AN140088 – Credit Unions' Administrative and Clerical Officers' Award - State 2002
4.3.1 An employer may employ part-time employees in any classification in this Award.
4.3.2 A part-time employee is an employee who:
(a) has been engaged as a part-time employee in accordance with clause 4.1; and
(b) is employed for not less than 16 hours per week and for not more than 30 ordinary hours per week; and
(c) has reasonably predictable hours of work; and
(d) receives, on a pro rata basis, equivalent pay and conditions to those of full-time employees who do the same kind of work.
4.3.3 Provided that clause 4.3.2 may be varied in accordance with the following:
(a) where a part-time employee requests and the employer agrees, the part-time employee may be employed for less than 16 hours but not less than 4 hours per week; and
(b) where there is mutual agreement, a part-time employee may work more than 30 ordinary hours per week but less than 37 hours per week; and
(c) where agreement is reached is relation to clauses 4.3.3(a) and 4.3.3(b), such agreement shall be recorded in writing.
4.3.4 At the time of engagement, the employer and the employee will agree in writing on the number of ordinary hours worked per week.
(a) The agreed number of ordinary hours per week may only be varied by mutual agreement. Any such agreed variation to the number of weekly hours of work will be recorded in writing.
(b) Any variation to the normal work pattern will be by agreement with the employee/s directly affected.
4.3.5 An employer is required to roster a part-time employee for a minimum of 4 consecutive hours on any shift.
4.3.6 All time worked outside of the ordinary hours of work as mutually arranged in accordance with clause 4.3.4 will be overtime and paid for at the rates prescribed in clause 6.4 - Overtime.
4.3.7 A part-time employee employed under clause 4.3 must be paid for ordinary hours worked at the rate of 1/37.5 of the weekly rate prescribed for the class of work performed.
4.3.8 Where a public holiday falls on a day upon which a part-time employee is normally engaged, the employee shall be paid the appropriate rate for the number of hours normally worked on that day.
4.3.9 Where an employee and the employer agree in writing, part-time employment may be converted to full-time, and vice-versa, on a permanent basis or for a specified period of time. If such an employee transfers from full-time to part-time (or vice-versa), all accrued Award and legislative entitlements shall be maintained. Following transfer to part-time employment accrual will occur in accordance with the provisions relevant to part-time employment.
