Higher Qualification Allowance. Health Professional Classifications
(i) An Employee who holds an additional post graduate qualification which is of direct relevance to their current position or functional work area shall be paid an allowance as set out in Appendix 2.
(ii) An Employee who holds an additional masters/master’s degree which is of direct relevance to their current position or functional work area shall be paid an allowance as set out in Appendix 2.
(iii) An Employee who holds an additional doctorate which is of direct relevance to their current position or functional work area shall be paid an allowance as set out in Appendix 2.
(iv) Such allowance shall not be cumulative in the case of multiple higher qualifications.
Higher Qualification Allowance. This clause is the same as the current Agreement and continues to provide that the Award clause 4.3.1 regarding Higher Qualification Allowance is not applicable. This clause is the same as the current Agreement. It sets out the entitlement to a penalty of either 50% or 75% depending on when the time is worked on a weekend and how many hours are worked.
Higher Qualification Allowance.
65.1 Clause 4.3.1 of the Award is not applicable.
Higher Qualification Allowance. Where the Employer specifically requires an Employee to hold and maintain an additional post graduate qualification (Relevant Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) Accreditation/Certification, Post Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree, Fellowship or Doctorate) which has direct and significant relevance to the duties they perform, the Employee shall receive the relevant allowance in Schedule 3 for all hours worked.
Higher Qualification Allowance. An eligible employee will be paid a higher qualification allowance. An employee will be eligible for payment of the higher qualification allowance if they: are performing the duties of a position classified as Medical Physics Specialist, Senior Medical Physicist Specialist, Principal Medical Physics Specialist or Chief Medical Physicist; are being paid at the top increment for that classification; and hold a degree in a mathematical, physical science or engineering discipline that has an academic equivalent to level 10 on the Australian Qualifications Framework. From the commencement of this Agreement, the higher qualification allowance will be in accordance with Annex C. Eligible employees engaged on a part-time basis will be paid the higher qualification allowance on a pro-rata basis. The higher qualification allowance will be treated as salary for all purposes. Rostering Guidelines These guidelines set out approaches to rostering, and are intended to provide clear advice to employees and supervisors on the application of the provisions of the Agreement. This clause applies in conjunction with clause Q15 (Rostering Practice) of this Agreement. The Agencies, the unions and employees are committed to matching workload, staffing and skill mix on a planned basis, with a view to providing effective, efficient and safe levels of client/consumer care, and to promote employees‘ safety, health and welfare/ The factors to be taken account of by managers in the development of rosters include: client/customer care needs, including continuity of care and the delivery of efficient and high standard care; fairness and equity in allocating shift and on call rosters, including consideration of employees’ rostering requests- skill mix where appropriate, including the need to roster appropriate numbers of skilled employees to meet operational requirements; avoidance of rostering practices that contribute to fatigue and adherence to rostering practices that control fatigue; workplace health and safety requirements; budgetary performance and constraints; the need to maintain accurate and timely information on which to base future decisions; the provisions of the Agreement; staff satisfaction, including considering employees’ needs, including planned leave and family responsibilities; staff development, education and training needs, including mandatory training requirements and professional development needs; maintaining a legal record of employee attendance; and annual leave...
Higher Qualification Allowance. (a) An employee who holds an additional post graduate diploma qualification which is of direct relevance to their current clinical duties will be paid an allowance per week as per Appendix 1.
(b) An employee who holds a masters degree which is of direct relevance to their current clinical duties will be paid an allowance per week as per Appendix 1.
(c) A higher qualification allowance will not be payable where such qualification was the base qualification leading to the employee’s registration. Provided further that such allowances will not be cumulative in the case of multiple higher qualifications – the employee will be entitled to the higher allowance.
(d) Payment of an allowance under this clause is subject to the employee providing satisfactory evidence of the qualification to Healthe Care as explained below.
Higher Qualification Allowance. (a) A grade 1 or grade 2 Radiographer, Nuclear Medicine Technologist or Nurse will be entitled to the following post graduate allowances for qualifications directly relevant to the performance of their technical work:
(i) Graduate Certificate 3%
(ii) Graduate Diploma 4.5%
(iii) Master’s degree 6%
(b) These allowances are only payable while the Employee is classified under the grades above. The % allowances do not compound and only the highest qualification is counted.
Higher Qualification Allowance. 20.1. Subject to the approval of GenesisCare, which will not be unreasonably withheld, Employees (excluding casual Employees) with a higher qualification which is: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)); and
