AN150011 – AWU/CFMEU Construction and Maintenance Award (South Australia) 1989

CLAUSE 10. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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Employees engaged by the week

(a) Subject to the provisions of subclause 43(b) of this award termination of all weekly engagements shall require a weeks notice on either side given at any time during the week or by the payment or forfeiture of a week's wage as the case may be.

Provided that where an employer has given notice as aforesaid to a weekly engaged employees, the employer shall grant, if requested, leave of absence without pay for one day to enable the employee to look for alternative employment.

Employees engaged as casuals

(b) Termination of all casual engagements shall require one days notice on either side given at any time during the week or the payment or forfeiture of one days pay as the case may be.

Summary dismissal

(c) This clause shall not affect the employer's right to dismiss forthwith at any time and employee because of the latter's incompetence or misconduct in which case the employee shall be paid all wages due up to the time of dismissal only.

Standing down of employees

(d) Where work is impracticable on any day (or part thereof) through shortage of material, which shortage the employer could reasonably have avoided, the employee shall be paid for the time lost in such case.

Provided however, the employer may deduct payment for any day the employee cannot be usefully employed because of any strike OR because of any breakdown of machinery or because of any stoppage of work by any cause for which the employer cannot be held responsible.