AN160068 – Clerks (Unions and Labor Movement) Award 2004
(1) Meal break
(a) A meal break shall be taken at a time mutually arranged between the employer and employee after no more than five hours of work.
(b) The meal break shall be one hour, except in cases where the employer and employee agree that the meal break shall be for a lesser period not shorter than thirty minutes.
(c) Where an employee is required to work through a meal break, overtime rates shall apply until the meal period is allowed.
(2) Refreshment breaks
All employees shall be allowed at least one paid refreshment break for every three and a half hours worked.
(3) Meal Allowance
In addition to the overtime prescribed in Clause 12. - Overtime, a meal allowance of $7.30 shall be paid to each employee in the following circumstances:
(a) To an employee who, at the requirement of the employer, works two hours or more overtime after the completion of the ordinary hours on any day.
(b) If the employee is required to work until after 1.00 p.m. on Sunday or any holiday prescribed under this Award.
(c) An employer may supply the employee with a suitable meal in lieu of making the payment prescribed by this clause.
