Common use of Payment of Penalties Paid as Worked – Senior Medical Officers Clause in Contracts

Payment of Penalties Paid as Worked – Senior Medical Officers. Payment of shift penalties, on call, recall and overtime entitlements will be paid as worked except where a SMO nominates in writing to have entitlements annualised and paid fortnightly. Any agreed annualised payment arrangement must include shift penalties and on-call payments but may not include recall and public holiday entitlements. In such cases: (a) a ‘cooling off’ period of three months from agreement will apply so that an individual SMOs may elect to change their initial selection on a one-off basis. (b) alternatively, an individual SMO may change their option annually (effective from the commencement of the first pay period each financial year). (c) an individual SMO or employer may renegotiate or cease an annualised payment arrangement when significant change to the individual SMO’s work requirements has occurred. All agreements made shall be recorded in writing on the appropriate form.