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MA000065: Professional Employees Award 2020
Table of Contents - MA000065
Part 2types of employment and termination of employment 14
Part 3minimum wages and related matters 17
Part 4hours of work and related matters 19
Part 5leave and public holidays 20
8. Facilitative provision
9. Consultation regarding major workplace change
Part 2types of employment and termination of employment
Part 3minimum wages and related matters
Part 4hours of work and related matters
Part 5leave and public holidays
20. Personal/carers leave and compassionate leave
21. Community service leave
22. Public holidays
The above award was first made on 4 September 2009 [PR988777]
This consolidated version of the award includes variations made on 2 December 2009 [PR991335]; 16 December 2009 [PR991573]
[Varied by PR991573]
4.	Coverage	10
5.	Access to the award and the National Employment Standards	10
6.	The National Employment Standards and this award	11
7.	Award flexibility	11
8.	Facilitative provision	12
9.	Consultation regarding major workplace change	12
10.	Dispute resolution	13
Part 2—Types of Employment and Termination of Employment	14
11.	Types of employment	14
12.	Termination of employment	15
13.	Redundancy	16
Part 3—Minimum Wages and Related Matters	17
14.	Classifications	17
15.	Minimum wages	17
16.	Allowances	17
17.	Superannuation	18
Part 4—Hours of Work and Related Matters	19
18.	Ordinary hours of work and rostering	19
Part 5—Leave and Public Holidays	20
19.	Annual leave	20
20.	Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave	21
21.	Community service leave	21
22.	Public holidays	21
Schedule A—Transitional Provisions	22
Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions	27
This award is the Professional Employees Award 2010.
[2 substituted by PR991573]
2.3	This award contains transitional arrangements which specify when particular parts of the award come into effect. Some of the transitional arrangements are in clauses in the main part of the award. There are also transitional arrangements in Schedule A. The arrangements in Schedule A deal with:
[Varied by PR991335, PR991573]
carry includes transmit, switch or receive
communications includes any communication whether between persons and persons, things and things or persons and things, and whether in the form of:
(a)	speech, music, or other sounds;
(b)	data;
(c)	text;
(d)	visual images, whether or not animated; or
(e)	signals,
in any other form or other combination of forms
core competency standards means the competency standards developed for a graduate’s relevant professional discipline. Progress by a graduate towards attaining core competency standards will be assessed by comparison with the specified performance criteria.
diplomate means a Qualified scientist who has completed the requirements for the award of an institute of technology diploma qualifying a person in accordance with the Academic Schedule
in-service training means the formal and/or informal work-related learning activities undertaken by a technology based graduate through opportunities provided by the employer, which contribute to professional development and efficiency. This includes supervised and unsupervised work experience to increase the breadth and/or depth of knowledge and the skills acquired by the graduate in specific areas of professional practice.
supervision means the oversight, direction, instruction, guidance and/or support provided to a graduate by the experienced professional responsible for ensuring the graduate is not placed in situations where required to function beyond their competence
3.2	Engineering stream
[Definition of Experienced engineer substituted by PR991335]
Experienced engineer means a Professional engineer with the undermentioned qualifications engaged in any particular employment where the adequate discharge of any portion of the duties requires qualifications of the employee as (or at least equal to those of) a member of Engineers Australia. The qualifications are as follows:
(a)	membership of Engineers Australia; or
(b)	having graduated in a four or five year course at a university recognised by Engineers Australia, four years’ experience on professional engineering duties since becoming a Qualified engineer; or
(c)	not having so graduated, five years of such experience.
Graduate engineer means a person who is the holder of a university degree (four or five year course) recognised by Engineers Australia or is the holder of a degree, diploma or other testamur which:
(a)	has been issued by a technical university, an institute of technology, a European technical high school (technische hochschule) or polytechnic or other similar educational establishment; and
(b)	is recognised by Engineers Australia as attaining a standard similar to a university degree; and has been issued following:
(i)	a course of not less than four years duration for a full-time course after a standard of secondary education not less than the standard of examination for matriculation to an Australian university; or
(ii)	a part-time course of sufficient duration to obtain a similar standard as a four year full-time course after a similar standard of secondary education.
