AP782505CR - Graphics Arts - General - Award 2000
6.6.1 A stand-by for work is that period of time when an employee is required by their employer to hold themselves in readiness to perform work outside of their ordinary working hours but is not required to be at their place of employment during that period of stand-by. Provided an employee and their employer make arrangements as to where the employee may be contacted by the employer and meet the employer's request to report for work if necessary or be released from standing by for work, the employee's movements during such period of stand-by will be unrestricted.
6.6.2 For all time an employee is required to stand-by for work they will be paid as follows:
6.6.2(a) Weekly employees at the rate of the full-time employee's hourly day work rate as prescribed by this award; or
6.6.2(b) Casual employee, at the rate prescribed in 4.1.4(e) for day work.
6.6.3 An employee required to stand by for work at their place of employment will be paid as though they were working, i.e., if such stand by is during:
6.6.3(a) The ordinary hours of work, payment will be made at and be part of their ordinary wage; or
6.6.3(b) Overtime hours, the time will be reckoned as part of their period of overtime and payment will be made at the appropriate rate of pay as prescribed in 6.4 - Overtime of this award.
