Common use of Private Practice Cost Allowance Clause in Contracts

Private Practice Cost Allowance. (a) If a sessional practitioner has demonstrated the incurrence of private practice costs outside the hospital, the practitioner shall be paid a Private Practice Cost Allowance on each session, up to and including 5 sessions. The prescribed allowance is payable from the first pay period on or after the specified date: (i) 1-Apr-07 $77.09 (ii) 1-Oct-07 $79.40 and thereafter increased in line with general percentage salary adjustments contained in this Agreement as prescribed hereunder: (iii) 1-Oct-08 $81.79 (iv) 1-Oct-09 $84.24 (b) A sessional practitioner must demonstrate the incurrence of private practice costs annually. (c) A sessional practitioner who does not qualify for the Private Practice Cost Allowance, shall be paid an allowance of 16% of the applicable base sessional rate unless the sessional practitioner is engaged under Arrangement A. (d) No Private Practice Cost Allowance is payable for sessions worked in excess of 5 per week provided that a sessional practitioner who was, immediately prior to the date of commencement of this Agreement, engaged for more than five (5) sessions per week and was paid the allowance shall continue to be paid the allowance on all sessions. (e) No Private Practice Cost Allowance is payable for sessions which attract any shift or weekend penalty payment specified in this Agreement.

Private Practice Cost Allowance. (a) If a sessional practitioner has demonstrated the incurrence of private practice costs outside the hospital, the practitioner shall be paid a Private Practice Cost Allowance on each session, up to and including 5 sessions. The prescribed allowance is payable from the first pay period on or after the specified date: (i) 1-Apr-07 $77.09 (ii) 1-Oct-07 $79.40 and thereafter increased in line with general percentage salary adjustments contained in this Agreement as prescribed hereunder: (iii) 1-Oct-08 $81.79 (iv) 1-Oct-09 $84.24 (b) A sessional practitioner must demonstrate the incurrence of private practice costs annually. (c) A sessional practitioner who does not qualify for the Private Practice Cost Allowance, Allowance shall be paid an allowance of 16% of the applicable base sessional rate unless the sessional practitioner is engaged under Arrangement A. (d) No Private Practice Cost Allowance is payable for sessions worked in excess of 5 per week provided that a sessional practitioner who was, immediately prior to the date of commencement of this Agreement, engaged for more than five (5) sessions per week and was paid the allowance shall continue to be paid the allowance on all sessions. (e) No Private Practice Cost Allowance is payable for sessions which attract any shift or weekend penalty payment specified in this Agreement.