AN140152 – Jewellers and Watchmakers Award - State 2003
4.2.1 An employer may employ regular part-time employees in any classification in this Award.
4.2.2 A part-time employee is an employee who:
(a) Has been engaged as a part-time employee in accordance with clause 4.2; and
(b) is employed for not less than 16 hours per week and for not more than 40 ordinary hours per week;
(c) works on pre-determined days of the week for a regular number of hours; 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.
4.2.3 The ordinary hours of work of part-time employees shall be worked on the following basis:
(a) Within a work cycle not exceeding 7 consecutive days; or
(b) Over a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days.
4.2.4 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 amended by mutual agreement. Any such agreed amendment to the number of weekly hours of work will be recorded in writing.
(b) Any amendment to the normal work pattern will be by agreement with the employee/s directly affected.
4.2.5 The spread of hours of part-time employees shall be the same as the applicable to a full-time weekly employee in the section of the establishment in which they are employed. The number of ordinary hours shall not on any day exceed the number of ordinary hours of weekly employees in the section in which the employee is employed and shall not in any week exceed the number of hours of weekly employees in the section without payment of overtime.
4.2.6 All work performed by a part-time employee outside of their ordinary hours of work will be overtime and paid in accordance with clause 6.4
4.2.7 A part-time employee must be paid for ordinary hours worked at the rate of 1/40th of the weekly rate prescribed for the class of work performed.
4.2.8 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.
4.2.9 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.
