AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award

9. - CONTINUOUS SHIFT EMPLOYEES

(1) Forty hours shall constitute a week's work to be worked in five shifts of eight hours each inclusive of crib time.

(2) A worker called upon to work a sixth shift in any week shall be paid at the rate of time and a half.

(3) For work done beyond the hours of duty on any day except holidays, payment shall be at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter.

(4) When computing overtime, the district allowances shall not be computed as an addition to the day's pay.

(5) These overtime rates shall not apply to excess time due to private arrangement between the workers themselves, or which is necessary for effecting periodical rotation of shifts, or which is owing to a relieving man not coming on at the appointed time. The time for which any worker may be paid at ordinary rates instead of overtime, due to a relieving man not coming on at the proper time, shall not exceed two hours, after the expiration of which overtime rates shall apply for the whole shift.

(6) When an employee without being notifed on the previous day, is required to continue working after the usual knock-off time for more than one hour, or (in the case of a day employee) after 5.30pm, whichever is the later, such employee shall be provided with any meal required or be paid $6.85 in lieu thereof.

(7) Work done during the ordinary hours of duty shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half on Saturdays and time and three-quarters on Sundays.

(8) Work done on holidays shall be paid for at the rate of double time and one-half.