AMBULANCE SERVICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD - Application by the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union for variation re clauses 9, 19, 27 and 38 Award and New South Wales and the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union re call takers threatening to impose industrial bans on forwarding 000 calls to Health Access Co-ordination Unit [2004] NSWIRComm 265

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : AMBULANCE SERVICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD - Application by the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union for variation re clauses 9, 19, 27 and 38 Award and New South Wales and the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union re call takers threatening to impose industrial bans on forwarding 000 calls to Health Access Co-ordination Unit [2004] NSWIRComm 265 APPLICANT: New South Wales Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Union PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Ambulance Service of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: IRC 2121 and 2064 of 2004 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Award - Special Case - Work Value change - changed work examined - changes in work, skill and responsibility established - significant net addition to work requirements established - award varied to introduce new classification - 9.5% wage increase - claim for increased annual leave refused - no case made out on evidence - claim for variation to sick leave provision granted - clarification of entitlement to sick leave on a daily basis LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Re Pastoral Industry Award (2001) 104 IR 168 In Re Government Railways and Tramways (Construction Award) [1926] AR 92 CASES CITED : Re Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award (Unreported, 18 December 2001, Walton J Vice President, Grayson DP and McLeay C) Re Public Hospital Nurses' (State) Award (No 4) [2003] NSWIRComm 442 State Wage Case 2004 [2004] NSWIRComm 148 TWU v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 97 HEARING DATES: 07/26/2004; 07/27/2004; 08/30/2004; 08/31/2004; 09/01/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/13/2004