AN120019 - Animal Welfare, General (State) Award

6. OVERTIME AND MEAL ALLOWANCES

(i) For all work done outside ordinary hours, the rate of pay shall be time and one-half for the first two hours and double time thereafter. In computing overtime, each day's work shall stand alone. Overtime worked on a Sunday shall be paid for at the rate of double time, with a minimum payment of three hours.

(ii) Where an employee is required to work overtime in excess of one and one-half hours on any day, the employee shall be paid a meal allowance at the rate set out in Item 5 of Table 2 : Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, unless notice has been given to such employee on or before the termination of the previous day's work.

(iii) An employee required to work four hours or more overtime before or after the completion of a normal shift shall be paid a further allowance at the rate set out in the said Item 5 for each four hours of overtime worked.

(iv) If an employee, pursuant to notice, has provided a meal or meals and is not required to work overtime, the employee shall be paid at the rate set out in Item 5 for the first and subsequent meals provided.

(v)

(a) Subject to subclause (b), an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates or as otherwise provided for in this award.

(b) An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable.

(c) For the purposes of subclause (b) what is unreasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:

(1) any risk to employees health and safety;

(2) the employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer's responsibilities;

(3) the needs of the workplace or enterprise;

(4) the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her intention to refuse it; and

(5) any other relevant matter.