AN170026 – Disability Service Providers Award
Notwithstanding provisions elsewhere in the award, the employer and the majority of employees at an enterprise may agree to establish a system of make up time provided that:
(a) An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to work 'make up time' under which the employee takes time off during ordinary hours, and works those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours provided in the award.
(b) An employee on shift work may elect, with the consent of their employer, to work 'make up time' under which the employee takes time off ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time, at the shift work rate which would have been applicable to the hours taken off.
(c) An employee or the employees may choose to request a union party to this award, to represent their interests in negotiation referred to in paragraph (a) of this subclause.
(d) Once a decision has been taken to introduce an enterprise system of make up time, in accordance with this clause, its terms must be set out in the time and wages records kept pursuant to Regulation 25 of the Industrial Relations Regulations 1993.
(e) An employer shall record make up time arrangements in the time and wages book, as prescribed in Part IX – Award Compliance and Union Related Matters, Clause 2 - Time and Wages Book of the award at each time this provision is used.
