AN120484 – Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' (State) Award
(a) For all work done outside ordinary hours, the rates of pay shall be time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter, such double time to continue until the completion of the overtime work.
For the purposes of this clause ordinary hours shall mean the hours of work fixed in an establishment in accordance with clauses 11, Hours of Work, Meal Times and Rest Periods and 11A, Implementation of 38-Hour Week of this award. The hourly rate when computing overtime shall be determined by dividing the appropriate weekly rate by thirty-eight, even in cases when an employee works more than thirty-eight ordinary hours in a week.
(b) In computing overtime each day's work shall stand-alone.
(c) An employee required to work overtime in excess of one and one-half hours without being notified on the previous day or earlier that he/she will be required to work overtime shall be paid an amount as set out in Item 8 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates. If an employee has provided a meal and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less than the amount advised, he/she shall be paid an amount as set out in Item 9 of the said Table 2.
(d) If the period of overtime exceeds one and one-half hours an employee before starting overtime after working ordinary hours shall be allowed a crib break of twenty minutes which shall be paid for at the ordinary time rate of pay. An employee may agree to any variation of this provision to meet the circumstances of the work in hand, provided that the employer shall not be required to make any payment for any time allowed in excess of twenty minutes.
(e) An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving his/her employer's business premises (whether notified before or after leaving the premises) shall be paid for a minimum of 3 hours' work at overtime rates for each time he/she is so recalled; provided that, except in unforeseen circumstances arising, the employee shall not be required to work the full 3 hours if the job he/she was recalled to perform is completed within a shorter period. Overtime worked in the circumstances specified in this subclause shall not be regarded as overtime for the purposes of subclauses (c) and (d) of this clause, where the actual time worked is less than 3 hours on such recall or each of such recalls.
(f) Any employee shall have completed his/her normal daily hours before overtime payment commence for such day excepting in cases where failure to do so is due to causes outside his/her control or where time off has been with the employer's consent. Any suspected abuse of this subclause shall be referred to the Industrial Committee.
(g)
(i) An employer may require any employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates, and such employee shall work overtime in accordance with such requirement.
(ii) No employee shall be compelled to work more than a reasonable amount of overtime.
(h)
(i) An employer may require any employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates, and such employee shall work overtime in accordance with such requirement.
(ii) No employee shall be compelled to work more than a reasonable amount of overtime.
