WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Hospital Salaried Officers Association of Western Australia (Union of Workers) and Honourable Minister for Health. No. P89 of 1990. Western Australian School of Nursing (Salaried Officers) Award No. 37 of 1978. No. R 37 of 1978. COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 19 February 1993. Order. HAVING heard Mr M. Nolan on behalf of the Applicant and Ms L. Dolley on behalf of the Respondent, and by consent, the Commission, being satisfied that the claim complies with the terms of the General Order of the Commission No. 1752 of 1992 dated 31 January, 1992, and pursuant to the powers conferred on it as Public Service Arbitrator by the Industrial Relations Act 1979 hereby orders— That the Western Australian School of Nursing (Salaried Officers) Award No. 37 of 1978 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have affect from the first pay period commencing on or after the 28th day of January 1993. (Sgd.) J.A. NEGUS, [L.S.] Commissioner, Public Service Arbitrator. Schedule. 1. Schedule A—Minimum Salaries: Delete this Schedule and insert in lieu thereof the following: Schedule A. Minimum Salaries. (1) Subject to the provision of Clause 9.—Salaries and to the provisions of this Schedule the minimum annual salaries for employers bound by the award are set out hereinafter. (2) Minimum Salaries: Level Salary Per Annum $ Level 1 under 17 years of age 10,452 17 years of age 12,206 18 years of age 14,248 19 years of age 16,491 20 years of age 18,520 21 years of age 1st year of service 20,343 22 years of age 2nd year of service 20,997 23 years of age 3rd year of service 21,647 24 years of age 4th year of service 22,295 Level 2 22,946 23,597 24,346 24,864 25,629 Level 3 26,533 27,236 27,975 29,154 Level 4 29,771 30,696 31,647 32,998 Level 5 33,702 34,669 35,664 36,688 Level 6 38,660 40,124 42,204 Level 7 43,317 44,727 46,188 Level 8 48,323 50,073 Level 9 52,721 54,563 Level 10 56,580 59,824 Level 11 62,415 65,050 Level 12 68,663 71,104 73,888 (a) An employee, who is 21 years of age or older on appointment to a classification equivalent to Level 1, may be appointed to the minimum rate of pay based on years of service, not on age. (b) A Medical Typist or Medical Secretary shall be paid a medical terminology allowance of $1000.00 per annum. For the purposes of this subclause 'Medi- cal Typist' and 'Medical Secretary' shall mean those workers classified on a classifica- tion equivalent to Level 1, 2 or 3 who spend at least 50% of their time typing from tapes, shorthand and/or Doctor's notes of case histories, summaries, reports or similar mate- rial involving a broad range of medical terminology. (3) Salaries—Specified Callings and Other Profes- sionals (a) Employees, who possess a relevant tertiary level qualification, or equivalent as agreed between the Union and the employers, and who are employed in the callings of Archi- tect, Audiologist, Bio Engineer, Chemist, Dietitian, Engineer, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Librarian, Occupational Ther- apist, Physiotherapist, Physicist, Pharmacist, Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 73 W.A.I.G. Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Re- search Officer, Scientific Officer, Social Worker, Speech Pathologist, or any other professional calling as agreed between the Union and employers, shall be entitled to Annual Salaries as follows: Level Salary Per Annum CLERKS' (HOTELS, MOTELS AND CLUBS) Level 3/5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 26,533 27,975 29,771 31,647 34,669 36,688 38,660 40,124 42,204 43,317 44,727 46,188 48,323 50,073 52,721 54,563 56,580 59,824 62,415 65,050 68,663 71,104 73,888 (b) Subject to paragraph (d) of this subclause, on appointment or promotion to the Level 3/5 under this subclause: (i) Employees, who have completed an approved three academic year tertiary qualification, relevant to their calling, shall commence at the first year incre- ment; (ii) Employees, who have completed an approved four academic year tertiary qualification, relevant to their calling, shall commence at the second year increment; (iii) Employees, who have completed an approved Masters or PhD degree rele- vant to their calling shall commence on the third year increment; Provided that employees who attain a higher tertiary level qualification after appointment shall not be entitled to any advanced progression through the range. (c) The employer and Union shall be responsible for determining the relevant acceptable qual- ifications for appointment for the callings covered by this subclause and shall maintain a manual setting out such qualifications. (d) The employer in allocating levels pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subclause may deter- mine a commencing salary above Level 3/5 for a particular calling/s. No. R 7 of 1977.