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AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA
CERTIFIED AGREEMENT
2005-2008
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INDEX
PART 1: AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION PAGE NO.
1.1 Title........................7
1.2 Definitions .............7
1.3 Commencement and period of operation...............................................................................................7
1.4 No extra claims......7
1.5 Scope and parties bound ........................................................................................................................8
1.6 Relationship to the Award, AWAs and Individual Contracts of Employment......................................8
1.7 Relationship to policies and procedure..................................................................................................8
1.8 Relationship to business group specific Schedules................................................................................8
1.9 Re-negotiation .......9
1.10 Facilitative arr9
Facilitation by individual agreement
Facilitation by majority agreement
Facilitation agreements
Permanent change
Dispute over facilitation
PART 2: RESPONSIBILITIES, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT
2.1 Your responsibilities to us ...................................................................................................................12
2.2 Our responsibilities to you...................................................................................................................12
2.3 Offer of employment letter ..................................................................................................................12
2.4 Confidential information .....................................................................................................................12
2.5 Intellectual property rights ..................................................................................................................13
2.6 Conflicts of interest .............................................................................................................................13
2.7 Disclosure of information on engagement...........................................................................................13
2.8 Restrictions on your ability to work for another person while employed by us..................................13
2.9 Legal representation, indemnity and release arrangements .................................................................13
PART 3: CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Consultation on employment issues ....................................................................................................16
3.2 National Consultative Council (NCC).................................................................................................16
3.3 Disputes avoidance and settlement procedure .....................................................................................16
3.4 Review of decisi17
Definitions
Principles
Efficiency appeals
Harassment and discrimination
Employee attendance arrangements
3.5 Rights and responsibilities of employee representatives .....................................................................19
PART 4: WORKING CONDITIONS
4.1 Categories of employment...................................................................................................................22
Probationary employment
Permanent full-time employment
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Permanent part-time employment
Casual employment
Fixed-term employment
4.2 Ordinary hours of work .......................................................................................................................23
Flex-time arrangements
4.3 Additional hours ..23
Payments
Rest after additional hours
Time-off-in-lieu (TOIL)
4.4 Meal breaks..........24
4.5 Travel standard ....25
4.6 Transfers ..............25
Definitions
Principles
Transfer on recruitment or for your convenience
Temporary transfer entitlements
Term transfer entitlements
Permanent transfer entitlements
Compulsory transfer entitlements
4.7 Reimbursement of expenses ................................................................................................................34
Telephone expenses
Loss or damage to clothing or personal effects
Eye tests and spectacles
Travel expenses
Overseas travel- short term
Overseas travel- long term
Special clothing requirement
4.8 Allowances ..........36
Higher duties
Additional responsibility
Additional hours meal
Motor vehicle
First aid
Disturbance
Water subsidy
Education reimbursement
District
Remote locality air fares
Representative
4.9 Training bond agreement.....................................................................................................................40
4.10 Study assistance...40
PART 5: REMUNERATION
5.1 Classification arrangements.................................................................................................................43
General Services Officers (GSO)
Administrative Services (ASA)
Technical Officer (TO)
Technology Professional (TP)
5.2 Advancement .......44
Administrative Services (ASA) and Technical Officer (TO)
Technology Professional (TP)
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5.3 Recruitment, transfer and selection .....................................................................................................45
5.4 Salary increases ...45
5.5 Profit sharing .......45
5.6 Job performance ..46
5.7 Performance bonus ..............................................................................................................................46
5.8 Junior rates...........47
5.9 Cadets ................47
5.10 Payment arran47
5.11 Overpayment .......48
5.12 Salary sacrifice ....48
5.13 Superannuation ....48
PART 6: LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
6.1 Principles .............50
6.2 Continuous service ..............................................................................................................................50
6.3 Recreation leave ..50
Remote locality additional leave
6.4 Personal leave ......51
6.5 Jury service leave.51
6.6 Emergency service leave .....................................................................................................................52
6.7 Defence service leave ..........................................................................................................................52
6.8 Bereavement leav52
6.9 Leave without pay ...............................................................................................................................52
Purchased additional leave
6.10 Parental leave.......53
Maternity leave
Adoption leave
6.11 Long service leave ...............................................................................................................................54
6.12 Special circumstances leave ................................................................................................................55
6.13 Personal illness during paid leave........................................................................................................55
6.14 Public holidays ....55
PART 7: DISCIPLINE, REDEPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
7.1 Procedural fairness ..............................................................................................................................57
7.2 Termination of employment in certain circumstances.........................................................................57
7.3 Performance and disciplinary action ...................................................................................................57
7.4 Suspension...........57
7.5 Notice you are entitled to if we terminate your employment ..............................................................58
7.6 Notice you need to give us if you wish to terminate your employment ..............................................58
7.7 Abandonment of employment .............................................................................................................58
7.8 Stand-down with pay ...........................................................................................................................58
7.9 Subsidiaries..........59
7.10 Redeployment and redundancy............................................................................................................59
Principles
Definitions
Redeployment and retraining
Access to voluntary redundancy
Redundancy situations
Benefits
Income maintenance on reduction of classification
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AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA
CERTIFIED AGREEMENT
2005-2008
22/11/2005- CERTIFIED BY AIRC Page No. 2
INDEX
PART 1: AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION PAGE NO.
