AN120505 – Social and Community Services Employees (State) Award
12.1 Overtime means time worked with the prior authorisation of the employer beyond the ordinary hours of work specified in this Award and/or outside the span of hours specified in this Award.
12.2 Overtime shall be paid as follows:
From 12 December 2001 to 11 December 2002
Time and one quarter for the first three hours
Time and one half thereafter
From 12 December 2002
Time and one half for the first three hours
Double time thereafter
12.3 Shift workers shall receive overtime payments in accordance with this clause where they are required to work any additional hours beyond their rostered shifts.
12.4 Part-time non-shift workers must:
(a) work the full-time equivalent hours within the span of hours identified in 11.1 Hours of Work before overtime is payable; or
(b) work outside the span of hours identified in Clause 11.1 - Hours of Work before overtime is payable.
12.5 Part-time shift workers must work the full time equivalent hours before overtime is paid.
(a) work the full-time equivalent hours before overtime is paid.
12.6 For the purpose of calculating the payment of overtime, each day shall stand alone.
12.7 Subject to Clause 12.8 an employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates or as otherwise provided for in this award.
12.8 An employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable.
12.9 for the purpose of Clause 12.8 what is reasonable or otherwise will be determined having regard to:
(a) any risk to employee health and safety;
(b) the employee’s personal circumstances including any family and carer’s responsibilities;
(c) the needs of the work place or enterprise;
(d) the notice (if any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee or his or her intention to refuse it; and
(e) any other relevant matter.
