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[2011] FWAA 8589

DECISIONFair Work Act 2009 s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School(AG2011/3287)

BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2011

Educational services

VICE PRESIDENT LAWLER BRISBANE, 9 DECEMBER 2011

Application for approval of the Brisbane Grammar School Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2011.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Brisbane Grammar School Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2011 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by the Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I note that the application was lodged out of time. A satisfactory explanation has been provided for the delay. The time for filing the application is extended until 24 November 2011.

[3] Subject to a concern that has been addressed by way of an undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted an undertaking from the Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to this decision.

[5] The Independent Education Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s. 201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

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[6] The Australian Nursing Federation being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s. 201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 16 December 2011. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2014.

VICE PRESIDENT

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WHEREAS:

UNDERTAKINGS (s.190 Fair Work Act 2009)

A. The Board Of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School (Employer) has applied to Fair Work Australia pursuant to 8.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) for approval of an enterprise agreement to be known as the Brisbane Grammar School Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2011 (Agreement).

B. FWA has a concern that not all of the requirements in s. 186 and s.l87 of the Act have been met in relation to the Agreement but has indicated that it will accept the following undertakings pursuant to s.190 of the Act as meeting its concern so that the Agreement may be approved.

PURSUANT to s.190 of the Act, the Employer hereby undertakes to Fair Work Australia that:

I. Notwithstanding the terms of the Agreement, a shiftworker is 'a seven day shiftworker who is regularly rostered to work on Sundays and public holidays'. Notwithstanding the terms of the Agreement, a shiftworker so defined is entitled to a total of 5 weeks annual leave.

2. It will ensure that a copy of these undertakings is made available to all employees covered by the Agreement and ensure that a copy of this instrument is attached to any copy of the Agreement provided to employees or made available in the workplace.

Date: f:fr ~- w il

Signed:~ Name: /f/tr I!" f. r Work Address: /hiAb~. ~~ ~ 'Tt.-U

POSitiOniCapac~~_~ I-~~_ (A person duly authorised to give this undertaking on behalf of the Employer)

Attachment A

BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2011

Subject Matter Clause No.

PART 1. PRELIMNARY

Title ..................................................................................................................................... 1.1 Parties Bound ..................................................................................................................... 1.2 Application .......................................................................................................................... 1.3 Date and Period of Operation ............................................................................................. 1.4 Agreement Posting ............................................................................................................. 1.5 Single Bargaining Unit ........................................................................................................ 1.6 Relationship to Awards and National Employment Standards ............................................. 1.7 Operation of Agreement. ..................................................................................................... 1.8 Definitions ........................................................................................................................... 1.9

PART 2. CONSULTATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Individual Flexibility Agreement.. ......................................................................................... 2.1 Consultation about Major Change ....................................................................................... 2.2 Grievance and Dispute Settlement. ..................................................................................... 2.3 Consultative Arrangements for Continuous Improvement ................................................... 2.4 School Consultative Committee .......................................................................................... 2.5

PART 3. RELATIONSHIP TO AIMS OF THE SCHOOL

The School ......................................................................................................................... 3.1 School Mission .................................................................................................................... 3.2 Endorsement ...................................................................................................................... 3.3 Objectives of Agreement.. ................................................................................................... 3.4 School Ethos Standard ....................................................................................................... 3.5 Performance Indicators ....................................................... _ ............................................... 3.6

PART 4. WAGES AND SUPERANNUATION

Wage Increase .................................................................................................................... 4.1 No Further Claims ............................................................................................................... 4.2 Salary Payments ................................................................................................................. 4.3 Superannuation .................................................................................................................. 4.4 Superannuation Industry Fund ............................................................................................ 4.5 Remuneration Packaging .................................................................................................... 4.6 Income Protection Insurance .............................................................................................. 4.7

PART 5. EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVES

Appraisal Process ............................................................................................................... 5.1 Professional Development and Training .............................................................................. 5.2 School Policies ................................................................................................................... 5.3 Communication ................................................................................................................... 5.4 Equal Employment Opportunity .......................................................................................... 5.5 Reduce Absenteeism .......................................................................................................... 5.6

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Efficient and Economic Use of Resources .......................................................................... 5.7 Workplace Health and Safety .............................................................................................. 5.8 Flexibility in the Workplace .................................................................................................. 5.9 Continuous Improvement .................................................................................................. 5.10 Job Security ...................................................................................................................... 5.11 Professional Commitment to Clients ................................................................................. 5.12 Professional Working Demeanour ..................................................................................... 5.13 TeamWork ....................................................................................................................... 5.14 Understudy Arrangements ................................................................................................ 5.15 Improvements in Facilities ................................................................................................. 5.16 Provision of Technology .................................................................................................... 5.17 Job Share ......................................................................................................................... 5.18

PART 6. LEAVE

Public Holidays ................................................................................................................... 6.1 Personal/Carer's Leave ...................................................................................................... 6.2 Compassionate Leave ........................................................................................................ 6.3 Parental Leave .................................................................................................................... 6.4 Long Service Leave ............................................................................................................ 6.5 Defence Service Leave ....................................................................................................... 6.6 Jury Leave .......................................................................................................................... 6.7 Union Education Leave ....................................................................................................... 6.8

PART 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Incidental and Peripheral Tasks .......................................................................................... 7.1 Training of Single Bargaining Unit.. ..................................................................................... 7.2 Union Entry ......................................................................................................................... 7.3

PART 8. TEACHER PROVISIONS

Induction ............................................................................................................................. 8.1 Employment Categories ...................................................................................................... 8.2 Part-Time Teachers ............................................................................................................ 8.3 Casual Teachers ................................................................................................................. 8.4 Classification and Progression ............................................................................................ 8.5 Recognition and Reward for High Quality Performance of Duties by Teachers ................... 8.6 Hours of Work ..................................................................................................................... 8.7 Proportion of Salary ............................................................................................................ 8.8 Annual Leave Loading ........................................................................................................ 8.9 Special Projects Allowance ............................................................................................... 8.10 Teacher Specific Efficiency and Effectiveness Initiatives .................................................. 8.11 Alternative Wage Structure for Teachers .......................................................................... 8.12 Positions of Added Responsibility Review ......................................................................... 8.13 Posrtions of Added Responsibility ..................................................................................... 8.14 Termination of Employment .............................................................................................. 8.15

PART 9. NON-TEACHER PROVISIONS

Induction ............................................................................................................................. 9.1 Annual Leave ...................................................................................................................... 9.2 Termination of Employment ................................................................................................ 9.3 Recognition and Reward for High Quality Performance of Duties - Non-Teaching Staff ..... 9.4

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PART 10. SERVICE STAFF PROVISIONS

Employmenl Categories .................................................................................................... 10.1 Part-Time Employment ..................................................................................................... 10.2 Casual Employment .......................................................................................................... 10.3 Term Time Employment.. .................................................................................................. 10.4 Junior Employees ............................................................................................................. 10.5 Hours of Work ................................................................................................................... 10.6 Meal Breaks ...................................................................................................................... 10.7 Rest Pauses ..................................................................................................................... 10.8 Weekend Work ................................................................................................................. 10.9 Shift Work for Nurses and Security Guards ..................................................................... 10.10 Overtime ......................................................................................................................... 10.11 Uniforms ......................................................................................................................... 10.12

PART 11. SCHOOL OFFICER PROVISIONS

Contract of Employment ................................................................................................... 11.1 Part-Time Employment ..................................................................................................... 11.2 Casual Employment. ......................................................................................................... 11.3 Term Time Employment. ................................................................................................... 11.4 Recognition of Previous Service for Salary Purposes ....................................................... 11.5 Junior Employees ............................................................................................................. 11.6 Annualisation of Salary - Term Time School Officers ....................................................... 11.7 Hours of Worlc .................................................................................................................. 11.8 Overtime ........................................................................................................................... 11.9 Rest Pauses ................................................................................................................... 11.10 Meal Break ..................................................................................................................... 11.11

APPENDICIES

Special Project Allowance ...................................................................................... Appendix A Positions of Added Responsibility .......................................................................... Appendix B School Officer Classification Structure ................................................................... Appendix C Services Staff Classification Structure ................................................................... Appendix D Nurse Classification Structure .................................................... _ ........................... Appendix E The School Consultation Committee ...................................................................... Appendix F National Employment Standards ............................................................................ Appendix G School Ethos Standard .......................................................................................... Appendix H Wage Rates ............................................................................................................ Appendix I Signatories .............................................................................................................. Appendix J

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PART 1. PRELIMINARY

1.1 Title

This Agreement shall be known as the Brisbane Grammar School Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2011.

1.2 Parties Bound

This Agreement shall bind The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School and the Unions signatory to this Agreement.

1.3 Application

This Agreement shall apply to all employees of the School except members of the Senior Leadership Team (SL T).

1.4 Date and Period of Operation

This Agreement shall commence 7 days after approval by Fair Work Australia. This Agreement shall have a nominal expiry date of 30 June 2014.

1.5 Agreement Posting

A copy of this Agreement shall be exhibited in a conspicuous and convenient place at the School so as to be easily read by employees.

1.6 Single Bargaining Unit

For the purposes of negotiating this Agreement, a Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) has been established with membership as follows:-

• Five (5) Employee Representatives, (three (3) representing academic staff, one (1) representing school officer staff and one (1) representing other employees in the School, two (2) IEUA-QNT representatives.

• Two (2) Management representatives.

• An independent facilitator acting as Chairman.

1.7 Relationship to Awards and National Employment Standards

This is a comprehensive Agreement that operates to the exdusion of all other Awards and industrial instruments.

This Agreement will be read in conjunction with the National Employment Standards (NES). No term of this Agreement shall be less favourable to employees than the corresponding term in the NES. Where a term of this Agreement is less favourable, the corresponding term of the NES will apply.

1.8 Operation of Agreement

1.8.1 This Agreement and the relevant Appendices govern the terms and conditions of employment of employees covered by the Agreement.

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1.8.2 Parts 1 - 7 of the Agreement apply to all employees.

1.8.3 Part 8 of the Agreement only applies to Teachers. Where a provision of Part 8 is inconsistent with another provision of the Agreement, Part 8 will apply to the extent of this inconsistency.

1.8.4 Part 9 of the Agreement applies to all Non Teachers. Where a provision of Part 9 is inconsistent with a provision of Parts 1 - 7 of the Agreement, Part 9 will apply to the extent of this inconsistency.

1.8.5 Part 10 of the Agreement only applies to Services Staff and Nurses. Where a provision of Part 10 is inconsistent with another provision of the Agreement, Part 10 will apply to the extent of this inconsistency.

1.8.6 Part 11 of the Agreement only applies to School Officers. Where a provision of Part 11 is inconsistent with another provision of the Agreement, Part 11 will apply to the extent of this inconsistency.

1.9 Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions will apply:-

1.9.1 "Act" means the Fair Work Act 2009.

1.9.2 "Headmaster" means the Headmaster of the SchooL

1.9.3 "IEUA - QNT' means the Independent Education Union of Australia -Queensland and Northern Territory Branch.

1.9.4 "National Employment Standards (NESr means the National Employment Standards contained in Part 2-2, Chapter 2 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The matters to which the NES relate are summarised in Appendix G.

1.9.5 "Nurse" means a person employed as a Registered Nurse by the School who is classified in accordance with the Nurses Classification Structure contained in Appendix E of this Agreement.

1.9.6 "QNUft means the Queensland Nurses Union of Employees and Australian Nursing Federation.

1.9.7 "Schoolft means The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School trading as The Brisbane Grammar School.

1.9.8 "School Officer" means a person employed as such by the School who performs duties falling within the School Officer classification structure contained in Appendix C of this Agreement.

1.9.9 "Senior Leadership Team~ means those persons occupying the roles of:-

• Headmaster; • Deputy Headmaster - Extracurricular; • Deputy Headmaster - Students; • Deputy Headmaster - Staff and Community Relations; • Deputy Headmaster - Teaching and Learning;

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• Head of Middle School; • Business Manager; • Secretary to the Board of Trustees; and • Any other role where the duties are identifiable in accordance with

contemporary practice as a position of senior leadership.

1.9.10 uServices Staff' means a person employed as such by the School who performs duties falling within the Services Staff classification structure contained in Appendix 0 of this Agreement or a Nurse.

1.9.11 "Teacher" means a person employed as such by the School who is registered with the Queensland College of Teachers and performs duties which include delivering an educational programme, assessing student participation in an education programme, administering an educational programme and performing other duties incidental to the delivery of the educational programme.

1.9.12 "Unions" mean the IEUA - QNT and QNU.

PART 2. CONSULTATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

2.1 Individual Flexibility Agreement

2.1.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, the School and an individual employee may agree to vary the application of certain terms of this Agreement to meet the genuine individual needs of the School and the individual employee. The terms the School and the individual employee may agree to vary the application of are those concerning:

(a) arrangements for when work is performed; (b) arrowances; (cJ leave loading; (d) overtime rates; and (eJ penalty rates.

2.1.2 The School and the individual employee must have genuinely made the agreement without coercion or duress.

2.1.3 The agreement between the School and the individual employee must:

(a) be confined to a variation in the application of one or more of the terms listed in dause 2.1.1; am

(b) result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would have been if no individual flexibility agreement had been agreed to.

2.1.4 The agreement between the School and the individual employee must also:

(a) be in writing, name the parties to the agreement and be signed by the School and the individual employee and, if the employee is under 18 years of age, the employee's parent or guardian;

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(b) state each tenn of this agreement that the School and the individual employee have agreed to vary;

(c) detail how the application of each term has been varied by- agreement between the School and the individual employee;

(d) detail how the agreement results in the individual employee being better off overall in relation to the individual employee's tenns and conditions of employment; and

(e) state the date the agreement commences to operate.

2.1.5 The School must give the individual employee a copy of the agreement and keep the agreement as a time and wages record.

2.1.6 Except as provided in clause 2.1.1 (a) the agreement must not require the approval or consent of a person other than the School and the individual employee.

2.1.7 Where an employee or the School seeks to enter into an agreement as provided by this clause, the initiating party must provide a written proposal. Where the School initiates the proposal and where the employee's understanding of written English is limited, the School must take measures, including translation into an appropriate language and the opportunity to seek advice and assistance, to ensure the employee understands the proposal.

2.1.8 The agreement may be terminated:

(a) by the School or the individual employee giving four weeks' notice of tennination, in writing, to the other party and the agreement ceasing to operate at the end of the notice period; or

(b) at any time, by written agreement between the School and the individual employee.

2.1.9 The right to make an agreement pursuant to this clause is in addition to, and is not intended to otherwise affect, any provision for an agreement between the School and an individual employee contained in any other term of this Agreement.

2.2 Consultation about Major Change

2.2.1 This term applies if:

(a) the School has made a definite decision to introduce a major change to production, program, organisation, structure, or technology in relation to its enterprise; and

(b) the change is likely to have a significant effect on employees of the enterprise.

2.2.2 The School must notify the relevant employees of the decision to introduce the major change.

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2.2.3 The relevant employees may appoint a representative for the purposes of the procedures in this term.

2.2.4 If a relevant employee appoints, or relevant employees appoint, a representative for the purposes of consultation; and the employee or employees advise the School of the identity of the representative; the School must recognise the representative.

2.2.5 As soon as practicable after making its decision, the School must:

(a) discuss with the relevant employees:

(i) the introduction of the change; and

(ii) the effect the change is likely to have on the employees; and

(iii) measures the School is taking to avert or mitigate the adverse effect of the change on the employees; and

(b) for the purposes of the discussion - provide, in writing, to the relevant employees:

(i) all relevant information about the change including the nature of the change proposed; and

(ii) information about the expected effects of the change on the employees; and

(iii) any other matters likely to affect the employees.

2.2.6 However, the School is not required to disclose confidential or commercially sensitive information to the relevant employees.

2.2.7 The School must give prompt and genuine consideration to matters raised about the major change by the relevant employees.

2.2.8 If a term in this Agreement provides for a major change to production, program, organisation, structure or technology in relation to the enterprise of the School, the requirements set out in clauses 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.5 are taken not to apply.

2.2.9 In this term, a major change is likely to have a Significant effect on employees if it results in:

(a) the termination of the employment of employees; or

(b) major change to the composition, operation or size of the School's workforce or to the skills required of employees; or

(c) the elimination or diminution of job opportunities (including opportunities for promotion or tenure): or

(d) the alteration of hours of work; or

(e) the need to retrain employees; or

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(f) the need to relocate employees to another workplace; or

(g) the restructuring of jobs; or

(h) significant change to the workload of staff within the hours of duty.

2.2.10 In this term, relevant employees means the employees who may be affected by the major change.

2.3 Grievance and Dispute Settlement

The School, employees and unions have a genuine desire to resolve through the process of negotiation and settlement, grievances or complaints related to the working environment, pay and conditions of service, including any matters arising under this Agreement and the NES including requests for flexible working arrangements and requests for extending parental leave.

In an effort to reach agreement at the lowest level and as quickly as possible, the following procedure will be implemented:-

(a) The matter shall be discussed initially between the employee/s and immediate supervisor.

(b) If the matter is not resolved as per (a) above it shall be referred to a meeting with the Headmaster and/or the Headmaster's agent.

(c) Where a mutually acceptable arrangement is not arrived at, the Headmaster shall promptly arrange a meeting between the following persons -

• Headmaster;

• Representative of the Board of Trustees (where thought applicable or desirable);

• The employee/s involved;

• A member of the relevant Union on staff or another member of staff acceptable to the employee/s with the grievance.

Should the matter not be resolved through these steps, the issue shall be fonnally referred to the School's representative and a representative of the relevant Union/s who shall, at conference level, thoroughly canvass the issue with the Headmaster and employee/s involved.

If the matter is not resolved within a reasonable time it may be referred by either party to Fair Work Australia for conciliation or, if necessary, arbitration.

Subject to legislation, while the dispute procedure is being followed normal work is to continue. The status quo existing before the emergence of a dispute is to continue while the procedure is being followed unless the safety and well being of the employee and/or the students are at risk. No party shall be prejudiced as to the final settlement by the continuation of work.

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In settling any dispute the parties shall consider the aims of the School, the objectives of this Agreement and fairness to all.

2.4 Consultative Arrangements for Continuous Improvement

2.4.1 The School, employees and Unions are committed to co-operation and consultation as part of the climate and culture of the School but accept that according to the authority and responsibility structure of the School, final decision making remains the prerogative of the Headmaster.

2.4.2 The School has in place a number of structures to facilitate consultation and to advise the Headmaster in decision making. These structures include:

(a) Regular meetings of Staff, Middle Management and Committees

(b) An Executive Committee of Senior Staff.

(c) Other committees or groups set up from time to time by the Headmaster for a special purpose.

(d) Various committees or officers appointed according to Government regulation (eg. Workplace Health and Safety).

2.5 School Consultative Committee

2.5.1 The School Consultative Committee (SCC) will operate with the following functions:

(a) Identify priorities for the implementation of the Agreement;

(b) Oversee the implementation of the Agreement at the school level;

(c) Identify any emergent issues which require the reconvening of the SBU.

(d) Consider matters listed in Appendix D of this A.greement.

(e) Act as one of a number of consultative structures within the school.

