AN140052 – Cafe Restaurant and Catering Award - State (Excluding South-East Queensland) 2003.

PART 6 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME, SHIFT WORK, WEEKEND WORK 

6.1 HOURS OR WORK

6.1.1 Except for as hereinafter provided the ordinary hours of work of all employees shal1 not exceed 40 in any one week or 8 in any one day. The ordinary hours shall be worked on no more than 5 days out of 7 and the days off shall wherever practicable, be consecutive.

6.1.2 The ordinary daily working hours in all establishments shall be worked between 6.00 a.m. and 12 midnight. The ordinary working hours shall be worked over a spread not exceeding 12 hours on any one day. There shall be not more than one break (exclusive of meal breaks) on any one day.

6.1.3 By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned, full-time and part-time employees may work up to a maximum of 10 ordinary hours per day without the payment of overtime.

6.1.4 A roster for all employees showing normal starting and finishing times and the surname and initial of each employee shall be prepared by the employer and shall be posted in a place accessible to the employees concerned. The roster shall be alterable by mutual consent at any time or by amendment with 7 days' notice for full-time and part-time employees. Where practicable, 2 weeks' notice of rostered days off shall be given:

Provided however, that rosters may be altered with less than 2 days' notice in the case of sickness or absenteeism on the part of employees.

The roster for all employees shall provide for a minimum of 10 hours' break between the finish of ordinary hours on one day and the commencement of ordinary hours on the following day.

6.1.5 Establishments operating over 6 days per week

(a) The ordinary weekly working hours of employees in establishments or businesses which only operate over a period of 6 days a week shall be worked within a period of 5 1/2 days:

Provided that where the hours of work of an establishment are worked within a period of 5 1/2 days, an employee's ordinary working hours on a-half day shall not exceed 4 hours and shall be completed at no later than 1.30 p.m. on such day:

Provided further that employees working a 5 1/2 day week in accordance with clause 6.1.5(a) shall not be required to work on their rostered days or half-days off duty, but in the event of an employee consenting to so work, such time shall be paid for at the ordinary time rate of pay in clause 5.2 with a minimum payment of 4 hours at such rates for any such work performed on a Monday.

(b) By agreement between the employer and the majority of employees concerned, full-time and part-time employees may work up to a maximum of 10 ordinary hours per day without the payment of overtime.

(c) The roster for all employees shall provide for a minimum of 10 hours break between the finish of ordinary hours on one day and the commencement of ordinary hours on the following day.

6.1.6 Where employees cease work and their usual means of transport are not available the employer shall pay any reasonable additional amount incurred by those employees in reaching home.

6.1.7 Shift work may be performed in accordance with a roster to be drawn up by mutual agreement between the employer and the employees and approved by the Union in writing:

Provided that such roster shall provide for not more than 5 shifts of 8 continuous hours per day, including crib breaks to be worked in any one week with 2 consecutive days off duty.