Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award [2015] NSWIRComm 17

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award [2015] NSWIRComm 17 Hearing dates: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 27 February 2015; 31 March 2015; 7 May 2015; 6 and 7 July 2015 Decision date: 21 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Walton J, President; Kite AJ; Tabbaa C Decision: The Full Bench determines that:

(1) The applicant has succeeded in making out an arbitrated case under Principal 8 of the Wage Fixing Principles: State Wage Case 2010 (No 2) [2011] NSWIRComm 29; 206 IR 218 at 230 and, in particular, has satisfied the criteria stated in sub-Principles 8.2 and 8.4 for an increase in wages and conditions of the group of employees the subject of these applications.

(2) There should be a new classification inserted into the award to be described as Critical Care Paramedic (Aeromedical).

The matters are listed for Directions at 9.30am on Friday 31 July 2015. Catchwords: AWARD – application for variation – claim for new classification – Wage Fixation Principles – arbitrated case – work value – special case Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014 Cases Cited: Re Crown Employees (NSW Fire Brigade Retained Firefighting Staff) Award 2008 [2012] NSWIRComm 122 State Wage Case 2010 (No 2) [2011] NSWIRComm 29; (2011) 206 IR 218 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Health Services Union of NSW (Applicant) NSW Ministry of Health (First Respondent) Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) (Second Respondent) Secretary of the Treasury (Intervenor) Representation: M Gibian of counsel (Applicant) P Ginters of counsel (First Respondent) I Latham of counsel (Second Respondent) A Britt of counsel (Intervenor)