Professional engineer means a person qualified to carry out professional engineering duties as defined. The term Professional engineer will embrace and include Graduate engineer and Experienced engineer as defined in this clause.
professional engineering duties means duties carried out by a person in any particular employment, the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires qualifications of the employee as (or at least equal to those of) a graduate member of Engineers Australia
3.3	Information technology and telecommunications services stream
information technology industry means:
(a)	the design and manufacture of computers and computer peripherals;
(b)	the design and manufacture of telecommunications equipment;
(c)	the design and manufacture of computer software;
(d)	computer system installation, repair and maintenance;
(e)	computer consultancy services;
(f)	computer programming;
(g)	system analysis services;
(h)	the design, development and maintenance of on-line internet architecture and the facilitation of on-line content management; or
(i)	activities which are incidental, ancillary or complementary to the activities set out in this definition.
Experienced information technology employee means a professional information technology employee with the undermentioned qualifications in any particular employment the adequate discharge of any portion of the duties of which employment requires:
(a)	that they have graduated with a University degree, with a science or information technology major (three, four or five year course) and had four years’ experience on professional information technology duties since graduating; or
(b)	that they, not having so graduated, have sufficient qualifications and experience to be eligible for admission as a member of the Australian Computer Society plus a further four years’ experience on professional information technology duties.
Graduate information technology employee means a person who:
(a)	holds a university degree with a science or information technology major (three, four or five year course) accredited by the Australian Computer Society at professional level; or
(b)	has sufficient qualifications and experience to be eligible for admission as a member of the Australian Computer Society.
Professional information technology employee means an adult person qualified to carry out professional information technology duties as above defined. The term Professional information technology employee will embrace and include Graduate information technology employee and Experienced information technology employee as defined.
professional information technology duties means duties carried out by a person in any particular employment the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires a person to:
(a)	hold a university degree with a science or information technology major (three, four or five year course) accredited by the Australian Computer Society at professional level; or
(b)	have sufficient qualifications and experience to be eligible for admission as a member of the Australian Computer Society.
telecommunications service means a service for carrying communications by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy or both
telecommunications services industry means:
(a)	the supply and/or installation and/or maintenance of telecommunications services; or
(b)	the supply and/or installation and/or maintenance of value added telecommunications services; or
(c)	incidental, ancillary or complementary to the supply and/or installation and/or maintenance of telecommunications services; or
(d)	the installation and/or maintenance of telecommunications equipment and line.
3.4	Scientist Stream
[Definition of Experienced scientist substituted by PR991335]
Experienced scientist means a professional scientist possessing the following qualifications and engaged in any particular employment, the adequate discharge of any portion of the duties of which, requires the possession of such qualifications.
(a)	that they will have had further experience on professional scientific duties, after obtaining their degree or diploma, as follows:
(i)	when a graduate (four or five year course) – four years’ experience;
(ii)	when a graduate (three year course) – five years’ experience, or
(b)	that they possess qualifications acceptable to:
(i)	the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for admission to the grade of Associate member; or
(ii)	the Australian Institute of Physics for admission to the grade of member; or
(iii)	the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for admission to the grade of Associate member; or
(iv)	the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology for admission to the grade of Associate member.
Professional scientist means a person qualified to carry out professional scientific duties as above defined. The term Professional scientist will embrace and include Qualified scientist and Experienced scientist as defined.
professional scientific duties means duties carried out by a person in any particular employment, the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires academic qualifications of the employee as specified in the academic schedule below:
(c)	Academic schedule
(i)	A degree in science from an Australian, New Zealand or United Kingdom university or from an Australian tertiary educational institution.
(ii)	Academic qualifications acceptable to the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for admission to the grade of corporate membership.
(iii)	Academic qualifications acceptable to The Australian Institute of Psychics for admission to the grades of graduate membership or corporate membership.
(iv)	Academic qualifications in metallurgy, metallurgical engineering or technology acceptable to either the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for admission to the grade of junior or corporate membership, or the Institution of Metallurgists (London) for admission to the grades of graduate or associate membership.
(v)	Academic qualifications acceptable to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science for admission to the grade of corporate membership.
(vi)	Academic qualifications acceptable to the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology for admission to the grades of graduate or corporate membership.
(vii)	Academic qualifications acceptable to a Pharmacy Board or council within the Commonwealth of Australia provided that the award will not apply to pharmacists employed in a retail pharmacy shop.
