AN120011 – Aged Care General Services (State) Award

29. ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS AND FIRE DRILLS

(i) An employee required to attend Occupational Health and Safety Committee and/or Board of Management meetings as an employee representative shall, if such meetings are held outside the ordinary hours of work, be entitled to receive payment at the ordinary rate for the actual time spent in attendance at such meetings. In lieu of receiving payment, employees may, with the agreement of the employer, be permitted to be free from duty for a period of time equivalent to the period spent in attendance at such meetings. Such time spent in attendance shall not be viewed as overtime for the purposes of this award.

(ii) An employee in attendance at compulsory fire safety practices (e.g. fire drills and evacuation procedures) in accordance with the requirements of the Nursing Homes Act 1988 and the regulations thereunder, shall be paid for the time spent in attendance at their ordinary rate where such time is concurrent or continuous with their rostered shift on that day. Where such time spent in attendance is not continuous with their rostered shift, then the provisions of clause 7, Overtime shall apply.