AP782505CR - Graphics Arts - General - Award 2000
6.2 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SHIFT WORK EMPLOYEES
6.2.1(a) Afternoon shift means any shift finishing after 6.00 p.m. and at or before 12.45 a.m.
6.2.1(b) Night shift means any shift finishing subsequent to 12.45 a.m. and at or before 10.00 a.m.
6.2.1(c) Morning shift means any shift commencing at or after 5.00 a.m. and prior to 7.00 a.m. but nothing in this definition will cause an employee working in accordance with the provisions of 6.1.1 to be deemed to be working on morning shift.
6.2.2 Altering spread of hours
6.2.2(a) The daily spread of hours may be altered by up to one hour at one end of the spread (but not both) by agreement between an employer and the majority of employees affected. This is subject to Level 2 Facilitation. Provided that where agreement has been reached with the majority of employees in the workplace or section or section of it, the employer may not implement the agreement unless agreement has been reached with each individual employee to be covered by the facilitative provision.
6.2.2(b) The daily spread of hours may be altered by up to one hour at one end of the spread (but not both), by agreement between the employer and an individual employee. This agreement is subject to Level 2 Facilitation and may:
6.2.2(b)(i) only be accessed where no majority agreement has been reached;
6.2.2(b)(ii) only be implemented in respect of individual employees who have reached agreement; and
6.2.2(b)(iii) the agreement is only with an individual employee or a number of individuals less than the majority in the workplace or section or sections of it.
6.2.3(a) An employee when on morning shift or when on afternoon shift or when on a night shift which rotates with or alternates with day work and/or afternoon shift will, in addition to the day work wage by this award prescribed for the work that they perform, be paid 20% of that day work wage.
6.2.3(b) An employee who:
6.2.3(b)(i) During a period of engagement on shift, works night shift only; or
6.2.3(b)(ii) Remains on night shift for a longer period than four consecutive weeks; or
6.2.3(b)(iii) Works on a night shift which does not rotate or alternate with another shift or with day work so as to give them at least 1/3 of their working time off night shift in each cycle;
will during such engagement period or cycle be paid for all time worked during ordinary working hours on such night shift 30% in addition to the day work wage prescribed by this award for the work they perform.
6.2.3(c) The shift allowance is part of the employee's weekly wage for the purpose of calculating the overtime rate payable in accordance with this award.
[6.2.4 deleted by S2976 from 01Feb00]
[6.2.5 deleted by S2976 from 01Feb00]
6.2.4 Meal break - continuous shift workers
[6.2.6 renumbered as 6.2.4 by S2976 from 01Feb00]
An employee employed on continuous shift work, on the shift on which the employee is employed, will be permitted and take a meal break of 30 consecutive minutes and such meal break will be counted as time worked and paid as such.
