AN150140 – Social and Community Services Award

CLAUSE 6.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF 38 HOUR WEEK
OPDATE 04:11:2005 on and from

6.2.1 The method of implementation of ordinary working hours as provided in clause 6.1, for other than shift workers, may be any of the following:

(a) employees working less than 8 ordinary hours each day; or

(b) employees working less than 8 ordinary hours on one or more days each week; or

(c) employees working less than 8 ordinary hours on one or more days each fortnight; or

(d) rostering employees off on various days of the week during a particular work cycle so that each employee has one programmed day off during that cycle; or

(e) fix one programmed week day on which all employees will be off during a particular work cycle; or

(f) any other arrangement mutually agreed between employer and employee; or

(g) continuation of existing arrangements where 38 hours per week or less is currently being worked.

6.2.2 Banking of rostered time-off

If the option of rostered time-off is adopted in implementing the 38 hour week the employers have the right to require and the employees the right to request that rostered time-off accumulate to a maximum of five working days at which time the rostered time-off must be taken.