3.5	Qualified scientist means a Professional scientist other than an Experienced scientist as defined, that is, a person possessing academic qualifications as specified in the academic schedule
3.6	Quality auditing stream
quality auditing industry means that industry the participants in which provide advisory, auditing and assessment services to companies which are pursuing quality improvement programs (in compliance with the International Standards Organisations quality standards)
[Sched A renumbered as Sched B by PR991573]
quality auditor/senior (lead) quality auditor means for the purposes of this award the classifications as outlined in Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions
Quality auditing means the duties carried out by a person in any particular employment within the quality auditing industry, the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires qualifications.
The educational qualifications and experiences are as follows:
(a)	Auditors will have successfully completed a course of study, after completing secondary education, involving a minimum of 600 hours direct contact and leading to an award from a recognised body, college or university. Equivalent distance learning courses or corporate/professional membership of a recognised professional institution will also be recognised.
(b)	In all cases, documentary evidence of the educational standard claimed will be required. Copies of degrees or certificates will be required as objective evidence to satisfy the educational requirement. Verification of the awards will be as follows:
(i)	originals (which are to be returned after sighting by an officer of the auditor certification body);
(ii)	photocopies which have been signed as verified by one of the applicant’s sponsors; or
(iii)	a letter from the qualifying authority, e.g. university or college, confirming the award made.
(c)	As an alternative, auditors may be considered for certification if they can demonstrate eight years full-time work experience and satisfy the auditor certification body they have achieved a satisfactory educational standard including communication oral and written skills necessary to conduct and/or manage audits.
Auditors will have a minimum of two years relevant experience in the implementation and/or application of quality management systems which provides the practical knowledge necessary to effectively audit such systems. The quality management system experience required may be concurrent with work experience, but must have been achieved in the six years prior to initial certification.
Auditing experience requirement
(a)	All levels of auditor will maintain an audit log in order to demonstrate that their auditing experience was gained under the prescribed conditions and within the required time frame.
(b)	For all levels of auditor, only independent audits satisfy the auditing experience requirements. The auditor and the auditor’s organisation will have independent management and operating structure from the audited organisation. Examples of acceptable relationships are:
(i)	a head office audit of a plant or division;
(ii)	one division of plant auditing another division or plant;
(iii)	a customer organisation auditing a supplier;
(iv)	a third party certification audit; or
(v)	a consultant contracted to provide an independent audit.
3.7	Where this award refers to a condition of employment provided for in the NES, the NES definition applies.
4.1	This award covers employers throughout Australia with respect to their employees performing professional engineering and professional scientific duties who are covered by the classifications in Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions of the award and those employees.
4.2	This award covers employers throughout Australia principally engaged in the information technology industry, the quality auditing industry or the telecommunications services industry and their employees who are covered by the classifications in Schedule B.
4.3	The award does not cover employees who are covered by the following awards:
(a)	Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010;
(b)	Electrical Power Industry Award 2010; or
(c)	Rail Industry Award 2010.
4.4	The award does not cover employees of a local government covered by another award.
4.5	The award does not cover an employee excluded from award coverage by the Act.
4.6	The award does not cover employees who are covered by a modern enterprise award, or an enterprise instrument (within the meaning of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth)), or employers in relation to those employees.
4.7	Where an employer is covered by more than one award, an employee of that employer is covered by the award classification which is most appropriate to the work performed by the employee and to the environment in which the employee normally performs the work.
(b)	result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would have been if no individual flexibility agreement had been agreed to.
7.4	The agreement between the employer and the individual employee must also:
(d)	detail how the agreement results in the individual employee being better off overall in relation to the individual employee’s terms and conditions of employment; and
7.5	The employer must give the individual employee a copy of the agreement and keep the agreement as a time and wages record.
7.6	Except as provided in clause 7.4(a) the agreement must not require the approval or consent of a person other than the employer and the individual employee.
7.7	An employer seeking to enter into an agreement must provide a written proposal to the employee. Where the employee’s understanding of written English is limited the employer must take measures, including translation into an appropriate language, to ensure the employee understands the proposal.
8.	Facilitative provision
8.1	This award contains facilitative provisions which allow agreement between an employer and/or majority of employees on how the award provisions are to apply at the workplace or enterprise level.
8.2	The following lists the facilitative provisions and the level of agreement required:
Ordinary hours of duty work rostered, by individual agreement
22.2(b)
Public holidays, by individual agreement
22.2(a)
Public holidays, by individual or majority agreement
8.3	Agreements made pursuant to clause 8.2 must be recorded in writing and be available to every affected employee on request.
8.4	Facilitative provisions are not to be used as a device to avoid award obligations nor should they result in unfairness to an employee or employees covered by this award.
