NSW Health Service Allied Health Assistants (State) Award [2018] NSWIRComm 1023

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Health Service Allied Health Assistants (State) Award [2018] NSWIRComm 1023 Hearing dates: 12 December 2014, 21, 22, 23, 24, September 2015, 28 October 2015, 6, 7 April 2017, 27 June 2017 Date of orders: 19 April 2018 Decision date: 19 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Kite SC, Harrison DP Newall C Decision: The Commission:

1. Makes a new award for Allied Health Assistants.

2. Directs the parties to discuss the award variations necessary to give effect to some employee-related costs savings identified.

3. Directs the Applicant to prepare and file the necessary applications within 21 days. Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – New South Wales – awards – application for a new award – wage fixing principles – special case – work value change – new classification structure -­ employee-related costs – employee-related cost savings – new award made – other variations required Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014 Cases Cited: Child Protection (Working with Children) Award 2014 [2015] NSWIRComm 8 Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2011 and Ors [2015] NSWIRComm 7 Re Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2011 [2013] NSWIRComm 53 Re Health Employees' Conditions of Employment (State) Award and other Awards (2011) 208 IR 201 Secretary, NSW Ministry of Health v Health Services Union NSW [2018] NSWIRComm 1007 Secretary of The Treasury v Public Service Association & Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of NSW (2014) 89 NSWLR 688 Re NSW Health Service Allied Health Assistants (State) Award [2015] NSWIRComm 30, 255 IR 178 Re NSW Health Service Allied Health Assistants (State) Award [2016] NSWIRComm 6, 260 IR. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Health Services Union of New South Wales Industrial Relations Secretary New South Wales Ministry of Health Representation: Mr M Gibian of counsel (Applicant) Mr R Warren of counsel (Respondent) Mr A Britt of counsel (Intervener)