AN170088 – Retail Trades Award
(a) As a consequence of the introduction of a thirty-eight hour week from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 February 1987, the following saving provisions shall apply.
(i) Clause 20 - Hours of Work
Employees who prior to 1 February 1987 had regularly worked in the period 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 a.m. Monday to Friday shall continue to receive payment at the rate of time and one half whilst working such hours.
(ii) Clause 12 - Casual Employees and Clause 25 - Part-Time Employees - Re: Saturday Work
The minimum period of engagement of two hours shall apply only to employees engaged after 1 February 1987. Employees engaged prior to that date shall receive minimum payments as for 3 hours worked, or the trading period, whichever is applicable.
(iii) Clause 38 - Tea Money
Employees who prior to 1 November 1986 were regularly in receipt of a meal allowance shall continue to receive such allowance whilst continuing to work in a similar work pattern, notwithstanding that there may not be an entitlement under the amended clause.
For the purposes of this subclause, ‘regularly' shall mean an employee who has received a meal allowance on at least 4 occasions in the 3 months prior to 1 November 1986.
(iv) Settlement of Disputes
Any question arising under this clause which cannot be resolved at establishment level may be referred to the Industrial Commission for resolution.
(b) As a consequence of the introduction of structural efficiency variations to the award the following savings provisions shall apply:-
(i) Notwithstanding anything otherwise contained in this award, weekly and part-time employees working prior to 1st January 1991, shall not be required to work their ordinary hours of work on Saturday or past 6.00 p.m. on Thursday or Friday night.
(ii) The savings provisions in this subclause shall remain in effect until 31 December 1992.
(c) (i) Part-time employees who were as at 1 July, 1992 working less than 20 hours per week and as a consequence were in receipt of a 20% loading, shall continue to be paid such loading unless it is mutually agreed otherwise. Such agreement to be in writing and maintained as part of the wage records.
(ii) No employee shall, as a consequence of the new classification structure implemented on 1 July, 1992 suffer any loss of salary or other benefits which they may have enjoyed prior to that date.
