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Schedule 2 Northern Territory Public Sector (General Conditions of
Service) Provisions
1. Grievance and Dispute Resolution Training
1.1 Leave of absence will be granted to an Employee to attend short training courses or
seminars on the following conditions:
(a)
(b)
that Agency operating requirements permit the grant of leave; and
that the scope, content and level of the short course or seminar are directed to a better
understanding of grievance handling and dispute resolution.
1.2 Leave granted under 1.1 will be with full pay at ordinary time, excluding shift, penalty or
overtime payments, and will count as service for all purposes.
2. Increments
2.1 An Employee will be entitled to progress one pay point within the pay scale for the
Employee’s classification after twelve months continuous service, or after twelve months
broken service in the preceding 24 months, at a particular pay point.
2.2 An Employee under 21 years of age in a classification in which age rates are payable will
progress in accordance with the age rates specified, unless the Employee has complied with
a condition of advancement determined by the Commissioner.
2.3 An Employee who is promoted will have included for the purpose of calculating the
increment date any previous period during which the Employee performed higher duties at
the new classification level or a higher classification.
3. Allowances
3.1 Accident allowance
(a)
An Employee will be paid an allowance equivalent to their normal time salary during a
period of absence necessitated by physical injury sustained:
i. because of an act or omission of an Employee (other than the Employee
injured) or a person not employed but performing on behalf of the Northern
Territory government duties similar to those of the Employee injured; or
ii.
iii.
iv.
as a result of a defect in material or appliances; or
in protecting government property from loss or damage while on duty; or
while travelling between their place of residence and their place of work; or
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NTPS NURSES AND MIDWIVES’ 2011-2014 Enterprise Agreement