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(5) How many employees were performing higher duties, as of 27 February 2013, and what is the total amount of Higher Duties Allowance paid under the Agreement.

(6) How many employees are eligible for penalty rates under C9.1 and C9.2 and what is the total amount payable under each rate.

(7) How many employees have been provided relocation reimbursement and what is the total amount of relocation reimbursement paid under the Agreement.

(8) How many employees are eligible for a Mature Age Payment and what is the total amount paid under the Agreement.

(9) What is the total amount of money that has been recovered after employees have ceased employment and from how many employees.

(10) In how many cases has the Head of Service waived the recovery of outstanding money and what is the total amount of debt that has been waived.

(11) How many employees are employed at each classification and grade.

(12) How many employees are employed under a Special Employment Arrangement.

Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Section C4 of the agreement refers only to the sign on bonus. No other bonuses were paid as a result of the ACTION Enterprise Agreement 2010-2013.

(2) A total of 843 staff received the sign on bonus payment with a total value of $547,950.

(3) As of the pay period ending 27 February 2013, 676 employees or 73.60% have a union deduction from their salary.

(4) ACTION does not pay any money to unions. However, as of the pay period ending 27 February 2013, union deductions from employee salaries totalled $14,215.77

(5) As of the pay period ending 27 February 2013, a total of 27 staff were performing higher duties within ACTION. The total value of HDA payments for the pay period ending 27 February 2013 was $11,860.40

(6) ACTION shift workers are paid a composite rate of pay in lieu of penalty payments. Therefore no amounts are payable under the penalty rates in section C9.1 and C9.2 of the ACTION Enterprise Agreement.

(7) No employees were provided with a relocation reimbursement.

(8) As of the pay period ending 27 February 2013, there were no ACTION employees receiving mature age allowance payments.

(9) Any overpayments or monies owing are recovered prior to employees ceasing their employment. The total money recovered from final entitlements during the 2012-13 financial period to 27 February 2013 was $2,580.67. This amount was from four employees.


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