AN170026 – Disability Service Providers Award
(a) An employee required to work before the time fixed for commencing work or after the time fixed for ceasing work or in excess of the ordinary hours of work prescribed by Part V – Hours of Work, Penalty Payments, Shift Work and Overtime, Clause 2 – Hours of Work, subclause A. or B., shall be paid at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter.
(b) An employee required to work overtime on a Sunday shall be paid at the rate of double time.
(c) Overtime shall not be payable unless the period of time worked in excess of the ordinary hours exceeds 15 minutes on any day and the overtime is worked at the direction of the employer.
(d) In computing overtime each days work shall stand alone and the rate of pay shall be determined by dividing the weekly rate of pay by 38.
(e) Subject to agreement being reached between the employer and the employee concerned, time off may be allowed in lieu of payment for overtime worked. The amount of time off shall be calculated on the basis of the appropriate overtime rate.
PROVIDED that such agreement shall be subject to the employee having opportunity to consult with the relevant union and the agreement shall be recorded in writing.
PROVIDED ALWAYS that such agreement may be discontinued by mutual consent of both parties or at the request of one such party.
