AN120187 – Dry Cleaning (State) Award
19.1 Ordinary Working Week
Unless otherwise specified in this clause the ordinary hours of work will average 38 hours per week, worked in accordance with 19.2.
19.2 Spread of Hours
19.2.1 Ordinary hours will be worked between:
(a) 7.00 a.m. .and 7.00 p.m. - Monday to Friday;
(b) 7.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. on a prescribed late night shopping night(s) in an area or locality covered by this award; and
(c) 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Saturday.
(d) The starting and finishing times of each employee will be fixed by the employer and will not be altered, except in a case of emergency, unless one week’s notice of the change has been given to the employee.
(e) Any other starting or finishing times may be agreed upon by the employer and the employee concerned.
19.2.2 An employer who requires employees in package plants to work 38 ordinary hours in one week within 4 days, Monday to Friday inclusive, will inform the employee at least 7 days prior to commencement of that working week of the days upon which they are rostered to work and the days on which they are rostered off. Where the regular late night shopping night(s) is a public holiday(s) and another night(s) is nominated, the prescribed late night shopping hours will apply.
19.2.3 Overtime
No employee will work more than 9 hours without payment of overtime in non-package plants and 10 hours without payment of overtime in package plants.
19.2.4 Weekend and Late Night Penalties
Where any ordinary hours of work are performed by a weekly employee:
(a) after 7.00 p.m. and before 9.00 p.m. on a prescribed late night shopping night(s) in an area or locality covered by this award and between 7.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. on a Saturday, an employer will pay a penalty of 25% above the wage rate prescribed in clause 16 - Rates Of Pay;
(b) between 12.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. on a Saturday, an employer will pay to an employee a penalty of 50% above the wage rate prescribed in clause 14 - Rates of Pay.
(c) Any employee who works on a Sunday shall for that day be paid at the rate of double ordinary rates.
19.2.5 The usual working hours will be prominently displayed in each work room or factory or depot.
19.3 Rostered Days Off
19.3.1 Subject to the daily limitations prescribed in 19.2, where the employer and a majority of employees agree, the hours of work may be arranged by any one of the following methods:
(a) by working shorter hours on one or more days of each week;
(b) by fixing a day on which all employees will be off during a particular work cycle;
(c) by rostering employees off on various days of the week during a particular work cycle.
19.3.2 In circumstances where a rostered day off applies, the starting and finishing times determined in accordance with 19.3.1 will constitute the ordinary hours of work. Any work performed outside or in excess of those hours must be paid as overtime.
19.3.3 Where employees are entitled to a rostered day or days off in accordance with 19.3.1(b) or 19.3.1(c), the employer must notify employees not less than four weeks in advance of the weekday he/she is to take off. Where an employee has not accumulated a full day’s entitlement when a rostered day off occurs, the employee for that day will be paid for the actual time accrued.
19.3.4 Where there is agreement between the employer and the majority of employees, rostered days off may accumulate to a maximum of four days which must be taken in one continuous period within one month of accrual.
19.3.5 Substitution of an employee’s rostered day off may occur in the following circumstances:
(a) by agreement between the employer and the majority of employees, in cases where there is a breakdown in machinery or a failure or shortage of electric power, or to meet the requirements of the business in the event of a rush of orders or some other emergency situation; or
(b) by agreement between the employer and an individual employee that the rostered day off can be taken on another day.
19.4 Meal Break
19.4.1 An employee will be granted a meal break of not less than thirty minutes which should be taken not later than five hours of commencing duty.
19.4.2 Where it is not possible to take the meal break on any day, the meal break will be treated as time worked and paid at the rate for at the rate of time and one half of the ordinary weekly rate, until released for a meal.
19.5 Rest Period
A rest period of ten minutes will be allowed by an employer to all employees each day between the time of commencing work and the usual meal break. A further rest period of ten minutes will be allowed between the usual meal and the usual time of ceasing work.
19.6 Shift Work
Shifts may be worked by adult employees at hours which are agreed upon by the employer and employee(s). An employee employed on shift work other than day shift will be paid 15% more than the prescribed rate of pay for the classification.
