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Milestones & Achievements 27 March 1979 - The Acting Public Service Arbitrator, decides that “an allowance to compensate for loss of licence insurance premiums should be paid to Air Traffic Controllers and that the sum previously determined be fair and reasonable”. 2 July 1985 - NEW Civil Aviation Operations Officers Award 1985 (CAOO Award) approved. 16 September 1985 - Dropmaster and Flight Data allowances increased. 13 November 1985 - Changes to rates re: On-Call and Stand-By Allowances (also called Home Duty Allowances) 9 January 1986 - National Wage Case (NWC) Decision, November 1985 implemented for ATCs, Air Safety Inspectors and Airport Managers - 3.8% increase 5 August 1986 NWC Decision, June 1986 implemented for ATCs, Air Safety Inspectors and Airport Managers - 2.3% increase 16 January 1987 - Re-classification of Sydney Arrivals function 27 January 1987 - Airport Manager rates increased by 8.3% due Anomaly/Inequity January 1988 - Re-classification of Arrivals function - Launceston and Townsville 15 April 1988 - Insertion of Disputes Avoidance/Settlement Procedures into CAOO Award (clause 23) as a result of a Rostering dispute 1 June 1988 - CAA Agreement made pursuant to Restructuring and Efficiency Principle (Second tier) 8 September 1988 - NWC Second Tier decision, March 1987 - implemented for Airways Surveyors, Flight Test Officers, Examiners of Airmen and Test Pilots - Salary Variation and insertion of Flying Allowance 31 October 1988 - Salary Variation for Air Safety Inspectors 18 January 1989 - NWC Second Tier decision, March 1987 - implemented for Airport Managers - Grades restructured and 2.5% increase (approx.) involved - backdated to 17 December 1987 18 January 1989 - NWC decision, February 1988 implemented for ATCs, Air Safety Inspectors, Flying Operations and Airport Managers - increase $835 per annum - backdated to 5 February 1988 19 January 1989 - NWC Second Tier decision, March 1987 implemented for ATCs and Flying Operations - 4% increase - backdated to 22 April 1988 13 April 1989 - NWC decision, August 1988 implemented for ATCs, Air Safety Inspectors, Flying Operations and Airport Managers - Wage rates and functional allowances increased by 3% - no extra claims commitment given - backdated to 13 October 1988 13 April 1989 - Second Stage Phase NWC decision, August 1988 implemented for ATCs, Air Safety Inspectors, Flying Operations and Airport Managers - further $10 increase - backdated to 13 April 1989 17 April 1989 - Justice Cohen of the AIRC inserts a bans clause in the CAOO Award 1985 (due to the Sydney dispute) 21 April 1989 - Changes to rates re: Home Duty Allowances (also called On-Call and Stand-By Allowances) 28 April 1989 - NWC decision, August 1988 implemented for Flight Engineer Inspectors - salary variation 28 June 1989 - Justice Munro of the AIRC inserts stand down provisions in the CAOO Award 1985 (also as a result of the Sydney dispute) 22 November 1989 - Special Case - Full Bench Restructure - Justice Munro, Justice Peterson and Commissioner Palmer - 9% increase - Classifications restructured - First Phase of Restructure (also called Phase 1 translation) - Complexity Allowance, Payment for change of shift, FSO restructure, 2% Sydney SIMOPS Allowance and 6.5% On-the-job-training (OJTI) Allowance inserted in CAOO Award 1985 (another outcome from the Sydney dispute) - backdated to 15 September 1989 16 January 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 first increase implemented for ATS Management - new structure 15 March 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 second increase (also called SEP Second Increase) for ATCs - about 2% or $19 pay increase - broadbanded structure implemented - decision dated 23 March 1990 19 April 1990 - ATS Management structure in CAOO Award varied for SEP Second Increase 12 July 1990 - ATC Field Re-classification / upgrade for Essendon, Townsville and Darwin 19 July 1990 - Sydney SIMOPS Allowance amended - interim nature removed - 14% of base salary (further 2% if throughput exceeds 50) 26 October 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 Structural Efficiency Principle - First Stage Increase for ADSOs - new broadbanded structure implemented - backdated to 2 May 1990 5 November 1990 - Civil Aviation Authority Award 1990 established (Schedule 2 covers ADSOs, 2A covers FSOs and 2B covers ATCs) 10 December 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 Structural Efficiency Principle - Second Phase Increase for ADSOs - further 3% increase - further translation to new structure - backdated to 19 November 1990. 