2.5.2 The see which will operate as a sub-committee of the Single Bargaining Unit, will be comprised of the following:

(a) Four (4) persons appointed by The Board of Trustees, one of whom is the Deputy Headmaster - Staff and Community Relations;

(b) One (1) union member elected by IEUA-QNT School Chapter;

(c) Four (4) members: one elected from School Officers, one elected from Services Staff; and two elected from Teaching Staff;

(d) When appropriate, other relevant personnel may be co-opted for input on specific issues.

2.5.3 The sec will operate with the following guidelines:

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(a) Meetings will be held at least once per term. Additional meetings shall be scheduled by mutual agreement of members of the SCC.

(b) An agreed statement shall be issued to employees following each meeting.

(c) Meetings will appoint a Chairperson from within the Committee. The Chairperson shall be responsible for the distribution of the agreed statement to employees following each meeting.

(d) Matters under consideration shall be subject to wide consultation with employees.

(e) A Secretary will be appointed, with responsibility for preparing the agenda and minutes of each meeting. The Secretary may not necessarily be a member of the SCC. Minutes of meetings will be circulated amongst Committee members for approval before signing by the Chairperson as an accurate record of proceedings.

(f) Agenda items can be submitted to the Secretary from members of the Committee and staff members.

(g) The Agenda should be prepared five (5) days in advance of a meeting and posted on noticeboards in staffrooms and work areas.

2.5.4 Notwithstanding the unfettered discretion of the SCC to develop its own agenda and identify matters to focus on, the matters listed in Appendix F of this Agreement must be considered by the SCC as a matter of priority

PART 3. RELATIONSHIP TO AIMS OF THE SCHOOL

3.1 The School

The Brisbane Grammar School is a unique enterprise. While it has many similarities with other independent schools, there are other characteristics which, when combined, make the School unique.

• It is presently a middle and secondary school for boys. • It participates in the extra-curricular activities of the Great Public Schools. • It is a boarding school. • It serves a student population drawn from a wide geographical area. • It has an holistic view of education. • It has a history of high achievement in all areas of endeavour. • It has high expectations for all students. • It is an historical leader in the field of secondary education in Queensland and

wishes to retain that role.

The School wishes to acknowledge a continuing commitment by teachers to the academic, pastoral and extra-curricular life of the School. The School also wish to acknowledge a commitment by non-teaching staff to the Pastoral life of the School and a supportive role in the academic and extra-curricular dimensions of the School.

Further it is acknowledged that the current high levels of performance have been substantially contributed to by the efforts of the staff.

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3.2 School Mission

3.2.1 Purpose:

In a learning community that is innovative yet respectful of its traditions, Brisbane Grammar School educates boys by nurturing their intellectual, physical and emotional well-being to become thoughtful and confident men of character who contribute to their communities.

3.2.2 Ambition:

Brisbane Grammar School aspires to be the best school for boys in Australia, and an international leader in teaching and learning. The School is committed to offering premium educational and leadership opportunities for boys of all backgrounds, to strengthen its global connections, and to building a vibrant school community among students, parents, staff and Old Boys and the broader society.

3.2.3 Values:

The core values which underpin the School's operation are:

Endeavour Learning Respect Leadership Community

3.3 Endorsement

The School and employees endorse and are committed to the achievement of the School Mission detailed in Clause 3.2.

3.4 Objectives of the Agreement

This Agreement provides a framework for management, employees and Unions to work together towards improving productivity and efficiency.

3.4.1 It aims to provide benefits to:-

(a) students through enhanced service delivery, increased value for money and a more effective and efficient School;

(b) the Brisbane Grammar School through a broad workplace reform agenda, improved effectiveness and efficiency of the School; and

(c) employees through improved wages recognising their contributions to the development and ongoing implementation of productivity initiatives and through improvements in the working environment to enhance staff morale, professional effectiveness and job satisfaction.

3.4.2 The School and employees' shared objectives are to:-

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(a) maintain and seek to improve the effectiveness of the School's performance in academic, pastoral and extra-curricular activities;

(b) foster the development of a positive and productive School environment through the introduction of Best Practice initiatives; and

(c) implement measures to improve quality, productivity and efficiency at the School;

Cd) provide greater scope for productivity initiatives to be identified, negotiated and implemented, recognising the operational requirements of the School and its clients;

(e) provide incentives for the pursuit of initiatives that will lead to improved productivity;

(f) provide certainty and equity in relation to wage outcomes for the life of the Agreement.

3.5 School Ethos Standard

An additional professional standard (School Ethos Standard) will apply to all employees. For teachers this Standard will operate in conjunction with the recognised professional standards for teachers. The School Ethos Standard is attached as Appendix H of this Agreement.

3.6 Performance Indicators

3.6.1 Academic

(i) During the term of this Agreement, all parties will seek to maintain and improve the academic performance of students consistent with the School's record of achievement.

(ii) During the term of this Agreement, all parties will participate in monitoring student performance areas with a view to assessing the practicability of formulating performance indicators for use in future enterprise agreements.

(iii) Should there be an abnormal performance outcome in anyone year the School and employees will seek to determine the reasons for such performance, and agree on strategies to address identified problems.

3.6.2 Student Welfare

(i) The School and employees agree to pursue the development of high quality knowledge of students by Form Teachers. This shall be monitored by the Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster (Students) and Heads of Years through review of semester reports on students by Form Teachers.

(Ii) A high quality personal development programme will be monitored and this will include student and form teacher evaluation. The implementation of the programme will be monitored and this will also include student evaluation.

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(iii) Whilst acknowledging that bad behaviour has a variety of causes, performance in this aspect will be based on a reduction in behaviour which is inconsistent with the School's Code of Expectations and Behaviour.

3.6.3 Extra-Curricular

(i) The School and employees agree to continue to monitor the participation of students with a view to encouraging all students to participate at some level within the programme. Heads of Years will provide summary data to assist in reviews of this performance indicator.

(ii) The School and employees agree to cover the staffing needs of the extra curricular programme as fully as possible through the involvement of BGS teachers with BGS teachers covering the needs of the programme at no less than the existing levels of involvement, and aiming to improve these levels.

(iii) An annual report will be submitted by each MIC on qualitative and quantitative aspects of the performance of staff and, as applicable, teams, groups and/or individuals.

(iv) Annual stakeholder feedback will be sought from parents and students on their perceptions of various aspects of the extra curricular programme.

3.6.4 Extracurricular Remuneration

All employees participating in the School's extracurricular program will receive the following remuneration and recognition for their involvement.

n.b. - Percentages below are expressed in terms of BGS Band 3 Step 4 salaries.

BAND ONE

(a) Clubs/Activities meetings (lunch time meetings with limited after school or weekend involvement)

Payment 2%

(b) Manager (not Coach of sporting teams, as per 2(a) below - provides organisational support, attends coaching sessions and fixtures, with coaching provided by outside coach/so

Payment 3%

BAND TWO

(c) Coach non-A teams: Two training sessions per week; One fixture per week; Trial games as directed; GPS Debating teams (QDU round robin = 1.75%, QDU finals series = 1.75%)

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(d) Club/Activity with larger commitments involving a larger number of students and administration with limited Saturday or evening commitment.

(e) Junior School Play or major assist with large production.

Payment

BAND THREE

3.5% (Coach with experience and/or Level I; Music staff per semester); 4% (Coach with Level II current certificate) 4.5% (Coach with Level III current certificate)

(a) A level coach (in the case of Rugby A & B coaches), all rowing coaches (requiring attendance at camps or pre-seasons, 3 training sessions per week, 2 fixtures per Saturday), all cricket coaches, Senior A Debating coach.

(b) Whole of year Club or Activity with large number of students, significant administration, limited Saturday or evening involvement.

Payment

BAND FOUR

4% 4.5% 5%

(Experienced coach withlwithout Levell) (Current Level II coaching certificate) (Current Level III coaching certificate)

(c) MIC of a major Activity.

(d) Sole coach of 1S\ team in a major GPS sport with responsibility for

supervision of an extensive pre-season program.

(e) Director of a major school dramatic/musical production.

Payment

BAND FIVE

4.5% (Experienced coach with/without current Level I coaching certificate)

5% (Coach with current Level II coaching certificate or MIC of a smaller activity {e.g. less than 16 teams/less than 200 boys}

5.5% (Coach with current Level III coaching certificate or MIC of a major activity)

Activities so substantial in terms of time and/or responsibility that a separate arrangement is negotiated.

Consideration will be given by Board of Trustees where Certificates are not offered in an activity.

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PART 4. WAGES AND SUPERANNUATION

4.1 Wage Increases

(a) This Agreement provides for the following wage increases to be implemented as follows:

(i) 4% increase on wage rates from 1 July 2010;

(ii) A further 5% increase on wage rates from 1 July 2011;

(iii) A further 5% increase on wage rates from 1 July 2012.

(iv) A further 5% increase on wage rates from 1 July 2013.

These percentage increases shall apply to those allowances listed in Appendix I of this Agreement.

The actual salary for each classification at each stage of the increases are quantified in Appendix I.

(b) The Board of Trustees agree to guarantee that a 5% drtferential of base salary and wages for teaching staff as compared with Queensland State School teachers, based on comparability of qualifications and years of experience from 1 July 2011. The maintenance of this differential is contingent on the School not suffering a material reduction in its current level of recurrent govemment funding. In the event that this occurs, the SBU will reconvene for the purposes of considering its impact.

(c) It is noted that for non-teaching staff, as a matter of practice the School will remunerate at rates recognising the special requirements of the Brisbane Grammar School workplace.

(d) The increase in payment level for High Quality Performance Level 2 from 6% (currently) to 7% shall operate from 1 July 2011.

(e) The increase in payment of extra-curricular (clause 3.6.4) levels to certain categories of employees under this agreement shall apply from 1 January 2011.

4.2 No Further Claims

There shall be no further claims during the life of this Agreement provided that claims arising from consideration of matters listed in this Agreement shall not be subject to this provision.

4.3 Salary Payments

Salaries and Wages will be paid fortnightly into the employee's nominated Bank Account, Credit Union and/or Building Societies account. It is acknowledged that

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delays of up to two (2) days may be encountered for payments to non-bank institutions.

Teaching staff will continue to be paid in a cycle of payment in which the last pay received in term time of Term 4 will be paid to 31 December.

A further two deductions to other Banks/Credit Unions or Building Societies other than Net Pay may be made.

4.4 Superannuation

From the date of signing of this Agreement the School superannuation contributions made by the School shall be:-

(a) 12.75% of the employee's total salary for employees who are members of either Category A or Category A 1 of the Brisbane Grammar School Superannuation Plan ("the Plan~);

(b) 9% (or such other amount specified by the Superannuation Guarantee Legislation) of the employee's total salary for employees who are members of either Category B or 81 of the Plan.

The tenms 'Category A', 'Category A1', 'Category B' and 'Category B1' shall have the same meaning as defined in the Plan.

4.5 Superannuation -Industry Funds

Some employees, such as instrumental music teachers, who in working for more than one Employer, may be required to join a number of industry superannuation schemes. Administration costs are payable in each fund.

The School agrees to:

(a) Identify those employees who, because of their various places of employment, are making industry superannuation contributions to a number of funds.

(b) Identify those industry funds to which such employees' superannuation contributions might be made.

(c) Implement appropriate arrangements within the following limits:

(i) Any variation in arrangements, as set out in this clause, must be at the employee's request, and

(ii) Any variation in arrangements, as set out in this clause, shall be at the discretion of the School.

4.6 Remuneration Packaging

4.6.1 For the purposes of this clause:

(a) "Benefits~ means the benefits nominated by the employee from the benefits provided by the school and listed in paragraph (c) of Clause 4.6.3.

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(b) "Benefit Value~ means the amount specified by the School as the cost to the School of the Benefit provided including Fringe Benefit Tax, if any.

(c) "Fringe Benefit Tax" means tax imposed by the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986.

4.6.2 Conditions of Employment

Except as provided by this clause, employees must be employed at a salary based on a rate of pay, and otherwise on terms and conditions, not less than those prescribed by this Agreement.

4.6.3 Salary Packaging

The School may offer to provide and an employee may agree in writing to accept:

(a) the Benefits nominated by the employee; and

(b) a salary equal to the difference between the Benefit Value and the salary which would have applied to the employee or under Clause 4.6.2, in the absence of an agreement under this subclause.

(c) The available Benefits are those made payable by the School from the following list:

(i) Superannuation;

(ii) Other benefits offered by the School.

(d) The School must advise the employee in writing of the Benefit Value before the agreement is entered into.

4.6.4 During the currency of an agreement under Clause 4.6.3

(a) any employee who takes paid leave on full pay shall receive the Benefits and salary referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 4.6.3.

(b) if an employee takes leave without pay the employee will not be entitled to any Benefits during the period of leave.

(c) if an employee takes leave on less than full pay he or she shall receive:

(i) the Benefits; and

(ii) an amount of salary calculated by applying the fonmula:

A= Sx P% - (100% - P%) x B

Where

S = the salary determined by paragraph (b) of Clause 4.6.3

P = the percentage of salary payable during the leave

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B = Benefit Value

A = Amount of salary

(d) if an employee is entitled to be reimbursed for wages in respect of jury service that payment shall be calculated by reference to the employee's salary calculated under Clause 4.6.2.

(e) any other payments under this Agreement, calculated by reference to the employee's salary, however described, and payable:

(i) during employment; or

(ii) on termination of employment in respect of untaken paid leave; or

(iii) on death,

shall be at the rate of pay which would have applied to the employee under Clause 4.6.2, in the absence of an agreement under Clause4.6.3.

4.7 Income Protection Insurance

The School agrees to maintain an Income Protection arrangement which provides a minimum of 75% of salary plus the employee's contribution of 6% towards superannuation to age 65, with a defined waiting period.

PART 5. EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVES

5.1 Appraisal Process

A formative appraisal process will continue.

The appraisal system provides opportunities for employees to identify strengths and opportunities, set goals and identify training needs.

Duty Statements will be considered when appropriate in the Appraisal Process.

5.2 Professional Development and Training

The School is committed to enhancing the skills of its employees through the provision of both internal and external professional development and training, within the School's resource capacity, linked to:

(a) the relevant appraisal system (b) the goals of the School and School wide needs (c) the personal goals of employees as related to their work

The School is committed to ensuring that the skills and competencies of its teaching and non-teaching staff are effective in ensuring the completion of duties at the School. The School has maintained an extensive list of professional development and training opportunities for staff for many years and is committed to continuing this approach. The School is also conscious of balancing the needs of groups of people with individual members of staff.

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The School believes that the current system of providing development and training opportunities effectively addresses the commitments sought by employees. The School will develop its current Formative Appraisal processes to more effectively gather individual and group development and training needs so as to target these needs more efficiently.

5.3 School Policies

(a) The commitment of staff to School policies over many years is acknowledged.

(b) It is acknowledged that the School will generate a range of policies designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the School as it strives to achieve its mission. Future School policies will be developed through appropriate consultation with members of staff through the SCC. The School and employees agree to adopt any policies so developed and recognise the importance of staged implementation consistent with a well managed change process. It is recognised that changes to existing policies may also be made. Any changes will be developed through the previously identified consultative processes.

5.4 Communication

The improvement in Communication over recent years is acknowledged.

It is acknowledged that the management of communication is fundamental to the effective operation of the School. It is recognised that there is a need to monitor and continually enhance the communication within the School and between the School and its clients. The School and employees agree to enhance the School's Communication structures and processes and agree to consider and share ideas to achieve this.

This shall be a standing agenda item of the sec.

5.5 Equal Employment Opportunity

As to equal employment opportunity, the School will comply with its legal obligations and will address constructively any areas of concern raised by staff, with a view to ensuring that the School provides an atmosphere which will encourage staff and students to adopt values, attitudes and practices which are inclusive and non-discriminatory. An Equal Opportunity Committee will continue, chaired by the Deputy Headmaster (Staff and Community Relations), to act as a consulting body for concerns on equal opportunity.

5.6 Reduce Absenteeism

Reasons for absenteeism will be monitored. Appropriate strategies to reduce absenteeism will be implemented. Strategies will include measurement of current levels of absenteeism, benchmarking, and these will be further developed during the life of this Agreement.

Where an employee has exceeded the benchmarks identified the School may, if it considers appropriate take action to inform the employee that a certificate will be

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required from a duly qualified medical practitioner in respect of each period of sick leave taken for a period of six months after.

5.7 Efficient and Economic Use of Resources

Improved management practices to monitor and seek to control school operating costs as a proportion of overall costs shall be implemented over the life of the Agreement.

The SCC shall oversee the goal of achieving the efficient and economic use of resources.

As staff become aware through necessity, research or from other sources, of using technology or better work practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness, these suggestions should be documented with justification and referred to the appropriate area within the School by the Chairperson of the SCC.

5.8 Workplace Health & Safety

The aims of efficiency and effectiveness can be advanced by implementing strategies to achieve healthier and safer jobs. The Workplace Health and Safety Committee will continue to review workplace health and safety and if necessary further guidelines will be developed.

5.9 Flexibility in the Workplace

The aims of efficiency, effectiveness and equity can be furthered by increased flexibility and improvements in working arrangements. An employee who is a parent or who has the responsibility for the care of a child under school age or a child under 18 with a disability may request flexible working arrangements to assist the employee in caring for the child in accordance with the NES.

5.10 Continuous Improvement

(a) This Agreement is a mechanism to negotiate further improvements in School operations without diminishing overall conditions. In doing so the School and employees agree to -

• Canvass opportunities for implementing continuous improvement in all School operations to improve student focus;

• Consider how any proposed changes will impact upon clients. This consideration to include identification of potential benefits to clients;

• Consistent with a continuous improvement approach, examine improvements to work practices such as:

• elimination of rework and duplication; • removal of demarcation barriers; • maximising the use of developed technology;

• Commit to multi-skilling and understudy training;

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• Address the potential impact of productivity initiatives on staff with family responsibilities.

(b) Proposed changes to work arrangements andlor conditions not already identified in this Agreement will be included in future stages of the Agreement where they have the agreement of the majority of employees affected by the proposal. Where this is required, all employees directly affected will be consulted as a group and may be addressed by representatives of the SBU and/or representatives of relevant Unions. In these circumstances agreement is defined as a majority of the employees affected, however it is acknowledged that consensus should, wherever possible, be the basis for agreement. In determining the outcome neither the School or employees will unreasonably withhold agreement.

(c) Changes, other than major changes, under this clause shall be seen as a normal operational characteristic of the School and shall not be accumulated as the basis of a subsequent agreement.

5.11 Job Security

Changes to work practices and productivity initiatives must be consistent with the operation of the School. It is acknowledged that employees are a critical element in the improvement of quality service delivery. Arbitrary job reductions will not be pursued to secure the ongoing improvements in productivity and efficiency sought in this agreement.

Where an employee's position is made redundant, the employee shall be entitled to:

(a) Long Service Leave entitlements accrued in accordance with Industrial Relations Act and this Agreement;

(b) Notice or pay in lieu of notice in accordance with the Act or this Agreement; (c) A severance benefit calculated as follows

Employees· Period of Continuous Redundancy Pay Service At least one year but less than two years 4 weeks At least two years but less than three 6 weeks years At least three years but less than four 7 weeks ~ears

At least four years 2 weeks pay for each completed year of service or pro rata for part of a year capped at a payment of 26 weeks

The severance benefit is calculated on the employee's total salary.

5.12 Professional Commitment to Clients

The School and employees agree to make commitment to and courtesy and respect towards clients a perceptible and characteristic aspect of the School's culture and professional practices.

