AP797062 - Student Union Employees Core Conditions Award 1997
3.2.1 An employee who is required to act in a position of higher classification than that which the employee occupies shall be paid an allowance computed in accordance with this clause.
3.2.2 An employee shall be eligible for payment of a Higher Duties Allowance where the period of acting service in the higher position is continuous for a period of more than two consecutive working weeks.
3.2.3 For the purpose of this clause a holiday shall count as part of the qualifying period.
3.2.4 Higher Duties Allowance shall be payable from the date the employee commenced the higher duties.
3.2.5 Where an employee performs the full duties of a higher office the employee shall be paid an allowance equal to the difference between the salary of the employee and the salary payable had the employee been promoted to the higher office.
3.2.6 Where an employee who is performing the duties of a higher office is permanently promoted to that office the employee shall not suffer any reduction in remuneration and shall receive the same increments as if the employee had during the period of temporary service in the higher office been the permanent occupant of that office.
3.2.7 An employee who at the time of proceeding on approved leave with pay (other than long service leave) was in receipt of an allowance under this clause shall continue to be paid such an allowance for the leave period.
3.2.8 An allowance payable to an employee under this clause shall be regarded as salary for the purposes of calculating all other types of allowance including overtime.
3.2.9 An employee shall not be penalised in any way for a refusal to perform higher duties.
