AN120505 – Social and Community Services Employees (State) Award

19. BREAKS BETWEEN SHIFTS AND OVERTIME

19.1 Employees required to continue work after their normal ceasing time must have a rest period of ten (10) consecutive hours before again starting work.

19.2 Employees directed to resume or continue work without having received a break in accordance with 19.1 shall be paid at the overtime rates set out in Clause 12 - Overtime until they are released from duty. They will then be entitled to be absent for a period of ten (10) consecutive hours without loss of pay.

19.3 The provisions of sub-clause 19.1 and 19.2 of this clause shall not apply to a sleepover that consists of eight hours whether or not that sleepover is connected with an ordinary rostered shift.