5.13 Professional Working Demeanour

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It is acknowledged that high expectations in all respects (specifically including presentation of oneself, of the school and of one's work) are recognised characteristics of effective schools. To this end, the employees agree to maintain those high expectations of the students and to model such expectations in their own professional work and demeanour.

5.14 Team Work

There is a commitment to the continuing development of a team based approach to activities within the School. This objective applies equally to activities involving staff from a variety of work areas and responsibilities as it does to activities involving staff from a single work area.

Effective team work is characterised by consideration of and co-operation with others to encourage the achievement of the objectives of productivity and efficiency.

5.15 Understudy Arrangements

Where appropriate, as part of an employee's appraisal, a relevant understudy will be identified.

5.16 Improvements in Facilities

The School undertakes to monitor physical working conditions in consultation with staff and to consider upgrading (such as air conditioning) where necessary.

5.17 Provision of Technology

The School agrees to provide a tablet computer for each full time member of the teaching staff and other staff as deemed appropriate by the Headmaster.

5.18 Job Share

Job Share provisions will be extended to all full time positions.

Where a Job Share provision is designated, the School and employees affected shall establish the following protocols.

(i) Notice periods to initiate any consideration of changes to arrangements (ii) Joint planning arrangements (iii) Attendance at whole school professional development and inservice,

including pupil free days (iv) Assessment and reporting arrangements including parentlteacher interviews

All such arrangements shall be documented prior to the commencement of the Job Share arrangement and copies held by the School and the employees affected.

PART 6. LEAVE

6.1 Public Holidays

6.1.1 Employees are entitled to public holidays as contained in the NES and this clause.

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6.1.2 An employee (other than a casual employee) who would ordinarily be required to work on a day on which a public holiday falls is entitled to full pay for the time the employee would ordinarily have been required to perform work on that day.

6.1.3 All work done by an employee on:-

• 1 January; • 26 January (Australia Day); • Good Friday; • Easter Saturday; • Easter Monday; • 25 April (Anzac Day); • Labour Day; • The birthday of the Sovereign; • Christmas Day; • Boxing Day; • Royal National Agricultural Show Day, Queensland; or • Any day appointed under the Holidays Act 1983 to be kept in place of any

such holiday

will be paid for at the rate of double time and a half for a minimum of 4 hours.

6.1.4 Where the rate of wages is a weekly rate, "double time and a half' means one and a half days wages in addition to the prescribed weekly rate or pro rata if there is more or less than a day.

6.1.5 An employee who works on a public holiday may agree with the School to be paid at the ordinary rate and instead receive another day off in lieu within 28 days of the public holiday. If the employee subsequently works on the day in lieu of the deferred public holiday such employee shall be paid for that day as if it was a public holiday.

6.2 Personal/Carer's Leave

6.2.1 Employees are entitled to personal/carer's leave in accordance with the NES and this clause.

6.2.2 A full time employee is entitled to 10 days of paid personal/carer's leave for each year of service. Part time employees accrue paid personal/carer's leave on a pro rata basis.

6.2.3 An employee may take paid personal/carer's leave:-

(a) because the employee is not fit for work because of a personal illness, or personal injury, affecting the employee; or

(b) to provide care or support to a member of the employee's immediate family or a member of the employee's household who requires care or support because of:-

(i) A personal illness, or personal injury, affecting the member; or (ii) An unexpected emergency affecting the member.

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6.2.4 Personal/carer's leave accumulates from year to year.

6.2.5 The payment of personal/carer's leave is subject to the employee promptly advising the School of the employee's absence and its expected duration.

6.2.6 If the employee's absence is for more than 2 days, the employee is required to give the School a certificate from a medical practitioner or other reasonably acceptable evidence indicating the nature and approximate duration of the illness or injury.

6.3 Compassionate Leave

6.3.1 Employees are entitled to compassionate leave in accordance with the NES and this clause.

6.3.2 An employee (other than a casual employee) is entitled to two days of paid compassionate leave for each permissible occasion that a member of the employee's immediate family or a member of the employee's household:-

(a) contracts or develops a personal illness that poses a serious threat to their life; or

(b) sustains a personal injury that poses a serious threat to their life; or

(c) dies.

6.3.3 The payment for compassionate leave is subject to the employee promptly advising the School of the employee's absence and providing reasonable evidence of the need for such absence.

6.4 Parental Leave

6.4.1 Parental leave will be in accordance with the NES and this clause.

6.4.2 Female employees shall be entitled to fourteen (14) continuous and uninterrupted weeks paid matemity or adoption leave in accordance with the provisions of this clause.

The period of paid leave shall be deemed to be the first fourteen (14) weeks of the leave taken by the employee.

6.4.3 Male employees shall be entitled to a total of five (5) days paid patemity or adoption leave, of which a minimum of four days is to be taken consecutively. Leave is to be taken within fourteen (14) days of the birth or adoption of their child.

6.4.4 Eligibility for Paid Leave

The following employees shall be eligible for paid Leave:

• full time employees who have one (1) year's continuous service;

• part time employees who have been employed for one (1) calendar year (notwithstanding that the amount of service is less than the equivalent of one (1) year full time service);

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• fixed term employees who have been employed for one (1) calendar year (notwithstanding that the amount of service is less than the equivalent of one (1) year full time service). In determining this eligibility period for fixed term employees, two (2) or more fixed term periods may be combined so long as the gaps between such periods was less than three (3) months;

• where an employee has returned to work after a period of maternity leave, that employee shall be entitled to access a second or subsequent period of paid maternity leave.

6.4.5 Payment for Leave

An employee shall be paid at the rate the employee would have received had the employee been at work for the period of paid leave.

An employee shall receive payment for the paid leave in accordance with the fortnightly pay cycle.

Where after the first twenty weeks, a pregnancy terminates in other than the birth of a living child or where the child dies during the period of paid maternity leave, the employee shall continue to be entitled to fourteen (14) weeks paid leave, subject to the employee remaining on leave for a minimum of fourteen (14) weeks.

6.4.6 Paid Paternity/Maternity/Adoption Leave and other Entitlements

The period of paid leave shall count as service for all purposes.

The period of paid leave shall be exclusive of school vacation periods.

The period of paid leave shall be exclusive of Public Holidays that may fall within the period.

6.5 Long Service Leave

6.5.1 All employees will be entitled to Long Service Leave in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1999 and this clause.

6.5.2 All employees shall from 1 January 1995 accumulate a Long Service Leave entitlement at the rate of 1.3 weeks per year of completed service.

6.5.3 Those Employees who have seven years of eligible service, may access that entitlement to Long Service Leave which has been accumulated on existing formulas subject to the notification requirements of the Industrial Relations Act 1999.

6.5.4 Long Service Leave will be paid at the rate (including all purpose allowances such as extra curricular payments) the employee was receiving before commencing the leave.

6.5.5 An employee may request for their accessible long service leave entitlements to be paid out, in part or, in full. Such a request is subject to the following:-

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(a) The employee must make application for the payout of long service leave in writing;

(b) The request is subject to approval by the school; (c) The long service leave entitlement will be paid out at the rate

applicable to the employee at the time of payment; (d) The long service leave which has been paid out will be subject to a

corresponding deduction from the employee's accrued long service leave balance.

6.6 Defence Service Leave

Employees who are members of the Defence Force Reserve may access special leave with pay to attend camps or required courses to a maximum of 28 days per year.

The employee is required to repay to the School any monies paid by the Defence Force for attendance at camps or courses.

When possible the reservist will attend such activities during school vacations.

To be eligible for payments whilst on this special leave the employee must provide from the Defence Force Reserve:

• proof of attendance and duration of the camp or training; and

• a statement of monies paid by them to the employee for attendance at such camp or training (which will be the amount of money to be repaid to the School.)

6.7 Jury Leave

The School acknowledges that teachers and other employees are not exempt from jury service. Recognising the above, the School will continue to pay the employee their normal wages and allowances whilst on jury service provided that advice of the following is provided:

• proof of attendance; • duration of attendance; and • allowance received.

Attendance monies received for jury service by the employee will be refunded to the School.

6.8 Union Education Leave

6.8.1 Paid leave of absence may be granted to employees under the following conditions.

(a) Up to three days leave per year on ordinary pay shall be granted to attend courses, seminars or workshops of an industrial or professional nature conducted by; ACTU, IEUA-QNT or, specific union training courses approved by the union.

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(b) The leave shall be non-cumulative. One month's notice must be given of the employee's intention to take this leave.

(c) The application for leave shall be endorsed by the respective union.

(d) The granting of such leave shall be subject to the reasonable convenience of the School having regard to the efficient operation of the School. Consistent with the School's professional development guidelines the employer shall not unreasonably withhold approval to attend such courses.

(e) No employee shall be granted leave in excess of the duration of the course - Le. travelling time is not included.

(f) The School is not responsible for any additional costs except for the payment of relief employees where this is considered appropriate.

6.8.2 Application

PART 7.

Applications for this leave must be submitted through the Headmaster within the prescribed time limits and must include the following documentation:

(a) an application for leave;

(b) details of the course to be attended; and

(c) endorsement from the respective Union.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

7.1 Incidental and Peripheral Tasks

7.1.1 The School may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are reasonably within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training.

7.1.2 The School may direct an employee to carry out such duties and use such tools and equipment as may be required provided that the employee has been properly trained in the use of such tools and equipment (where relevant).

7.1.3 Any direction issued by the School pursuant to this clause shall be consistent with the School's responsibilities to provide a safe and healthy working environment.

7.2 Training of Single Bargaining Unit Representatives

The parties agree that employees who are appointed as members of the Single Bargaining Unit shall, prior to the commencement of the next enterprise bargaining negotiation, be able to access one (1) days paid leave to attend union provided training designed to aid their participation in the enterprise bargaining process. At the discretion of the School, employees may be granted an additional day's leave jf a particular need can be demonstrated.

This clause is subject to the following conditions:

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(a) An application for leave must be submitted to the Headmaster, giving at least one month's notice (or less as agreed between School and employee) of the employee's intention to take this leave.

(b) The application for leave must outline the details of the course or seminar. (c) The application for leave shall be endorsed by the respective union. (d) The granting of the leave shall be subject to the reasonable convenience of

the School and should not impact adversely on service delivery, work requirements and the effective and efficient operation of the school.

(e) The School is not responsible for any additional costs except for the payment of relief employees where this is considered appropriate.

7.3 Union Entry

The School recognises the rights of Unions, under the Act, to enter the workplace. The School will facilitate Union contact with employees by allowing meetings to be held during non-working times.

PARTS. TEACHER PROVISIONS

S.1 Induction

All new teaching staff will participate in the following induction and confirmation procedures:-

(i) Prior to appointment, the Headmaster or other nominated staff member will explain to each new teacher this process and the requirements of teachers as contained in the Staff Information Handbook;

-(ii) A written job description will be provided at the time of appointment with an opportunity to seek and receive clarification thereof;

(iii) (a) In the latter half of the second term of employment of each new teacher, he or she will be appraised in an interview involving the teacher's head of department and head of year and/or other persons appointed by the Headmaster (the ~appraising staff). Peer comment or evaluation and student evaluation will also be sought. The new teacher may nominate at least one colleague to provide peer comment.

(b) The appraisal will be conducted with reference to the written job description, the Staff Information Handbook, and the recognised professional standards for teachers. Data provided by the appraising staff's own observations, from peer comment or evaluation and from student evaluation will be taken into account. Other relevant data supplied by the new teacher may also be considered.

(c) The new teacher will be informed of their perceived strengths and weaknesses identified by the appraising staff, having reasonable regard to all information available to them.

(d) The new teacher may offer such written comments in response as the teacher deems appropriate.

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(iv)

(v)

(e) Following the appraisal interview, the appraising staff will confirm in writing their advice as to strengths and weaknesses in the light of any responses made by the new teacher.

(f) Appraising staff and the new teacher will then jointly develop strategies for overcoming any identified weaknesses and set goals in order to address those weaknesses. Within the limits of its resources and the expectations of other staff, the School will provide reasonable assistance to the new teacher in achieving those goals.

(a) Not less than ten teaching weeks after the appraisal interview and prior to the end of the third term of employment, there will be a further interview between the new teacher and the appraising staff to ascertain the extent to which the goals so specified have been or are being achieved.

(b) If, following that interview, the Headmaster considers that the goals have not been achieved to a satisfactory degree, the Headmaster will consult with the Union or with any other member of staff nominated by the new teacher. A BGS representative of the Union or another staff member nominated by the new teacher may then consult with the new teacher with a view to providing advice on the consequences of continued failure to achieve such goals and of how the teacher might do so.

(a) Not later than five weeks prior to the end of the fourth term of employment of the new teacher, the Headmaster will consult with such other members of the School staff as the Headmaster deems appropriate and the BGS Union representative or nominated staff member.

(b) Each person so consulted will be asked to indicate the extent to which each goal has been achieved, and in the case of any goal not yet achieved, whether that goal is likely to be achieved in a reasonable time. The teacher will also be invited to provide any evidence in support of their opinion and to offer any other comments which may be of assistance to the Headmaster.

(c) In the event that the Headmaster is satisfied that such goals have been met, the Headmaster will advise the staff member accordingly. In the event that the Headmaster concludes that the said goals have not been met, then the Headmaster may terminate the teacher's employment by notice in writing.

(vi) The new teacher may seek advice from the Union or from any other person at any stage during the process.

(vii) In the case of a new teacher appointed other than from the beginning of a new School term, the Headmaster will stipulate in the letter of appointment the dates by which the various elements of this process are to be completed, applying the provisions of this clause mutatis mutandis.

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8.2 Employment Categories

8.2.1 Teachers shall be advised in writing of their employment category upon apPointment.

8.2.2 Employment categories are:-

(a) Full time; (b) Part time; (c) Casual.

8.3 Part-Time Teachers

8.3.1 The status and rate of payment of a part-time teacher shall be determined by the School at point of engagement.

8.3.2 The rate of payment for part-time teachers shall be calculated by dividing the fortnightly rate of prescribed salary for a teacher of equivalent teaching experience and academic qualification by 60.

8.3.3 Part-time teachers employed in accordance with this provision shall accrue a pro rata entitlement to sick leave and vacation periods based on the average weekly hours of employment.

8.3.4 No existing employee will have the basis of their employment changed unless the change is agreed to by the employee.

8.3.5 A part-time teacher shall be allowed time for corrections, assessments or evaluations at the school not less than at the rate of one hour for every five hours of teaching time. This time shall be paid at the appropriate part-time rate.

8.3.6 A part-time teacher may be employed in the school up to thirty (30) hours per week. The number of hours to be worked on a weekly basis and the duties to be performed shall be agreed in writing on engagement.

8.3.7 A part-time teacher shall be deemed to have completed a year of service for salary increment purposes, when the aggregate amount of time paid in respect of work performed is 1,000 hours.

8.3.8 Payment shall also be made at the prescribed rate to a part-time teacher whose class or classes are not available unless notice of the unavailability of such classes has been given to the part-time teacher on the preceding school day_

8.4 Casual Teachers

8.4.1 A casual teacher shall be employed on an intermittent basis to relieve a teacher absent from duty or to meet a short term staffing need.

8.4.2 A casual teacher shall be employed for and receive a minimum payment of 3 hours for each day so employed.

8.4.3 A casual teacher may be employed in the School for up to thirty (30) hours per week.

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8.4.4 The rate of payment for casual teachers shall be calculated by dividing the fortnightly rate of the prescribed salary for a teacher of equivalent teaching experience and academic qualification by 53 and adding a casual loading of 23%.

8.4.5 A casual teacher shall be deemed to have completed a year of service for salary increment purposes when the aggregate amount of time paid in respect of work performed is 1000 hours.

8~5 Classification and Progression

8.5.1 The classification structure of teachers is set out in Appendix I.

8.5.2 A teacher shall be appointed no lower than at Band 2, Step 1.

8.5.3 Progression from one salary step to a higher salary step shall be by annual increment up to Band 3, Step 4.

8.6 Recognition and Reward for High Quality Performance of Duties by Teachers

As a means of providing an alternate career progression for non-PAR teachers the School makes the following provisions.

8.6.1 Two levels of salary are to be made accessible in addition to the classified salary step for staff who do not hold a Positions of Added Responsibility (PAR).

8.6.2 These levels are 3% (HQP Level 1 - HQP1) and 7% (HQP Level 2 - HQP2) above the highest classified salary which the staff member can otherwise access.

8.6.3 Appointment to these salary levels to be depended on merit performance as verified by the Performance Review Process.

8.6.4 Eligibility will be confined to staff who do not hold a PAR.

8.6.5 For teachers a pre-requisite will be the holding of a SpeCial Project Allowance for a minimum period of one academic year and classification as a Band 3 Step 4 teacher fOf one academic year.

8.6.6 Access to these merit performance levels will be by a review of performance measured against the criteria in clause 8.6.18 as informed by the recognised standards for teachers.

8.6.7 Eligible Teachers will be invited to have their performance reviewed by a performance review panel, comprised of: • A member of the Senior Leadership Team (Chair); • The teacher's Head of Department • An experienced external reviewer; • One other member agreed by the School and IEUA-QNT who holds a supervisory

position within the role of the eligible teacher; and • One other member (ex-officio) who is nominated by the applicant from an agreed

pool of trained teachers who are considered formally (e.g., by their current HOP status) or informally as expert practitioners. This nomination will endeavour to achieve equity in the use of teachers from this pool.

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• Other teaching staff may be invited to be ex-officio members of a performance review panel.

8.6.8 The review panel will assemble evidence to verify the performance of an eligible teacher. Where the Panel is unable to verify performance, the teacher will be invited to provide evidence to enable verification of high quality performance.

8.6.9 Suggested sources of evidence include (it is not intended that this list be prescriptive nor exhaustive): • Electronic resources;

• Lesson observations; • Student assessmenUperformance data; • Feedback to and from students; • Samples of units of work; • Records of communication with parents; • Use of ICTs in teaching and learning; and • Professional development activities.

8.6.10 As part of the verification process the teacher shall be provided with the evidence that has been collated. The teacher shall provide a professional reflection on that evidence.

The Panel shall identify any matter(s) it wishes the teacher to address in the reflection otherwise the teacher shall reflect on the evidence at their discretion. The reflection shall be consistent with the key considerations of the Panel at clause 8.6.11.

The reflection will be initially in writing. The teacher may request or be requested to expand and clarify his or her written reflection during a conversation with the Panel. The written reflection will be about 750 words. The written reflection will be provided prior to the Panel considering the teacher's application.

8.6.11 For candidates being reviewed for potential recognition and reward at HQP 1, this reflection and evidence will be primarily concerned with performance relating to the School Ethos Standard and those domains of teaching relating to professional knowledge and professional practice. Candidates being reviewed for potential recognition and reward at HQP 2, evidence and reflection will also be required for the domain of teaching relating to professional engagement.

8.6.12 The Performance Review Panel will make a recommendation concerning the performance of an eligible teacher and responsibility for approval of high quality performance will rest with the Headmaster.

8.6.13 Application of additional remuneration for HQP will be for up to 24 months at a time. In the case of the first level of remuneration this will be from 1 January to 31 December in the following year. For the second level of remuneration, it will apply for two years from the beginning of Term 4 following successful performance review during Term 3.

