WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Federated Clerks' Union of Australia Industrial Union of Workers, WA Branch and West Australian Newspapers and Others. No. AG 15 of 1989. CLERKS' (WEST AUSTRALIAN) SPECIAL CASUAL EMPLOYEES AGREEMENT No. AG15of 1989. COMMISSIONER C.B. PARKS. 8th day of March 1990. Registration of Industrial Agreement No. AG 15 of 1989. HAVING heard Ms J.G. Barnesby on behalf of the Applicant and Mr D.M. Kleemann on behalf of the Respondents, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 hereby orders — That the attached be registered as an Industrial Agreement. (Sgd.) C.B. PARKS, [L.S.] Commissioner. No. AG15 of 1989. 1.—Title. This Agreement shall be known as the Clerks' (West Australian) Special Casual Employees Agreement and is made between the parties pursuant to subclause (4) of Clause 11.—Wages, of the Clerks' (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award. 2.—Arrangement. 1. Title. 2. Arrangement. 3. Scope. 4. Term. 5. Base Rate. 6. Shift Loadings. 7. Samrday and Sunday Work. 8. Holiday Work. 9. Overtime. 10. Annual Leave. 11. Hours. 12. Termination of Service. 13. Long Service Leave. 14. Flexibility of Duties. 15. No Prejudice. 16. Payment of Wages. 17. Eye Care — VDU Usage. 3.—Scope. This Agreement shall apply to the categories of employees mentioned hereunder: Classified Booking Clerks Tele-Ad Sales Advisers Classified Re-keyboarding Classified Complaints Canvassers The parties agree that where it is possible for full-time staff to perform a particular job casual or part-time staff will not be employed. 4.—Term. The term of this agreement shall be for a period of five years from the 8th day of March 1990. 5.—Base Rate. The base rate of pay for employees subject to this Agreement shall be the rate prescribed by the Clerks' (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award No. 38 of 1947 from time to time for a clerk of 25 years of age plus l71/2 per cent loading in lieu of annual leave, sick leave and public holidays. In addition to the amount prescribed above a loading of six per cent shall be paid to employees who are required to operate a visual display unit in the performance of their duties. The divisor used to calculate the hourly base rate shall be 37.5. 6.—Shift Loadings. An additional loading of 15 per cent of the base rate prescribed in Clause 5.—Base Rate shall be paid for all time worked on any intermediate or night shift worked between Monday to Friday inclusive as defined hereunder: Shift means work done in the daily hours of rostered work, e.g. a shift of day work or of night work or intermediate work. Day work means work done between 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., night work means work done between 6.00 p.m. and 8.00 a.m. and intermediate work means work done during hours which include hours of both day and night work. 7.—Saturday and Sunday Work. All hours worked on a Saturday shall be paid for at the base rate plus an additional loading of 25 per cent of the prescribed rate for a clerk of 25 years of age. All hours worked on a Sunday shall be paid for at the base rate plus an additional loading of 75 per cent of the prescribed rate for a clerk of 25 years of age. 70 W.A.I.G. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8.—Holiday Work. All hours worked on a holiday prescribed by the Clerks' (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award shall be paid at double time and a half of the base rate prescribed in Clause 5.—Base Rate. 9.—Overtime. All time worked outside the rostered hours or eight hours on any day or beyond 38 hours in any week shall be paid at the base rate multiplied by the penalty rate for such time in the Clerks' (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award. 10.—Annual Leave. All employees the subject of this Agreement shall, at their request, be allowed annually four consecutive weeks' leave without pay and shall not suffer any loss of privilege, seniority or preference of engagement at the expiration of such leave. The entitlement, if not used, will not become cumulative. 11.—Hours. All employees shall work their ordinary hours according to a roster which shall be updated by the employer so that an employee always has at least one week's notice of the time at which work is to commence on each rostered day. The number of days and hours rostered to be worked each roster cycle shall not be altered with less than two weeks' notice to the employees concerned and shall be posted on a notice board accessible to the employees (Ref: Order No. C48 of 1988). 12.—Termination of Service. The employment of any employee shall be terminated by one week's notice on either side or payment or forfeiture of the week's wage as the case may be. Provided that an employee may be summarily dismissed for gross misconduct, in which case he/she shall be paid up to the time of dismissal only. 13.—Long Service Leave. The Long Service Leave provision set out in Volume 69 of the Western Australian Industrial Gazette at pages one to six, both inclusive are incorporated in and form part of this Agreement. 14.—Flexibility of Duties. There shall be no restrictions on the flexibility of employees within the department with respect to duties and functions as the area covers more than one publication and more than one duty (Ref: Order No. C48 of 1988). 15.—No Prejudice. The provisions of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the interests of all parties in relation to future negotiations. 16.—Payment of Wages. All employees subject to this Agreement shall receive all wages directly into a bank or building society account nominated by the employee. 17.—Eye Care — VDU Usage. Initial Examination: Initially new employees required to use VDU's for any significant period of their daily working hours will be asked to undergo an eye examination as part of their pre-employment medical. The eye examination will be arranged by the employer with a qualified optometrist nominated by the Company. 1025 Whilst the eye examination will be at the expense of the employer, the Company will not meet the cost of spectacles should they be prescribed for VDU use or for any other purpose. Follow-Up Examinations: A follow-up examination will be available to an employee 12 months after the initial eye test, and thereafter every two years if required by the employee. The eye examination will be at the expense of the Company. Should spectacles be prescribed specifically for use on the VDU, the Company will reimburse the employee the cost of the lenses and up to $50.00 for the cost of the frames. Employees covered by Health Funds will be expected to utilise such a fund where practicable. Where an employee is entitled to a Health Fund rebate the Company will pay the difference between the rebate and the actual cost of the lenses and the difference between the rebate and the actual cost of the frames up to $50.00. The amount of reimbursement for the cost of frames shall be reviewed annually. Written results of all eye examinations will be available to both the employee and the Company. On behalf of the West Australian Newspapers Signed: D.M. Kleemann. On behalf of the Federated Clerks' Union of Australia, WA Branch. Signed: W.J.G. Smith.