Common use of Hawkes Bay District Health Board Clause in Contracts

Hawkes Bay District Health Board. The employer shall pay an SMO on an on call roster either an average weekly payment based on the annual calculated cost of on call, divided by the roster ratio (e.g. 1:5); or by payment for every separate occasion or „event‟ the employee is on call. The „average‟ or „event‟ approaches are based on the same criteria. The approach adopted by each roster group must be at the agreement of both the employer and the whole roster group. The On Call rate (weekday or weekend) is calculated on a points system using the following criteria:  number of contacts per call after 10 pm  immediacy  length of attendance, and  Registrar support. As shown in table 1 below, points are allocated based on the level of criteria met. The total points scored will determine the appropriate call category (from A(x) to E), as shown in table 2 below. TABLE 1 CRITERIA FOR ‘SCORE’ AS TOTAL OF RELEVANT POINTS Criteria Points Number of contacts per on call period after 10 pm (averaged) 0-2............................................................ 2 3-4............................................................ 5 5-6............................................................ 8 6+ ........................................................... 10 Immediacy (averaged) No attendance until next day 2 Delayed attendance (1 – 2 hrs) 3 Prompt attendance (15 mins – 1 hour) 5 Immediate (with 15 minutes) 10 Length of Attendance (averaged per call back) No return likely – rare event 2 Short duration (less than 1 hours) 5 Medium duration (1 to 3 hours) 8 Long Duration (3 to 4 hours) 10 Extra long duration (4 hours plus) 12 Registrar Support No support required 0 Full – 24 hour cover 2 Limited – hours of coverage 4 TABLE 2 TYPE OF CATEGORY AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT Category Hourly rate Step 9 specialist scale at t2 Points Range Weekdays Loading x Step 9 (x 2) Weekend and Stats Loading x Step 9 (x 2) No of events pa........................... 249 115 A(x) .......................... 33+............ 4.1 7.5 A .............................. 27-32 ........ 3.167 5.94 B .............................. 22-26 ........ 2.375 4.75 C .............................. 17-21 ........ 1.781 3.96 D .............................. 11-16 ........ 1.386 2.38 E ................................ 0-10 ........ 0.792 1.58 On an event basis (payment for each separate occurrence) the rates above apply. Example: individual criteria “B” SMO does weeknight = (2.375 x T2 Step 9) does weekend = (4.75 x T2 Step 9) On an average basis the total annual cost of on call activities is calculated and the payment split between those participating on that roster. The annual total cost is calculated as 249 x weekday amount (based on relevant criteria score) added to 115 weekend/statutory day amount (based on same score)

Hawkes Bay District Health Board. The employer shall pay an SMO on an on call roster either an average weekly payment based on the annual calculated cost of on call, divided by the roster ratio (e.g. 1:5); or by payment for every separate occasion or „event‟ the employee is on call. The „average‟ or „event‟ approaches are based on the same criteria. The approach adopted by each roster group must be at the agreement of both the employer and the whole roster group. The On Call rate (weekday or weekend) is calculated on a points system using the following criteria:  • number of contacts per call after 10 pm  • immediacy  • length of attendance, and  • Registrar support. As shown in table 1 below, points are allocated based on the level of criteria met. The total points scored will determine the appropriate call category (from A(x) to E), as shown in table 2 below. TABLE 1 CRITERIA FOR ‘SCORE’ AS TOTAL OF RELEVANT POINTS Criteria Points Number of contacts per on call period after 10 pm (averaged) 0-2............................................................ 2 3-4............................................................ 5 5-6............................................................ 8 6+ ........................................................... 10 Immediacy (averaged) No attendance until next day 2 Delayed attendance (1 – 2 hrs) 3 Prompt attendance (15 mins – 1 hour) 5 Immediate (with 15 minutes) 10 Length of Attendance (averaged per call back) No return likely – rare event 2 Short duration (less than 1 hours) 5 Medium duration (1 to 3 hours) 8 Long Duration (3 to 4 hours) 10 Extra long duration (4 hours plus) 12 Registrar Support No support required 0 Full – 24 hour cover 2 Limited – hours of coverage 4 TABLE 2 TYPE OF CATEGORY AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT Category Hourly rate Step 9 specialist scale at t2 Points Range Weekdays Loading x Step 9 (x 2) Weekend and Stats Loading x Step 9 (x 2) No of events pa........................... 249 115 A(x) .......................... 33+............ 4.1 7.5 A .............................. 27-32 ........ 3.167 5.94 B .............................. 22-26 ........ 2.375 4.75 C .............................. 17-21 ........ 1.781 3.96 D .............................. 11-16 ........ 1.386 2.38 E ................................ 0-10 ........ 0.792 1.58 On an event basis (payment for each separate occurrence) the rates above apply. Example: individual criteria “B” SMO does weeknight = (2.375 x T2 Step 9) does weekend = (4.75 x T2 Step 9) On an average basis the total annual cost of on call activities is calculated and the payment split between those participating on that roster. The annual total cost is calculated as 249 x weekday amount (based on relevant criteria score) added to 115 weekend/statutory day amount (based on same score)

Hawkes Bay District Health Board. The employer shall pay an SMO on an on call roster either an average weekly payment based on the annual calculated cost of on call, divided by the roster ratio (e.g. 1:5); or by payment for every separate occasion or „event‟ ‘event’ the employee is on call. The „average‟ ‘average’ or „event‟ ‘event’ approaches are based on the same criteria. The approach adopted by each roster group must be at the agreement of both the employer and the whole roster group. The On Call rate (weekday or weekend) is calculated on a points system using the following criteria:  number of contacts per call after 10 pm  immediacy  length of attendance, and  Registrar support. As shown in table 1 below, points are allocated based on the level of criteria met. The total points scored will determine the appropriate call category (from A(x) to E), as shown in table 2 below. TABLE 1 CRITERIA FOR ‘SCORE’ AS TOTAL OF RELEVANT POINTS Criteria Points Number of contacts per on call period after 10 pm (averaged) 0-2............................................................ 2 3-4............................................................ 5 5-6............................................................ 8 6+ ........................................................... 10 Immediacy (averaged) No attendance until next day 2 Delayed attendance (1 – 2 hrs) 3 Prompt attendance (15 mins – 1 hour) 5 Immediate (with 15 minutes) 10 Length of Attendance (averaged per call back) No return likely – rare event 2 Short duration (less than 1 hours) 5 Medium duration (1 to 3 hours) 8 Long Duration (3 to 4 hours) 10 Extra long duration (4 hours plus) 12 Registrar Support No support required 0 Full – 24 hour cover 2 Limited – hours of coverage 4 TABLE 2 TYPE OF CATEGORY AND SUBSEQUENT PAYMENT Category Hourly rate Step 9 specialist scale at t2 Points Range Weekdays Loading x Step 9 (x 2) Weekend and Stats Loading x Step 9 (x 2) No of events pa........................... 249 115 A(x) .......................... 33+............ 4.1 7.5 A .............................. 27-32 ........ 3.167 5.94 B .............................. 22-26 ........ 2.375 4.75 C .............................. 17-21 ........ 1.781 3.96 D .............................. 11-16 ........ 1.386 2.38 E ................................ 0-10 ........ 0.792 1.58 On an event basis (payment for each separate occurrence) the rates above apply. Example: individual criteria “B” SMO does weeknight = (2.375 x T2 Step 9) does weekend = (4.75 x T2 Step 9) On an average basis the total annual cost of on call activities is calculated and the payment split between those participating on that roster. The annual total cost is calculated as 249 x weekday amount (based on relevant criteria score) added to 115 weekend/statutory day amount (based on same score)