CURRENT CIRCULATION: 7836 th DATE: 12 July, 2011 ISSUE NO: 181
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1st July 2011 – 3.4% Wage Rate Increase for Doctors, Nurses, Practice Managers and Reception Staff?
Hi Everyone STOP PRESS Netball Diamonds – Ranked No.1 in the World Congratulations to the team and international head coach Norma Plummer on another excellent cliff hanger win against New Zealand. The Diamonds have been returned to their No.1 World Class status. This is a personal thrill for me as many of the players also played for the Premiership winning Adelaide Thunderbirds that we looked after when I was on the Netball SA Board. They are a terrific bunch of people. Congratulations again, to Norma and the team for an awesome job, well done! st
1. New Awards Update commencing 1 July 2011 Practice Managers don't forget to update your employment contracts and payroll systems from the 1st July if you are affected by the new Award wage rate increases. Based on last years rates on average a 3.4% p.a. increase across all relevant healthcare Awards applies. For the full story on what you can do and to download the latest Award rates and Awards go to http://bit.ly/n9c3oM 2. Collective Bargaining Update