Otago DHB Sample Clauses

Otago DHB. The employer shall pay a retiring gratuity to employees who retire and meet the following criteria. − Qualifying age as below − Not less than 10 years continuous service with the employer − The current period of employment commenced on or before 01 February 1999, and has remained continuous since Retirement means an intention to leave the paid workforce. At the discretion of the employer, the employee may be required to provide a statutory declaration to this effect. Qualifying Age Employees are entitled to retire after reaching 60 years or completing 40 years of service if they were aged 55 years or more at 01 April 1992 and have been in continuous employment with the Otago DHB and its predecessors since being employed with: − Cherry Farm Hospital prior to 02 August 1964 − Department of Health prior to 01 August 1964 − Public Service prior to 01 August 1964, then continuously with the Department of Health Maniototo, Otago or Xxxxxxx Hospital Boards prior to 01 June 1982 − Waitaki Hospital Board prior to 01 July 1988 − Waitaki Health District during the period 01 July 1988 to 01 August 1990. Other employees are entitled to retire after reaching age 65 years. Eligible Service For employees who commenced their current service with the employer on or prior to 03 August 1992, eligible service shall be all service with the employer and one or more other Area Health Boards/ Hospital Boards and with one or more of the following services: the Public Service, the Post Office, New Zealand Railways or any university in New Zealand. For employees who commenced their current employment with the employer after 03 August 1992, service shall be deemed to comprise all periods of employment with the employer. The parties agree that, in terms of section 30A of the Human Rights Act 1993: − The retiring gratuity is a “benefit paid to an employee” − The employer used “age” on and prior to 01 February 1999 to determine eligibility to the retiring gratuity, and indirectly to calculate the benefit − The retiring gratuity was a written term of the collective employment contract that applied on 01 February 1999.

Otago DHB. The parties agree to convene from time to time as required a joint working group to consider and recommend criteria to the employer for the granting of Certificates of Proficiency, such criteria to be specific to the different work specialty areas with Otago DHB that this Agreement covers.

Otago DHB. The employer shall pay a retiring gratuity to employees who retire and meet the following criteria: • Qualifying age as below; • Not less than 10 years continuous service with the employer; and • The current period of employment commenced on or before 01 February 1999, and hasremained continuous since.

Otago DHB. All home aids shall be issued with two uniform smocks or aprons.

Otago DHB. In the instances of the necessity for protective footwear, such footwear will be provided by the employer as per either of the following provisions: (i) Provide suitable footwear selected from an agreed range. No unreasonable requests for replacement of shoes shall be made. OR (ii) Employees shall be paid a footwear allowance of 60 cents per day and shall be required to provide themselves with suitable footwear. Footwear allowance shall not be payable where the employer provides suitable footwear or where the employee fails to wear suitable footwear as prescribed above. (In the event that the parties to this Agreement agree in future that employees shall launder the uniforms, it is recognised that this allowance would be deemed to then include a component for laundering of uniforms). Unless otherwise agreed to by the employer, suitable footwear shall comprise soft soled, non-skid, fully enclosed shoes or boots with flat or low heels.