AN120152 – Community Pharmacy (State) Award 2001

PART 6 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME 

19. HOURS OF WORK & PENALTY RATES FOR ORDINARY TIME

19.1 The ordinary hours of work shall not exceed an average of 38 per week to be worked in any one of the following forms:

19.1.1 38 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 7 consecutive days; or

19.1.2 76 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days; or

19.1.3 114 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 21 consecutive days; or

19.1.4 152 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days.

19.2 Ordinary hours of work may be worked between the hours of 7.00 am to midnight Monday to Sunday and shall not exceed twelve hours on any one day. Any time taken for meal breaks shall be included in the calculation of ordinary hours.

19.3 All employees shall be paid a minimum of three hours for each start.

19.4 There shall be not less than a 10 hour break between finishing work (including overtime) on one day and the commencement of work on the next day.

19.5 Meal breaks taken on the premises do not count in the calculation of 38 hours per week.

19.6 The following penalty rates shall be paid to all employees in respect to ordinary hours of work:

Monday to Friday inclusive:
between 7.00am and 8.30am	the ordinary rate of pay plus 50%
between 7.00pm and 9.00pm	the ordinary rate of pay plus 25%
between 9.00pm and midnight	the ordinary rate of pay plus 50%
Saturday
between 7.00am and 8.00am	the ordinary rate of pay plus 50%
between 8.00am and 8.30am	the ordinary rate of pay plus 25%
between 6.00pm and midnight	the ordinary rate of pay plus 50%
Sunday
between 7.00am and midnight	the ordinary rate of pay plus 50%
Public Holidays
between 7.00am and midnight	the ordinary rate of pay plus 150%

19.7 All times worked between midnight and 7.00 am shall be paid at double time.