AP785611 - Journalists (Television) Award 1998

18. ROSTERS OF ORDINARY HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT

18.1 The starting and finishing times of the ordinary daily hours of work of a member will be rostered seven days in advance on a section by section basis unless the employer and a majority of members in that section agree that a roster is not feasible. Such agreement shall contain provisions for the means of determining overtime and shall be in writing.

18.2 Ordinary hours of duty will be rostered in shifts of not less than four and not more than eleven hours.

18.3 Due to unforeseen circumstances, rostered ordinary hours of duty of a member may be changes by the employer up to the conclusion of the previous shift worked by the member or, where the member is off duty, not less than twelve hours before the next rostered shift of ordinary hours for the member is due to begin, or later in an emergency.