Special Allowances (a) An employee required by his or her employer to be on call otherwise than as provided in (b) and (c) hereof shall be paid the sum as set out in Item 2 of Table 2 Other Rates and Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates for each hour or part thereof with a minimum payment of eight hours at that rate.
(b) An employee required to be on call on rostered days off in accordance with paragraph (c) of subclause (xvii) of clause 4, Hours of Work and Free Time of Employees, shall be paid the sum as set out in Item 3, of Table 2 of Part B for each hour or part thereof with a minimum payment of eight hours at that rate.
(c) An employee who is directed to remain on call during a meal break shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 4, of Table 2 of Part B.
(d) Where an employee on call leaves the hospital and is recalled to duty, they shall be reimbursed all reasonable fares and expenses actually incurred provided that where an employee uses a motor car in these circumstances, the allowance payable shall be as prescribed by the ATO guidelines. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to all employees.
(e) This subclause shall not apply to Assistant Directors of Nursing Grade 2 provided that the allowances prescribed in subclauses (a) and (b) of this subclause shall be paid to Assistant Directors of Nursing Grade 2 when required to remain on call for the purpose of the performance of clinical duties.
(ii) An employee required to wear a lead apron shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 7, of Table 2 of Part B for each hour or part thereof that they are required to wear the said apron.
(iii) A registered nurse who is designated to be in charge of a xxxx or unit during day, evening or night shifts, when the Nursing Unit Manager is not rostered for duty, shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 8, of Table 2 of Part B per shift. Provided that the allowance shall also be paid when the Nursing Unit Manager is rostered on duty if the day to day clinical management role for the shift is delegated to a designated registered nurse. Provided further that the allowance shall also be paid in the absence of a Nurse Manager in facilities where the Nurse Manager undertakes the functions usually carried out by a Nursing Unit Manager.
(iv) A registered nurse who is designated to be in-charge of a xxxx or unit when the Nursing Unit Manager is not rostered for duty and who is also designated to be in-charge of the hospital (if less than a hundred beds) during the day, evening or night on the same shift shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 9, of Table 2 of Part B per shift. Provided that this allowance shall also be paid in facilities where the Nurse Manager undertakes the functions usually carried out by a Nursing Unit Manager.
(a) An employee who makes their services available and participates in an approved roster to provide emergency telephone counselling outside their normal rostered ordinary hours shall receive the payments prescribed in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this subclause.
(b) An employee rostered to be on call shall be paid the sum as set in Item 2 of Table 2 of Part B for each hour or part thereof with a minimum payment of eight hours at that rate. Provided that an employee rostered on call on rostered days off shall be paid the sum as set in Item 3, of Table 2 of Part B for each hour or part thereof with a minimum payment of eight hours at that rate.
(c) If during such an on call period prescribed in paragraph (b) of this subclause an employee is required to provide telephone counselling to a client, such employee shall be entitled to the following payment in addition to the payment in the said paragraph (b):
(1) An employee on call for telephone counselling for up to 8 hours and is required to provide telephone counselling, such employee is to be paid one hour at ordinary rates (excluding penalties). If an employee receives more than one call to provide telephone counselling, no additional payment is to be made.
(2) An employee on call for telephone counselling for 8-16 hours and is required to provide telephone counseling, such employee is to be paid two hours at ordinary rates (excluding penalties). If an employee receives more than one call to provide telephone counselling, no additional payment is to be made.
(3) An employee on call for telephone counselling for 16-24 hours and is required to provide telephone counseling, such employee is to be paid three hours at ordinary rates (excluding penalties). If an employee receives more than one call to provide telephone counselling, no additional payment is to be made.
(d) An employee called out during the period of on call shall be entitled to the prescriptions of clause 16, Overtime.
(vi) An Enrolled Nurse employed in the central sterile supply department of the hospital, in possession of a Sterilising Technology Certificate issued by the Sterilising Research and Advisory Council of Australia shall be paid an allowance as set out in Item 17 of Table 2 of Part B.
(vii) A Registered Nurse who is designated in-charge of the hospital during an evening or night shift Monday to Friday or any Saturday or Sunday shift shall be paid an allowance per shift as set out in Item 9 (b), of Table 2 of Part B. This allowance shall not apply to registered nurses holding positions of a higher grade than Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2. The employer shall not use this provision on a permanent basis in place of appointing a Nurse Manager.
