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 1.0  INTRODUCTION 
       1.1 Commitment 
       1.2 Optus Values 
       1.3 Optus, obligations: 
       1.4 Employees' Obligations: 
 2.0  APPLICATION 
 3.0  DURATION OF AGREEMENT 
 4.0  CHANGED WORK ARRANGEMENTS 
 5.0  CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT 
       5.1 Introduction 
       5.2 Full Time Employees 
       5.3 Block Time Employees 
       5.4 Part Time Employees 
       5.5 Casual Employees 
       5.6 Probation Period 
       5.7 Termination of Employment 
       5.8 Redundancy 
 6.0  HOURS OF WORK 
       6.1 Introduction 
       6.2 Standard Provisions 
       6.3 Rates of Pay- Definitions 
       6.4 Core Rate 
       6.5 Non Core Rate (Shift) - Definitions 
       6.6 Loadings - Monday to Friday 
       6.7 Loadings - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 
       6.8 Loadings - General 
       6.9 Shift Work Arrangements 
       6.10 Overtime 
       6.11 Time Off in Lieu 
       6.12 Overtime - Applicable Rate 
       6.13 Unscheduled Customer Servicing 
       6.14 Rest Breaks 
       6.15 Partial Exemptions 
 7.0  CLASSIFICATIONS, MINIMUM RATES AND REMUNERATION 
       7.1 Introduction 
       7.2 Job Classifications/Minimum Rates 
       7.3 Optus Remuneration Management 
       7.4 Employee Share Ownership 
       7.5 Annual Leave Loading 
       7.6 Youth Rates 
       7.7 Payments 
       7.8 Superannuation 
 8.0  LEAVE PROVISIONS 
       8.1 Annual Leave 
       8.2 Sick Leave 
       8.3 Parental Leave 
       8.4 Jury Leave 
       8.5 Bereavement Leave 
       8.6 Public Holidays 
       8.7 Long Service Leave 
       8.8 Family Leave 
       8.9 Emergency Services Leave 
       8.10 Other Leave 
       8.11 Paid Leave Defined 
       8.12 Effect of Unpaid Leave 
 9.0  ISSUE PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION 
       9.1 Introduction 
       9.2 Customer Supply Continuity 
 10.0  TRAINING 
 11.0  WORKING ENVIRONMENT 
 12.0  WORKERS' COMPENSATION 
 13.0  FURTHER AGREEMENTS 
 14.0  AUSTRALIAN WORKPLACE AGREEMENTS 
 APPENDIX A 
       (i)   Minimum Rates (Engineering and Technical Services/Television 
             Operations) 
       (ii)  Minimum Rates (Customer Service/Television Programming and 
             Production/General Support) 
       (iii) Minimum Rates (Commission Based Sales) 
 APPENDIX B 
       Issue Prevention and Resolution