AN170068 – Mobile Crane Hire Award
(a) Meal Interval
(i) A set meal interval shall be established in each depot by mutual agreement between the employer and employees which may be altered by the employer by giving one weeks notice. An employee shall cease work for a meal interval of thirty (30) minutes on all working days, except Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 11:30am and 1:00pm, inclusive.
(ii) An employee may be required to change the meal break to suit the requirements of the employer or client, provided that an employee who has not completed the meal break after six (6) hours from the normal starting time on any day to suit the requirements of the employer or the client shall be paid at the appropriate penalty rates thereafter until a meal break is allowed.
(b) Meal Interval During Overtime
(i) (1) If the period of overtime is more than 1½ hours after working ordinary hours an employee before starting such overtime shall be allowed a meal break of twenty minutes, which shall be paid for at ordinary time.
(2) If agreement is reached between the employer and employee for variation of this provision to meet the circumstances of work in hand, then the employer shall not be required to make payment in excess of twenty minutes.
(ii) An employee working overtime shall be allowed a meal break of twenty minutes for each four hours of overtime worked provided that the employee continues to work after such meal break.
(iii) An employee required to work overtime for more than 1½ hours after working ordinary hours shall either be supplied meals by the employer, or be paid $10.50 for the first and subsequent meals.
(iv) (1) An employee required to start work two or more hours prior to the normal commencement time shall be paid $10.50 meal allowance and be allowed a twenty minute meal break as soon as is practicable.
(2) Such allowance shall be payable in any event where an employee is required to start work at or prior to 5.00am.
(v) Where an employee is required to work overtime on a Saturday or Sunday the first prescribed meal break shall be between 10.00am and 1.00pm and be paid at ordinary rates.
