AN150140 – Social and Community Services Award
PART 6 - HOURS OF WORK, BREAKS, OVERTIME, SHIFT WORK, WEEKEND WORK AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY WORK
CLAUSE 6.1 HOURS OF WORK
OPDATE 04:11:2005 on and from
6.1.1 The maximum number of ordinary working hours for employees, other than casual and part-time employees, is an average of 38 per week to be worked on one of the following bases:
(a) 38 hours within a work cycle not exceeding seven consecutive days; or
(b) 76 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days; or
(c) 114 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 21 consecutive days; or
(d) 152 hours within a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days.
6.1.2 Span of hours
The maximum number of ordinary working hours is as follows:
6.1.2.1 Monday to Friday inclusive – eight hours a day worked between 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.
6.1.2.2 Saturday – four hours worked between 8.00 a.m. and noon.
6.1.2.3 Ordinary hours worked before noon on a Saturday must be paid at a rate 50 per centum higher than the ordinary rate prescribed in Schedule 2.
6.1.2.4 Except as provided for in clause 6.5, all ordinary hours worked on Sunday or on Saturday after 12 noon will be paid at the rate of double time.
6.1.3 Part-time employees
6.1.3.1 The ordinary hours of work for a part-time employee will:
(a) be based on the hours most commonly worked;
(b) not exceed nineteen days in each four week cycle except where arrangements are agreed to by employees under clause 6.2 to provide for other than a nineteen day four week cycle;
(c) provide a basis for the calculation of pro-rata entitlements in accordance with clause 4.3.
6.1.3.2 Subject to the provisions of clause 4.3, the ordinary hours of work for a part-time employee, once agreed, may be varied to accommodate the requirements of work or in exceptional circumstances, after discussion between the parties.
6.1.4 Part-time/casual limit
A part-time or casual employee must not, unless temporarily replacing a full-time employee, work more than 76 ordinary hours in any one fortnight.
