Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award [2002] NSWIRComm 100

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award [2002] NSWIRComm 100 APPLICANT New South Wales Nurses' Association PARTIES : RESPONDENT Health Administration Corporation FILE NUMBER: IRC 3810 of 2000 CORAM: Wright J President; Boland J; Patterson C CATCHWORDS : Award - Application for new award - Public hospital nurses - Wage fixing principles - Work value - Special case - Allowances - Increases to existing allowances - Claims for new allowances - Ten hour break after overtime - Minimum payment for part time and casual employees - Accommodation - Parking - Motor vehicle allowance - Approach to be adopted when making interim award - Interrelationship with proposed salaries case - Interim award made LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s16(4) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Corrections Health Service Nurses' (State) Award (No 2), Re [2001] NSWIRComm 58 Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers) Award, Re [1975] AR (NSW) 1 Crown Employees Scientific Officers Health Commission, Interim Award, Re [1974] AR (NSW) 705 Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers) (State) Award and Other Awards (No 2), Re (1993) 52 IR 243 Employers First and NSW/ACT Independent Education Union [2002] NSWIRComm 113 Metal, Engineering and Associated Industries Award, Re 1998 - Part 1 (2000) 110 IR 247 Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award, Re [2001] NSWIRComm 331 CASES CITED : Public Hospital Social Workers Award, Re [1979] AR (NSW) 742 Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award, Re (unreported, Matter No. 909 of 1984, 29 November 1984) Social and Community Services Employees (State) Award, Re [2001] NSWIRComm 274 State Wage Case, May 1991 (1991) 36 IR 362 Transport Industry (State) Award, Re (1996) 95 IR 126 State Wage Case 2001 (2001) 104 IR 438 Transbridge, Proprietary Limited Nepean River Bridge, Menangle Award, Re [1979] AR (NSW) 383 Urban Transit Authority v Labor Council of NSW (1984) 8 IR 3 Nurses (Victorian Health Services) Award 2000, Re (Print AW790805) HEARING DATES: 06/21/2001; 06/22/2001; 06/26/2001; 06/27/2001; 06/28/2001; 07/09/2001; 07/10/2001; 07/11/2001; 07/12/2001; 07/13/2001; 07/24/2001; 07/25/2001; 07/27/2001; 09/18/2001; 11/30/2001; 12/05/2001; 12/06/2001; 03/22/2002; 04/24/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/12/2002