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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Section 40.—Award Variation Pursuant to the Structural Efficiency Principle. West Australian Psychiatric Nurses' Association (Union of Workers) and Boards of Management, Royal Perth Hospital and Another. No. 813 of 1988. Psychiatric Nurse Health Care Industry COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 19th day of April 1989. Order. HAVING heard Ms M.P. Lawrence on behalf of the Applicant and Ms S. McHale on behalf of the Respondent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it by the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and having been satisfied that the applicant has formally committed itself to co-operate in a review (to be monitored by the Commission) of the Award to give effect to the Structural Efficiency Principle of the State Wage Principles which issued on 9 September 1988 and that until 1 July 1989 the applicant will not pursue any Schedule. 1. Clause 17.—Rates of Pay and Allowances: Delete this clause and insert the following in lieu: 17.—Rates of Pay and Allowances. It is a term of this award that the Union under- takes, until 1 July 1989, not to pursue any extra claims, award or over award, except when consistent with the State Wage Principles. An employer on whom this award is binding shall not increase the rate of wage payable to an employee on 9 September 1988, or otherwise vary the conditions of employment applicable to an employee on that date so as to increase that employer's labour costs, except to the extent that any such increase has been authorised by the Commission after that date. (1) The minimum rate of wages per week payable to workers under this Award shall be as follows:— Column Column A B per week per week $ $ (a) Psychiatric Nurses First year of service 402 70. 412 70 Second year of service 416 20 426 20 Third year of service 434 80 444 80 Fourth year of service 452 60 462 60 Fifth year of service 469 60 479 60 Sixth year of service 486 30 496 30 (b) Deputy Charge Nurse 478 80 488 80 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE (c) Community/Clinic Psychiatric Nurse (d) Charge Nurse (e) Superintendent of Nursing (f) Enrolled Mental Health Nurse First year of service Second year of service Thereafter Column Column A B per week per week $ $ 483.30 493.30 526.30 536.30 580.80 590.80 357.10 367.10 365.30 375.30 374.10 384.10 Column A shall operate from the first pay period on or after 20 September 1988. Column B shall operate from the first pay period on or after 20 March 1989. (2) A Psychiatric Nurse who is in charge of a ward, department or floor during the off duty period of a Charge Nurse as defined under the Nurses (Public Hospitals) Award 1968, as varied shall be paid an allowance equivalent to the difference between the ordinary daily rate of a Registered General Nurse on the thereafter rate and the ordinary daily rate of a first year Charge Nurse under the Nurses (Public Hospitals) Award. For the purpose of this subclause, "off duty period" shall mean the period of time between the termination of duty on one shift and the commencement of duty on the next succeeding shift. (3) For the purpose of fixing the rate of wage to be paid to a worker the employer shall take into account previous psychiatric nursing experience. (4) In addition to the wages prescribed in this award, special allowances as set out in this subclause shall be paid to:— (a) A nurse holding a post graduate diploma obtained from a recognised college of nursing, university or college of advanced education and required in his/her employment. Per Week $ (i) Six months' study 18.80 (ii) Twelve months'study 31.50 (b) A nurse holding a post basic certificate endorsed by the Nurses' Board of WA and required in his/her employment. Per Week $ (i) Six months' study 10.50 (ii) Twelve months' study 14.60 AWARD No. 17 of 1981.