9.1	Employer to notify
(b)	Significant effects include termination of employment; major changes in the composition, operation or size of the employer’s workforce or in the skills required; the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure; the alteration of hours of work; the need for retraining or transfer of employees to other work or locations; and the restructuring of jobs. Provided that where this award makes provision for alteration of any of these matters an alteration is deemed not to have significant effect.
9.2	Employer to discuss change
(a)	The employer must discuss with the employees affected and their representatives, if any, the introduction of the changes referred to in clause 9.1, the effects the changes are likely to have on employees and measures to avert or mitigate the adverse effects of such changes on employees and must give prompt consideration to matters raised by the employees and/or their representatives in relation to the changes.
(b)	The discussions must commence as early as practicable after a definite decision has been made by the employer to make the changes referred to in clause 9.1.
10.1	In the event of a dispute about a matter under this award, or a dispute in relation to the NES, in the first instance the parties must attempt to resolve the matter at the workplace by discussions between the employee or employees concerned and the relevant supervisor. If such discussions do not resolve the dispute, the parties will endeavour to resolve the dispute in a timely manner by discussions between the employee or employees concerned and more senior levels of management as appropriate.
10.2	If a dispute about a matter arising under this award or a dispute in relation to the NES is unable to be resolved at the workplace, and all appropriate steps under clause 10.1 have been taken, a party to the dispute may refer the dispute to Fair Work Australia.
10.3	The parties may agree on the process to be utilised by Fair Work Australia including mediation, conciliation and consent arbitration.
10.4	Where the matter in dispute remains unresolved, Fair Work Australia may exercise any method of dispute resolution permitted by the Act that it considers appropriate to ensure the settlement of the dispute.
10.5	An employer or employee may appoint another person, organisation or association to accompany and/or represent them for the purposes of this clause.
10.6	While the dispute resolution procedure is being conducted, work must continue in accordance with this award and the Act. Subject to applicable occupational health and safety legislation, an employee must not unreasonably fail to comply with a direction by the employer to perform work, whether at the same or another workplace, that is safe and appropriate for the employee to perform.
Part 2—Types of Employment and Termination of Employment
11.1	Contract of employment
Employment may be full-time, part-time or casual.
11.2	Full-time employment
Any person not specifically engaged as being a part-time or casual employee is for all purposes of this award a full-time employee unless otherwise specified.
11.3	Part-time employment
(a)	An employee may be engaged for a specified number of ordinary hours each week being less than those hours prescribed in clause 18—Ordinary hours of work and rostering.
(b)	Such an employee will be paid pro rata the appropriate annual rate for the classification prescribed in clause 15—Minimum wages and will receive other conditions under this award at the same pro rata rate.
(c)	Any employee engaged on a full-time basis will not be converted to a part-time basis as set out in this clause without the employee’s written agreement.
11.4	Casual employment
(a)	An employee may be engaged as a casual and must be paid an hourly rate calculated by converting the appropriate annual rate for the classification prescribed in clause 15—Minimum wages to an hourly rate and adding a loading of 25%.
(b)	Such loading is paid to compensate such casual employees for lack of continuity in employment, paid leave, termination and other employment benefits of a full-time or part-time employee.
11.5	Notification of conditions of employment
Employees engaged or employed by an employer covered by this award must be advised in writing by the employer of the conditions under which the employee is to be employed.
11.6	Notification of responsibility level
An employee must on appointment and/or upon request be informed by their employer of the responsibility level as described in Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions which the employer considers relevant to the employee’s employment having regard to the duties performed by the employee concerned.
11.7	Evidence of qualifications
(a)	An employee who is employed under this award or who is an applicant for employment covered by this award, must if and when required to do so by the employer, produce to the employer written evidence that they possess or have acquired the qualifications of a Qualified engineer, Experienced engineer, Qualified scientist, Experienced scientist, Graduate information technology employee or Experienced information technology employee.
(b)	Where an employee has failed to produce to the employer written evidence that they possess or have acquired the relevant qualifications and the employee subsequently claims to be entitled to payment at a rate prescribed by this award, it will be a defence to the employer if the employer establishes that during the said period the employer did not know and had no reason to believe that the employee had acquired the qualifications of a Qualified engineer, Experienced engineer, Qualified scientist, Experienced scientist, Graduate information technology employee or Experienced information technology employee.