The Headmaster may initiate a performance review outside these timings.

8.6.14 A staff member who completes at least one year at HQP1 will be eligible thereafter for the next cycle of performance review for HQP2.

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8.6.15 Failure to maintain exemplary performance will result in regression to a lower level of salary.

8.6.16 All teachers whose performance is reviewed will receive a written statement of outcomes at the end of the review period. For those teachers with a successful review of performance, this statement will include a relevant salary the teacher will receive. In the case of an unsuccessful review, the statement outcomes will indicate the developmental areas for the teacher concerned.

8.6.17 Given the three aspects of a teacher's role at Brisbane Grammar School, it will be necessary for a teacher to perform at exemplary level in academic duties and one or other of the pastoral or extracurricular roles and in a satisfactory level in the other to receive recognition an reward at HQP1 and to perform at an exemplary level in all three aspects of a teacher's role to receive recognition and reward at HQP2.

8.6.18 For teaching staff, performance will be reviewed with respect to high quality performance in the following areas, informed where appropriate by the recognised professional standards for teachers:

(a) Academic Duties

• content and structure of teaching • teaching methods • availability and feedback to students • motivating students to learn • quality and validity of assessment and reporting • contribution to curriculum or other School development • contribution to professional collegial environment

(b) Student welfare duties

• delivery of the Personal Development program • attention to administrative duties (including pastoral reporting and supervisory

responsibilities) • ability to know and treat students in his/her pastoral care as individuals.

(c) Extra-curricular duties

• developing the skills of students • developing the social, team and inter -/intra- personal skills of students

(including sportsmanship, where appropriate) • using clear, accurate and responsible administrative procedures • displaying positive attitudes and perceptions with regard to the activity and

encouraging these among the students concerned.

(d) In general, with respect to all duties, teachers will be adjudged in respect of their ability to work with a client-centred focus.

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8.6.19 Transitional arrangements:

(a) HQP Levell

Teachers who are newly eligible for recognition and reward for high quality performance at the first level at the end of 2011 may access the current nomination process and if successful will have extended tenure until the HOP 2 performance review cycle in 2013; and

Teachers currently classified as HOP 1 may have this classification continued without review until the relevant performance review cycle in 2012.

(b) HQP Level 2

Teachers who are newly eligible for HOP 2 at the end of 2011 may access the current HOP 2 nomination process and if successful will have extended tenure until the HOP 2 performance review cycle in 2013; and

Teachers currently classified as HOP 2 will have this classification extended until the HOP 2 performance review cycle in 2012.

8.6.20 Teachers with positions of added responsibility will become eligible from 1 January 2012 for recognition and reward for high quality performance of their duties. This voluntary classification process will involve an evidence based performance review of the teacher concerned, by a panel consisting of three members of the Senior Leadership Team, one of whom is the teacher's usual supervisor and one of whom is the Deputy Headmaster - Staff and Community Relations. The review will involve a portfolio of evidence and supporting documentation and an interview presentation to the panel.

This recognition and reward scheme will allow access to two salary increments of 3% and 7% above the salary level of that member of staff. The first of these will be at the Headmaster's approval following unanimous recommendation of the panel and will be accessible for two years. Following these two years and a review of performance of the teacher at the end of this period, a further increment of 4% will be accessed by the teacher for the remainder of the teacher's contract.

8.6.21 Operational Dates

(a) HQP 1

Performance Reviews Initiated: Second week in August

Performance Reviews Conducted: Term 3

Outcomes Advised: End of Term 4

Application: 1 January the following year.

(b) HQP 2

Performance Reviews Initiated: End of Term 2

Performance Reviews Conducted: By mid Term 3

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Outcomes Advised: End of Term 3

Application: From first pay date in Term 4

Employees on [eave will not have their performance reviewed until six (6) months has elapsed following retum to work.

8.7 Hours of Work

8.7.1 Hours of Duty

The ordinary hours of duty for teachers are 30 hours per week Monday to Friday.

8.7.2 Term Weeks

In general there will be 38 teaching weeks each year and up to 5 days of programmed professional development activities during the week before the commencement of the School year.

Commencing 2012, the final day of each semester each year will conclude at lunch time. The final day of Semester Two will be a Friday and no later than 4 December subject to the current pattem of term dates used by Education Queensland continuing. In the event that the pattem of term dates used by Education Queensland changes significantly the SBU will be reconvened to consider the impact of this change and whether the timing of the final day of Semester 2 should alter.

The school year commencement and conclusion dates for 2012 and 2013 are as follows:-

2012 23 January - 30 November

2013 29 January - 29 November

8.7.3 Timetabled Duty

Up to 80% of a teacher's ordinary hours of duty may be timetabled. Such timetabled duties shall mean subject teaching time, administrative class time, student welfare periods, assembly and programmed sport in the middle school.

8.7.4 Other Duties

The remaining 20% of a teacher's ordinary hours of duty will comprise preparation and correction time, class supervision, playground supervision (a maximum of one 25 minute period per week per year) and other duties reasonably expected of a teacher at the School excluding activities that are subject to Clause 8.10.3.

The School allocates counted class supervisions on the basis of a combined average of all teachers of 6 counted class supervisions per semester.

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The aim is to have no more than 1 counted supervision per week per teacher.

Supervision periods wiU be allocated after consideration of the previously allocated supervisions, the teacher's extra responsibilities, the particular specialist nature of the class to be covered, a teacher's workload that day, the availability of casual staff, the teacher's timetabled load and the School's intent that the allocation of supervision periods be equitable.

8.7.5 Breaks

Teachers are entitled to a paid morning tea break of 10 minutes per day. This time shall be included in the teacher's ordinary hours of duty.

Teachers are entitled to an unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes duration per day.

8.7.6 Additional Hours

(a) Teachers may be required to undertake bus stop supervision of 40 minutes per day for one week each year.

(b) Teachers will make themselves available for parenUteacher conferences outside normal contact time on two occasions per student per year.

(e) Residential Camps

The current practice concerning teacher attendance at residential camps of students (Year 6: 2 nights, Year 7: 4 + 2 nights, Years 8, 9 and 10: 4 nights, Subject Camp: 4 nights) will continue.

The School recognises the potential disruption to family commitments caused by the attendance at official School camps. In recognition of this, the School will reimburse a teacher who attends to supervise students and run programs a maximum amount of $50.00 for reasonable out of pocket expenses for each day that the teacher is in attendance at the approved camp provided that the teacher on each occasion has stayed a minimum of 2 nights. A request for payment shall be made to the Headmaster at least fourteen (14) days prior to the commencement of the camp and the Headmaster shall provide advice to the teacher before the camp is conducted.

8.8 Proportion of Salary

8.8.1 A teacher shall be paid from the date the teacher commences duty with the SchooL

8.8.2 A teacher who has taught or been granted leave by the School for each day of the school year shall be paid for a full calendar year commencing on 1 January.

8.8.3 A teacher who ceases duty before completing 10 teaching weeks of employment shall be paid in lieu of vacation pay an amount equal to 1/12th of their ordinary pay for the period of employment.

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8.8A A teacher who ceases duty after at least 10 teaching weeks of employment shall be paid the proportion of the teacher's annual salary of that year that the teacher's service excluding school vacation periods bares to the School's academic year.

8.9 Annual Leave Loading

8.9.1 A teacher who has taught or been granted leave by the School for each day of the school year shall receive an annual leave loading of 17.5% of four weeks salary calcu1ated on the salary which the teacher was receiving immediately before commencing the mid summer vacation.

8.9.2 A teacher who commences employment after the beginning of the school year and:-

(a) has taught for at least 20 weeks; or (b) has taught for at least for a full school term and who teaches to the end

of the school year;

shall be paid a proportion of the annual leave loading that the teacher's service .excluding school vacation periods bears to the school's academic year.

8.9.3 A teacher who resigns having given the required period of notice or whose services are terminated by the School for reasons other than misconduct and who has taught for at least the full first school term shall be paid a proportion of annual leave loading that the teacher's service excluding school vacation periods bears to the school's academic year. Such loading shall be calculated upon the salary which the teacher was receiving immediately before cessation of employment.

8.9A Annual leave loading shall be paid at the commencement of the mid summer vacation or upon cessation of employment.

8.10 Special Project Allowance

A Special Project Allowance provision shall operate in accordance with Appendix A.

8.11 Teacher Specific Efficiency and Effectiveness Initiatives

8.11.1 Curriculum Review and Development

The School and teachers acknowledge the current curriculum review and development underway and recognise the importance of staged implementation consistent with a well managed change process.

The School and teachers agree to continue this review and development process and consistent with the consultative mechanisms provided in this Agreement agree to promote improvements in the quality of teaching and learning as contained in the School's Academic Development Plan. It is acknowledged that non-teaching staff have an important role to play in assisting the School to meet its curriculum goals.

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The School and teachers acknowledge the commitment to the implementation of Dimensions of Learning as a framework for constructing and delivery of curriculum and for learning in general throughout the School. The School will provide appropriate resources to implement Dimensions of Learning.

The School and teachers acknowledge the commitment to teaching and learning in a technology rich environment. The School will provide appropriate resources to support the development and use of leTs in teaching and learning.

8.11.2 Flexibility in the structuring of the School Day

Flexibility in the structuring of the school day may become increasingly significant as an aspect of developments in schooling. Accordingly, the School and teachers agree to discuss and negotiate possible improvements which may be identified which would require adjustments to the current structure of the school day at the School. Provided that such changes will not increase the existing contact time for teachers.

8.11.3 Extra Curricular Activities

The importance to the well being of the School of a wide variety of extra­curricular activities and the importance of these activities to the overall development of the students is recognised. A well organised and beneficial extra-curricular program is essential.

The School acknowledges that teachers are committed to the extra-curricular life of the School.

Individual extra-curricular arrangements are described below according to several categories:

(a) Each full-time teacher and who does not hold a position of special responsibility, will receive, in addition to any SPAP allowance to which the teacher may be entitled, an allowance as appropriate to the duties performed and categorised in the Bands below. This allowance will attract superannuation entitlements;

Note: - There will be an opportunity for Heads of Department to negotiate independently with the Headmaster for an alternative "academic~ extra-curricular responsibility in lieu of one of the two expected sports/activities. Heads of Year will be required to perform alternative responsibilities related to their role in lieu of one of the two expected sports/activities.

(b) Teachers who do not contribute to the extra-curricular program will continue to be paid the appropriate salary, as contained in this Agreement.

The Headmaster will retain the responsibility for deciding what constitutes bonafide sports and extra-curricular activities beyond the duties of classroom teaching practice.

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Appraisal of the teacher's involvement in extra-curricular activities will be a part of the process of Developmental Appraisal. Professional Development does, and will continue, to embrace staff work in extra­curricular activities (e.g. Level 1/2 etc. coaching courses for sports; referees/umpiring courses, etc).

It is acknowledged that in exceptional circumstances individuals may .apply to the Headmaster for temporary relief of extra curricula activities.

8.11.4 PAR Agreement

The SchooJ wishes to acknowledge the important developmental role which Heads of Departments are playing and will continue to play in curriculum and staff matters. In particular, the following ongoing expectations will be required of the role of a Head of Department

1. Performance of Heads of Department in effective appraisal of staff members and the construction and supervision of relevant professional development programmes for department staff members.

2. Showing a continuing commitment to the processes of academic review and development and playing an effective, positive and leadership role in the realisation and implementation of school academic planning and development.

3. Strong support for and commitment to the concept of developmental and transformational leadership central to the Head of Department role at the School.

4. Commitment to personal professional development to maintain the Head of Department in a position of informed leadership of his/her Department.

8.11.5 Reporting Formats

Senior staff and teaching staff agree to review current reporting formats and procedures, with a view to improving further upon the quality which is currently provided to students and their parents.

8.12 Alternative Wage Structure for Teachers

8.12.1 A review of the Teacher classification structure and operational provisions will be undertaken as a commitment to supporting quality teaching and learning at the School. The process of review and implementation shall be conducted in the following terms.

8.12.2 Nature of Process

The Brisbane Grammar School Single Bargaining Unit (SBU) will be convened regularly and as appropriate to review and consider this undertaking and any recommendations that may arise.

8.12.3 Terms of Reference

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The review process is seeking to identify industry and world best practice. The review process is to be consultative, collaborative and researched.

8.12.4 Scope

The review will examine classification structures and operational provisions including salary range, classification band scales, entry level rates, rates for experienced teachers, progression through the band scales and transition provisions to any new classification structure.

8.12.5 Relevance to other employees

The SBU shall consider the outcomes of the review and negotiate as necessary wage provisions relevant to School Officers and Services Staff.

8.12.6 Implementation

Implementation of any revised classification structure and operational provisions shall occur from the commencement of a calendar year.

Where agreement is reached to amend this Agreement that will occur in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

8.13 Positions of Added Responsibility Review

During the life of this Agreement a Working Group will be convened and shall clarify positions of PAR in the following terms:

(a) Relativities of PARs to classroom teachers on promotional rates of pay;

(b) Revision of the relativities of Heads of Department, Heads of Year and Directors;

(c) Clarification of the conditions of Heads of Department including:

(i) agreed time release; (ii) factors determining quantum of time release; and (iii) secretarial assistance; (iv) remuneration

The outcomes of the Working Group shall be determined and provided to the School by no later than July 2012.

8.14 Positions of Added Responsibility

The School may appoint teachers to a position of added responsibility as set out in Appendix B of this Agreement.

8.15 Tennination of Employment

8.15.1 Teachers are entitled to notice of termination in accordance with the NES and this clause.

8.15.2 Termination by the School- Full Time Teachers

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(a) The School may terminate a full time teacher's employment upon the giving of one month's notice in writing of the termination.

(b) Employees who are over 45 years old and who have completed at least 5 years continuous service with the School shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.

(c) Payment in lieu of notice shall be made by the School if the appropriate notice is not given. Employment may be terminated by part of the notice period specified and part payment in lieu.

(d) The period of notice shall not apply in the case of dismissal for serious misconduct or an employee engaged for a specific period or task.

8.15.3 Termination by the Schoof- Part Time Teachers

(a) The School may terminate a part time teacher's employment upon the giving of the following notice:-

Period of Continuous Service Period of Notice Less than 3 years service 2 weeks notice More than 3 years but less than 5 years 3 weeks notice More than 5 years 4 weeks notice

(b) Employees who are over 45 years old and who have completed at least 2 years continuous service with the School shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.

(c) Payment in lieu of notice shall be made by the School if the appropriate notice is not given. Employment may be terminated by part of the period notice specified and part payment in lieu.

(d) The period of notice shall not apply in the case of dismissal for serious misconduct or an employee engaged for a specific period or task.

8.15.4 Notice of Termination by Teacher

(a) The notice of termination required to be given by a teacher shall be the same as that required of the School exCept that there will be no additional notice based on the age of the employee concerned.

(b) If a teacher fails to give notice, the School shall have the right to withhold monies due to the teacher in an amount equal to the amount the employee would have received if the required notice had been served. Employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part withholding of wages in lieu of notice.

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PART 9. NON TEACHER PROVISIONS

9.1 Induction

All new non-teaching staff will participate in the following induction and confirmation procedures: -

(i) Prior to appointment, the Headmaster or other nominated staff member will explain to each new non-teaching staff member this process and the requirements of staff as contained in the Staff Information Handbook;

(ii) A wrrtten job description will be provided at the time of appointment and given an opportunity to seek and receive clarification thereof;

(iii)

(iv)

(a) No earlier than six weeks and no later than eight weeks after the commencement of employment of each new staff member, the staff member will be appraised in an interview involving their head of section and/or other persons appointed by the Headmaster (the "appraising staff'). Peer comment or evaluation will also be sought. The new staff member may nominate at least one fellow employee to provide peer comment.

(b) The appraisal will be conducted with reference to the job description, the Staff Information Handbook, and the relevant appraisal document.

(c) Data provided by the appraising staff's own observations, from peer comment or evaluation will be taken into account. other relevant data supplied by the new staff member may also be considered.

(d) The new staff member will be informed of their perceived strengths and weaknesses identified by the appraising staff, having reasonable regard to all information available to them.

(e) The new staff member may offer such written comments in response as the staff member deems appropriate.

(f) Following the appraisal interview, the appraising staff will confirm in writing their advice as to strengths and weaknesses in the light of any responses made by the new staff member.

(g) Appraising staff and the new staff member will then jointly develop strategies for overcoming any identified weaknesses and set goals in order to address those weaknesses. Within the limits of its resources and the expectations of other staff, the School will provide reasonable assistance to the new staff member in achieving those goals.

(a) Not less than four weeks nor longer than six weeks after the appraisal, there will be a further interview between the new staff member and the appraising staff to ascertain the extent to which the goals so specified have been or are being achieved.

(b) If, following that interview, the Headmaster considers that the goals have not been achieved to a satisfactory degree, the Headmaster will consult with the relevant Union or with any other member of staff nominated by the new staff member. A BGS representative of the

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Union or another staff member nominated by the new non-teaching staff member may then consult with the new staff member with a view to providing advice on the consequences of continued failure to achieve such goals and of the staff member might do so.

Within four weeks after the second interview of the new staff member, the Headmaster will consult with such other members of the School staff as the Headmaster deems appropriate and the BGS Union representative or nominated staff member.

(b) Each person so consulted will be asked to indicate the extent to which each goal has been. achieved, and in the case of any goal not yet achieved, whether that goal is likely to be achieved in a reasonable time. They will also be invited to provide any evidence in support of their opinion and to offer any other comments which may be of assistance to the Headmaster.

(c) In the event that the Headmaster is satisfied that such goals have been met, the Headmaster will advise the staff member accordingly. In the event that the Headmaster concludes that the said goals have not been met, then the Headmaster may terminate the new staff member's employment by notice in writing.

(vi) The new staff member may seek advice from the Union or from any other person at any stage during the process.

9.2 Annual leave

9.2.1 Non Teaching employees are entitled to annual leave in accordance with the NES and this clause.

9.2.2 Full time employees are entitled to four weeks paid annual leave for each completed year of service.

9.2.3 Part time and term time employees will be entitled to paid annual leave on a pro rata basis.

9.2.4 Annual leave is paid at the employee's ordinary wage rate for the period of the annual leave plus an additional amount of leave loading of 17.5%.

9.2.5 The School may allow an employee to take annual leave either wholly or partly in advance. Where paid leave has been granted in advance and the employee subsequently ceases employment with the School before completing the required amount of service to account for the leave provided in advance, the School is entitled to deduct the amount of leave in advance still owing from any remuneration payable to the employee upon termination of employment.

9.2.6 The School and an employee may agree for the employee to take annual leave at a particular time. However, the School may direct an employee who has at least 4 weeks accrued annual leave to take all or a part of that accrued annual leave on being given at least 4 weeks' notice.

9.2.7 The School shuts down for a period of up to 4 weeks over the Christmas and New Year period. The Headmaster will advise employees of the shutdown

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period by no later than 30 June each year. All employees (except employees who have obtained prior approval from the Headmaster) will be required to take leave over this shutdown period. Employees in taking this leave will take leave in the first instance from accrued rostered days off and then accrued annual leave.

