AN150029 – Carpenters & Joiners (General) Award 1993
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22.1 Except as otherwise prescribed in this clause, where work is performed in shifts the following conditions shall apply:
For the purpose of this clause:
"Afternoon shift" means a shift finishing at or after 9.00p.m and at or before 11.00 p.m.
"Night shift" means a shift finishing after 11.00 p.m. and at or before 7.00 a.m.
"Early morning shift" means a shift finishing after 12.30 p.m. and before 2.00 p.m.
"Early afternoon shift" means a shift finishing after 7.30 p.m. and before 9.00 p.m.
Other than work on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the rate of pay for afternoon or night shift shall be time and a half and the rate for early morning and early afternoon shift shall be time and a quarter, provided that the employee is employed continuously for five shifts Monday to Friday in any week. The observance of a holiday in any week shall not be regarded as a break in continuity for the purposes of this subclause.
22.2 An employee who is employed for less than five consecutive shifts Monday to Friday shall be paid for each day the employee works on any of the shifts referred to in subclause 22.1 at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter provided that when a job finishes after proceeding on shift work for more than one week, or the employee terminates their services during the week, the employee shall be paid at the rate specified in subclause 21.1 hereof for the time actually worked.
22.3 (a) The ordinary hours of both afternoon and night shift shall be eight hours daily inclusive of meal breaks. Provided that where shift work comprises three continuous and consecutive shifts of eight hours each per day, a crib time of twenty minutes in duration shall be allowed without deduction of pay in each shift, such crib time being in lieu of any other rest period or cessation of work elsewhere prescribed by this award.
Employees on shift work shall accrue 0.4 of one hour for each eight hour shifts worked to allow one complete shift to be taken off as a paid shift for every twenty shift cycle. This twentieth shift shall be paid for at the appropriate shift rate as prescribed by this clause.
Paid leave taken during any cycle of four weeks and public holidays as prescribed by clause 21 - Public Holidays and Holiday Work, shall be regarded as shifts worked for accrual purposes.
Except as provided above, employees not working a complete four week cycle shall be paid accrued pro rata entitlements for each shift worked on the programmed shift off or, in the case of termination of employment on termination.
The employer and employees shall agree in writing upon arrangements for rostered paid days off during the twenty day cycle or for accumulation of accrued days to be taken at or before the end of the particular contract provided that such accumulation shall be limited to no more than five such accrued days and when taken, the days shall be regarded as days worked for accrual purposes in the particular twenty shift cycle.
Once such days have been rostered they shall be taken as paid days off provided that where an employer, for emergency reasons requires an employee to work on the employee's rostered day off, the employee shall be paid, in addition to the employee's accrued entitlement, the penalty rates prescribed in subclause 22.7 herein.
(b) For the purpose of this clause an employee shall not be required to work for more than five hours without a meal break.
22.4 An employee shall be given at least 48 hours notice of a requirement to work shift work.
22.5 The hours for shift workers when fixed, shall not be altered except for breakdowns or other causes beyond the control of the employer, provided that notice of such alteration shall be given to the employee not later than ceasing time of the previous shift.
22.6 For all work performed on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the provision of clauses 19, 20, and 21 shall be applicable in lieu of the rate prescribed in this clause.
22.7 Work in excess of shift hours, Monday to Friday, other than Holidays shall be paid at double time, provided that these rates shall be based in each case on ordinary rates.
22.8 Shift work hours shall be worked between Monday to Friday inclusive provided that an ordinary night shift commencing before, and extending beyond midnight Friday, shall be regarded as a Friday shift.
22.9 The variations to this clause shall not apply so as to reduce the rates of pay and/or conditions of work of any employee.
