AT794071 - Queensland Local Government Officers' Award 1998 [Transitional]
TRANSLATION TO NEW AWARD
The following arrangements will apply to the translation of officers from the existing awards to the new award.
Method of adjustment
(a) Job Descriptions meet criteria for level with similar money terms:
(i) transferred to the next highest salary point with incremental date being the date the new award will become effective;
(ii) where money terms are identical, retain existing money terms and existing incremental date.
(b) Job description meets criteria for level with lower money terms:
These positions will not be integrated into the new award. The officer shall continue to be paid existing salary (adjusted for National Wage increases).
(c) Where Job description meets the criteria for one level above the level with similar money terms:
The officer is translated to the first step on the range. The incremental date will be the date the new award will be implemented.
(d) Where the Job Description meets the criteria for more than one level above the level with similar money terms:
Where the Job Description shows that the position has in the past been significantly underclassified, the classification is corrected for the purposes of the translation.
Positions under the Municipal Officers’ (Queensland) Consolidated Award 1983, Library Boards (Queensland)(Consolidated) Award, 1977, Aerodrome Boards, Saleyards Boards, Water Boards, & River Improvement Boards/Trusts (Qld) Consolidated Award 1977, Engineers Local Government Authorities (Qld) Award, 1959 will be considered significantly underclassified where they are found to be more than one classification under the appropriate classification.
No retrospectivity will be payable in respect of any such reclassifications under the present award. The reclassification is simply to facilitate the proper process of translation into the new award.
This process then follows that outlined in clauses (a) and (b) hereof.
Method of payment of increases
Increases which will result from any translation from the present award to the proposed new award will be subject to a phasing in process and absorption into overaward payments where this is applicable.
Phasing in
Translation increases will be phased in three equal six monthly instalments. Increments which occur during this period will be paid according to the proposed new structure.
Example
Present classification |
Proposed classification Level 3 |
$ p.a. | |
Senior Clerk Grade A - $27441 p.a. |
27931 |
28700 | |
29469 | |
30238 |
Assume an award implementation date of 1 June 1992, the following rates would be payable.
Date |
Amount payable |
$ p.a. | |
1.6.1992 |
27604 |
1.12.1992 |
27767 |
1.6.1993 |
28700 |
1.6.1994 |
29469 |
1.6.1995 |
30238 |
The amount payable as at 1 June 1993 includes the full rate of increase payable under the second increment.
Absorption of overaward payments
The fact that an increase in award rates results from the translation process does not necessarily mean that an automatic pay increase will result.
Increases resulting from the translation process are to be absorbed into overaward payments i.e. Service Incremental Payments or similar payments.
In other words, the potential increase resulting from the translation should be reduced by the amount of the overaward payment. The maximum that can be absorbed on the translation process is the difference between the appropriate initial step of the new classification and the old award classification.
Furthermore, the question of subsequent absorption will be left for discussions between the individual Councils and the appropriate Union. Councils wishing to follow such an approach are to initiate discussions with the appropriate Union.
Example
Present classification |
Proposed classification Level 3 |
$ p.a. | |
Senior Clerk Grade A - $27441 |
27931 |
plus overaward payment of $2000 |
28700 |
= $29441 p.a. |
29469 |
30238 |
Assume an award implementation date of 1 June 1992, the following rates would be payable.
Current Award Rate |
Overaward Payment |
Current Actual Salary |
New Salaries | |||
Date |
New Award Rate |
Overaward Payment |
Total | |||
$27,441 |
$2,000 |
$29,441 |
1.6.92 |
$27,931 |
$1,510 |
$29,441 |
1.6.93 |
$28,700 |
$1,510 |
$30,210 | |||
1.6.94 |
$29,469 |
$1,510 |
$30,979 | |||
1.6.95 |
$30,238 |
$1,510 |
$31,748 | |||
Note: Only increases resulting from the initial translation process have been absorbed into the overaward payment.
