Proposed New Agreement - Key ImprovementsOfficers Enterprise Agreement • February 7th, 2019
Contract Type FiledFebruary 7th, 2019The Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF), the Department of Health and the Commissioner for Public Employment have signed up to a new agreement with the following proposed key improvements:
NB: If there is an inconsistency between the proposed agreement and this Information Sheet, reference must be made to the agreement for the relevant entitlement.)Officers Enterprise Agreement • February 7th, 2019
Contract Type FiledFebruary 7th, 2019Medical Officers in the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) employed by the Department of Health, Top End Health Service or Central Australia Health Service are employed under the Medical Officers NTPS 2014 – 2017 Enterprise Agreement. Clause 49 Restrictive Duty of that agreement contains provisions which apply where a Medical Officer is required, outside of ordinary hours of duty, to hold themselves in readiness to perform duty (e.g. advice by telephone, recalled to the workplace afterhours). There are currently five categories of Restrictive Duty which cover different levels of restriction and accessibility (e.g. on standby within hospital precinct, on- call at home or within reasonable travel time of hospital). The table below sets out the current Restrictive Duty provisions compared to the Restrictive Duty provisions (clause 40) in the proposed Medical Officers NTPS 2018 – 2021 Enterprise Agreement. Improvements are highlighted in red font.