9.3 Termination of Employment

9.3.1 Employees are entitled to notice of termination in accordance with the NES and this clause.

9.3.2 The School may terminate an employee's employment only if the employee has been given the following notice:-

Period of Continuance Service Period of Notice Not more than 1 year 1 week More than 1 year but not more than 3 years 2 weeks More than 3 years but not more than 5 years . 3 weeks More than 5 years 4 weeks

9.3.3 In addition to the notice above, employees who are over 45 years old and who have completed at least 2 years continuous service with the School shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.

9.3.4 Payment in lieu of notice shall be made by the School if the appropriate notice is not given. Employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part payment in lieu.

9.3.5 The period of notice shall not apply in the case of dismissal for serious misconduct, or in the case of a casual employee, or an employee engaged for a specific period or task.

9.3.6 An employee (other than a casual employee) will give the School the same notice that is required by the School to terminate the employment except that there will no additional notice based on the age of the employee concerned. If an employee fails to give notice, the School shall have the right to withhold from monies due to the employee an amount equal to the amount the employee would have received if the required notice had been served.

9.4 Recognition and Reward for High Quality Performance of Duties - Non­teaching staff

9.4.1 Two levels of salary are accessible in addition to the classified salary steps for staff who do not hold a position of added responsibility.

9.4.2 These levels to be set as 3% (High Quality performance Level 1 - HQP 1) and 7% (High Quality Performance Level 2 - HOP 2) above the highest classified salary which the staff member can otherwise access.

9.4.3 Appointment to these salary levels to be dependent upon merit performance.

9.4.4 The pre-requisite for a member of the non-teaching staff is twelve months service at the highest classification available for the employee's position.

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9.4.5 Panel Review

(a) Eligible non-teaching staff will be invited to have their performance reviewed by a performance review panel, comprised of:

• A member of the Senior Leadership Team, or Supervisor;

• The Business Manager; • One other member who is nominated from a -panel agreed by the

School and the IEUA-ONT.

Other non-teaching staff may be invited to be ex-officio members of a performance review panel.

(b) The review panel will assemble evidence to verify the performance of an eligible non-teacher. Where the Panel is unable to verify performance, the non-teacher will be invited to provide evidence to enable verification of high quality performance.

(c) The Performance Review Panel will make a recommendation concerning the performance of an eligible teacher and responsibility for approval of high quality performance will rest with the Headmaster.

9.4.6 Application of additional remuneration for high quality performance will be for 24 months at a time, from 1 January to 31 December. Reviews will be finalised by early December each year.

9.4.7 A staff member who completes two successive years at the first level of added remuneration will be eligible thereafter for a performance review to verify eligibility for the second level of added remuneration for high quality performance.

9.4.8 Failure to maintain exemplary performance will result in regression to a lower level of salary.

9.4.9 All non-teachers whose performance is reviewed will receive a written statement of outcomes at the end of the review period. For those non­teachers with a successful review of performance, this statement will include a relevant salary the non-teacher will receive. In the case of an unsuccessful review, the statement outcomes will indicate the developmental areas for the non-teacher concerned from the Headmaster or the Business Manager

9.4.10 For non-teaching staff performance will be adjudged according to the following areas:

• professional skill and application to tasks • quality of product • reliability (including ability to work with low level of supervision) • initiative, where appropriate • ability to form part of a team, when appropriate • professional collegial support • client-centred focus • personal presentation •

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9.4.11 In transitioning to this new system review time lines will be extended to 31 March 2012 with payment backdated to 1 Jan 2012.

PART 10. SERVICES STAFF PROVISIONS

10.1 Employment categories

10.1.1 Employees (other than casuals) covered by this Agreement shall be advised in writing of their employment category upon appointment.

Employment categories are:

(a) full-time;

(b) part-time (as prescribed in clause 10.2); or

(c) casual (as prescribed in clause 10.3); or

(d) term time (as prescribed in clause 10.4)

10.2 Part-time Employment

10.2.1 A part-time employee is an employee who:

(a) is employed for 12 or more ordinary hours but less than 38 ordinary hours per week on the basis of 52 weeks per annum; and

(b) has reasonably predictable hours of work; and

(c) receives, on a pro rata basis, equivalent pay and conditions to those of full­time employees covered by this Schedule.

10.2.2 At the time of engagement, the School and the employee will agree in writing on the pattern of work: required, including specifying the number of ordinary hours per week, the days on which the work is to be performed and the normal daily starting and finishing times.

10.2.3 Any variation to the work pattern, including the normal starting and finishing times prescribed will be in accordance with methods of altering the ordinary hours of work: for full-time employees.

10.2.4 The agreed number of ordinary hours per week may be varied by mutual agreement. Any such agreed variation to the number of weekly hours of work will be recorded in writing.

10.2.5 All time worked outside the spread of ordinary working hours and the employees normal starting and finishing times of ordinary hours will be overtime and paid as such.

10.2.6 A part-time employee must be paid for ordinary hours worked at the rate of 1/38th of the weekly rate prescribed for the class of work performed.

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10.2.7 Where a public holiday falls on a day upon which an employee is normally employed, that employee shall be paid the appropriate rate for the number of hours normally worked on that day.

10.3 Casual Employment

10.3.1 A casual employee is an employee engaged as such.

10.3.2 A casual employee shall be paid an hourly rate equal to the appropriate weekly rate divided by 38 plus the casual loading outlined be10w.

Date Casual Loading From the first pay period commencing on or

24% after approval by FWA 1 July 2012 24.5% 1 Julv 2013 25%

10.3.3 A casual employee will be engaged and paid for a minimum of three hours for each engagement.

10.3.4 A casual employee who has been engaged on a regular and systematic basis for several periods of employment during a period of months may elect to have his or her employment converted to full time or part time employment depending on the number of hours regularly worked over the previous 12 month period. The School may consent to or refuse such election but shall not unreasonably refuse such election. Any disputes over conversion will be managed through the Grievance and Dispute Resolution clause.

10.4 Term Time Employment

10.4.1 A term-time employee shall be paid an hourly rate for ordinary hours worked equal to the appropriate weekly full-time rate divided by 38.

10.4.2 Where a public holiday falls on a day upon which an employee is normally employed, that employee shall be paid the appropriate rate for the number of hours normally worked on that day.

10.4.3 ~Term-time employee" is a continuing employee engaged to work:

(a) 38 ordinary hours per week but less than 52 weeks per annum; or

(b) Less than 38 ordinary hours per week and less than 52 weeks per annum.

10.4.4 The following list of services at the School shall be excluded from Term-time employment:

(a) cleaning; (b) maintenance; (c) greenkeeping; (d) security; (e) nurses.

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10.4.5 It is acknowledged that nurses only work term time. However, their working arrangements do not fit within the definition of term time employees and, as such, they are engaged as other categories of employees or pursuant to individual flexibility agreements.

10.5 Junior Employees

The rates of pay for junior employees Grade A or B shall be as follows:-

Age Percentage of Appropriate

Adult Minimum Rate Under 17 years of age 50 17 and under 18 years of age 60 18 and under 19 years of age 70 19 and under 20 years of aae 80 20 and under 21 years of a e 90

10.6 Hours of work

10.6.1 Ordinary Hours of Work

(a) Subject to clause 10.6.3, the ordinary hours of work for all employees shall be an average of 38 per week, to be worked on one of the following bases:

(i) 38 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 7 consecutive days; or

(i) 76 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days; or

(ii) 114 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 21 consecutive days; or

(iii) 152 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days; or

(iv) an average of 38 hours per week within a work cycle of up to 12 months for nurses, where mutual agreement is reached between the School and the nurse involved.

(b) The ordinary hours of work will be worked on not more than 5 days in a week, Monday to Sunday indusive.

(c) Ordinary hours of work will be undertaken within the following spread of hours:-

(i) Catering staff and bus drivers - 6:00am to 1 0:00pm (ii) Nurses - No spread of hours (iii) Security, cleaners and caretakers - 6:00am to 6:00pm (iv) Grounds staff and maintenance employees - 5:30am to

6:00pm

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(d) The ordinary starting and finishing times of individual employees may be staggered provided that there is agreement between the School and the majority of employees concerned.

(e) Work done outside of the ordinary hours outlined above will be paid at overtime rates.

(f) The ordinary hours of work will be worked continuously, except for meal breaks.

(g) The ordinary hours of work prescribed herein shall not exceed 10 hours any day:

Provided that where the ordinary working hours are to exceed 8 on any day the arrangement of hours shall be subject to the agreement of the School and the majority of employees involved.

(h) The ordinary hours for all permanent employees shall be worked according to a roster showing the starting and finishing times on each day. The roster shall be prepared by the School and shall be posted in a conspicuous place or places accessible to the employees concerned. Such roster may be altered by mutual consent at any time or by the School giving at least 7 days' notice to the employee or employees concemed.

(i) The School will provide employees with a rostered day off each 4 weeks. An employee may request to work their ordinary hours over a 9 day fortnight. The School may grant such a request if the School's operational requirements are met.

10.6.2 Procedures for enterprise level discussions

(a) The School and all employees concerned shall consult over the most appropriate means of working a 38 hour week.

(b) The objective of such consultation shall be to reach agreement on the method of working the 38 hour week.

(c) The outcome of such consultation shall be recorded in writing.

(d) In cases where agreement cannot be reached as a result of consultation between the parties, either party may request the assistance or advice of their relevant employee or School representative.

(e) Notwithstanding the consultative procedures outlined above, and notwithstanding any lack of agreement by employees, the School shall have the right to make the final determination as to the method by which the 38 hour week is implemented or worked from time to time.

(f) Upon giving 7 days notice or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed upon, the method of working the 38 hour week may be altered, from time to time, following negotiations between the School and employees concerned.

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10.6.3 Method of payment for ordinary hours of work

Ordinary hours for all employees shall be paid on the basis of not more than 38 per week, on an averaged basis according to the work cycle, notwithstanding that in excess of 38 ordinary hours may be worked to maximise leisure time off.

10.7 Meal breaks

10.7.1 Except as provided herein employees shall be entitled to a daily meal break of not less than one hour between the 4th and 6th hours from the commencement of worle

Provided that the daily meal break may be reduced to 30 minutes where mutually agreed by the School and the employee.

10.8 Rest pauses

10.8.1 Full time employees

Full time employees shall receive a rest pause of 10 minutes duration in the 1st and 2nd half of each day worked or may be combined into one 20 minute rest break. Where rest pauses are combined the working day shall be divided into 3 approximately equal periods of work.

10.8.2 Casual and part time employees

Casual and part time employees who work a mInImum of 4 consecutive ordinary hours but less than 8 consecutive ordinary hours on anyone day shall receive a rest pause of 10 minutes' duration.

Casual and part time employees who work a minimum of 8 consecutive ordinary hours (excluding the meal break) shall be entitled to the same rest pauses as prescribed for full time employees.

10.8.3 Rest pauses shall be taken in the School's time.

10.8.4 Rest pauses shall be taken at times to suit the convenience of the School so as not to interfere with the continuity of work where continuity is necessary.

10.9 Weekend Work

10.9.1 An employee required to work ordinary hours on a Saturday or Sunday shall receive, in addition to their ordinary time rate of pay a penalty payment as set out below

(a) Catering Staff:-

Saturday - 25% of the ordinary time rate. Sunday - 50% of the ordinary time rate.

(b) Nurses:-

Saturday - 50% of the ordinary time rate.

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Sunday - 75% of the ordinary time rate.

(c) Security, Cleaners, Bus Drivers and Caretakers:-

Saturday - 50% of the ordinary time rate. Sunday - 50% of the ordinary time rate.

(d) Grounds staff and Maintenance Employees:-

Saturday - 50% of the ordinary time rate. Sunday - 100% of the ordinary time rate.

10.10 Shift Work for Nurses and Security Guards

10.10.1 Nurses and Security Guards may be required to undertake shift work in accordance with this clause.

10.10.2 Afternoon Shift - Extra Payment

(a) "Afternoon Shift~ means a shtft where a majority of hours are worked after twelve midday and are finished at or after 6:00pm.

(b) Afternoon shift workers shall be paid an allowance of 12.5% for each shift of ordinary hours.

10.10.3 Night shift - Extra Payment

(a) "Night shiftD is a shift commencing at or after 6:00pm or before 7:30am the following day, the major portion of which is worked between 6:00pm and 7:30am.

(b) Night shift workers shall be paid an allowance of 15% for each shift of ordinary hours.

10.10.4 Afternoon and night shift allowances shall not apply on Saturday and Sunday when extra payments for weekend work apply.

10.11 Overtime

10.11.1 All time worked in excess of or outside of the ordinary hours of work, contained in clause 10.6.1 'Ordinary Hours of Work, will be deemed overtime.

10.11.2 All overtime in anyone day, except as otherwise provided, will be paid for at 1 1/2 times the ordinary rate for the first 3 hours and double time thereafter.

Should an employee commence overtime within 3 hours of the usual starting time, the employee will be paid at the rate of time and one-half for such time preceding the usual starting time, but thereafter at ordinary rates.

10.11.3 An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the employee's business premises (whether notified before or after leaving the premises) will be paid for a minimum of 3 hours' work at the appropriate rate.

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10.11.4 If an employee is called upon to work overtime commencing on Saturday or Sunday the employee will be paid for a minimum of 3 hours. All overtime work done on Sundays will be paid for at double the ordinary rate of payment.

(a) Any employee required to work overtime on a Saturday or Sunday beyond the 5th hour of such overtime, will be entitled to an unpaid meal break of 30 minutes.

(b) Should the employee be required to continue such overtime beyond 9 hours, the employee will be entitled to a further break or 30 minutes for which no deduction of pay will be made.

(c) After each further 4 hours of overtime, the employee will be entitled to a 45 minute break for which no deduction of pay will be made, provided that the employee is required to continue working thereafter.

(d) Further, the School will supply a reasonable meal at the School's expense, at all paid breaks which are prescribed, or pay an allowance of $12.00 in lieu thereof.

10.11.5 When any portion of an hour'S overtime is worked, the employee will receive payment in respect of any broken part of an hour for not less than 1/4 of an hour at current overtime rates.

10.11.6 When any portion of a meal break is worked, such portion will be paid for at double rates. If more than half the meal break is worked, the employee will continue to receive double rates until the School gives the employee a meal break.

10.11.7 Employees who are required to continue work after their usual ceasing time will be entitled to a 30 minute crib break after 2 hours, or after one hour if overtime continues beyond 6.00 p.m.

After each further period of 4 hours the employee will be allowed 45 minutes for crib. No deduction of pay will be made in respect of any such crib breaks.

10.11.8 An employee who works so much overtime between the termination of the employee's ordinary work. on one day, and the commencement of the employee's ordinary work on the next day that the employee has not had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between those times will be released after completion of such overtime until the employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.

If on the instructions of the School such an employee resumes or continues work without having had such 10 consecutive hours off duty, the employee will be paid double rates until the employee is released from duty for such period until the employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.

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10.11.9 For overtime worked in any calling in or in connection with which more than one shfft per day is worked, employees will be paid not less than double their ordinary rates of wages.

10.12 Unifonns

10.12.1 Employees who have a provision of uniform as a condition of employment shall, upon appointment, be provided with 5 uniforms and replacements upon demonstration of "fair wear and tear". It shall be the responsibility of the employee to maintain and launder such uniforms.

PART 11. SCHOOL OFFICER PROVISIONS

11.1 Contract of employment

11.1.1

11.1.2

Each employee (other than a casual employee) shall be advised in writing at point of engagement and at other times when varied in accordance with this Schedule, the following:

(a) The nature of engagement as either full-time or such other category as provided in clause 11.1.2.

(b) If not full-time, the weeks the employee is to be employed.

(c) The days of the week the employee is to be employed.

(d) The normal starting and finishing time for each day's employment.

(e) The duration of the engagement in respect of employment for a fixed period.

Employment categories are:

(a) full-time which means an employee engaged to work 38 ordinary hours per week on the basis of 52 weeks per annum;

(b) part-time (as prescribed in clause 11.2);

(c) casual (as prescribed in clause 11.3); or

(d) term-time employee (as prescribed in clause 11.4).

11.1.3 The School may vary the terms of engagement of any employee other than a casual employee by providing 2 weeks' notice of such changes unless it is mutually agreed between the School and employee for a shorter period of time.

11.2 Part-time employment

11.2.1 A part-time employee is an employee who:

(a) is employed for less than 38 ordinary hours per week on the basis of 52 weeks per annum; and

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(b) has reasonably predictable hours of work; and

(c) receives, on a pro rata basis, equivalent pay and conditions to those of full-time employees covered by this Schedule.

11.2.2 At the time of engagement, the School and the employee will agree in writing on the pattern of work required, including specifying the number of ordinary hours per week, the days on which the work is to be performed and the normal daily starting and finishing times.

11.2.3 Any variation to the work pattern, including the normal starting and finishing times prescribed will be in accordance with methods of altering the ordinary hours of work for full-time employees.

11.2.4 The agreed number of ordinary hours per week may be varied by mutual agreement. Any such agreed variation to the number of weekly hours of work. will be recorded in writing.

11.2.5 All time worked outside the spread of ordinary working hours and the employees normal starting and finishing times of ordinary hours will be overtime and paid as such.

11.2.6 A part-time employee must be paid for ordinary hours worked at the rate of 1/38th of the weekly rate prescribed for the class of work. performed.

11.2.7 Where a public holiday falls on a day upon which an employee is normally employed, that employee shall be paid the appropriate rate for the number of hours normally worked on that day.

11.3 Casual employment

11.3.1 Casual employee means an employee engaged and paid as such and who is employed by the hour.

11.3.2 A casual employee shall be paid an hourly rate equal to the appropriate weekly rate divided by 38 plus the casual loading outlined below.

Date Casual'Loading From the first pay period commencing on 24% or after approval by FWA 1 July 2012 24.5% 1 July 2013 25%

11.3.3 A casual employee will be engaged and paid for a minimum of three hours for each engagement.

11.4 Term Time Employment

11.4.1 A term-time employee shall be paid an hourly rate for ordinary hours worked equal to the appropriate weekly full-time rate divided by 38.

11.4.2 Where a public holiday falls on a day upon which an employee is normally employed, that employee shall be paid the appropriate rate for the number of hours normally worked on that day.

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11.4.3 "Term-time employee" is a continuing employee engaged to work:

(a) 38 ordinary hours per week but less than 52 weeks per annum; or

(b) Less than 38 ordinary hours per week and less than 52 weeks per annum.

11.5 Recognition of previous service for salary purposes

11.5.1 Recognition of years of service for salary purposes shall include all previous service as a school officer within the non-government education industry at or above the classification level of the position to which the employee was appointed during the previous five years before appointment to Brisbane Grammar School.

11.6 Junior Employees

The rates of pay for junior employees at Level 1 only shall be as follows:

Percentage of appropriate adult minimum rate

%

16 and under 17 years of age 50 17 and under 18 years of age 60 18 and under 19 years of age 70 19 and under 20 years of age 80 20 and under 21 years of aQe 90

Juniors appointed to level 2 positions or above shall be paid the appropriate rate for that level.

11.7 Annualisation of Salary- Term Time School Officers

11.7.1 The School will offer assistance to any term time school officer employee who wishes to annualise their salaries. The assistance would include:

(i) Advice as to the amount of wages that the employee would need to bank separately into a subsidiary account in order to provide sufficient funds for them to draw upon during non-term time, including worked examples;

(if) Assistance with information about establishing subsidiary accounts;

(iii) making requested payment free of charge to one subsidiary account for the purpose of enabling a term time employee to annualise their salary.

