AN160141 – Gold Mining Consolidated Award 1980

15. - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CYCLE WORKING

Notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this award providing the Mining Division of the Union is notified :-

(1) Work may be carried out over consecutively recurring cycles, each consisting of a specified number of consecutive working days followed by a specified number of consecutive non-working days, provided that an even time two week cycle or a cycle incorporating more than six consecutive working weeks may only be worked with the approval of the Mining Division of the Union or in the event of non-agreement as determined by the Industrial Relations Commission.

(2) (a) The total ordinary hours of work during a cycle shall not exceed forty hours multiplied by the number of working and non-working weeks in the cycle;

(b) Overtime rates shall be paid for any time in excess of eight hours per day or in excess of the total ordinary hours prescribed in paragraph (2)(a) of this clause;

(3) Wages may be paid according to a weekly average of ordinary hours worked even though more or less than forty ordinary hours may be worked in any particular week of the work cycle.

(4) Where cycle hours are not averaged over the period of the work cycle in accordance with paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) of this clause, an employee shall have no entitlement to payment for the consecutive non-working days prescribed in subclause (1) of this clause. Except that an employee whose hours of duty are worked in accordance with the provisions of this subclause shall accrue an entitlement to leisure days off in accordance with the provisions of Clause 40. - Leisure Days of this Award.