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AN120145 – Cold Storage and Ice Employees (State) Award

14. SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS

(i) The following days shall be recognised as holidays in the industry: New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Queen’s Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, all proclaimed public holidays for the state and the annual picnic day of The Australasian Meat Industry Employee’s Union, New South Wales Branch, of which day one month’s notice shall be given to the employers.

(ii) For all time worked on Sundays, double rates shall be paid with a minimum payment of four hours at such rate. Time worked on holidays defined in this clause shall be paid for at the rate of double time and one-half with a minimum payment of four hours at such rate.

(iii) All weekly employees shall be paid for the holidays specified in this clause; provided that such employees do not absent themselves from work on the working day preceding or the working day succeeding such holiday and have not ceased work without permission before normal time of ceasing work on either or both of these days.

(iv) When such holidays fall on consecutive days, an employee who works either the working day preceding or the working day succeeding such holiday, but not on both, shall be entitled to payment for such holiday closest to the said day on which the employee works, provided the employee has not ceased work without permission on such said day.

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