AN140062 – Clay Products Industry Award - State 2003
6.7.1 Extra week-end payments for continuous shift work
Where continuous shift work is performed, one and a-half times ordinary rates shall be paid from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday, and one and three-quarters times ordinary rates shall be paid from midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday.
"Continuous shift work" means work that is continuous for 24 hours per day for an unbroken period of 28 days, except in the case of floods, breakdowns, closing down for holidays, wet weather or closing down for repairs.
6.7.2 Extra payment for afternoon and night shifts
(a) In addition to the rates of pay prescribed by clause 5.2, employees whilst engaged on afternoon and night shift, as established pursuant to clause 6.2, shall be paid an additional penalty rate for each such shift as follows:
(i) Afternoon shift allowance
The percentage allowance is 12.5% or $9.70 per shift (whichever is the greater).
(ii) Night shift allowance
The percentage allowance is 15% or $9.70 per shift (whichever is the greater).
(b) For the purpose of clause 6.7.2:
(i) "Afternoon shift" means any shift finishing after 6.00 p.m. and at or before midnight.
(ii) "Night shift" means any shift finishing subsequent to midnight and at or before 8.00 a.m.
(c) This extra shift rate shall not apply to shift work performed on Saturday or Sunday where extra payments apply to continuous shift work.
(d) No employee shall as a result of clause 6.7.2 suffer any reduction to their current entitlement to shift allowance.
(e) A shift shall be known and shall be regarded as being wholly within the day upon which it commences even though part of such shift may carry over onto the following day.
