AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award
(1) (a) A worker who does not work at least one week on day shift out of each consecutive three weeks shall be paid for each shift other than day shift at the rate of time and one-quarter. Provided that if he is required to work for more than one week consecutively on afternoon shift or for more than one week consecutively on night shift, such worker shall be paid at the rate of time and one-quarter for each shift other than day shift in the consecutive second and subsequent weeks of afternoon shift or of night shift.
(b) This subclause shall not apply to workers employed on what is known as the Great Boulder Roster, or accepted variations thereof, nor to workers employed on rosters agreed between the parties, nor to workers to whom this subclause would only otherwise apply because of a change of shift due to a private arrangement with another worker, nor to workers (known as "rostered relief workers") regularly employed on continuous process work who are required to work shifts to enable other workers engaged on such work to change shifts weekly and to have their days off, if such rostered relief worker is not required to work more night shifts or more afternoon shifts than the number of day shifts worked by him.
(2) In addition to his/her ordinary rate, a shift employee shall be paid per shift of eight hours at the rate of $11.30 when on afternoon or night shift.
(3) (a) Where any particular process is carried out on shifts other than day shift, and less than five consecutive afternoon or five consecutive night shifts are worked on that process, then workers employed on such afternoon or night shifts shall be paid at overtime rates.
(b) The sequence of work shall not be deemed to be broken under the preceding paragraph by reason of the fact that work on the process is not carried out on a Saturday or Sunday or on any public holiday.
(4) (a) A worker who replaces a regular shift worker who is absent for any reason beyond the control of the employer, on afternoon or night shift, shall be paid at the rate of time and one-quarter if he does not work for five consecutive shifts (other than day shift) or, in the case of the Great Boulder Roster, six shifts and the appropriate shift work rate if he works five or more of such shifts consecutively or, in the case of the Great Boulder Roster, six or more shifts consecutively.
(b) A worker who replaces on afternoon or night shift a regular shift worker who is absent by reason of a direction of the employer shall be paid at overtime rates unless he works the number of consecutive shifts prescribed in the next preceding paragraph.
(c) The sequence of consecutive shifts shall not be deemed to be broken under paragraph (a) by reason of rostered days off in respect to workers employed on continuous process work or by a Saturday or Sunday in respect to other workers or by any public holiday or any other reason beyond the control of the employer.
(d) A worker who does not work five consecutive shifts for any reason beyond the control of the employer shall not be entitled to payment under the provisions of this subclause.