11.8	Professional development
(a)	It is understood and accepted that it is the responsibility of the employees to keep themselves informed of developments in their profession, and to develop their professional knowledge and ability and that it is appropriate for employees to be encouraged to undertake self-development programs.
(b)	Where, the employee and the employer agree that an activity be undertaken by the employee as a component of a structured training program, the employer will meet all costs associated with the training.
12.1	Notice of termination is provided for in the NES.
12.2	Instead of s.117(3)(a) of the Act, in order to terminate the employment of an employee the employer must give the employee one month’s notice.
12.3	Notice of termination by an employee
12.4	Job search entitlement
13.1	Redundancy pay is provided for in the NES.
13.2	Transfer to lower paid duties
Where an employee is transferred to lower paid duties by reason of redundancy, the same period of notice must be given as the employee would have been entitled to if the employment had been terminated and the employer may, at the employer’s option, make payment instead of an amount equal to the difference between the former ordinary time rate of pay and the ordinary time rate of pay for the number of weeks of notice still owing.
13.3	Employee leaving during notice period
13.4	Job search entitlement
(a)	An employee given notice of termination in circumstances of redundancy must be allowed up to one day’s time off without loss of pay during each week of notice for the purpose of seeking other employment.
(b)	If the employee has been allowed paid leave for more than one day during the notice period for the purpose of seeking other employment, the employee must, at the request of the employer, produce proof of attendance at an interview or they will not be entitled to payment for the time absent. For this purpose a statutory declaration is sufficient.
(c)	This entitlement applies instead of clause 12.4.
13.5	Transitional provisions
(a)	Subject to clause 13.5(b), an employee whose employment is terminated by an employer is entitled to redundancy pay in accordance with the terms of a notional agreement preserving a State award:
(i)	that would have applied to the employee immediately prior to 1 January 2010, if the employee had at that time been in their current circumstances of employment and no agreement made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) had applied to the employee; and
(b)	The employee’s entitlement to redundancy pay under the notional agreement preserving a State award is limited to the amount of redundancy pay which exceeds the employee’s entitlement to redundancy pay, if any, under the NES.
(d)	Clause 13.5 ceases to operate on 31 December 2014.
Part 3—Minimum Wages and Related Matters
The classification definitions in Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions will apply.
15.1	The minimum annual wages payable to full-time employees in the classifications defined in Schedule B—Classification Structure and Definitions are:
Level 1 Graduate professional
Pay point 1.1 (3 year degree)
Pay point 1.1 (4 or 5 year degree)
Pay point 1.2
Pay point 1.3
Pay point 1.4
Level 2 Experienced professional/quality auditor
Level 3 Professional/senior (lead) quality auditor
Level 4 Professional
16.	Allowances
16.1	Travelling expenses and travelling time
An employee will be reimbursed all reasonable expenses (including accommodation, meals and out-of-pocket expenses directly related to their employment) incurred while travelling on their employer’s business. Reasonable compensation for excess travel time will be agreed upon.
16.2	Vehicle allowance
In cases where it is mutually agreed that an employee will be required to use their private vehicle on the employer’s business, the employee will be paid reasonable compensation, but in no case will the employee receive payment at a rate less than $0.74 cents per kilometre travelled.
16.3	Equipment and special clothing
Except where an employee elects to provide equipment and special clothing, the employer will provide free of cost, all such equipment and special clothing reasonably required for the adequate discharge of duties. Such equipment or clothing will remain the property of the employer.
16.4	Adjustment of expense related allowances
(a)	At the time of any adjustment to the standard rate, each expense related allowance will be increased by the relevant adjustment factor. The relevant adjustment factor for this purpose is the percentage movement in the applicable index figure most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics since the allowance was last adjusted.
(b)	The applicable index figure is the index figure published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Eight Capitals Consumer Price Index (Cat No. 6401.0), as follows:
17.	Superannuation
17.1	Superannuation legislation
17.2	Employer contributions
17.3	Voluntary employee contributions
(a)	Subject to the governing rules of the relevant superannuation fund, an employee may, in writing, authorise their employer to pay on behalf of the employee a specified amount from the post-taxation wages of the employee into the same superannuation fund as the employer makes the superannuation contributions provided for in clause 17.2.
(c)	The employer must pay the amount authorised under clauses 17.3(a) or (b) no later than 28 days after the end of the month in which the deduction authorised under clauses 17.3(a) or (b) was made.
