3. Management and accountability
Certified Agreement and Australian Workplace Agreements
PSR staff were covered by the third Certified Agreement with a nominal expiry date of 31 December 2005. The Remuneration Tribunal sets the Director’s salary and conditions. Australian Workplace Agreements covered PSR’s Executive Officer, plus an additional 10 staff.
Some of the major features of the Certified Agreement include:
- salary adjustments in July 2003 (average increase of 1.5 per cent) a 3.5 per cent pay rise in January 2004, and a 4 per cent pay rise in January 2005
- an enhanced performance development scheme
- formation of a Policy Review Committee
- higher duties allowance of more than five days paid from the first day and paid after aggregation of five days in a calendar year
- two weeks paid paternity leave
- revised travel time arrangements
- school holiday family care subsidy
- expanded study assistance through Studybank
- Australian Workplace Agreements available for all staff.
The salary ranges for Australian Public Service employees covered by the Certified Agreement are set out in Table 13.
Table 13—Salary ranges at 1 January 2005
| APS classification | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| APS 1 | $31 278 | $35 122 |
| APS 2 | $36 555 | $39 915 |
| APS 3 | $42 137 | $46 605 |
| APS 4 | $47 646 | $50 459 |
| APS 5 | $51 843 | $54 834 |
| APS 6 | $57 428 | $64 568 |
| EL 1 | $70 360 | $77 429 |
| EL 2 | $80 205 | $95 353 |
APS = Australian Public Service EL = Executive Level