AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award

22. - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CYCLE WORKING

Notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this Award -

(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.

(2) (a) The total ordinary hours of work during a cycle shall exceed 40 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 40 ordinary hours may be worked in any particular week of the work cycle.

(4) (a) Prior to the implementation of a cycle, in accordance with this clause, the employer shall notify the Union of the nature of the cycle to apply.

(b) In the case where an even time two week cycle or a cycle incorporating more than six consecutive working weeks is intended to be applied, approval to the working of such cycle shall first be obtained from the Union.

(c) If at 30 August 1989 any employer is working a cycle of the nature described in (1) hereof it shall comply with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subclause within a period of three months.