17.4	Superannuation fund
Unless, to comply with superannuation legislation, the employer is required to make the superannuation contributions provided for in clause 17.2 to another superannuation fund that is chosen by the employee, the employer must make the superannuation contributions provided for in clause 17.2 and pay the amount authorised under clauses 17.3(a) or (b) to one of the following superannuation funds:
(a)	AustralianSuper;
(b)	Tasplan;
(c)	Statewide Superannuation Trust; or
(d)	any superannuation fund to which the employer was making superannuation contributions for the benefit of its employees before 12 September 2008, provided the superannuation fund is an eligible choice fund.
Part 4—Hours of Work and Related Matters
18.1	For the purpose of the NES, ordinary hours of work under this award are 38 per week. An employee who by agreement with their employer is working a regular cycle (including shorter or longer hours) must not have ordinary hours of duty which exceed an average of 38 hours per week over the cycle.
18.2	Employers will compensate for:
(a)	time worked regularly in excess of ordinary hours of duty;
(b)	time worked on call-backs;
(c)	time spent standing by in readiness for a call-back;
(d)	time spent carrying out professional engineering duties or professional scientific/information technology duties outside of the ordinary hours of duty over the telephone or via remote access arrangements; or
(e)	time worked on afternoon, night or weekend shifts.
18.3	Compensation may include:
(a)	granting special additional leave;
(b)	granting special additional remuneration;
(c)	taking this factor into account in the fixation of annual remuneration; or
(d)	granting a special allowance or loading.
Provided that, where relevant, such compensation or remuneration will include consideration of the penalty rate or equivalent and the conditions as applicable from time to time to the majority of employees employed in a particular establishment in which the employee is employed.
18.4	The compensation and/or remuneration will be reviewed annually to ensure that it is set at an appropriate level having regard to the factors listed in this clause.
18.5	Transfers
Where an employee is transferred permanently from day work to shiftwork or from shiftwork to day work, such employee should receive at least one month’s notice. However, the employer and the employee may agree on a lesser period of notice.
Part 5—Leave and Public Holidays
19.1	Annual leave is provided for in the NES.
19.2	An employee must be paid a loading calculated at the rate of 17.5% of their base rate of pay, provided that:
(a)	In no case will there be an entitlement to an amount in excess of the ABS average weekly earnings for all males (Australia) for the preceding September quarter of the year preceding the year in which the date of the accrual of the annual leave falls.
(b)	Where an employee is in receipt of remuneration from their employer which is related to their annual leave loading and which is established as being of equivalent value to or greater value than the loading provided by this clause, no further entitlement will accrue. Where the benefit is of a lesser value than equivalent value then the employer must make up the benefit to that value.
19.3	Definition of shiftworker
(a)	For the purpose of the additional week of annual leave provided for in the NES, a shiftworker is a seven day shiftworker who is regularly rostered to work on Sundays and public holidays.
(b)	Where an employee with 12 months’ continuous service is engaged for part of the 12 monthly period as a seven day shiftworker, the employee must have their annual leave increased by half a day for each month the employee is continuously engaged as a seven day shiftworker.
19.4	Annual close-down
Where an employer closes down the enterprise, or a section or sections thereof, for the purposes of allowing annual leave to all or the majority of employees in the enterprise, section, or sections concerned, the same conditions which apply to the other employees of the enterprise, section or sections may also apply to employees covered by this award.
20.	Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave
21.	Community service leave
22.	Public holidays
22.1	Public holidays are provided for in the NES.
22.2	Substitution of public holidays by agreement at the enterprise
(a)	Substitution of public holidays by majority agreement
An employer and their employees may agree to substitute another day for any of the prescribed days in this clause. For this purpose, the consent of the majority of the affected employees will constitute agreement.
(b)	Substitution of public holidays by individual agreement
An employer and individual employee may agree to the employee taking another day as the public holiday instead of the day which is being observed as the public holiday in the enterprise or relevant section or sections of it.
[New Sched A inserted by PR991573]
—Classification Structure and Definitions
[Schedule A substituted by PR991335]
[Schedule A renumbered as Schedule B by PR991573]
For employment involving the performance of professional duties, the following classification definitions apply:
B.1	Professional responsibility levels
B.1.1	Level 1—Graduate professional engineer, Professional scientist and Information technology employee
(a)	An employee at this level undertakes initial professional tasks of limited scope and complexity, such as minor phases of broader assignments, in office, plant, field or laboratory work.
