Period of HDA attracting payment Where an employee is performing higher duties for a continuous period of more than five working days, HDA is payable from the first day of the period of acting. Level of payment Where an employee is to be paid HDA, the employee will be paid at the pay point nominated by their Manager, following discussion with the relevant employee, and recognising that there is an opportunity for the employee to be paid above the minimum pay point within the salary range of the higher position. The pay attained through salary advancement in previous periods of HDA at that classification level will be at least maintained. Payment for partial performance Where the full duties of the position are not being undertaken the CEO may determine a payment at a point in a classification below that of the higher duties position. HDA and SES positions Remuneration for temporary assignment of duties at a SES level will be consistent with ACSQHC SES terms and conditions. Public holidays or An employee on HDA who is granted paid leave or who observes a public holiday will continue to receive HDA during the employee’s absence. HDA will not be paid beyond the date on which the employee would have ceased the period of acting had he or she not been absent. Where the period of leave is paid at less than full pay, payment of HDA will be made on a pro-rata basis. Within classifications Subject to clause 14, salary advancement within all classification levels will occur from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 August each year subject to: completion of the requirements of the PDS; and performance of duties at the employee’s substantive level or above within ACSQHC, for an aggregate of three months or more within the PDS cycle ended 30 June; and satisfactory performance or better at the end of the PDS cycle; or the advancement provisions applying to specific groups of employees as outlined in this section. Non-ongoing employees Non-ongoing employees, other than casual employees, will be eligible for salary advancement where they have been engaged at the same classification to perform the same duties continuously for six months during the PDS cycle. Non-ongoing employees are subject to the same qualifying ratings under the PDS as ongoing employees. This clause does not affect the CEO’s discretion to determine salary on the commencement of each period of engagement.
Period of HDA attracting payment Where an employee is performing higher duties for a continuous period of more than five working days, HDA is payable from the first day of the period of acting. Level of payment Where an employee is to be paid HDA, the employee will be paid at the pay point nominated by their Manager, following discussion with the relevant employee, and recognising that there is an opportunity for the employee to be paid above the minimum pay point within the salary range of the higher position. The pay attained through salary advancement in previous periods of HDA at that classification level will be at least maintained. Payment for partial performance Where the full duties of the position are not being undertaken the CEO may determine a payment at a point in a classification below that of the higher duties position. HDA and SES positions Remuneration for temporary assignment of duties at a SES level will be consistent with ACSQHC SES terms and conditions. Public holidays or An employee on HDA who is granted paid leave or who observes a public holiday will continue to receive HDA during the employee’s absence. HDA will not be paid beyond the date on which the employee would have ceased the period of acting had he or she not been absent. Where the period of leave is paid at less than full pay, payment of HDA will be made on a pro-rata basis. Within classifications Subject to clause 14, salary advancement within all classification levels will occur from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 August each year subject to: completion of the requirements of the PDS; and performance of duties at the employee’s substantive level or above within ACSQHC, for an aggregate of three months or more within the PDS cycle ended 30 June; and satisfactory performance or better at the end of the PDS cycle; or the advancement provisions applying to specific groups of employees as outlined in this section. Non-ongoing employees Non-ongoing employees, other than casual employees, will be eligible for salary advancement where they have been engaged at the same classification to perform the same duties continuously for six months during the PDS cycle. Non-ongoing employees are subject to the same qualifying ratings under the PDS as ongoing employees. This clause does not affect the CEO’s discretion to determine salary on the commencement of each period of engagement.
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