AN170010 – Building and Construction Industry Award
(a) Meal Break
There shall be a cessation of work and of working time for the purpose of a meal on each day, of no less than 30 minutes, to be taken between noon and 1.00pm.
(b) Variation of Meal Breaks
Where, because of the area of location of a project, the majority of on-site employees on the project request, and agreement is reached, the period of the meal break may be extended to not more than 45 minutes with a consequential adjustment to the daily time of cessation of work.
(c) Working with Toxic Materials
Where an employee is using toxic materials and such work continues to the employee’s meal break the employee shall be entitled to take washing time of 10 minutes immediately prior to the meal break. Where this work continues to the ceasing time of the day or is finalised at any time prior to the ceasing time of the day, washing time of 10 minutes shall be granted. The washing time break or breaks shall be counted as time worked.
(d) Rest Periods
There shall be allowed, without deduction of pay, a rest period of 10 minutes between 9.00am and 11.00am, and a further rest period of 10 minutes between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
(e) Crib Times
(i) When an employee is required to work overtime after the usual ceasing time of the day or shift for two hours or more, the employee shall be allowed to take, without deduction of pay, a crib time of 20 minutes in duration immediately after such ceasing time and thereafter, after each four hours of continuous work, (also without deduction of pay), a crib time of 30 minutes in duration. In the event of an employee remaining at work after the usual ceasing time without taking the crib time of 20 minutes and continuing at work for a period of two hours or more, the employee shall be regarded as having worked 20 minutes more than the time worked and be paid accordingly. Subject to further order of the Commission this payment shall be regarded as having worked at ordinary time for employees engaged on weekly hire.
(ii) For the purposes of this subclause ‘usual ceasing time’ is at the end of ordinary hours inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes as prescribed in Clause 27 – Hours of Work and Clause 30 – Shift Work of this award.
(iii) Where shift work comprises three continuous and consecutive shifts of eight hours per day inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes as prescribed in subclause 30(d) of this award a crib time of 20 minutes in duration shall be allowed without deduction of pay in each shift. Such crib time in each shift, shall be in lieu of any other rest period or cessation of work elsewhere prescribed by this award.
(f) The provisions of (d) and (e) hereof shall not be applicable to the case of an employee who is allowed the rest periods prescribed by subclauses 26(c) and 26(d) of this award.