(b)	Under supervision from higher level Professional engineers, Professional scientists or Professional information technology employees as to method of approach and requirements, the employee performs normal professional work and exercises individual judgment and initiative in the application of principles, techniques and methods.
(c)	In assisting more senior Professional engineers, Professional scientists or Professional information technology employees by carrying out tasks requiring accuracy and adherence to prescribed methods of professional engineering or professional scientific/information technology analysis, design or computation, the employee draws upon advanced techniques and methods learned during and after the undergraduate course.
(d)	Training, development and experience using a variety of standard procedures, enable the employee to develop increasing professional judgment and apply it progressively to more difficult tasks at Level 2.
(e)	Decisions are related to tasks performed, relying upon precedent or defined procedures for guidance. Recommendations are related to solution of problems in connection to the tasks performed.
(f)	Work is reviewed by higher level Professional engineers, Professional scientists or Professional information technology employees for validity, adequacy, methods and procedures. With professional development and experience, work receives less review, and the employee progressively exercises more individual judgment until the level of competence at Level 2 is achieved.
(g)	The employee may assign and check work of technical staff assigned to work on a common project.
B.1.2	Graduate professional—appointment and progression
(a)	Pay Point 1.1
Means the pay point to which a graduate will be appointed where they possess and may be required to utilise a level of professional skill and knowledge based on either the completion of an accredited three or four year tertiary professional technology based qualification in Australia or equivalent.
(b)	Pay Point 1.2
Means the pay point to which a graduate will be appointed or will progress from Pay Point 1.1 having been assessed as being competent at Pay Point 1.1, where the graduate possesses and may be required to utilise a level of professional skill and knowledge based on:
(i)	Training and experience
In addition to the experience, skill and knowledge requirements for Pay Point 1.1 not more than one further year of practical professional experience, with supervision as appropriate, and the undertaking of in-service training, subject to its provision by the employer.
(ii)	Core competency standards
The development of core competency standards in the practice setting/s undertaken since being assessed as competent at Pay Point 1.1 measured against the prescribed performance criteria.
(c)	Pay Point 1.3
Means the pay point to which a graduate will be appointed or will progress from Pay Point 1.2 having been assessed as being competent at this Pay Point, where the graduate possesses and may be required to utilise a level of professional skill and knowledge based on:
In addition to the experience, skill and knowledge requirements for Pay Point 1.2, not more than one further year of practical professional experience, with supervision as appropriate, and the undertaking of in-service training, subject to its provision by the employer.
In addition to the core competency standards developed at Pay Point 1.2, the further development of core competency standards in the practice setting/s undertaken since being assessed as competent at Pay Point 1.2 measured against the prescribed performance criteria.
(d)	Pay Point 1.4
Means the pay point to which a graduate will be appointed or will progress from Pay Point 1.3 having been assessed as being competent at this Pay Point, where the graduate possesses and may be required to utilise a level of professional skill and knowledge based on:
In addition to the experience, skill and knowledge requirements for Pay Point 1.3, not more than one further year of practical professional experience, with supervision as appropriate, and the undertaking of in-service training, subject to its provision by the employer.
In addition to the core competency standards developed at Pay Point 1.3, the further development of core competency standards in the practice setting/s undertaken since being assessed as competent at Pay Point 1.3 measured against the prescribed performance criteria.
B.1.3	Annual review
Subject to the requirements of each Pay Point, each graduate will progress on their annual anniversary date from one Pay Point to the next, having regard to the acquisition and utilisation of core competencies through experience in their practice setting/s over such period. Confirmation of the employee’s progression to the next Pay Point will be provided by the employer in writing.
B.1.4	Deferral
Progression from one Pay Point to the next may be deferred or refused by the employer. Such deferral or refusal of progression will not be unreasonably or arbitrarily imposed by the employer. Any decision to defer or refuse progression to the next pay point will be confirmed in writing.
B.1.5	Appeal and review
An employee may appeal a deferral, provided that where any such appeal results in a revocation of the employer’s decision, Pay Point progression will be deemed to operate and be payable from the employee’s anniversary date for such progression. An appeal or review, for the purpose of this clause, will be undertaken and resolved in accordance with clause 10—Dispute resolution of this award.
B.1.6	Accelerated advancement
Progression from one Pay Point to the next may be advanced by the employer to occur prior to the annual anniversary date provided that any such advancement is referable to the requirements for each Pay Point.
