AP817220 - Nurses (South Australian Public Sector) Award 2002

4.2 SALARY ON APPOINTMENT

4.2.1 Registered nurses

A Registered nurse, on appointment will be paid a rate of salary by reference to the employee’s relevant continuous experience since becoming a Registered nurse. Commencement rates of salary are subject to an employer’s approval and the provisions of clause 4.3 - Additional qualifications.

4.2.1(a) Relevant continuous experience is determined by taking into account:

• any period of service prior to an absence of less than five years from active nursing duties relevant to the classification;
• any period of service prior to an absence of five years or more from active nursing duties relevant to the classification will be subject to a reduction of one year on the relevant incremental scale;
• completed months of service;
• recognised service averaging less than fifteen hours per week in any year will not count but will be regarded as establishing continuous employment;
• recognised service in a classification higher than that in which the employee is to be employed will be that service directly relevant to the duties to be performed;
• the onus of proof of previous recognised continuous experience will be on the employee and be established at the time of employment.

4.2.2 Enrolled nurses

All relevant training, experience and skills as an enrolled nurse, other than any experience pre-dating any break of five or more consecutive years, is considered to be counted for the purpose of determining the appropriate pay point on appointment.

4.2.2(a) Relevant continuous experience is determined by taking into account:

• completed months of service.
• recognised experience averaging less than fifteen hours per week in any year does not count towards establishing relevant continuous service. It is however regarded as establishing continuous employment.
• employees are responsible for providing evidence of relevant continuous experience.

4.2.3 An employee who was employed as a nurse attendant immediately prior to undertaking a recognised course of study to become an enrolled nurse and who is recognised as an enrolled nurse by the Nurses Board of South Australia will, on appointment as an enrolled nurse, receive a rate of pay which reflects all relevant training, experience and skill gained and applied immediately prior to undertaking the recognised enrolled nurses training course.