AN120145 – Cold Storage and Ice Employees (State) Award
(i) Not less than half an hour and not more than one hour shall be allowed for lunch. Other arrangements as to lunch time may be made between the employee and employer.
(ii) An employee shall not be required to work more than five hours without a break for a meal. Provided that, by agreement between an employer and each individual employee, and/or the majority of employees in the enterprise or work section or sections concerned, an employee or employees may be required to work in excess of five hours but not more than six hours at ordinary pay without a break for a meal.
(iii) An employee required to work overtime for any period in excess of two hours after the usual ceasing time either shall be supplied with a meal by the employer or shall be paid the sum as set out in Item 1 of Table 2 – Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates and if required to work in excess of four hours overtime, shall be supplied with a further meal or shall be paid the sum set out in the said Item 1 for each further fours hours worked.
(iv) An employer may implement measures to enable the employer:
(a) to require the alteration of a scheduled meal break for one or more employees if the employer considers such alteration is necessary in order to meet a requirement for continuity of operations;
(b) to stagger the taking of meal and rest breaks to meet operational requirements.
