AN160141 – Gold Mining Consolidated Award 1980
Notwithstanding provisions prescribed elsewhere in this Award, the following shall apply:-
(1) In substitution for a thirty eight hour week, each employee other than an employee to whom subclause (3) of Clause 6. - Hours of Work of this Award applies shall be entitled to twelve leisure days per annum, without loss of pay.
(2) Leisure days may be taken as they accrue due or may be accumulated, to be taken at a time agreed by the employer. Provided that the employer may require an employee to work on a day rostered as a leisure day, in circumstances where the continuity of production would otherwise be effected, in which case, the day shall be paid for in accordance with the provisions of subclause (3) hereof.
(3) (a) Where an employee works a full shift on a leisure day off such employee shall be paid at the rate of time and a half for that day, in addition to which that employee shall be allowed and shall take one day off with pay in lieu of that special day.
(b) The day off in lieu shall be taken on a day suitable to the employer.
(c) The provisions of this subclause do not apply to leisure days off worked by mutual agreement between employees.
(d) Where less than eight hours is worked on a leisure day off, such work shall be paid for at the rate of double time and a half.
(4) In the case where leisure days have accumulated and have not been taken, the employer may require that such days be paid for in lieu of being taken. Such payment shall be made at the end of an employee's year of service, or at the end of the calendar year, or at any other time, agreed upon between the employer and the employees concerned.
(5) The leisure day off shall be in addition to any public holiday or period of annual leave but any time in respect of which the employee is absent from work except time for which such employee is entitled to claim sick pay, or time spent on holidays or annual leave as prescribed by this Award shall not count for the purpose of determining that employee's right to leisure days.
(6) Nothing contained in this clause shall affect any arrangement, procedure or trade-off agreed between the Union and any employer prior to the operation of this Clause in relation to leisure days.
