FLEXIBILITY OF WORKSITES. (a) Employees may be rostered to work at other sites in the Employer Group if work is not available at their primary site. Consideration will be given to both the Employer’s and employee’s needs including: i operational requirements; ii family and child care responsibilities; iii reasonable travelling distance and the availability of transport to the employee; iv the competence of the employee to perform the work required at the alternative site; iv the career development needs of the employee.
(b) Travel time that is in excess of thirty minutes will be paid.
(c) Travel allowance in accordance with Clause 3.6 Travel Allowance of this agreement will be paid to the employee.
(d) Unless mutually agreed otherwise, the position shall be at a comparable or higher classification level.
(e) Where the employee refuses the offer of work under these conditions, the Employer will have been seen to have met the obligation to provide contracted hours.
FLEXIBILITY OF WORKSITES. Employees may be rostered to other Hospitals in the Employer’s network only if work is not available at their primary site. Consideration will be given to a reasonable distance of travel for the employee and competence of employee to work in the area. Travel time that is in excess of twenty minutes in addition to the employee’s normal commute to work will be deemed as paid time. Where the employee refuses the offer of work under these conditions, the Employer will have been seen to have met the obligation to provide contracted hours. In making such decisions, the Employer will give consideration to the employee’s personal circumstances, including family / caring commitments.
