AN170088 – Retail Trades Award
(a) Transport Workers
A casual employee (as defined) for working ordinary time shall be paid per hour one thirty-eighth of the weekly rates prescribed for the work which he or she performs. In addition thereto a casual employee shall receive 20% of the ordinary hourly rate in respect of each hour for which he or she is paid; such additional amount to be payment in lieu of annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays.
A minimum payment as for 4 hours shall be paid.
A casual employee shall be notified at the end of the day if his services are not required next working day, failing such notice a full day's wages shall be paid for the next working day.
(b) Nightfill Employees
(i) A Casual Nightfill employee for working ordinary time shall be paid per hour one thirty-eighth of the weekly rate prescribed in Clause 8 - Wage Rates, for the work which he or she performs.
(ii) In addition to the rate prescribed in paragraph (i) of this subclause, a Casual Nightfill Employee shall receive a loading of 20% of the ordinary hourly rate in respect of each hour for which he or she is paid provided that the 20% loading does not apply to the Nightfill Loading.
(iii) Penalty rates prescribed elsewhere in this award are applicable to Casual Nightfill Employees.
The 20% loading prescribed in paragraph (ii) of this subclause shall be paid for all hours worked including times when penalty rates are applicable provided that all penalty additions shall be calculated on the wage rate excluding the 20% casual loading and the 25% nightfill loading, viz.
(1) Time and one half equates to 1.95 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% or 25% loading
(2) Double time equates to 2.45 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% or 25% loading
(3) Double time and one half equates to 2.95 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% or 25% loading
(iv) No Casual Employees shall be paid for less than four hours for work performed on any given night.
(c) All Others
(i) A casual employee for working ordinary time shall be paid per hour one thirty-eighth of the weekly rates prescribed for the work which he or she performs. In addition thereto a casual employee shall receive 20% of the ordinary hourly rate in respect of each hour for which he or she is paid; such additional amount to be payment in lieu of annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays.
(ii) Subject to any different prescription contained elsewhere in this award, no casual employee shall be employed for less than four hours for work performed on any given day within the span of ordinary hours.
PROVIDED that where a period of engagement commences during the spread of ordinary hours and continues beyond that spread, the total number of hours worked in that engagement shall be counted for determining the minimum period of engagement herein prescribed.
(iii) Where the trading period extends beyond 6.00 p.m. and the duration of the trading period is less than 4 hours, casual employees shall receive a minimum payment as for the duration of such trading period.
(d) Penalty Provisions
Penalty rates prescribed in Clause 19 - Holiday Work, Clause 23 - Overtime, and Clause 36 - Sunday Work hereof are applicable to casual employees. The 20 per cent loading prescribed elsewhere in this clause shall be paid for all hours worked including times when penalty rates are applicable.
PROVIDED that all penalty additions shall be calculated on the ordinary time rate excluding this loading, viz:-
(i) Time and one half equates to 1.7 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% loading
(ii) Double time equates to 2.2 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% loading
(iii) Double time and one half equates to 2.7 of the ordinary time rate without the 20% loading
(e) Consecutive Hours
A casual employee shall have only one engagement consisting of consecutive hours per day with any one employer.
PROVIDED that in establishments employing 5 or less employees broken shifts may be worked by mutual agreement between the employee and the employer.
(f) Saturday Morning
Subject to Clause 31 - Savings, employees working on Saturday morning shall receive a minimum payment as for 2 hours worked.
