and Spastic Welfare Association of Western Australia Incorporated. No. 1502 of 1991. COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 26 February 1992. Order. HAVING heard Mr D.P. Hill on behalf of the v Mr J.B. Blackburn with him Mr K.D. Glew on behalf of the

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APPLICANT: and Spastic Welfare Association of Western Australia Incorporated. No. 1502 of 1991. COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 26 February 1992. Order. HAVING heard Mr D.P. Hill on behalf of the

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Hospital Salaried Officers Association of Western Australia (Union of Workers) and Spastic Welfare Association of Western Australia Incorporated. No. 1502 of 1991. COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 26 February 1992. Order. HAVING heard Mr D.P. Hill on behalf of the Applicant and Mr J.B. Blackburn with him Mr K.D. Glew on behalf of the Respondent, and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 hereby orders — That the Hospital Salaried Officers (Spastic Welfare) Award 1978 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 10th day of December 1991. (Sgd.) J.A. NEGUS, [L.S.] Commissioner. Schedule. 1. Clause 2A. —Wage Fixing Principles: Delete this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: 2A. —Wage Fixing Principles. It is a term of this award that the union undertakes for the duration of the principles determined by the Commission in Court Session in application No. 704 of 1991 not to pursue any extra claims, award or over-award, except when consistent with the State Wage Principles. 2. Clause 8. — Contract of Service: A. Delete subclause (3) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (2) of this clause the employer may at any time, without prior notice, dismiss an em- ployee for serious misconduct. B. Immediately following subclause (3) of this clause insert the following new subclause: (4) The employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties as are within the limits of the employee's skill, competence or training. 4. Schedule A: Delete this schedule and insert in lieu thereof the following: Schedule A Minimum Salaries. (1) The minimum rates of salaries to be paid to employees covered by this award shall be set out hereunder. (2) Minimum Salaries: Level 1 1st year of service 2nd year of service 3rd year of service Level 2 1st year of service 2nd year of service Salary Per Annum $ WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 72 W.A.I.G. Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11 Level 12 Level 13 Level 14 Level 15 Level Salary Per Annum $ 3rd year of service 21 647 4th year of service 22 295 Level 3 22 946 23 597 24 346 Level 4 24 864 25 629 Level 5 26 533 27 236 Level 6 27 975 29 154 Level 7 29 771 30 696 Level 8 31 647 32 998 Level 9 33 702 34 669 Level 10 35 664 36 688 Level 11 38 660 40 124 Level 12 42 204 Level 13 43 317 44 727 Level 14 46 188 Level 15 48 323 50 073 A1 52 253 A2 54 428 A3 56 580 A4 58 756 A5 62 415 A6 65 065 A7 67 720 A8 70 719 A9 73 901 (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) Annual increments shall be subject to the employee's satisfactory performance over the preceding twelve months. (c) Any dispute in relation to the payment of an annual increment shall be referred to the