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ANNEX E - – WORK LEVEL STANDARDS ..................................................................... 189 Canberra Institute of Technology f_p_n_13_ © Canberra Institute of Technology Page 11 of 195 Date updated: 18/01/2024 DICTIONARY ACTPS means the public sector established by the PSM Act. To avoid doubt, this includes Canberra Institute of Technology. Agreement means the ACT Public Sector Canberra Institute of Technology (Educators) Enterprise Agreement 2023–2026 and includes all Annexes and Schedules. Appointed means an appointment in accordance with Part 5 Division 5.3 of the PSM Act. Assisted Reproductive Leave means the following assisted reproductive treatments: Intrauterine insemination (IUI), In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and related medical appointments. Business Day means any day of the week that is a Monday to Friday, which is not a Public Holiday. Carer means an employee who provides in addition to the employee’s normal family responsibilities, care and support on a regular basis to other family members or other persons who are sick or ageing, have an injury, have a physical or mental illness or a disability. Casual Employee means a person engaged under section 111 of the PSM Act to perform work with no firm advance commitment to continuing and indefinite work according to an agreed pattern of work. Chief Executive means a person appointed under the Financial Management Act 1996 to undertake the function of Chief Executive Officer at CIT. Child includes children in the case of multiple births. CIT means the Canberra Institute of Technology. CITCC means the CIT Consultative Committee established under clause F1 - of this Agreement. College Director means a person employed at the Manager Education – Level 2 (MEL2), or from 5 December 2024, the College Director Level classification with responsibility for the efficient management of a teaching college. A College Director may, under the organisational structure in place at the commencement of this Agreement, operate with a second director to jointly manage a teaching college. Consultation means providing relevant information to employees and their union or other employee representatives. It means more than a mere exchange of information. For consultation to be effective the participants must be contributing to the decision-making process not only in appearance but in fact. Counts as service for all purposes means also the provision of employer superannuation contributions to the extent of an employee’s superannuation fund rules. Daylight Equivalent (DE) means, in accordance with the provisions of clause M18 - (Hours and Attendance), the allocation of one and a quarter hours for each hour worked as part of the annual teaching load after 5.30p.m. on weekdays; the allocation of one and a half hours for each hour worked as part of the annual teaching load worked on Saturday, and the allocation of one and three quarter hours for each hour worked as part of the annual teaching load worked on Sunday. Delegate means the Chief Executive or the person authorised by the Chief Executive to perform specific functions under this Agreement. Direct Teaching means training activity associated directly with a student’s learning as outlined in clause M20 - (Direct Teaching and Coordination). Directorate means an administrative unit so named or other government agency within the meaning of the PSM Act and Calvary Health Care ACT Limited. Canberra Institute of Technology f_p_n_14_ © Canberra Institute of Technology Page 12 of 195 Date updated: 18/01/2024 Director-general means a person engaged under subsection 31(2) of the PSM Act as the director-general of the directorate and includes a person who exercises head of service powers in relation to the appointment, engagement and employment of staff in a government agency in accordance with the PSM Act or other Territory law, but only in relation to staff of that government agency. Disability means a permanent or ongoing physical or psychological disability attributable to one or more intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairments or to one or more impairments attributable to a psychiatric condition. Domestic Partnership means a relationship between 2 people, whether of a different or the same sex, living together as a couple on a genuine domestic basis. EDS designated position means a position at a Educator Level 1 or 2, or Head of Department Level classification that has been designated as an Educational Development and Support position in line with clause M23 - (Designation of Educational Development and Support (EDS) Positions) of this Agreement. Educator Level 1 means the first classification level for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). A reference to Educator Level 1 should be interpreted to mean a reference to Teacher Level 1, unless a clear contrary intention appears. Educator Level 2 means the second classification level for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). A reference to Educator Level 2 should be interpreted to mean a reference to Teacher Level 2, unless a clear contrary intention appears. Eligible Casual Employee, for the purposes of clause E15 - (Special Birth Leave), clause E17 - (Parental Leave), Section G (Workplace Values and Behaviour), and Section H (Underperformance) only, means an employee for which all of the following apply: (a) They have been employed as a casual employee. (b) They have been employed by the ACTPS on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods of employment during a period of at least 12 months. (c) They have a reasonable expectation of continuing to be employed by the ACTPS on a regular and systematic basis. Employee means (unless there is a clear intention in this Agreement to restrict the meaning) an officer or a casual employee or a temporary employee who is employed or engaged under the PSM Act in a classification set out in Annex A, excluding a person engaged as head of service under subsection 31(1) of the PSM Act, persons engaged as directors- general under subsection 31(2) of the PSM Act, or persons engaged as executives under subsection 31(2) of the PSM Act. Employee Representative means any person chosen by an employee, or a group of employees, to represent the employee(s). Family Violence is as defined under the Family Violence Act (ACT) 2016. FW Act means the Fair Work Act 2009. FWC means Fair Work Commission. Fair work Regulations or FW Regulations mean the Fair Work Regulations 2009. Head of Department means a person employed at the Manager Education – Level 1 (MEL1), or from 5 December 2024, the Head of Department Level classification who is responsible for managing staff and other resources associated with a department. Head of service means a person engaged under subsection 31(1) of the PSM Act as the head of service and the