AN170026 – Disability Service Providers Award
(a) Rostered Days Off
Notwithstanding provisions elsewhere in the award, the employer and the majority of employees at an enterprise may agree to establish a system of Rostered Days Off to provide that:
(i) An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take a rostered day off at any time.
(ii) An employee may elect with the consent of the employer, to take rostered days off in part day amounts.
(iii) An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to accrue some or all rostered days off for the purpose of creating a bank to be drawn upon by the employee at times mutually agreed by the employer, or subject to the reasonable notice by the employee or the employer.
(iv) 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 (i) of this subclause.
(v) Once a decision has been taken to introduce an enterprise system of rostered days off flexibility, in accordance with this clause, its terms must be set on in the time and wages records kept pursuant to Regulation 25 of the Industrial Relations Regulations 1993.
(vi) An employer shall record rostered days off arrangements in the time and wages book, as prescribed in Part IX – Award Compliance and Union Matters, Clause 2 - Time and Wages Book of the award at each time this provision is used.
(b) The days off shall be rostered and shall not be altered except by mutual agreement between the employer and employee.
(c) Any employee who is required to work on his/her rostered days off (as defined) shall be allowed another day in lieu of the one worked."
