A win at the Tasmanian Industrial Commission for Salaried Doctors
President Abey has today handed down his decision with respect to the application by the Tasmanian Salaried Medical Practitioners’ Society to vary the Medical Practitioners (Public Sector) Award. TSMPS welcomes the decision and believes it strikes the right balance between innovation and prudent financial management. TSMPS will be holding briefings to discuss the decision but please see below a brief summary of the decision. The decision is available on the link below.
Overview
President Abey has awarded salary adjustments for:
- DIT, other than Registrars 6.5%
- Registrars 8.0%
- Specialists 6.5%
to operate from the first pay period to commence on or after the date of the decision.
There is to be a revised classification structure, based largely on the TSMPS claim, including definitions prepared by TSMPS. President Abey held there was a strong case for the broad structural changes proposed by TSMPS.
President Abey proposed three additional salary points at the top of the scale to be designated as Senior Staff Specialists. President Abey agreed with the inclusion of the Private Patient Scheme allowance in salary for the purposes of calculating superannuation, as a term of the Award.
Continuing Professional Development is to move from reimbursement to an allowance, with caps on the allowance for each level. The allowance is payable pro-rata for part-time employees.
A Communications allowance of $1680 per annum, for mobile telephones, to commence on 1 April 2015.
A new ‘Hours of Work’ clause, to reflect operational realities, to operate from 1 April 2015, with further discussions relating to drafting of the TSMPS clause relating to unplanned ward rounds.
A new ‘Reasonable Notice of Roster’ clause to operate from 1 April 2015.
Part-time employees can also access Sabbatical Leave as a block and have access to the Motor Vehicle Allowance on a pro-rata basis.
The President reserved several matters which were part of the application, for further discussions, including Sabbatical Leave generally, definitions and access to the Senior Staff Specialist classification and Removal Expenses.
The President has asked the parties to convene in February to discuss the drafting of various aspects of the clauses which are to be varied.
The AMA will call a meeting of all Salaried doctors at the Royal Hobart Hospital next week, keep an eye out for notification.
Click here for a copy of the decision.