head of service for the ACT Long Service Leave Authority or a person who exercises head of service powers in relation to the appointment, engagement and employment of staff in a government agency (including CIT) in accordance with the PSM Act or other territory law, but only in relation to staff of that government agency. Canberra Institute of Technology f_p_n_15_ © Canberra Institute of Technology Page 13 of 195 Date updated: 18/01/2024 Household Member means a person (other than the employee’s immediate family) residing in the employee’s normal place of residence at the time of their illness, injury, emergency or death. Immediate Family means a person who is any of the following: (a) A domestic partner (including a former domestic partner). (b) A child or an adult child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee or domestic partner of the employee. (c) A person related to the employee by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship structures. (d) A child who is the subject of a permanent caring arrangement. (e) An adopted child. ‘Immediate family’ includes adopted, step-, fostered or ex-nuptial immediate family where these circumstances exist. Additionally, the chief executive may consider that the definition of ‘immediate family’ be extended for a particular decision involving an employee where exceptional circumstances exist. This might include other close family members or an employee who lives alone and has no-one to nominate as ‘immediate family’, may nominate one person, in similar circumstances, for the purpose of caring responsibilities. Industrial Democracy means that CIT employees have the opportunity to influence decisions affecting their work, their working environment and processes. It is about establishing a climate for problem-solving and decision-making through open and timely communication, access to information and collaborative strategies. Long-term Temporary means a person who is engaged under the PSM Act for a period of 12 months or more. Manager means a person who has responsibility for planning, organising and leading a work unit or group activity. Manager Education - Level 1 means the first management level classification for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). Positions at this classification are locally titled Head of Department. Manager Education - Level 2 means the top management level classification for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). Positions at this classification are locally titled College Director. Miscarriage is as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). National Employment Standards means Part 2-2 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), as amended from time to time. Officer means a person who is appointed as an officer under Division 5.3 of the PSM Act. Note: Permanent staff are officers. Permanent or Long Term Caring Responsibility means an out of home care placement for a child until the child turns 18 as defined by the Children and Young People Act 2008 (ACT) or as defined under equivalent legislation within other Australian states or territories. Primary Care Giver is a person who is the primary carer of a child in the person’s reference period if the child is in the person’s care in that period and the person meets the child’s physical needs more than anyone else in that period. Public Sector Management Act or (PSM Act) means the Public Sector Management Act 1994 as varied, or replaced. Public Sector Management Standards or (PSM Standards) means the Public Sector Management Standards as varied made under section 251 of the PSM Act. Public sector standards commissioner means a person appointed under section 142 of the PSM Act. Canberra Institute of Technology f_p_n_16_ © Canberra Institute of Technology Page 14 of 195 Date updated: 18/01/2024 Registered Health Professional means a health professional registered, or licensed, as a health professional (or as a health professional of a particular type) under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of health professionals (or health professionals of that type). Registered Medical Practitioner means a person registered, or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a state or territory that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners. Registered Midwife means a person whose name is included in the Register of Midwives kept by the National Board for midwifery. Service or ACT Public Service means the ACT Public Service established by the PSM Act. Short Term Care means an out of home care placement for a child (or children) of up to 2 years duration as defined by the Children and Young People Act 2008 (ACT) or as defined under equivalent legislation within other Australian states or territories. Short-term Temporary Employee means an employee engaged under the PSM Act for a period of less than 12 months. Standard Hours are the hours used for calculating salary and leave entitlements. For a 36.75 hours per week position standard hours are from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 4:51 pm Monday to Friday and for a 38 hours per week position standard hours are from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 5:06pm pm Monday to Friday (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the employee and the manager or supervisor). Stillbirth/Stillborn Child is as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Strategic Board means the senior management team, comprising the head of service and the 8 directors-general, responsible for providing whole-of-government leadership and strategic direction to the ACT Public Service. Supervisor means a person who has direct supervisory responsibility for one or more employees CIT. Teacher Level 1 means the first classification level for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). From 5 December 2024 Teacher Level classifications will be renamed to the Educator Level. Teacher Level 2 means the second classification level for a CIT employee, as provided at Annex A (Classifications and Rates of Pay), with base-level functions provided at Annex E (Work Level Standards). From 5 December 2024 Teacher Level classifications will be renamed to the Educator Level. Temporary Employee means a person engaged under the PSM Act for a specific period of time or for a specified task under Division 5.8 of the PSM Act, excluding a person engaged under section 31(1) of the PSM Act as head of service, persons engaged as directors-general under section 31(2) of the PSM Act or persons engaged as executives under section 31(2) of the PSM Act. Union(s) means a union or unions which are covered by this Agreement, who are registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth). WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Canberra Institute of Technology f_p_n_17_ © Canberra Institute of Technology Page 15 of 195 Date updated: 18/01/2024