AN160290 – Sheet Metal Workers' Award No. 10 of 1973
(1) A part time employee may be engaged to work for a constant number of hours each week which having regard to the various ways of arranging ordinary hours shall average less than 38 hours per week.
(2) An employee so engaged shall be paid per hour one thirty-eighth of the weekly wage prescribed for the classification in which the employee is engaged.
(3) An employee engaged on a part time basis shall be entitled in respect of annual leave, holidays, sick leave and bereavement leave arising under this award payment on a proportionate basis calculated as follows:
(a) Annual Leave
Where a part time employee is entitled to a payment either, on termination or for purposes of annual leave or at a close down, for continuous service in any qualifying twelve monthly period then the payment of 2.923 hours' pay prescribed by paragraph (b) of subclause (5) of Clause 10. - Holidays and Annual Leave shall be in respect of each cumulative period of 38 ordinary hours worked during the qualifying period.
(b) Holidays
A part time employee shall be allowed the holidays prescribed by Clause 10. - Holidays and Annual Leave without deduction of pay in respect of each holiday which is observed on a day ordinarily worked by the part time employee.
(c) Absence Through Sickness
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of subclause (1) of Clause 17. - Absence Through Sickness the accrual of one-sixth of a week for each completed month of service shall be calculated on the average number of ordinary hours worked each week for every completed month of service.
(d) Bereavement Leave
Where a part time employee would normally work on either or both of the two working days following the death of a close relative which would entitle an employee on weekly hiring to bereavement leave in accordance with Clause 32. - Bereavement Leave of this award the employee shall be entitled to be absent on bereavement leave on either or both of those two working days without loss of pay for the day or days concerned.
(e) Overtime
A part time employee who works in excess of the hours fixed under the contract of employment shall be paid overtime in accordance with Clause 8. - Overtime of this award.
