Higher Grade Duty. 24.1 An employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which they act the minimum payment for such higher classification.
24.2 The provisions of subclause 24.1 shall not apply where the employee being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less which have been rostered in advance, except where the duties of the higher position involve being in charge of the facility during the period in question.
24.3 Further, the provisions of subclause 24.1 shall not apply where a Director of Nursing is absent from duty for a period of three working days or less for any reason other than Clause 14, Hours of Work and Free Time of Directors of Nursing.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) An employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which they act the minimum payment for such higher classification.
(ii) The provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where the employee being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less which have been rostered in advance, except where the duties of the higher position involve being in charge of the facility during the period in question.
(iii) Further, the provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where a Director of Nursing is absent from duty for a period of three working days or less.
Higher Grade Duty. 15.1 An employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which they act the minimum payment for such higher classification, for 3 consecutive days or more.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) A Nurse Caregiver who is called upon to relieve a Nurse Caregiver in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive, for the period of relief or the period during which they act, the minimum payment for such higher classification.
(ii) The provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where the Nurse Caregiver being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less which have been rostered in advance, except where the duties of the higher position involve being in charge of the facility during the period in question.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) Subject to subclauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this clause, an employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification, shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which he/she so acts the minimum payment for such higher classification.
(ii) The provisions of subclause (i) of this clause shall not apply where the employee of the higher classification is off duty pursuant to Clause 6, Hours of Work and Free Time of Directors of Nursing, except insofar as a Director of Nursing accumulates days off for a continuous period of one week or more; nor when an employee in a higher grade is absent from duty by reason of his/her additional day off duty as a consequence of working a 38 hour week.
(iii) Further, the provisions of subclause (i) of this clause shall not apply where a Director of Nursing is absent from duty for a period of three working days or less for any reason other than pursuant to the said Clause 6.
(iv) Subject to subclauses (ii) and (iii) above, the provisions of subclause (i) shall not apply where a day worker is being relieved and is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less.
Higher Grade Duty.
26.1. An employee who is called upon to relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification shall be entitled to receive for the period of relief or the period during which they act the minimum payment for such higher classification.
26.2. The provisions of sub-clause 26.1 shall not apply where the employee being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less which have been rostered in advance, except where the duties of the higher position involve being in charge of the facility during the period in question.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) An employee who is called upon by HammondCare to relieve and does relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act and does act in a vacant position of a higher classification for a continuous period of at least five working days shall be entitled to receive for the period of such relief or acting, the minimum payment for such higher classification. HammondCare shall not rotate the performance of higher grade duty so as to avoid payment for performance of the higher grade duty in this manner.
(ii) Where an employee acts in a vacant management position covered by this Agreement continuously for more than six months, the employee will be deemed to be appointed to that position until such time as another appointment is made by XxxxxxxXxxx, or HammondCare determines that the management position will no longer be occupied. HammondCare shall have appropriate regard to the sharing of acting arrangements for developmental purposes and equitable treatment of employees, but HammondCare shall not rotate duties in such a manner as to avoid the intentions of this subclause.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) An employee who is called upon to relieve and does relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act and does act in a vacant position of a higher classification for a continuous period of at least five working days shall be entitled to receive for the period of such relief or acting, the minimum payment for such higher classification. The employer shall not rotate the performance of higher grade duty so as to avoid payment for performance of the higher grade duty in this manner.
(ii) Where an employee acts in a vacant management position covered by this Agreement continuously for more than six months, the employee will be deemed to be appointed to that position until such time as another appointment is made by the employer, or the employer determines that the management position will no longer be occupied. The employer shall have appropriate regard to the sharing of acting arrangements for developmental purposes and equitable treatment of employees, but the employer shall not rotate duties in such a manner as to avoid the intentions of this subclause.
Higher Grade Duty. (i) An employee who is called upon to relieve and does relieve an employee in a higher classification or is called upon to act and does act in a vacant position of a higher classification for a continuous period of at least three working days shall be entitled to receive for the period of such relief or acting, the minimum payment for such higher classification. The employer shall not rotate the performance of higher grade duty so as to avoid payment for performance of the higher grade duty in this manner.
(ii) Where an employee acts continuously for more than six months in a vacant management position covered by this Agreement, the employee shall be paid at the higher classification rate when they take any form of paid leave whilst so acting in the vacant management position.
Higher Grade Duty. (a) A Nurse who is called upon to relieve a Nurse in a higher classification, or who is called upon to act in a vacant position of a higher classification, will receive the minimum payment corresponding to that higher classification for the period of relief or the period during which they fill the vacant position.
(b) The provisions of subclause (a) will not apply where the Nurse being relieved is absent from duty for a period of three consecutive working days or less and this has been rostered in advance by the Hospital.