B.1.7	Level 2—Experienced professional
Following development, the Experienced professional plans and conducts professional work without detailed supervision but with guidance on unusual features and is usually engaged on more responsible assignments requiring substantial professional experience.
B.1.8	Quality auditor
A candidate has satisfied the criteria and has demonstrated the ability to perform all or any part of a quality management system audit, solo, or as a member of a team to ISO 10011, Part 2, AS 3911 Part 2, NZS 10011 Part 2.
B.1.9	Level 3—Professional
(a)	An employee at this level performs duties requiring the application of mature professional knowledge. With scope for individual accomplishment and coordination of more difficult assignments, the employee deals with problems for which it is necessary to modify established guides and devise new approaches.
(b)	The employee may make some original contribution or apply new professional approaches and techniques to the design or development of equipment or products.
(c)	Recommendations may be reviewed for soundness of judgement but are usually regarded as technically accurate and feasible. The employee makes responsible decisions on matters assigned, including the establishment of professional standards and procedures. The employee consults, recommends and advises in specialty areas.
(d)	Work is carried out within broad guidelines requiring conformity with overall objectives, relative priorities and necessary cooperation with other units. Informed professional guidance may be available.
(e)	The employee outlines and assigns work, reviews it for technical accuracy and adequacy, and may plan, direct, coordinate and supervise the work of other professional and technical staff.
B.1.10	Senior (lead) auditor
A candidate has satisfied the criteria and has demonstrated the ability to manage an audit team and co-ordinate all aspects of a complete quality management system audit to ISO 10011, Part 2, AS 3911 Part 2, NZS 10011 Part 2.
B.1.11	Level 4—Professional
(a)	An employee at this level performs professional work involving considerable independence in approach, demanding a considerable degree of originality, ingenuity and judgement, and knowledge of more than one field of, or expertise for, example, acts as their organisation's technical reference authority) in a particular field of professional engineering, professional scientific/information technology field or professional information technology field.
(b)	An employee at this level:
(i)	initiates or participates in short or long range planning and makes independent decisions on professional engineering or professional scientific/information technology policies and procedures within an overall program;
(ii)	gives technical advice to management and operating departments;
(iii)	may take detailed technical responsibility for product development and provision of specialised professional engineering or professional scientific/information technology systems, facilities and functions;
(iv)	coordinates work programs; and
(v)	directs or advises on the use of equipment and materials.
(c)	An employee at this level makes responsible decisions not usually subject to technical review, decides courses of action necessary to expedite the successful accomplishment of assigned projects, and may make recommendations involving large sums or long range objectives.
(d)	Duties are assigned only in terms of broad objectives, and are reviewed for policy, soundness of approach, accomplishment and general effectiveness.
(e)	The employee supervises a group or groups including professionals and other staff, or exercises authority and technical control over a group of professional staff. In both instances, the employee is engaged in complex professional engineering or professional scientific/information technology applications.
Professional Employees Award 2020
MA000065 - 2 Jul 2020
MA000065 - 30 Apr 2020
MA000065 - 8 Apr 2020
MA000065 - 20 Sep 2019
MA000065 - 20 Aug 2019
MA000065 - 20 Jun 2019
MA000065 - 18 Apr 2019
MA000065 - 1 Feb 2019
MA000065 - 21 Nov 2018
MA000065 - 16 Oct 2018
MA000065 - 21 Sep 2018
MA000065 - 27 Jul 2018
MA000065 - 20 Jun 2018
MA000065 - 29 Jul 2017
MA000065 - 21 Jun 2017
MA000065 - 29 Jul 2016
MA000065 - 21 Jun 2016
MA000065 - 18 Jun 2015
MA000065 - 5 Mar 2015
MA000065 - 19 Jun 2014
MA000065 - 30 Dec 2013
MA000065 - 4 Dec 2013
MA000065 - 20 Jun 2013
MA000065 - 19 Jun 2012
MA000065 - 20 Jun 2011
MA000065 - 6 Dec 2010
MA000065 - 21 Jun 2010
MA000065 - 4 Jun 2010
MA000065 - 16 Mar 2010
MA000065 - 22 Jan 2010
MA000065 - 16 Dec 2009
MA000065 - Decision - 05 Mar 2015
MA000065 - Decision - 24 Dec 2013
MA000065 - Decision - 22 Feb 2013
MA000065 - Decision - 14 Mar 2011
MA000065 - Decision - 04 Jun 2010
MA000065 - Decision - 26 Mar 2010
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