11.7.2 Notwithstanding 11.7.1, a School Officer who works less than a full year may agree with the School to have their wages averaged out over the full year. Where such agreement exists, it shall be recorded in writing between the School and the employee affected. A copy of such record must be kept as part of the time and wages record.

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11.8 Hours of Work

11.8.1 The ordinary hours of work for an employee shall not exceed an average of 38 hours per week over a work cycle of up to 4 weeks.

11.8.2 Such ordinary hours of work shall be worked continuously (except for meal breaks) between 7.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

11.8.3 The normal starting and finishing times of ordinary hours shall be established at the point of engagement and may only be varied by the School with 2 weeks' notice, or shorter period by mutual agreement.

11.8.4 The ordinary starting and finishing times of individual employees may be staggered provided that there is agreement between the School and the majority of employees concerned.

11.8.5 The School provides employees with a rostered day off each 4 weeks. An employee may request to work their ordinary hours over a 9 day fortnight. The School may grant such a request if the School's operational requirements are met.

11.9 Overtime

11.9.1 All time worked outside of the hours prescribed in clause 4.1 and the normal starting and finishing times shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half for the first 3 hours and double time thereafter.

11.10 Rest pauses

11.10.1 Full-time employees shall receive a paid rest pause of 10 minutes' duration in the first half and the second half of each day worked.

11.10.2 Employees other than full-time who work a minimum of 4 consecutive ordinary hours but no more than 6 consecutive ordinary hours on anyone day shall receive a rest pause of 10 minutes' duration. Employees who work in excess of 6 consecutive ordinary hours (excluding the meal break) on anyone day shall receive a rest pause of 10 minutes' duration in the first half and the second half of the period worked.

11.10.3 Such rest pauses shall be taken at such times as will not interfere with continuity of work where continuity is necessary.

11.10.4 Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the School and the employees agree the rest pauses may be combined.

11.11 Meal break An employee shall be entitled to an unpaid meal break of not less than half an hour and not more than one hour per working day.

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APPENDIX A SPECIAL PROJECT ALLOWANCE

1. ELIGIBILITY

1.1. A Special Project Allowance is available to a teacher who:

(i) has held appoinlmenl at Ihe School lor a minimum 01 twelve (12) months; and (ii) completes the requirements set out in Clause 2 below.

1.2. The School will initiate advice to the teacher regarding the teacher's eligibility to apply for a Special Project Allowance which will be:

(i) in writing and identify the date of eligibility; and (ii) provided in a timely manner prior to the date of eligibility.

2. ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

2.1. The teacher will submit to the Headmaster a brief (2xA4 maximum) personal statement of educational philosophy and principles underlying the teacher's practice.

The statement of educational philosophy and principles shall not be in conflict with Clauses 3.1 and 3.2 of this agreement.

And

2.2. The teacher will submit to the Headmaster a Special Project Allowance Action Plan which identifies the task(s) the teacher will undertake as a classroom teacher which will advance the School's operation and effectiveness in at least one of the following areas:

• Curriculum design • Curriculum development • Classroom delivery of curriculum • Evaluation of curriculum • Assessment of students • Pastoral care of students • Extra curricular program • Professional development of other teachers • Mentoring of one or more teachers

The Special Project Action Plan may involve one or more of the following task areas:

• Development of a new or significantly revised unit of work in an academic or pastoral program

• Responsibility for co-ordination of the work program and testing at a particular level in a Department

• Leading other staff in a significant in-service training • Managing academic competitions for a Department • Providing specific mentoring for other teachers other than students on

practicum • Taking a significant role in QCST preparation

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• Running an academic co-curricular program • Involvement in peer supervision • Involvement in teaching demonstration and modelling • Collaborative classroom inquiry into an aspect of student leaming • Inservice organisation/delivery (not covered by payment under this

agreement) • Additional competitions (not covered by payment under this agreement) • Delivery of papers at relevant conferences • Co-ordinating and producing special events • Modelling lessons in the Personal Development Program • Developing and delivering a series of lectures/lessons on a Personal

Development Program topic

The tasks are an indicative list only.

2.3. The Special Project Action Plan and the annual review must initially be discussed and negotiated with a delegated person (appropriate Head of Department, Head of Year or Director of Activities/MIC) and when mutually agreed signed by the teacher and the delegated person. When agreed to by the Headmaster the Special Project Action Plan shall be signed by the teacher and Headmaster.

2.4. A teacher shall review and revise, if necessary, the Special Project Action Plan each year and submit this to the Headmaster by the end of each academic year.

2.5. At the completion of the task(s) identified in the Special Project Action Plan the teacher shall submit a report to the delegated person and when mutually agreed signed by the teacher and the delegated person. The signed report shall be forwarded to the Headmaster.

3. CLASSROOM ALLOCATION

3.1. The task(s) of a Special Project Allowance will not be so frequent or onerous as to detract from the teacher's primary role as a classroom teacher.

3.2. It is not expected that the Special Project Action Plan shall operate for an extended period of time. Some tasks may involve time per week over an extended period, while other tasks may require a more intensive time commitment at a particular point in the year.

A Special Project Action Plan should be framed mindful of the other time commitments the teacher may have with respect to personal study and extra curricular commitments for example.

4. GRIEVANCE

4.1. If a teacher does not comply with the tenns of the undertaking in Clause 2 above the Headmaster will:

(i) outline the nature of the non-compliance, in writing, to the teacher; and (ii) provide the teacher with adequate opportunity to explain/redress the situation.

4.2. If the teacher does not provide an explanation to the satisfaction of the Headmaster and after being given an opportunity, fails to address the situation, then:

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(i) the Headmaster or Deputy Headmaster will provide a written determination to the teacher outlining the teachers non-compliance with the undertaking; and

(ii) the teacher will revert back to his or her appropriate classification for a period of 12 months from the date of the Headmaster's written determination.

4.3. After the 12 month period referred to in Clause 6.2 (ii) expires, the teacher is again eligible for access to a Special Project Allowance provided that the Headmaster is satisfied that the second undertaking given will be honoured.

4.4. Any teacher aggrieved by the decision not to appoint or to remove their Special Project Allowance or to refuse them a further Special Project Allowance, may access the dispute resolution procedure.

5. REMUNERATION

5.1. Remuneration payable for a Special Allowance is at the rate prescribed in Appendix I.

Remuneration shall be paid from the date of eligibility provided that the teacher completes the requirements consistent with Clause 2 prior to that date. Where the teacher provides an undertaking consistent with Clause 2, after the eligibility date, remuneration shall be paid from the date the undertaking is provided to the Headmaster.

6. FIXED TERM EMPLOYEES

6.1. In the case of a full-time fixed term employee, then in addition to satisfying the conditions of Clause 2, a fixed term teacher can access to the Special Project Allowance only if the teacher obtains an engagement for a period of at least three (3) school terms.

7. ELIGIBILITY OF PART·TIME EMPLOYEES

7.1. In the case of a teacher employed on a part-time basis of at least 0.4 of a full time employee, such a teacher may access a Special Project Allowance through the process identified in Clause 2 and shall receive a proportional salary rate based on the salary rate of a Special Project Allowance.

7.2. Task(s) undertaken by a part-time teacher will reflect the proportion of time employed at the school. No additional hours shall be paid to the part-time teacher for undertaking the Special Project Action Plan.

7.2.1. In the case of a part-time employee, then in addition to satisfying the conditions of Clause 2, a part-time teacher can access a Special Project Allowance only if the teacher obtains engagement for a period of at least three (3) school terms.

7.2.2. In cases where a Special Project Allowance is not accessed by a part-time employee, then there can be no School requirement of expectation that tasks consistent with the Special Project provision will be performed.

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APPENDIX B POSITIONS OF ADDED RESPONSIBILITY

1. General Definitions

Positions of added responsibility shall mean the positions of Senior Administrator, Head of Department and Teacher-in-Charge.

2. Classification Definitions

(a) Senior Administrator - A Senior Administrator shall be a teacher apPointed as such.

(b) Positions of added responsibilities

(i) Head of Department - Level 4 shall be a teacher appointed as such where the number of students enrolled in secondary classes exceeds 1000 and where:

A the subject or subjects concerned occupies 140 hours or more in the weekly teaching program of the school; and

B. the teacher has sale responsibility for management of the subject or subject area.

Release time for a teacher appointed to this classmcation shall be 50% of the hours of duty prescribed in the Agreement.

Provided that such release time shall be inclusive of time normally provided a teacher for performance of duties other than rostered face to face teaching.

Provided further that the total amount of required time does not exceed the maximum set out in the Agreement.

(ii) Head of Department - Level 3 - shall be a teacher appointed as such in a school where the number of students enrolled in secondary classes exceeds 300 and where:

A. the subject or subject area concerned occupies 65 and up to 140 hours in the weekly teaching program of the school; and

the teacher has sole responsibility for the subject or subject area; or

B. the subject or subject area concerned occupies 140 hours or more; and

the teacher accepts a shared responsibility for the subject or subject area (ie. there are sub-department Heads).

Release time for a teacher appointed to this classification shall be between 45% and 50% of the hours of duty prescribed in the Agreement.

Provided that such release time shall be inclusive of time normally provided a teacher for performance of duties other than rostered face to face teaching.

Provided further that the total amount of required time does not exceed the maximum set out in the Agreement.

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(iii) Head of Department - Level 2 - shall be a teacher appointed as such where:

A the subject or subject area concerned occupies 45 and up to 65 hours in the weekly teaching program; and

the teacher accepts sole responsibility for the subject or subject area concerned; or

B. the subject or subject area concerned occupies 65 and up to 140 hours; and

the teacher accepts a share responsibility for the subject or subject area (ie. there are sub-department Heads).

Release time for a teacher appointed to this classification shall be between 35% and 40% of the hours of duty prescribed in the Agreement.

Provided that such release time shall be inclusive of time normally provided a teacher for performance of duties other than rostered face to face teaching.

Provided further that the total amount of required time does not exceed the maximum set out in the Agreement.

(iv) Head of Department - Level 1 - shall be a teacher appointed as such where the subject or subject area concerned occupies 30 and up to 45 hours in the weekly teaching program.

Release time for a teacher appointed to this classification shall be between 30% and 35% of the hours of duty prescribed in the Agreement.

Provided that such release time shall be inclusive of time normally provided a teacher for performance of duties other than rostered face to face teaching.

Provided further that the total amount of required time does not exceed the maximum set out in the Agreement.

(v) Teacher-in-Charge - shall be a teacher appointed as such where the subject area or areas concerned occupy fewer than 30 hours of the weekly teaching program and the teacher accepts sale responsibility for the administration of such subject or subject areas.

Release time for a Teacher-in-Charge shall, where the subject or subject areas occupies between 16 - 29 hours, shall be up to 30% of the hours of duty prescribed in the Agreement.

Provided that such release time shall be inclusive of time normally provided a teacher for performance of duties other than rostered face to face teaching.

Provided further that the total amount of required time does not exceed the maximum set out in the Agreement.

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APPENDIX C

SCHOOL OFFICER CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE

1 The School shall determine the classification of a position through the following process.

a An analysis is to be undertaken to establish the skills and responsibilities required for each identified position and a position description written for each position.

b Each position is classified by reference to the classification criteria set out in clause 4. using the position description developed in accordance with clause 1 (a).

c Employees are appointed to a position at the appropriate level within the structure and to a step in the level according to experience based on years of service.

2 If at any time an employee or the School considers that the skills and responsibilities as required by the School for a position have altered or do not reflect the classification determined, a review of the classification applicable to the position is to be undertaken in accordance with clause 1 and an appropriate classification determined. However, except in exceptional circumstances such as a change in the skill and/or responsibility required, or a change in the conditions under which the work is performed, no employee shall be permitted to seek a reclassmcation of their position on more than one occasion in a 12-month period.

3 Where a disagreement arises as to the outcome of a classification review, it will be dealt with under the grievance procedure contained in this Agreement. The person who made the decision about the classification review shall, wherever possible participate in the grievance procedure.

4 Classification criteria

a Classification criteria are guidelines to determine the appropriate classification level and consist of characteristics and typical duties and skills.

b The characteristics are the principal guide to classification as they are designed to indicate the level of basic knowledge, comprehension of issues, problem and procedures required, the level of autonomy, accountability supervision/training involved with the position. The characteristics of a level must be read as a whole to gain an understanding of the position and the performance requirements. Isolated characteristics should not be used to justify the classification of a position.

c The typical duties/skills are a non-exhaustive list of duties/skills that may be comprehended within the particular level. They reflect the competencies of a particular level. They are an indicative guide only and at any particular level employees may be expected to undertake duties of any level lower than their own. Employees at any particular [evel may perform/utilise one such duty/skill or many of them depending on the particular work allocated to them. Typical duties/skills should not be used as the primary determinant in classifying employees but may be useful if the characteristics of a level cannot be easily applied in an individual instance.

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d Some of the Characteristics have been included in the Typical SkilislDuties at each level. Where there is inconsistency between the Characteristics and the Typical Skills/Duties, the Characteristics will prevail over the Typical Skills/Duties.

e The key issue to be looked at in properly classifying an employee is the level of initiative, responsibility/accountability, competency and skill that an employee is required to exercise in performing the employee's work within the parameters of the characteristics, read as a whole, of the position.

f It should be noted that some typical duties/skills appear at one level only while others appear at more than one level. Because of this, the classification or reclassification of a position needs to be done by reference to the specffic characteristics of the level. As an example, because an employee may be utilising a skill comprehended at a higher level than that to which the employee has been appointed, the employee assumes the level of initiative, accountability/responsibility, skill and competency envisaged by the characteristics of the higher level.

5 Positions of all School Officers will be classified according to this Appendix.

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CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATION

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supervision either as supervision supervision. broad guidance accordance with general guidance an individual or in a depending on depending on broad plan or with limited or no team environment. function. function. strategy. professional

supervision.

Work is regularly Work is Work may be Work is usually The general quality checked. intermittently checked inJelation to measured in terms of work is monitored

checked. overall progress of the achievement by school of stated objectives management and is to agreed standards. subject to staled

obiectives and

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professional standards.

Less direct guidance May take the form of May take the form of Progress and May be less direct and some autonomy general guidance broad guidance. outcomes sought are than at lower levels may be involved where working in under general and usually be when working in teams is involved. guidance. related to task teams. methodology and

work practices.

May involve detailed May involve a level of May involve a level of instructions in some autonomy when autonomy in situations; working in teams. accordance with a

broad plan or budget slrateQY.

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An employee at this Within a team Peer assistance and The work of others The work of others level will have no responsibility for guidance may be may be supervised may be supervised supervisory some roles and co- provided to others. responsibilities ordination may be

required.

An employee may Responsibility for the Responsibility for the Responsibility and Responsibility for have limited work and planning and accountability for the setting and responsibility of the organisation of management of the the supervision and achieving of work of others others in limited work of others may monitoring of the objectives by a work

areas. be involved work of others and section and its staff of workflow in the may be involved. area of responsibility may be involved.

An experienced Team co~ordjnation Teams may be Teams maybe Leadership and employee may may be required guided or facilitated. guided. development of assist others by teams and providing peer responsibility for support and outcomes may be guidance in the required. completion of routine tasks

Training of Supervision and Responsibility for subordinate staff training of lower level assessment, training may be required. slaff may be and development

involved. and performance counselling of staff mav be reauired.

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Qualifications Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 LevelS Level 7 Junior Certificate is Junior Certificate is Tertiary Tertiary Tertiary Relevant formal Formal qualifications the minimum formal the minimum formal qualifications at qualifications at qualifications at qualifications at at degree level are qualification. No qualification. No Certificate level or Certificate level or Associate degree level are required, along with experience is experience is equivalent equivalent Diploma/Diploma required. relevant post required. required. qualifications qualifications level or equivalent graduate

relevant to the relevant to the qualifications qualifications or position may be position may be relevant to the extensive and required or such required or such position may be relevant experience knowledge, knowledge, required by the as required by the qualifications and qualifications and employer or employer to reflect experience that are experience that are knowledge, higher levels of deemed by the deemed by the qualifications and professional employer as employer as experience that are outcomes. necessary to necessary to determined by the successfully carry successfully carry employer as out the duties of the out the duties of the necessary to position. position. successfully carry

out the duties of the I position.

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Typical Duties/Skills E ... mDlovee Assisting Student Learn!n 9

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 LevelS Level 6 Level 7

• Assist • Assist • Assist • Apply a range of Apply a range of Undertake more developmentally developmentally developmentally technical and professional comple~ appropriate appropriate appropriate other skills knowledge gained professional student student student learning, involving the through successful activities involving learning, either learning, either either self-directed completion of an the selection and individually or in individually or in individually or in application of appropriate application, based groups, under groups, where groups, under knowledge undergraduate on professional the direct some discretion the general gained through degree. This may judgement, of new supervision of and judgement supervision of formal include: the and existing an academic are involved in an academic studies/qualificat gathering, analysis techniques and staff member evaluating and staff member(s). ions applicable and interpretation methodologies where limited assessing Employees at to this level or of data; or requiring the discretion and (under the this level are knowledge and preparation of exercise of judgement are supervision of required to experience that reports and the professional involved. an academic exercise are determined consequent giving independence

• Under direct staff discretion and by the employer of advice to other combined with supervision of a member(s)) the judgement to as necessary to professional staff to competence higher level learning needs modify successfully assist student derived from officer or of students. education carry out the learning; or extensive members of the • Within routines, programmes to duties of the providing pastoral experience and/or academic staff methods and meet the position. This ministry; or additional study. prepare and procedures learning needs may include: providing Undertake clear away carry out liaison of specific developing the counselling and/or supervisory materials for between the students. framework for guidance support responsibilities display/use in school, the • Carry out liaison and providing for students. which may include classrooms or student and the between the the instruction to Provide on the job training, libraries. student's family school, the students (within professional advice staff assessment

• Perform within where some student and the a structured to staff and and performance well established discretion and student's family learning students in the counselling in routines tasks judgement are where environment) officer's area of relation to staff in associated with involved. discretion and under the expertise or lower level

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the mass • Support judgement are supervision of Operate and be production of students in required in an academic accountable tor the printed material relation to their relation to staff member(s); quality of output of including physical needs planning, providing a section or collating, where some actions and pastoral ministry function within the stapling, discretion and achieving and support for school. binding, folding, judgement are outcomes. students. cutting, etc involved. • Within a variety • Under broad

• Under direct of routines, guidance, and lor routine methods and supervise the supervision, procedures operations of peliorm tasks of provide the school's limited significant processes and complexity, assistance in activities in associated with the enrolment, relation to classroom family liaison overseas learning and placement students. This experiences, of overseas may include: such as students. enrolment; assisting family liaison; teachers in and placement. preparing, implementing and supervising learning programs.

• Support students in relation to their physical needs.

