Common use of Characteristics Clause in Contracts

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this level may include: – Secretarial/Executive Services – performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: employment conditions; workers compensation procedures and regulations; superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this his level may include: – Secretarial/Executive Services – performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; , answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; , completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: employment conditions; workers compensation procedures and regulations; superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.:

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this level may include: – - Secretarial/Executive Services – - performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – - Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – - Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – - Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: - employment conditions; - workers compensation procedures and regulations; - superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – - Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.. Range = 122% - 125% Employees shall be graded at this level where the principal characteristics of their employment, as determined by the employer, are identified as follows:

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-1 - 3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this level may include: – Secretarial/Executive Services – - performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – • Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – • Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – • Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: employment conditions; workers compensation procedures and regulations; superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.:

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Typical Duties/Skills Indicative typical duties and skills in this his level may include: – Secretarial/Executive Services – performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; , answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; , completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: employment conditions; workers compensation procedures and regulations; superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.:

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-1 - 3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this level may include: – Secretarial/Executive Services – - performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – - Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – - Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – - Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: employment conditions; workers compensation procedures and regulations; superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – Apply computer software packages utilizing clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.:

Characteristics. Employees at this level will have achieved a level of organisation the Company or industry specific knowledge sufficient for them to give independent advice and/or information to the organisation Company and clients in relation to specific areas of their responsibility. ▪ Whilst not a pre-requisite a feature of this level is responsibility for supervision of employees in lower levels in terms of co-ordinating work flow, checking progress and resolving problems. ▪ Judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services, techniques and work organisation for self and others. ▪ They exercise initiative, discretion and judgement regularly in the performance of their duties. They are able to train employees in Levels 1-3 by personal instruction and demonstration. Indicative typical duties and skills in this his level may include: – ▪ Secretarial/Executive Services – performing a broad range of clerical functions at a level higher than at Level 3, which may include the following: – ▪ Maintain executive diary; attend executive/organisational meetings and take minutes; establish and/or maintain current working and personal filing systems for executive; , answer executive correspondence from verbal or handwritten instructions. – ▪ Responsibility for the preparation of financial/tax schedules; calculation of costings and/or wage and salary requirements; , completion of personnel/payroll data for authorisation; reconciliation of accounts to balance. – ▪ Advise on/provide information on one or more of the following: o employment conditions; o workers compensation procedures and regulations; o superannuation entitlements, procedures and regulations. – ▪ Apply computer software packages utilizing utilising clerical skills at a level higher than at Level 3.