AN160238 – Paint and Varnish Makers' Award No. 22 of 1957
(1) The provisions of this clause apply to all workers engaged on shift work.
(2) An employer may work his establishment on shifts but before doing so shall give notice of his intention to the Union or Unions concerned and An employee who is so absent from duty for part of a day shall lose average pay for each hour he is absent by dividing his average daily pay rate by eight.
(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 other day that the employer observes a shut down for the purpose of allowing a 38 hour week or on any holiday.
(4) Where a shift commences at or after 11.00 p.m. then the whole shift shall be paid for at the rate which applies to the major portion of the shift.
(5) The loading on the ordinary rates of pay for shift work shall be 15% for afternoon shift and for night shift.
(6) When work is performed on any shift other than day shift the ordinary working hours prescribed by Clause 4. - Hours of Work, of this award shall be inclusive of a paid meal interval of 20 minutes.
