AN120332 – Mechanical Opticians (State) Award
(i) The ordinary working hours exclusive of meal times shall be forty per week, and not more than eight hours per day, Monday to Friday, inclusive. The said ordinary hours shall be worked on the said days between the hours of 6.30 a.m. and 6.00 p.m..
(ii) Any variations to the spread of hours within the times as provided in subclause (i) of this clause shall be by agreement with the employees concerned, provided that so long as employees covered by the Shop Employees (State) Award are required to work on Saturday morning, by arrangement between the union and any employers who are parties to this award, the ordinary working hours for employees may be worked 7 hours, 24 minutes each day, Monday to Friday, inclusive, and three hours on Saturday mornings between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon.
(iii) Casual Employees — The spread of ordinary hours of work, exclusive of meal times, shall be the same as those worked by weekly employees in the establishment concerned.
(iv) Part-time Employees — The spread of ordinary hours of work exclusive of meal times shall be the same as those prescribed for weekly employees but shall not in any case be less than 15 hours per week. The ordinary hours of work shall not exceed eight hours per day.
