APPLICATION AND OPERATION Title. (1.1) Catholic Employers Single Enterprise Collective Agreement – Diocesan Schools of Queensland 2023-2026 Commencement Date (1.2) • Commences 7 days after Fair Work Commission approval with a nominal expiry of 30 June 2026. • In accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act), this provision clarifies that any provisions of the EA (eg. backpay, cost of living payment) will only apply to employees employed when the EA commences to operate. • A person who is no longer employed by an employer after the EA commences operation has no legal entitlement to any benefits of the EA against that former employer. Definitions (1.3) The following definitions have been added or amended: • a reference to “clause” and “subclause” in the provisions of the EA is explained; • “NES” is defined as the National Employment Standards provided for in the Act; • the “QCAA” is defined as the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority and its functions; • “year of service” for the purpose of assessing salary payable to a teacher will include interstate or overseas teaching experience provided the experience is in schools that are equivalent to accredited schools in Queensland - the new definition will only apply to salary assessments from the date the EA commences operation and will not have retrospective effect. Coverage (1.4) Who is covered? • The proposed EA will cover: - teachers; - counsellors; and - general employees. • “General employees” refers to employees covered by the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020 (Award), which include: - School officers (classroom support, administration, curriculum/resources, wellbeing staff who are not counsellors, instructional services employees such as music tutors) - Nurses - Boarding supervisors - Children services employees - Services staff (building/maintenance, retail, grounds, catering, domestic/housekeeping, drivers, cleaners, caretakers, security). • The above employees have been grouped as “general employees” to enable their common conditions to be included in the same part of the EA where possible (see Part 5 below), rather than separate schedules, which can cause confusion for employers and employees alike. The purpose is to streamline the proposed EA and make it easier to read and understand. Who is not covered? • The proposed EA will not cover employees who are: - instructional services (sport) employees, i.e. sports coaches; - trainees; and - apprentices. • The above employees will be covered by the Awar...
APPLICATION AND OPERATION Title. (1.1) Catholic Employing Authorities Single Enterprise Collective Agreement – Diocesan Schools of Queensland 2019-2023 Commencement Date (1.2) Commences 7 days after Fair Work Commission approval with a nominal expiry of 30 June 2023. Application of the National Employment Standards (1.6) The National Employment Standards (NES) are minimum employment conditions outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009. This clause has been added to the proposed EA to clarify that if there are any provisions in the EA that are inconsistent and less beneficial than the NES, then the NES condition will apply.
