the correctly assessed and determined classification level the employee shall be assigned the correct level of the classification rate of pay.

2.3 Where an employee’s existing salary falls within the salary range of the correctly assessed and determined classification level in accordance with clause 20 – Wages, the employee shall be placed on a wage point within the range which is not less than the existing salary.

2.4 Where an employee’s existing salary is in excess of the maximum level in the salary range of the correctly assessed and determined classification level the employee shall retain that wage with the difference between the classification level under this award and the current wage rate being maintained as an all purpose rate, but shall be absorbed as a result of future wage increases.

Where an employee is in receipt of an existing salary that is in excess of the rates of pay provided for the correct classification level, that employees shall not suffer a reduction of salary.

2.5 All new employees shall be paid at the same wage rate as existing employees or if the existing wage rate is in excess of the new wage rate then the employee shall be paid the award rate of pay.

2.6 The following formula for employees who will receive a wage increase as a result of the implementation of this new award shall be completed within the time frame as detailed below:

• The first $10.00 per week , or the whole increase if less than $10.00 per week, from the first pay period to commence on or after 12 April 1999;
• 50% of the balance of the applicable weekly wage increase, from the first pay period to commence on or after 12 July 1999;
• The remaining 50% of the balance (excluding incremental adjustments) of the applicable increase, operative from the first pay period to commence on or after 7 February 2000.

3. DISPUTE PROCESS FOR TRANSLATION EXERCISE

Disputes in relation to the outcome of the translation process shall be resolved in accordance with clause 15 – Employee grievance procedure.

4. PENALTY FOR WEEKEND WORK

4.1 As a transitional arrangement, time and a quarter shall be paid for ordinary hours worked on Saturday and Sunday until 1 December 1999. On 1 December 1999 all ordinary time worked on Saturday and Sunday shall be paid in accordance with 26.2.

4.2 Any employee that is receiving a rate greater than time and a quarter shall not be reduced as a result of this transitional arrangement.