WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act, 1979. s.40—Variation of an Award The Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, Industrial Union of Workers W.A. Branch and The Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission and Others. No. PSA 2091 of 1987. Clerical Officers State Government Administration. COMMISSIONER G.L. FIELDING. 28 December 1987. Order. HAVING heard Mr C.D. Panizza on behalf of the Applicant and Mr TO. Adams on behalf of the Respondents, the Commission, constituted by the Public Service Arbitrator, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, having satisfied itself that the terms of the General Order of the Commission No. 1195 of 1986, 72 W.A.I.G. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 2203 dated 24th April, 1987, have been complied with, and by consent, hereby orders— That the Clerks' (Public Authorities) Award 1987 as amended, be further amended in accordance with the following Schedule with effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after this day. (Sgd.) G. L. FIELDING, [L.S.] Public Service Arbitrator. Schedule. 1. Clause 9.—Salaries and Salary Ranges: After sub- clause (5) of this clause insert the following subclause: (6) Salaries shall be paid by direct funds transfer to the credit of an account nominated by the officer at such bank, building society or credit union approved by the Under Treasurer or an Accounta- ble Officer. Provided that where such form of payment is impractical or where some exceptional circum- stances exist, and by agreement between the Board/employer and the Union payment by cheque may be made. 2. Clause 7.—Annual Recreation Leave: After paragraph (g) of this clause add the following paragraph: (h) When an officer resigns annual leave loading shall be paid on accrued annual leave in accordance with this clause. No annual leave loading is to be paid on pro-rata annual leave. An officer who abandons employment shall be deemed to have resigned for the purpose of calculating entitlements to annual leave loading. 3. Clause 14.—Long Service Leave: Delete subclause (5) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof: (5) (a) Subject to the convenience of the employer, long service leave shall be taken at any time within three years of the leave becoming due. Provided that the employer may approve the deferment of taking long service leave beyond three years in "exceptional circum- stances". Provided further that the employer may withdraw or vary agreement to defer the taking of long service leave by giving the officer notice in writing of the withdrawal or variation. Notwithstanding the foregoing the employer may direct an officer to take accrued long service leave and may deter- mine the date on which such leave shall commence. (b) For the purposes of this subclause "excep- tional circumstances" shall include retire- ment within five years of the date of entitlement (c) Transitional— (i) Officers having an entitlement to long service leave at January 1st 1988 are required to clear one full entitlement of long service leave before January 1st 1991. (ii) Officers having more than one entitle- ment to long service leave at January 1st 1988 are required to clear one full entitlement of long service leave by January 1st 1991 and a further full entitlement within each three years thereafter, until the officer's entitlement to long service leave has been cleared. (iii) On the first working day of March in each year the employer shall by notice in writing advise each relevant officer— (a) of the amount of long service leave which the officer is then entitled under the Award; and (b) of the amount of long service leave to which the officer will become entitled at any time during the next succeeding 12 months. (iv) An officer shall be required to furnish to the employer within one month of the receipt of the notice, particulars of the dates between which the officer desires to take the long service leave or part thereof to which the officer is or will become entitled, and whether, to what extent and for what reasons the officer desires to take the leave on full or half pay or desires to defer the taking of the leave. 4. Clause 18.—Shift Work: Delete paragraph (g) of subclause (3) of this clause and insert in lieu: (g) (i) When an officer begins or ceases a shift between the hours of 11.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. and no public transport is available, the officer shall be reimbursed the appropriate rate of hire prescribed by Schedule C if the officer uses a motor vehicle or motor cycle for the journey between the officer's resi- dence and the Commission's headquarters. Provided, however, that any officer who elects to be permanently retained on a fixed or non-rotating shift that begins or ceases between or on the hours of 11.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. shall not be eligible to claim this reimbursement. (ii) The provisions of this subclause shall only apply to officers working within a radius of 50 km of the Perth Central Railway Station. 5. Clause 6.—Hours of Attendance: (a) Delete the terms "7.30 a.m." and "5.30 p.m." wherever they appear in this clause of the Award and insert in lieu thereof the terms "7.00 a.m." and "6.00 p.m." respectively. (b) After subclause (2) of this clause insert a new subclause as follows: (3) Employers wishing to vary the prescribed hours of duty to be observed shall be required to give one (1) months notice in writing to the officers to be affected by the change. 6. Schedule A—Salaries: Delete this Schedule and insert in lieu thereof: Schedule A—Salaries The annual salaries applicable to officers covered by this Award shall be: Class Salary per annum Level 1— Under 17 years 17 years 18 years 19 years 20 years 21 years or 1st year of adult service 22 years or 2nd year of adult service 23 years or 3rd year of adult service 24 years or 4th year of adult service 25 years or 5th year of adult service 26 years or 6th year of adult service 27 years of 7th year of adult service 28 years of 8th year of adult service 29 years of 9th year of adult service Level 2— 8 691 10 158 11 848 13 713 15 399 16 917 17 535 18 151 18 765 19 381 19 998 20 707 21 198 21 923 22 792 23 458 24 146 24 855 25 584 l~'ass Salary per annum $ Level 3— 26 586 27 368 28 172 29 000 Level 4— 30 134 31 022 31 936 Level 5— EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MINISTERIAL OFFICERS SALARIES ALLOWANCES AND CONDITIONS AWARD 1983 No. 5 of 1983.