AN160741 – Coal Mining Industry (Engineers) Award 1990
(1) For all time worked on afternoon or night shift fifteen per cent or twenty five per cent respectively shall be added to ordinary rates, provided that in the case of Griffin Coal Mining Company employees and subject to any alternative agreement between the Employer and the Union, ordinary hours worked between 3 pm and 10 pm Monday to Friday shall attract a penalty of 15% of the ordinary rate of pay, and ordinary hours worked between 10 pm and 8 am Monday to Friday shall attract a penalty of 25% of the ordinary rate of pay.
(2) An employee who-
(a) during a period of engagement of shift works night shift only; or
(b) remains on night shift for a longer period than four consecutive weeks; or
(c) works on a night shift which does not rotate or alternate with another shift, or with day work so as to give the employee at least one-third of the working time off night shift in each shift cycle,
shall, during such engagement period or cycle, be paid at the rate of time and a quarter for all time worked during ordinary working hours on such night shifts.
(3) Where a Colliery is hauling and tipping coal on two shifts, 15 per cent shall be added to the day shift rate for employees who work on an afternoon or night shift on which the coal is hauled and tipped; provided that such percentage shall be in lieu of and shall not be additional upon the percentage rates fixed by subclause (1) hereof.
(4) If an employee who ordinarily works on day shift only is required to work shift work on at least three successive working days, the employee shall be paid at overtime rates for the first afternoon or night shift worked; thereafter the employee shall be paid in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause for such other shifts. If such employee be required to work shift work for a period less than three consecutive working days, overtime rates shall be paid for such afternoon or night shift work unless such overtime be caused by the failure of any other employees to come on duty at the proper time.
