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ALLOWANCES, ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES. (i) Level 1 Adverse Working Conditions Allowances a) A level 1 adverse working conditions allowance in addition to the weekly rate of pay shall be payable to designated employees to compensate for the special disabilities associated with working outdoors and/or for moderately obnoxious, offensive or dirty working conditions. b) The level 1 adverse working conditions allowance shall be paid at the rate set out in Table 2 of Part B of this Agreement and shall be paid for all purposes of the Agreement but shall not attract any penalty. c) All employees in Levels 2, 3 and 4 of the Operational Band 1 and employees engaged in the gardening, building, metal and mechanical trades of the Administrative/Technical /Trades Band 2 shall be paid the level 1 adverse working conditions allowance for all hours worked, excepting staff engaged in the following functions: • Administration • Civic Centre, Recreation and Theatre • • • • • • • • • • Community Services Finance Garbage, Sanitary and Sullage Managing Saleyards Noxious Plant Inspection Ordinance Control Public Relations Supervising in Band 2 Technical Services Works Supervisor d) 1. Designated employees in Operational Band 1 and Administrative / Technical / Trades Band 2 who do not qualify for the allowances at subclauses 15(i)(c) and 15(ii)(a) shall be paid the level 1 adverse working conditions allowance for the actual time worked by direction performing the following work, with a minimum payment of one (1) hour per day on which the work is performed: • Childcare employees – whilst changing nappies. • Early Childhood Teachers – as and when called upon to manually handle/clean up urine, vomit or faecal matter, on a per incident basis. Payment is subject to employees recording and claiming the allowance for each incident. • Employees whose duties involve animal destruction – whilst destroying companion animals. For the purpose of this sub-clause, companion animals means cats and dogs. • Aquatics and leisure centre staff – as and when called upon to clean up or remove urine, vomit or faecal matter from pools or changerooms, on a per incident basis. Payment is subject to employees filling out the required Incident Notification Form and claiming the allowance for each incident on their payslips. 2. The employer may make an average payment equivalent to an agreed number of hours per week where the employee is regularly required to perform such work unless otherwise specified in this clause.

ALLOWANCES, ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES. (i) Level 1 Adverse Working Conditions Allowances a) A level 1 adverse working conditions allowance in addition to the weekly rate of pay shall be payable to designated employees to compensate for the special disabilities associated with working outdoors and/or for moderately obnoxious, offensive or dirty working conditions. b) The level 1 adverse working conditions allowance shall be paid at the rate set out in Table 2 of Part B of this Agreement and shall be paid for all purposes of the Agreement but shall not attract any penalty. c) All employees in Levels 2, 3 and 4 of the Operational Band 1 and employees engaged in the gardening, building, metal and mechanical trades of the Administrative/Technical /Trades Band 2 shall be paid the level 1 adverse working conditions allowance for all hours worked, excepting staff engaged in the following functions: • Administration • Civic Centre, Recreation and Theatre • • • • • • • • • • Community Services • Finance • Garbage, Sanitary and Sullage • Managing Saleyards • Noxious Plant Inspection • Ordinance Control • Public Relations • Supervising in Band 2 • Technical Services • Works Supervisor d) Supervisor 1. Designated employees in Operational Band 1 and Administrative / Technical / Trades Band 2 who do not qualify for the allowances at subclauses 15(i)(c) and 15(ii)(a) shall be paid the level 1 adverse working conditions allowance for the actual time worked by direction performing the following work, with a minimum payment of one (1) hour per day on which the work is performed: • Childcare employees – whilst changing nappies. • Early Childhood Teachers – as and when called upon to manually handle/clean up urine, vomit or faecal matter, on a per incident basis. Payment is subject to employees recording and claiming the allowance for each incident. • Employees whose duties involve animal destruction – whilst destroying companion animals. For the purpose of this sub-clause, companion animals means cats and dogs. • Aquatics and leisure centre staff – as and when called upon to clean up or remove urine, vomit or faecal matter from pools or changerooms, on a per incident basis. Payment is subject to employees filling out the required Incident Notification Form and claiming the allowance for each incident on their payslips. . 2. The employer may make an average payment equivalent to an agreed number of hours per week where the employee is regularly required to perform such work unless otherwise specified in this clause.