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 LevelS Level 7 • Prepare and • Provide science • Provide science • Responsibility for • Apply a range of Apply a range of Apply a range of

clean away program program andlor training of technical and professional professional materials for assistance assistance subordinate staff other skills knowledge gained knowledge gained display/use in where limited where some in limited areas involving the self- through successful through successful class room discretion and discretion and may be required. directed completion of an completion of an under instruction judgement are judgement are • Design and application of appropriate appropriate of a higher level involved involved. demonstrate knowledge undergraduate undergraduate officer or • Maintain science • Assist in the experiments, gained through degree. degree and post member of the equipment, design/demonstr within a variety of formal Operate (at a level graduate academic staff. materials and ation of routines and studies/qualificati consistent with the qualifications

• Carry out minor specimens not experiments procedures, ons applicable to qualifications and/or other maintenance of requiring a depth under under the this level or required) a professional equipment and of knowledge or supervision of an supervision of an knowledge and laboratory. This development material. technical skills. academic staff academic staff experience that may (or may not) and/or industry

• Under the direct member(s) members(s) are determined include experience. supervision of an where some where discretion by the employer responsibility for academic staff discretion and and judgement as necessary to the supervision, Responsibility for member(s) judgement are are required. successfully monitoring and the operation of a prepare and involved. • Where there is carry out the training of staff in laboratory which maintain • Under direction, complexity in the duties of the lower level provides complex laboratory prepare, range and choice position. This positions. and varied teaching areas maintain, of action and may include: Administer the services. This may including routine organize, set-up discretion and designing allocation and (or may not) setting up and and dismantle judgement are laboratory monitoring of include dismantling of equipment and required: experiments; and resources in the responsibility for items of materials for prepare, maintain appropriate laboratory. the supervision, eqUipment for routine and dispense responsibility for Support employees monitoring and use in experiments or solutions, the application of reporting to the training of experimental, student projects chemical workplace health position in policies professional staff observational and dispose of mixtures, and safety to be followed, and staff in lower and teaching waste materials. compounds and requirements in methods to be level positions. activities • Peer assistance cultures; prepare, the laboratory used and

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Levell Level 2 Level 3 Lavel4 LevelS LevelS Lavel7 • Assist in the and/or guidance maintain, observed. allocation and

demonstration of may be provided organise, set-up Provide monitoring of experiments and for other and dismantle professional advice resources in the scientific assistants in a equipment and to staff and laboratory. equipment under laboratory. material for students in the the direct • Under direction experiments. officer's area of Responsibility for supervision of an and within expertise. direction and academic staff existing routines, Formulate support of member(s). methods and procedural policy employees

procedures, and guidelines in reporting to the prepare, the employee's position in policies maintain and area of to be followed, dispense stock responsibility; methods to be solutions, simple submit used and chemical recommendations standards to be mixtures and for decision and observed. compounds, prepare supporting cultures or statements as Provide subject similar materials. necessary. matter expertise

and/or policy advice across a range of programs or activities undertaken by the organizational area. Formulate policies and provide specialist advice on policy development to senior manaaement.

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• Use keyboard • Use keyboard • Carry out a wide • Provide • Provide • Operate and be Supervise staff skills to produce skills to produce range of administrative executive responsible for including a document a document secretarial and support to senior support to senior an autonomous implementation and from written text from written text clerical duties at management of management section and all its participation in using a standard using a standard an advanced a school where and associated operations. induction, training, format. format. level, including, discretion and committees • Provide review, counselling

• Attend at front • Receive and typing, word judgment are concerning professional and appraisal

counter and deal with processing and required, designated advice to staff Manage the work of refer enquiries enquiries within maintaining including: taking aspects of and students in administrative to the well established manual and minutes;; school the officer's area officers and other appropriate routines" computerized organizing management. of expertise. staff, assigning and member of staff. including the records. appointments • Direct and Monitor and outlining the work,

and diaries; • Carry out minor provision of • Respond to supervise the analyse regular advising on • initiating and cash general enquiries from work of management administrative

transactions information and staff, students, handling administrative/cl information, such problems, and

including assistance to parents and the correspondence erical and/or as staffing and revising work for

receipting, the public, general public (which may other staff. financial accuracy and parents, and address include adequacy. balancing and confidential • Under broad resource usage;

banking. students and issues in guidance, ensure that Idehtify policies and other accordance with correspondence

supervise the associated procedures employees. routines, ); monitoring

operations of the information requiring review or

• Perform a range methods and telephone calls; school's office systems are re-development,

of general procedures. and establishing and other maintained and and define relevant

and/or clerical duties at • Enter financial maintaining administrative that regular issues. a basic level, for data into working filing activities, in the reports are example, filing, computer and systems. areas of provided to handling mail, prepare financial enrolment, management. maintaining and • Within a variety equipment and records. management of routines, statistical

reports for methods and staffing returns. review and procedures

_~uthorization by apply inventory -

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senior and purchasing management. control

procedures, prepare monthly summaries of debtors and creditors ledger transactions and reconcile these .

• Apply knowledge of advanced functions of computer software packages and to manage data i.e. modify fields of information, develop new databases or spreadsheet models; or graph previously prepared spreadsheets.

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• Use keyboard • Operate within • Prepare anti • From verbal or • Prepare the • Provide financial, • Provide written skills to produce well established process payroll rough accounts of the policy, or reports to the a document routines, office transactions handwritten school to planning o;tdvice school executive from written text equipment, such within routines, instructions; operating which may on complex using a standard as, computer, methods and answer non- statement stage include providing matters, format. photocopier, procedures. standard and assist in the reports, suggesting

• Atlend at front facsimile, binding • Within routines, executive formulation of statistical alternative

counter and machine, methods and correspondence, period and year- surveys and courses of action

refer enquiries guillotine, procedures: prepare papers, end entries. advice on and analyzing

to the laminator, provide briefing notes, or • Provide advice regulations and the implications

appropriate franking administrative other written requiring procedures. of each

member of staff. machine, support to senior material. knowledge of • Monitor alternative.

Carry out minor calculators, management; • Utilizing a variety policies and I or expenditure • Provide financial, • switchboard, etc.

cash arrange of routines, the against a budget policy and

transactions • Under the direct appointments methods and interpretation of at a school level, planning advice

including supervision of and diaries; and procedures, rules or draft financial and investigate,

receipting, the principal or prepare calculate and regulations forecasts I interpret or

balancing and nominee, contact correspondence. maintain wage within their area budgets at evaluate

banking. parents, students • Within routines, and salary of operation. organizational information for and/or others in methods and records; perform Assist in level and I or the guidance of relation to school procedures, routine developing prepare complex staff or clients. attendance and prepare and classification policy and financial reports. • Be substantively related matters. dispatch determinations; procedures • Administer involved in the

• Under the direct statements to and process relating to their programs with a construction of supervision of debtors and reSignations, work area and range of tasks annual and the principal or payments to retirements and identifying future such as advice forward planning nominee assist creditors, follow redundancies in trends. on financial school budgets with the up on unpaid accordance with • Under broad implications, Manage the • arrangement of accounts; relevant guidance interpretation of operations of a group meetings, prepare bank entitlements. supervise the information, discrete morning teas, reconciliations • Within a variety administration of assistance and organizational meetings of and reconcile of routines, specialized advice area, program or parents and accounts to methods and salary and concernino

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external parties, balance; procedures payroll complex issues. administrative parent/teacher maintain wage provide requirements, • Prepare function. nights etc. and salary significant which may correspondence

• Carry out minor records. assistance in the include: eligible which is cash • Maintain petty preparation of: termination complex, original transactions cash float and financial payments, and which including expenses for information to superannuation initiates or receipting, accounting trial balance; trust deed responds to new balancing and purposes budgets; cash requirements, cases or banking. flow records; redundancy situations.

balance sheets; calculations or trading accounts; workers' cash compensation management claims. analysis; FBT • Prepare for and entity senior disclosure management requirements. financial reports Train staff relating to the classified at employee's area lower levels by of responsibility. means of personal instruction and demonstration.

• Monitor and • Assist in the • Apply • Formulate • Provide subject maintain stock preparation of knowledge of procedural policy matter expertise levels of internal and relevant and guidelines in and/or policy stationery/materi external industrial the employee's advice across a als for publications. agreements and area of range of office/departmen • Assist in the occupational responsibility; programs or t within health and submit activities

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 LevelS Level 6 Level 7 established enrolment safety recommendation undertaken by parameters function requirements. 5 for decision Ihe including including Provide general and prepare organizational reordering. handling initial advice to staff in supporting area, formulate

Within well enquiries and these areas. statements as policies and

established arranging • Original writing necessary. provide specialist routines, sort, interviews. of promotional • Direct and advice on policy prepare and record • Under and advertising support formulation to

documents (e.g. supervision, material. employees senior invoices, cheques, prepare • Coordination of, reporting to the management. correspondence) Government and and participation position in • Undertake high on a daily basis; file Statutory in, marketing policies to be level research, such documents in Authority returns activities. followed, review or the appropriate for authorization

Design of methods to be investigations

system. by senior • used and including the Within well management. promotional and standards to be preparation of established Use software

marketing plans. observed. reports and • routines, receive application • Responsibility • Advise and associated and distribute packages for for liaison with assist in the papers to incoming mail personal media. preparation of provide advice to collect outgoing computers to the school the school on the mail, maintain mail create database budget. operational registers and file structures; Provide

and/or future • records and collate and executive

directions of the and dispatch spreadsheets/ support to

employee's documents for bulk work sheets. Principals and

section and to handling. contribute to the • Under direction senior Perform, within well and within management.

development of

established routines, that section in

• Provide advice the educational routines, tasks methods and or make context of the associated with the procedures: draft recommendation school. mass production of agenda for s requiring printed material meetinas; • Prepare papers,

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including coliating, assemble detailed investigate and stapling, binding, supporting knowledge of present folding, cutting, etc. documents for policies, and/or information with

informal the interpretation recommendation meetings; take of rules or s for decision by and produce regulations senior officers. minutes. within

• Draft and type established

routine guidelines,

correspondence relating to a

from brief oral or major function of

written the

instructions. organizational

Respond to work areas.

requests for • Supervise staff information including including drafting participation in routine induction, correspondence training, review, in reply. counselling and

appraisal and providing feedback on performance.

Maintain Develop systems established central and procedures for filing I records implementation in systems in accordance with accordance with school policy. routines, methods Provide financial, and procedures. policy and planning This would include: advice and creating and investiQate, interpret

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indexing new files, or evaluate retrieving records; information for the distributing files guidanqe of staff or within the school as clients. requested, Original writing of monitoring file promotional and locations and advertising material identifying and requiring significant processing inactive discretion and and closed files. judgement Maintain a stofe concerning content through such duties and design. ,

as participation in Management of, ordering and issue and participation in, of expendable marketing activities. stores, recording of

Design of stock levels, promotional and maintaining records marketing plans of equipment requiring initiative in distribution, delivery the application of dockets, invoices professional and payment practices. vouchers and

responsibility for Responsibility for

keys. representing the

Make and record school in the media.

appointments on behalf of another and, where necessary, resolve involved appointment schedulino

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Levell Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 LevelS LevelS Level 7 problems. Make travel and accommodation bookings in line with a given itinerary.

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Information Services and Resource Employees Levell I Level 2 I Level 3 • Prepare and

clean away materials for display/use in library under instruction of a higher level officer or member of the academic staff.

• Monitor and maintain stock levels of stationery/ material within established parameters including re­ordering.

• Process basic transactions such as issues and returns, produce overdue lists, entry of orders in a computerised system, perform stock takes, entering of accession information into computer.

• Operate and demonstrate the use of audio-visual equipment where there is limited complexity.

• Maintain a booking system for eqUipment use and for the organisation of repairs and replacement of eqUipment.

• Within well­established

• Search and verify bibliographical data where some discretion and judgement are involved.

• Copy catalogue books, magazines, journals and recorded material where some discretion and judgement are involved.

• Maintain circulation systems where some discretion and judgement are involved.

• Respond to enquiries from staff, students, parents and the general public and address issues in accordance with routines, methods and procedures.

Level 4 • Responsibility

for and/or training of subordinate staff in limited areas may be required

• Within a variety of routines and procedures and with a depth of knowledge in some areas: demonstrate to staff and students the use of complex audio visual or computer equipment; or monitor performance of and carry out repairs to specialised eqUipment.

Level 5 I Level 6 Apply a range of Apply a range of technical and other professional skills 'Involving the knowledge gained self-directed through application of successful knowledge gained completion of an through formal appropriate studies/qualificatio undergraduate ns applicable to degree. this level or Operate (at a level knowledge and consistent with the experience that qualifications

Level 7 Apply a range of professional knowledge gained through successful completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree and post graduate qualifications and/or other

are determined by required) a I professional development the employer as library/resource

necessary to centre. This may successfully carry (or may not) out the duties of include the position. This responsibility for may include: the supervision, independent and monitoring and original training of staff in cataloguing and lower level classification positions. following Administer the precedents and allocation and standards; monitoring of monitoring the resources in the performance of, library/resource and carrying out centre. repairs to, Support specialised employees equipment; and reporting to the developing the position in policies

and/or industry experience.

Responsibility for the operation of a library/resource centre which provides complex and varied services. This may (or may not) include responsibility for the supervision, monitoring and training of professional staff and staff in lower level positions.

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 routines, • Assist in the framework for and to be followed, methods and demonstration providing the methods to be Manage the procedures, of complex instruction to used and allocation and record audio visual or students (within a standards to be monitoring of audio/video computer structured learning observed. resources in the programs and equipment environment) Provide library/resource maintain a under under the general professional centre. catalogue supervision of supervision of an advice to staff and Responsibility for system of such academic staff academic staff students in the direction and recordings. member(s) member(s). officer's area of support of

• Perform a where some expertise. employees range of discretion and Formulate reporting to the general duties judgement are procedural policy position in policies at a basic level, involved. and guidelines in to be followed, for example, • Assist in the the employee's methods to be minor book supervision of area of used and repairs, students in the responsibility; standards to be photocopying library where submit observed. and shelving. some discretion recommendations

• Receive and and judgement for decision and Provide subject deal with initial is involved. prepare matter expertise requests for supporting and/or policy information statements as advice across a from library necessary. range of programs clients. or activities

• Under the undertaken by the direct organizational supervision of area, formulate an academic policies and staff provide specialist member(s), advice on policy assist in the formulation to demonstration senior of routine management.

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 LevelS Level 6 Level 7 library operations and procedures.

• Under the direct supervision of an academic staff member(s), assist in the supervision of students in the library.

• Under direct supervision of a higher level officer or members of the academic staff prepare and clear away materials for display/use in classrooms or libraries.)

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• Within a variety of • Apply a range of • Operate and be • Operate and be routines, methods technical and other responsible for the responsible for the and procedures, skills involving the computing section computing section maintain the self-directed of the school and which provides hardware and application of all its operations. complex and software knowledge gained • Perform non- varied services to components of a through formal routine the school computer network studies/qualification professional tasks community and provide user s applicable to this governed by including being support. level or knowledge procedures or responsible for the

• Responsibility for and experience that guidelines. Within supervision, and/or training of are determined by such constraints monitoring and subordinate staff in the employer as the employee is development of limited areas may necessary to responsible for the other staff be required, successfully carry independent reporting to the

out the duties of the performance of position. position. This may such functions, • Research and include: Assisting • Provide financial, examine likely with systems policy and long-term analysis and planning advice requirements for design in relation and investigate, computer systems, to the development interpret or suggest alternative and maintenance evaluate plans and of computer information for the strategles and systems; and guidance of staff or report on their assisting with management in feasibility. application the computing • Consult with programming (eg area, departmental modification of • Be responsible for computer users to package systems; the development of understand and and investigation software, hardware meet the needs of of malfunctions in or applications the department operational and resolve

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programs). systems based on problems the use of current concerning computer systems. techniques. • I nvestigate and

• Be responsible for design the the development of implementation of computer systems, computer systems and recommend to meet specific changes and needs of work improvements in areas. systems where appropriate.

• Undertake maintenance programming tasks, including investigation and design requirements necessary to implement changes to existing systems.

• Provide advice to the senior executive of the school on the operations/future directions of the section by utilising acquired knowledge and experience.

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• Carry out a range • Carry out a range of tasks necessary of complex and to support and varied tasks develop systems requiring the software or other selection and support processes application of new

and existing techniques and methodologies necessary to support and develop systems software or other support processes.

• Develop and present appropriate computer training courses.

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APPENDIX 0 SERVICES STAFF CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE

1. Application

1.1. The following classification structure will apply to all employees engaged in the provision of one of the following services at the School -

• catering; • cleaning; • maintenance; • greenkeeping; • caretaking; • security; or • bus driving.

2. Definitions of Classifications

2.1. Grade A

2.1.1. An employee at this grade will be engaged to assist in a range of general duties at the grade of their training.

2.1.2. Duties - An employee at this grade performs routine duties essentially of a manual nature. Such an employee exercises minimal discretion and judgement.

2.1.3. Supervision - An employee at this grade will work under direct supervision.

2.1.4. Qualification/training - An employee is not required to have formal qualifications or work experience upon engagement. An employee will undertake up to three (3) months of on the job training which will provide information about, and/or introduction to, the conditions of employment, the School, the School's policies and procedures in relation to the work environment and the employees with whom the employee will work.

2.1.5. Indicative tasks of an employee at this grade win include those outlined in Grade 2, performed at an introductory grade.

2.1.6. Indicative roles of an employee at this grade will include those outlined in Grade 2, performed at an introductory grade.

2.2. Grade B

2.2.1. An employee who has completed the on the job training (maximum of 3 months) will progress to this grade. An employee will apply their knowledge and skills to a limited range of tasks and roles within established routines, methods and procedures.

2.2.2. Duties - An employee at this grade works in accordance with standard operating procedures and established criteria, understands and undertakes basic quality control/assurance procedures and understands and utilises basic statistical process control procedures.

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2.2.3. Supervision - An employee at this grade will work under direct supervision, either alone or in a team environment, and in the case of more experienced employees working alone, routine supervision.

2.2.4. Qualification/training - An employee is not required to have formal qualmcations or work experience upon engagement.

2.2.5. Indicative tasks of an employee at this grade will include -

• Performing general cleaning, gardening and laboring tasks. • Operation and maintenance of some machinery. • Cleaning, tidying and setting up of kitchen, food preparation and service

areas, including the cleaning of equipment and general utensils. • Preparing ingredients for cooking. • Setting and/or wiping down tables, removing food plates and picking up

glasses. • Heating pre-prepared meals and/or preparing simple food items such as

sandwiches, salads and toasted foodstuffs. • Undertaking general waiting duties including cleaning of equipment,

serving and cleaning tables. • Cleaning of classrooms, boarding houses and other public areas of the

School. • Watching, guarding or protecting persons and/or premises. • Control the movement of persons, goods and/or property entering or

exiting premises. • Responding to basic fire/security alarms. • Assisting in the maintenance of playing surfaces including setting up of

sport fields, top dressing, fertilising, under supervision, seeding, turfing, coring and sprigging.

• Planting and maintaining trees and gardens. • Driving a bus with a carrying capacity of less than 25 passengers. • maintains simple records.

2.2.6. Indicative roles of an employee at this grade will include:-

• Cleaner; • Boarding House Assistant; • Kitchen Assistant; • Ground/Maintenance Assistant; • Trades Assistant; • Caretaker; • Laundry Assistant; • School Bus Driver (less than 25 passengers); • General Labourer; • Static Guard; • Food & Beverage Attendant.

2.3. GradeC

2.3.1. An employee at this grade will possess skills and perform duties above and beyond that of a Grade B employee. An employee will apply their knowledge and skills to a range of tasks and roles.

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2.3.2. Duties - An employee at this grade is responsible for the quality of their own work under routine supervision and exercises discretion within their level of skill and training.

