Conditions applying in common to all trades and services staffThis Part shall apply in common to all trades and services staff except where otherwise expressly provided.
Section 3 - Salaries and Related Matters
25. Absorption of Leading Hand Allowances
25.1 A staff member who is in receipt of a leading hand allowance as at the date of ce rtification of this Agreement will be subject to the following provisions:
Where the total of the staff member's salary rate (as specified under clause 21 of this Agreement) plus the leading hand allowance exceeds the highest incremental step of the staff member's HEW level as at the date of certification of this Agreement, the staff member will continue to be paid his/her existing leading hand allowance in addition to salary until the staff member ceases Employment as a leading hand; or
Where the total o f the staff member's salary (as specified under clause 21 of this Agreement) plus the leading hand allowance equates to the highest incremental step of the staff member's HEW level as at the date of certification of this Agreement, the staff member's salar y will be translated to that incremental step and the leading hand allowance will be absorbed accordingly; or
Where the total of the staff member's salary (as specified under clause 21 of this Agreement) plus the leading hand allowance is less than the hi ghest incremental step of the staff member's HEW level, the staff member's salary will be translated to the incremental step which least exceeds the total of the staff member's wage rate plus the leading hand allowance and the leading hand allowance will b e absorbed accordingly.
25.2 Subject to the foregoing, all leading hand allowances will be abolished and will cease to be paid as at the date of certification of this Agreement. |
