Key points are:

• Basic pay:
  1. 50 cent an hour increase on all rates listed in the pay grid from 1 April 2007
  2. 3% pay rise for paid and printed rates from 1 April 2008
• Back pay:
  Union members will be back-paid the increase to 1 April 2007.
• Shift Allowance:
  Staff who work from midnight to 7am will receive a 15% loading on their rate of pay.

Other agreed changes in terms or conditions of employment are as follows:

• Progression through pay scale:
  A clear process will be established by which staff can progress up the pay scale. This process will be established in consultation with the union. The wording will be included in the new Collective Employment Agreement
• All new staff will receive adequate training, such as the two week programme run at the Hyatt property.
• The term shall be for two years, ending 1 April 2009.