AN120145 – Cold Storage and Ice Employees (State) Award
(i) Employees shall be employed on a weekly or casual basis. Where an employee is engaged on a weekly basis, employment may be terminated by the employer giving the following notice period. Payment in lieu of notice may be made.
Period of Continuous Service |
Period of Notice |
Not more than one year |
At least 1 week |
More than 1 year but not more than 3 years |
At least 2 weeks |
More than 3 years but not more than 5 years |
At least 3 weeks |
More than 5 years |
At least 4 weeks |
This period of notice is increased by one week if the employee is over 45 years of age and has completed at least two years continuous service with the employer.
(ii) Notice by the employee to the employer, for weekly employees, will be not less than one week.
(iii) The employer shall have the right to dismiss an employee, without notice, for refusal of duty, malingering, inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct, and in such cases the wages shall be payable up to the time of dismissal only.
(iv) The employer shall have the right to deduct payment for any day or portion thereof during which the employee is stood down as the result of refusal of duty, malingering, inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct on the part of the employee or to deduct payment for any day during which the employee cannot be usefully employed because of any strike or through any breakdown of machinery or due to any cause for which the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible.
(v) Provided that subclause (i) of this clause does not apply to employees whose employment is terminated in accordance with clause 24, Redundancy.
