Higher Duties Allowance (Gen Clause Samples
Higher Duties Allowance (Gen. 6.6.1 The Employer may approve payment of a higher duties allowance to an employee who is required to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of a higher graded position during the temporary absence of the occupant of that position, and who competently discharges those higher duties. Payment at a lesser rate may be approved for an employee who is required to undertake only some of the duties and responsibilities of a higher graded position.
6.6.2 The rate of the allowance will be calculated by taking the difference between the salary of the employee acting in the position and the salary that the employee would receive if appointed to the higher position. Where the payment of the full rate of the allowance is not justified, the rate is to be that proportion of the full allowance that the duties and responsibilities competently performed, bear to the whole of the higher duties and responsibilities.
6.6.3 For employees on ranges of rates, Higher Duties Allowance shall be calculated as 6.5 per cent of the salary of the employee acting in the higher position, except where the difference between the salary of the employee acting in the position and the minimum salary for the higher position is a greater amount, in which case the higher amount is payable. Where the payment of the full rate of the allowance is not deemed by the Employer to be appropriate, the rate is to be that proportion of the full allowance that the duties and responsibilities competently performed, bear to the whole of the higher duties and responsibilities.
6.6.4 The minimum qualifying period is 15 consecutive working days actually undertaking the higher duties and responsibilities and this criteria must be met on each occasion that the higher duties are performed.
6.6.5 When an employee is promoted to a position that he/she has previously undertaken full duties and responsibilities of and paid a higher duties allowance for, then the appointment to that position may be backdated to the date that the higher duties were taken up.
6.6.6 The period for which a Higher Duties Allowance is paid will not normally exceed 13 months.
Higher Duties Allowance (Gen. 6.7.1 The Employer may approve payment of a higher duties allowance to an employee who is required to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of a higher graded position during the temporary absence of the occupant of that position, and who competently discharges those higher duties. Payment at a lesser rate may be approved for an employee who is required to undertake only some of the duties and responsibilities of a higher graded position.
6.7.2 The rate of the allowance will be calculated by taking the difference between the salary of the employee acting in the position and the salary that the employee would receive if appointed to the higher position. Where the payment of the full rate of the allowance is not justified, the rate is to be that proportion of the full allowance that the duties and responsibilities competently performed, bear to the whole of the higher duties and responsibilities.
6.7.3 For employees on ranges of rates, Higher Duties Allowance shall be calculated as 6.5 per cent of the salary of the employee acting in the higher position, except where the difference between the salary of the employee acting in the position and the minimum salary for the higher position is a greater amount, in which case the higher amount is payable. Where the payment of the full rate of the allowance is not deemed by the Employer to be appropriate, the rate is to be that proportion of the full allowance that the duties and responsibilities competently performed, bear to the whole of the higher duties and responsibilities.