Common use of Language Allowance Clause in Contracts

Language Allowance. (a) An employee who has a basic level of competence in a community language and who works in locations where their community language is utilised at work to assist clients and such employees are not employed, will be paid an allowance as specified in Item 1 Schedule 3, subject to this clause. This includes: (i) as interpreters and translators; and (ii) positions where particular language skills are an integral part of essential requirements of the position, (b) The base level of the Community Language Assistance Scheme (CLAS) is paid to staff members who: (i) are required to meet occasional demands for language assistance (there is no regular pattern of demand for their skill); and (ii) have passed an examination administered by the Community Relations Commission, or who have a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) language recognition award. (c) The higher level of CLAS is paid to employees who meet the requirements for the base level of payment and: (i) are regularly required to meet high levels of customer demand involving a regular pattern of usage of the staff member’s language skills, as determined by WaterNSW; and (ii) have achieved qualifications of NAATI interpreter level or above. This recognises that staff with higher levels of language skill will communicate with an enhanced degree of efficiency and effectiveness.

Language Allowance. (a) An employee who has a basic level of competence in a community language and who works in locations where their community language is utilised at work to assist clients and such employees are not employed, will be paid an allowance as specified in Item 1 2 Schedule 3, subject to this clause. This includes: (i) as interpreters and translators; and (ii) positions where particular language skills are an integral part of essential requirements of the position,. (b) The base level of the Community Language Assistance Scheme (CLAS) is paid to staff members who: (i) are required to meet occasional demands for language assistance (there is no regular pattern of demand for their skill); and (ii) have passed an examination administered by the Community Relations Commission, or who have a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) language recognition award. (c) The higher level of CLAS is paid to employees who meet the requirements for the base level of payment and: (i) are regularly required to meet high levels of customer demand involving a regular pattern of usage of the staff member’s language skills, as determined by WaterNSW; and (ii) have achieved qualifications of NAATI interpreter level or above. This recognises that staff with higher levels of language skill will communicate with an enhanced degree of efficiency and effectiveness.

Language Allowance. (a) An employee who has a basic level of competence in a community language and who works in locations where their community language is utilised at work to assist clients and such employees are not employed, will be paid an allowance as specified in Item 1 2 Schedule 3, subject to this clause. This includes: (i) as interpreters and translators; and (ii) positions where particular language skills are an integral part of essential requirements of the position,. (b) The base level of the Community Language Assistance Scheme (CLAS) is paid to staff members who: (i) are required to meet occasional demands for language assistance (there is no regular pattern of demand for their skill); and (ii) have passed an examination administered by the Community Relations Commission, or who have a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) language recognition award. (c) The higher level of CLAS is paid to employees who meet the requirements for the base level of payment and: (i) are regularly required to meet high levels of customer demand involving a regular pattern of usage of the staff member’s 's language skills, as determined by WaterNSW; and (ii) have achieved qualifications of NAATI interpreter level or above. This recognises that staff with higher levels of language skill will communicate with an enhanced degree of efficiency and effectiveness.