11 December 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 second increase for Air Safety Inspectors (under CAOO Award 1985) - 3-6% increase - backdated to 6 November 1990 11 December 1990 - NWC Decision August 1989 second increase implemented for ATS Management - CAA Award varied to include new schedule 2 for Air Traffic Services 1 February 1991 - Bans clause removed from CAOO Award 1985 27 March 1991 - SIMOPS Allowance for Melbourne 8% of base salary (further 1% if throughput exceeds 24) May 1991 - Airspace Management Restructure 7 October 1991 - Revision of application of Complexity Allowance 25 October 1991 - Meal Allowance increased to $12.50 1 November 1991 - SIMOPS Allowance introduced for Brisbane (12% of base salary), Adelaide (9% of base salary) and Perth (5% of base salary) 3 February 1992 - Grievance and Appeals clause inserted into CAA Award 1990 29 April 1992 - NWC Decision, April 1991 implemented in CAA Award 1990 1 June 1992 - CAA Corporate EBA 1992 ratified - applies to some levels ATS Management 3 July 1992 - Duration of CAA Corporate EBA 1992 extended until 31 August 1992 3 July 1992 - Changes to Sick Leave Arrangements under CAA Award 1990 8 July 1992 - CAOO Award 1985 formally set aside by AIRC 24 August 1992 - Clarification of Early Retirement Lump Sum Payment clause 7 September 1992 - Air Traffic Control Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1992 ratified - Composite Salary Structure - new rates of pay 27% commuted 2 March 1993 - Amendment to Higher Duties Allowance clause in CAA Award 1990 8 March 1993 - ADSO Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1993 ratified - 3.1% increase plus Composite Salary Structure introduced - new rates of pay 31% commuted 22 March 1993 - CAA EBA 1993 (corporate) ratified - 3.1% increase - further increases of 2% in December 1993 and 1% in December 1994 May 1993 - Air Traffic Control Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1992 amended to include Dropmaster Allowance of $231 per annum - Wording re: hourly rates for EDs & Overtime also amended 7 June 1993 - Revised Air Traffic Controller field and management structure (new schedule 2B) - introduction of Teams and SIPT Agreements 11 June 1993 - Introduction of 5% RAS Allowance 16 June 1993 - Workplace Agreement regarding Public Holidays 2 August 1993 - Overtime Meal Allowance increased to $13.00 6 September 1993 - 3.24% Productivity pay increase paid to ATCs and ADSOs (from the 1992 EBA) 3 February 1994 - Further amendment Public Holidays Workplace Agreement 7 July 1994 - CAA Air Traffic Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1994 ratified - ATCs, ADSOs and FSOs covered - initial 2.5% increase - PLUS convergence between Enroute and Tower/TMA streams - re-alignment of these salary ranges - 6.5% On-the-job-training (OJTI) allowance (Total Increase of 10% over next two years guaranteed - receiving more than 10% depends on productivity measurement formula and particular location’s re-alignment) 11 October 1994 - Two Letters of Agreement ratified regarding - Payment of Meal Allowance and Emergency Duty 4 April 1995 Productivity Calculation Process finalised under CAA Air Traffic Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1994 - increase of 3.87% for ADSOs and FSOs - discounted to 3.37% for ATCs - ratified by AIRC on 27 April 1995 30 June 1995 - CAA Corporate Enterprise Agreement 1995 ratified - 3% increase, further 3% due in March 1996 2 October 1995 - Second Productivity Adjustment - productivity increase of 3.23% (discounted to 2.73% for ATCs) - $1,000 payment to Sydney Arrivals in recognition of re-alignment/translation arrangements - to be paid on 19 October 1995. 11 December 1996 - Ratification of the Airservices Australia Air Traffic Services Enterprise Agreement 1996 for a period of three years. OJTI increased to 8% and 5% OJTI now offered to operational ADSOs. Additional $2,500 lump sum to be paid in intervals throughout the agreement. Set payments from EBA include an increase of 2.25% effective from 30 September 1996 and further increases of 2% effective from the first full pay period on or after each of the following dates : 11 December 1996 - The Airservices Australia Corporate Enterprise Agreement 1996 is ratified to operate for a period of three years. Set payments comprise an increase of 2.25% effective from 28 October 1996 and further increases of 2% effective from the first full pay period on or after each of the following dates : 11 December 1996 - The Airservices Consolidated Award 1996 is approved (the old CAA Award 1990 is updated and modernised) 23 April 1997 - Civil Aviation Safety Authority Corporate Enterprise Agreement 1997 ratified. Remains in force until 30 June 1999. 10% - total salary increase over the life of the Agreement. ATS Specialists (and other MM/SS covered by this Agreement) receive 4% on 1 December 1996, 3% on 1 December 1997 and 3% on 1 December 1998 29 June 1998 - Ratification of the Airservices Australia Enterprise Agreement 1998-2001. Corporate and ATS Enterprise Agreements are now combined. Early Retirement provisions amended due to the changes in the Workplace Relations Act 1996 re: allowable matters. Further increases as follows : 2 September 1998 - Award Simplification decision handed down by Industrial Relations Commission (Commissioner Larkin). New Airservices Australia Simplified Award made. The Airservices Staff Policy Manual is to be scrapped as a part of this process. 30 June 1999 - Joint Award Simplification document lodged 10 September 1999 Further Industrial Relations Commission decision handed down re: Simplified Award. Proceedings continuing.
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