2.3.3. Supervision - An employee at this grade works under routine supervision either individually or in a team environment. An employee at this grade may assist in the training and coordination of lower grade employees.

2.3.4. Qualification/training - An employee at this grade will have completed their junior secondary certificate of education without work experience.

2.3.5. Indicative tasks of an employee at this grade will include-

• Undertaking general cooking duties, including a la carte, baking, pastry cooking or butchery, of a non-trade nature.

• Undertaking allocated building, maintenance and/or gardening duties of a non-trade nature.

• Supervising the clearing of tables after and during meals. • Assisting in the construction and installation of facilities and systems. • Operating a range of cleaning equipment including steam cleaning,

pressure washing and ride on sweeping machines. • Performing major non-trade maintenance of equipment. • Operating a range of machinery e.g. greens, mowers, fairway units. • Driving a bus with a carrying capacity of 25 or more passengers. • Security duties, including patrols, alarm responses, emergency

procedures and preparing incident reports. • Assisting in chemical and other spraying, where required to hold an

appropriate license. • Full control of stock and ordering;

2.3.6. Indicative roles of an employee at this grade will include:-

• Non trade qualified cook; • School Bus Driver (25 or more passengers); • Security Officer; • Caretaker; • Cleaner using specialised equipment; • Landscape Gardener's Assistant.

2.4. Grade 0

2.4.1. An employee at this grade performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at grade C. An employee at this grade exercises 'trade level' skills.

2.4.2. Duties - An employee at this grade understands and appies quality control techniques, exercises good interpersonal and communication skills and performs non trade work incidental to their work.

2.4.3. Supervision - An employee at this grade works under limited or no supervision and is responsible for ensuring the quality of their own work. An employee may provide supervision and instruction to employees of a lower grade.

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2.4.4. Qualification/training - An employee at this grade will possess either a relevant trade qualification or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training as determined by the School.

2.4.5. Indicative duties of an employee at this grade include-

• Cooking duties including a la carte, baking, pastry cooking or butchery at a trade grade.

• Performing general trade maintenance work in the following ser'ifice areas

o carpentry, a plumbing; a electrical; a horticulture; a gardening; or o maintenance of sports grounds. o Operating and maintaining machinery and equipment. o Construction, installing and maintaining irrigation and drain

systems, surfaces and gardens. o Supervising and training of non-trade qualified employees. o Monitoring, recording, inputting information or reacting to signals

and instruments related to electronic surveillance of any kind within a central station.

2.4.6. Indicative roles of an employee at this grade will include:-

• Trade qualified cook; • Landscape Gardener; • Greenkeeper; • T radesperson; • Supervisor of non trade employees.

2.5. Grade E

2.5.1. An employee at this grade performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at Grade D. An employee will apply their knowledge with depth in some areas and hold a broad range of skills, with discretion and judgment required for self and others.

2.5.2. Duties - An employee at this grade understands and implements quality control measures, provides trade guidance and assistance and exercises discretion within the scope of this level.

2.5.3. Supervision - An employee at this grade will be subject to general direction. Co-ordination, training and supervision of employees including tradespersons at lower grades will be required.

2.5.4. Qualification/training - An employee at this grade will have completed a post-trades certificate and have extensive relevant experience and on-the-job training or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training as determined by the School.

2.5.5. Indicative tasks of an employee at this grade include -

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• Responsibility for planning, scheduling and supervising all aspects of the services for which they are engaged in.

• Responsibility for the maintenance of service and operational standards. • Preparing operational reports. • Developing stock control and security procedures.

2.5.6. Indicative roles of an employee at this grade will include:-

• Advanced Tradesperson including landscape gardener and greenkeeper; • Supervisor of trades persons.

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APPENDIX E NURSE CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE

1. CLASSIFICATION

Level 1 - Registered Nurse

Generic level statement

The Registered Nurse is the first level nurse who is licensed to practice nursing without Supervision and who assumes accountability and responsibility for own actions and acts to rectify unsafe nursing practice and/or unprofessional conduct. It is essential that the nurse holds general registration as a 'registered nurse', on the Register of Nurses in Division 1 Registered nurses under the National Law.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse gives direct nursing care based on the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council Incorporated (ANMC) competencies, to a group of residents/clients in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse/Clinical Nurse Consultant.

These ANMC competencies are grouped as follows:

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

The degree of expertise will increase as the 1. Registered Nurse advances through this

Practises in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice and health care

level. 2. Practises within a professional and ethical nursing framework

CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYSIS

3. Practises within an evidence-based framework

4. Participates in ongoing professional development of self and others

PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF CARE

5. Conducts a comprehensive and systematic nursing assessment

6. Plans nursing care in consultation with individuals/groups, significant others and the interdisciplinary health care team

7. Provides comprehensive, safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve identified rndividual/group health outcomes

8. Evaluates progress towards expected individual/group health outcomes In

consultation with individuals/groups, significant others and interdisciplinary health care team.

COLLABORATIVE AND THEURAPTIC PRACTICE

9. Establishes, maintains and appropriately concludes therapeutic relationships.

10. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide comprehensive nursing care.

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Level 2 - Clinical Nurse

Generic level statement

A Clinical Nurse means a Registered Nurse who is appointed as such.

The Clinical Nurse role requires a broad developing knowledge in professional nursing issues and a sound specific knowledge-base in relation to a field of practice.

The Clinical Nurse assumes accountability and responsibility for own actions and acts to rectify unsafe nursing practice and/or unprofessional conduct.

A Clinical Nurse is responsible for a specific client population, and is able to function in more complex situations while providing support and direction to Registered Nurses and other non-registered nursing personnel.

The Clinical Nurse identifies, selects, implements and evaluates nursing interventions that have less predictable outcomes.

The Clinical Nurse is able to demonstrate:

advanced level clinrcal skills and problem-solving skills; planning and co-ordination skills in the clinical management of patient care; ability to work within a collegiatelteam structure; awareness of and involvement with the quality assurance process; contribution to professional practice of the unit.

2. EXPERIENCE

Responsibilities

1. Gives direct care to a group of patients/clients.

2. May relieve Level 3 positions.

3. Acts as a role model for Registered Nurses and other non-registered personnel in the provision of holistic patient/client care.

4. Takes additional responsibility delegated from the CNC which clearly differentiates the role from that of the Registered Nurse e.g.:

planning and co-ordination of ward/unit education programs and other staff development activities. orientation of new staff. preceptorship for new staff. participates in action research.

5. Participates in nursing policy review and initiatives.

6. Co-operates with other Clinical Nurses in relation to development of programs and initiatives.

7. Ensures a safe working environment.

2.1 For the purpose of determining the rate of wages payable by reference to the year of service or paypoint of any nurse, a nurse shall be given credit for all previous continuous nursing service.

2.2 Previous nursing service shall include time spent in obtaining additional nursing certificates other than an undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing degree.

2.3 A part-time or casual nurse shall be required to complete the equivalent of a full working year (1,976 hours) from the time of their first appointment, enrolment or registration or of their last increment before being eligible for the next increment.

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2.4 In calculating continuous nursing service for the purpose of this clause, any period of service (other than time spent as a nursing employee on full pay in obtaining additional nursing certfficates) prior to an absence of over 3 years from nursing duties covered by a relevant nursing award or relevant nursing agreement shall not be taken into account.

2.5 The onus of proof of previous experience shall be on the nurse.

2.6 An employee unable to provide proof of previous experience within four (4) weeks of engagement will be paid at the appropriate rate of pay for the first year of service or the year to which proof of experience is provided for the class of nurse so appointed. Wages shall continue at this rate of pay until proof of previous experience is provided to the School or until such time as service has been accumulated to warrant payment at a higher rate.

2.7 If the employee provides proof of previous experience within 4 weeks of commencement, the School will adjust previous payments back to the date of commencement.

3. ACCELERATED ADVANCEMENT

3.1 A Registered Nurse Level 1 shall be entitled to advance one paypoint at any time during that person's employment as a Registered Nurse Level 1, upon completion of a post-registration course of at least 12 months duration where the nurse is required to perform the duties of a position to which the course is directly relevant.

3.2 Nurses contemplating undertaking a course as described in this clause should consult with the School prior to commencement of study to ensure that it is an acceptable course.

3.3 A Registered Nurse Level 1 may only advance once in accordance with this clause.

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APPENDIX F THE SCHOOL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

SCHEDULE OF MATTERS

1. Matters to be considered by the School Consultative Committee during the period of the Agreement.

(a) Class sizes (b) Behaviour Management Policies

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APPENDIXG

The National Employment Standards

The Fair Work Act 2009 provides you with a safety net of minimum terms and conditions of employment through the National Employment Standards (NES).

There are 10 minimum workplace entitlements in the NES:

1. A maximum standard working week of 38 hours for full-time employees, plus 'reasonable' additional hours.

2. A right to request flexible working arrangements to care for a child under school age, or a child (under 18) with a disability.

3. Parental and adoption leave of 12 months (unpaid), with a right to request an additional 12 months.

4. Four weeks paid annual leave each year (pro rata). 5. Ten days paid personal/carer's leave each year (pro rata), two days paid

compassionate leave for each permissible occasion, and two days unpaid carer's leave for each permissible occasion.

6. Community service leave for jury service or activities dealing with certain emergencies or natural disasters. This leave is unpaid except for jury service.

7. Long service leave. 8. Public holidays and the entitlement to be paid for ordinary hours on those days. 9. Notice of termination and redundancy pay. 10. The right for new employees to receive the Fair Work Information Statement.

A complete copy of the NES can be accessed at www.fairwork.gov.au. Please note that some conditions or limitations may apply to your entitlement to the NES. For instance, there are some exclusions for casual employees.

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APPENDIXH

SCHOOL ETHOS STANDARD

The School and employees recognise that the School has a history of educational leadership in Queensland and high achievement in all areas of endeavour and that it has developed a particular and worthy school culture which values a holistic view of education. They also recognise that this culture makes an essential contribution to the School's outcomes in the academic, student welfare and extracurricular domains. Consequently the School and its employees are committed to sustaining and enhancing the School's culture through actively advocating the values and ethos of the School through their actions and communication both within the School and the wider community.

The School and employees know and are committed to the purpose and values of the School and this will be demonstrated by employees' practice which will be guided by and will demonstrate:

Learning

• Their contribution to the development and on-going implementation of initiatives to improve school outcomes;

• A commitment to maintaining and improvjng the academic performance of students;

Endeavour

• Enhanced service delivery to students; • Collaboration with the School's leadership to improve productivity and effectiveness;

Leadership

• Their contribution to the maintenance of and their desire to improve the effectiveness of the School's performance in academic, student welfare and extracurricular activities;

• The promotion of continuing improvements in the quality of teaching and successful student learning as set out in the Academic Development Plan including the implementation of Dimensions of Learning and teaching and learning in a technology rich environment;

• High expectations of student's presentation and to model this expectation in their professional work and demeanour;

Respect

• A commitment to encouraging behaviour which is consistent with the School's Code of Expectations and Behaviour for students;

• Their support of all school policies which operate within the usual ambit of school life; • Their valuing of collaboration and respect by making courtesy and respect towards all

members of the School's community. adults and students, a perceptible characteristic of this culture;

Community

• Their contribution to improvement in the working environment to enhance staff morale, professional effectiveness and job satisfaction;

• The pursuit of high quality knowledge of students by Form Teachers; • The delivery of a high quality personal development program;

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• Monitoring the participation of students in the extracurricular program with a view to encouraging all students to participate at some level in the program; and

• Encouraging the achievement of the School's objectives by developing and maintaining a team approach to activities within the School.

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l Staff

I Band 2 Ste 1 Ste 2 Step 3 Step 4

4% 4% 1/7/2010 1/7/2010

night Per Annum

2168.96 56586.07 2232.77 58250.E

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2466.7 Step 5 2584.41 67424.78

APPENDIX I WAGE RATES

5% 11

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2467.12

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2713.63 I 70796.02

5% 1/7/2012 Fortnight

2391.28 2461.63

2719.55

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5% 5% 13 1/7/2013

rUlight Per Annum

2510.85 65505.45 2584.71 67432.41

~.04 7,94

2991.78

Band 3 Step 1 2682.38 69980.60 2816.50 73479.63 2957.32 77153.61 3105.19 81011-:-5

I Snr,

Step 2 2780.84 72549.40 2919.88 76176.87 3065.88 79985.72 3219.17 83985.uu Step 3 2878.73 75103.06 3022.66 78858.21 3173.79 82801.12 3332.48 86941.<0 Step 4 2982.37 77807.06 3131.49 81697.41 3288.06 85782.28 3452.4'

I

Head of Dept

1 Level 1 Leve

I Leve Leve

136.65 3565.06 143.48

).70 \.17 4057.86

3198.52 83446.15

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150.66 4051.16

3906.05 I 10 4260.75 I 111

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106615.85

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4101.35 .791 116716.59

3828.381 99878.67 4016.36 ~n..t"'7(

4290.95 111! 4413.23 115136.78

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Extracurricular 4% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 1/7/2011 1/7/2011 11712012 117/2012 1/7/2013 1/7/2013 Fortnight Per Fortnight Per Fortnight Per Fortnight Per

Annum Annum Annum Annum Band % on

Salarv (Band 3 Step 4)

2982.37 3131.49 3288.06 3452.47 lA 59.65 1556.14 62.63 1633.95 65.76 1715.64 69.05 1801.43 lB 89.47 2334.21 93.94 2450.92 93.94 2573.47 103.57 2702.14

2A 25.19 1361.62 54.80 1429.70 57.54 1501.19 60.42 1576.25 28 104.38 2723.24 109.60 2859.41 115.08 3002.38 120.84 3152.49 2C 119.29 3112.28 125.26 3267.89 131.52 3431.29 138.10 3602.85 2D 134.21 3501.31 140.92 3676.38 147.96 3860.20 155.36 4053.21

3A 119.29 3112.28 125.26 3267.89 131.52 3431.29 138.10 3602.85 38 134.21 3501.31 140.92 3676.38 147.96 3860.20 155.36 4053.21 3C 149.12 3890.35 156.57 4084.87 164.40 4289.11 172.62 4503.56

4A 134.21 3501.31 140.92 3676.38 147.96 3860.20 155.36 4053.21 48 149.21 3890.35 156.57 4084.87 164.40 4289.11 172.62 4503.56 4C 164.03 4279.38 172.23 4493.35 180.84 4718.02 189.89 4953.92 4D 178.94 4668.42 187.89 4901.84 197.28 5146.93 207.15 5404.28

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School Officers 4% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 1/7/2011 1/7/2011 1/7/2012 1/7/2012 1/7/2013 11712013 Fortnight Per Fortnight Per Fortnight Per Fortnight Per

Annum Annum Annum Annum

Levell Step 1 1461.93 38010.09 1535.02 39910.59 1611.77 41906.12 1692.36 44001.43 Step 2 1495.38 38879.99 1570.15 40823.99 1648.66 42865.19 1731.09 45008.45 Step 3 1528.43 39739.16 1604.85 41726.12 1685.09 43812.42 1769.35 46003.05 Step 4 1561.86 40608.47 1639.96 42638.89 1721.96 44770.84 1808.05 47009.38

Level 2 Step 1 1594.91 41467.64 1674.65 43541.02 1758.39 45718.07 1846.31 48003.97 Step 2 1640.73 42658.91 1722.76 44791.85 1808.90 47031.45 1899.35 49383.02 Step 3 1661.43 43197.31 1744.51 45357.17 1831.73 47625.03 1923.32 50006.28

Level 3 Step 1 1661.43 43197.31 1744.51 45357.17 1831.73 47625.03 1923.32 50006.28 Step 2 1700.44 44211.50 1785.46 46422.07 1874.74 48743.18 1968.47 51180.33 Step 3 1777. 71 43220.50 1866.60 48531.53 1959.93 50598.10 2057.92 53506.01 Step 4 1827.51 47515.22 1918.88 49890.98 2014.83 52385.53 2115.57 55004.81

Level 4 Step 1 1860.97 43835.12 1954.01 50804.38 2051.72 53344.60 2154.30 56011.83 Step 2 1910.73 49678.94 2006.27 52162.89 2106.58 54771.04 2211.91 57509.59 Step 3 1960.50 50973.07 2058.53 53521.72 2161.45 56197.81 2269.53 59007.70

Level 5 Step 1 2027.02 52702.44 2128.37 55337.56 2234.79 58104.44 2346.53 61009.66 Step 2 2076.80 53996.86 2180.64 56696.70 2289.67 59531.53 2404.16 62508.11 Step 3 2126.58 55290.98 2232.90 58055.53 2344.55 60958.30 2461.78 64006.22

Level 6 Step 1 2194.06 57045.69 2303.77 59897.97 2418.96 62892.87 2539.90 66037.52 Step 2 2313.53 60151.76 2429.21 63159.35 2550.67 66317.32 2678.20 69633.18 Step 3 2433.22 63263.79 2554.88 66426.98 2682.63 69748.33 2816.76 73235.75 Step 4 2554.88 66246.80 2682.62 69748.14 2816.75 73235.55 2957.59 76897.33 Step 5 2671.75 69465.50 _J805.34 72938.77 2945.60 76595.71 3092.88 80415.00 --

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s Staff 4% 4% 111

I""OrLI1I9'" Per Per

5% 5% 5% 5% 1/7/2012 -l- 1/7/2012 117/2013 117/2013

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Level 2

2ncLYear 1971.99 51447.81 2070.59 54020.20 2174.12 56721.21 2282.82 3rdj<ear 2065.65 53891.33 2168.93 56585.90 2277.38 59415.19 2391.251 0

4th vear 2159.23 56332.77 2267.19 59149.41 2380.55 62106.88 2499F

4.01 2578.17

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APPENDIX J SIGNATORIES

Signed for and on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the ~ 4 ~ !;~:~e2~~~~;~ChOOI tla Brisbane Grammar School '-~r9~~:----------------------------------

Gregory Terrace BRISBANE QLD 4000

In the presence of-

Signed for and on behalf of the Independent Education Union of Australia - Queensland and Northern Territory Branch

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WHEREAS:

UNDERTAKINGS (s.190 Fair Work Act 2009)

A. The Board Of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School (Employer) has applied to Fair Work Australia pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) for approval of an enterprise agreement to be known as the Brisbane Grammar School Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2011 (Agreement).

B. FWA has a concern that not all of the requirements in s.186 and s.187 of the Act have been met in relation to the Agreement but has indicated that it will accept the following undertakings pursuant to s.190 of the Act as meeting its concern so that the Agreement may be approved.

PURSUANT to s.190 of the Act, the Employer hereby undertakes to Fair Work Australia that:

1. Notwithstanding the terms of the Agreement, a shiftworker is 'a seven day shiftworker who is regularly rostered to work on Sundays and public holidays'. Notwithstanding the terms of the Agreement, a shiftworker so defined is entitled to a total of 5 weeks annual leave.

2. It will ensure that a copy of these undertakings is made available to all employees covered by the Agreement and ensure that a copy of this instrument is attached to any copy of the Agreement provided to employees or made available in the workplace.

Date: f:§ ~A- W il

Signed:~· Name: Ur I!.::r r Work Address: ih1Ab(M/l£' ~~~ ~ 'It.-C....P

POSitionJcapac~~_~ J-~~. (A person duly authorised to give this undertaking on behalf of the Employer)