1.1 Title........................7
1.2 Definitions .............7
1.3 Commencement and period of operation...............................................................................................7
1.4 No extra claims......7
1.5 Scope and parties bound ........................................................................................................................8
1.6 Relationship to the Award, AWAs and Individual Contracts of Employment......................................8
1.7 Relationship to policies and procedure..................................................................................................8
1.8 Relationship to business group specific Schedules................................................................................8
1.9 Re-negotiation .......9
1.10 Facilitative arr9
Facilitation by individual agreement
Facilitation by majority agreement
Facilitation agreements
Permanent change
Dispute over facilitation
PART 2: RESPONSIBILITIES, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT
2.1 Your responsibilities to us ...................................................................................................................12
2.2 Our responsibilities to you...................................................................................................................12
2.3 Offer of employment letter ..................................................................................................................12
2.4 Confidential information .....................................................................................................................12
2.5 Intellectual property rights ..................................................................................................................13
2.6 Conflicts of interest .............................................................................................................................13
2.7 Disclosure of information on engagement...........................................................................................13
2.8 Restrictions on your ability to work for another person while employed by us..................................13
2.9 Legal representation, indemnity and release arrangements .................................................................13
PART 3: CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Consultation on employment issues ....................................................................................................16
3.2 National Consultative Council (NCC).................................................................................................16
3.3 Disputes avoidance and settlement procedure .....................................................................................16
3.4 Review of decisi17
Definitions
Principles
Efficiency appeals
Harassment and discrimination
Employee attendance arrangements
3.5 Rights and responsibilities of employee representatives .....................................................................19
PART 4: WORKING CONDITIONS
4.1 Categories of employment...................................................................................................................22
Probationary employment
Permanent full-time employment
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Permanent part-time employment
Casual employment
Fixed-term employment
4.2 Ordinary hours of work .......................................................................................................................23
Flex-time arrangements
4.3 Additional hours ..23
Payments
Rest after additional hours
Time-off-in-lieu (TOIL)
4.4 Meal breaks..........24
4.5 Travel standard ....25
4.6 Transfers ..............25
Definitions
Principles
Transfer on recruitment or for your convenience
Temporary transfer entitlements
Term transfer entitlements
Permanent transfer entitlements
Compulsory transfer entitlements
4.7 Reimbursement of expenses ................................................................................................................34
Telephone expenses
Loss or damage to clothing or personal effects
Eye tests and spectacles
Travel expenses
Overseas travel- short term
Overseas travel- long term
Special clothing requirement
4.8 Allowances ..........36
Higher duties
Additional responsibility
Additional hours meal
Motor vehicle
First aid
Disturbance
Water subsidy
Education reimbursement
District
Remote locality air fares
Representative
4.9 Training bond agreement.....................................................................................................................40
4.10 Study assistance...40
PART 5: REMUNERATION
5.1 Classification arrangements.................................................................................................................43
General Services Officers (GSO)
Administrative Services (ASA)
Technical Officer (TO)
Technology Professional (TP)
5.2 Advancement .......44
Administrative Services (ASA) and Technical Officer (TO)
Technology Professional (TP)
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5.3 Recruitment, transfer and selection .....................................................................................................45
5.4 Salary increases ...45
5.5 Profit sharing .......45
5.6 Job performance ..46
5.7 Performance bonus ..............................................................................................................................46
5.8 Junior rates...........47
5.9 Cadets ................47
5.10 Payment arran47
5.11 Overpayment .......48
5.12 Salary sacrifice ....48
5.13 Superannuation ....48
PART 6: LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
6.1 Principles .............50
6.2 Continuous service ..............................................................................................................................50
6.3 Recreation leave ..50
Remote locality additional leave
6.4 Personal leave ......51
6.5 Jury service leave.51
6.6 Emergency service leave .....................................................................................................................52
6.7 Defence service leave ..........................................................................................................................52
6.8 Bereavement leav52
6.9 Leave without pay ...............................................................................................................................52
Purchased additional leave
6.10 Parental leave.......53
Maternity leave
Adoption leave
6.11 Long service leave ...............................................................................................................................54
6.12 Special circumstances leave ................................................................................................................55
6.13 Personal illness during paid leave........................................................................................................55
6.14 Public holidays ....55
PART 7: DISCIPLINE, REDEPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
7.1 Procedural fairness ..............................................................................................................................57
7.2 Termination of employment in certain circumstances.........................................................................57
7.3 Performance and disciplinary action ...................................................................................................57
7.4 Suspension...........57
7.5 Notice you are entitled to if we terminate your employment ..............................................................58
7.6 Notice you need to give us if you wish to terminate your employment ..............................................58
7.7 Abandonment of employment .............................................................................................................58
7.8 Stand-down with pay ...........................................................................................................................58
7.9 Subsidiaries..........59
7.10 Redeployment and redundancy............................................................................................................59
Principles
Definitions
Redeployment and retraining
Access to voluntary redundancy
Redundancy situations
Benefits
Income maintenance on reduction of classification
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Other entitlements
Support services
Other action not prevented
7.11 Fitness for continued duty ...................................................................................................................63
7.12 Loss of essential qualification (LOEQ) ...............................................................................................64
Interaction between performance, discipline and medical fitness procedures
Procedures
Initial action
Further inquiry
Your comment
Decisions on redeployment or termination
Notice of reduction or termination of employment
Superannuation and other entitlements
Consultation
PART 8: Other entitlements
Support services
Other action not prevented
7.11 Fitness for continued duty ...................................................................................................................63
7.12 Loss of essential qualification (LOEQ) ...............................................................................................64
Interaction between performance, discipline and medical fitness procedures
Procedures
Initial action
Further inquiry
Your comment
Decisions on redeployment or termination
Notice of reduction or termination of employment
Superannuation and other entitlements
Consultation
PART 8:
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