AP772288 - CSIRO (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Award 1999

PART 5 - HOURS OF WORK, OVERTIME AND TYPES OF DUTY 

16. HOURS OF WORK

16.1 Ordinary hours of attendance: The ordinary hours of attendance for full-time employees shall be 36 3/4 hours per week worked within the commencing and finishing times set by CSIRO under this clause. Unless otherwise specified in this award, ordinary hours of duty shall be taken to mean ordinary hours of attendance.

16.2 Attendance bandwidth: CSIRO shall set an attendance bandwidth at each workplace of 10 hours’ duration between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on a Monday to Friday. The attendance bandwidth and commencing and finishing times may differ for different categories of employees.

16.3 Commencing and finishing times: The ordinary hours of attendance shall be worked (exclusive of meal periods) within such commencing and finishing times as may be set by CSIRO.

16.3.1 In determining the commencing and finishing times, CSIRO:

16.3.1(a) shall set those times within the attendance bandwidth set under 16.2 and

16.3.1(b) shall allow meal periods of not less than 30 minutes beginning no later than 5 hours from the last meal period or the time duty commenced.

16.4 Attendance in rotation on Saturday: Where it is necessary to require the attendance in rotation of employees on a Saturday during the hours between 6 a. m. and 1 p.m, they shall be allowed time off duty in the following week, if practicable, equivalent to the time of such attendance.

16.5 Flextime

16.5.1 Definitions:

• ‘Core time’ - A fixed period of not more than 4 hours set by CSIRO within the bandwidth during which attendance is mandatory unless leave is approved. Core time can comprise one or two time blocks.
• ‘Flexible periods’ - time period outside core time but within the bandwidth during which individual staff have the scope to vary their attendance pattern, subject to work requirements.

16.5.2 Flextime scheme: The flextime scheme allows time off to be granted where this is consistent with work demands. Flextime is a standard practice in CSIRO but access to and use of the scheme is always subject to operational requirements.

16.5.2(a) Employees participating in the flextime scheme must keep formal daily attendance records.

16.5.2(b) Flex credits accrue where the hours of attendance exceed 7 hours 21 minutes in a day within the bandwidth.

16.5.2(c) Flex debits accrue where the hours of attendance are less than 7 hours 21 minutes in a day within the bandwidth, provided that:

• hours of attendance in the flextime scheme cannot be less than 4 hours in a day;
• absence during core hours requires prior CSIRO approval.

16.5.3 Employees excluded from flextime: Flextime is not available to the following employees:

16.5.3(a) employees above classification level 4;

16.5.3(b) employees performing shift work; and

16.5.3(c) employees employed on a casual basis in accordance with 10.5.

16.5.4 Maximum flex credits: A maximum of 10 hours flex credit may be accrued in each pay fortnight unless otherwise approved by CSIRO. A maximum of 60 hours flex credit may be accrued.

16.5.5 Maximum flex debit: The maximum flex debit at the completion of any pay fortnight is 10 hours. Debits in excess of 10 hours at the end of each pay fortnight must be covered by the submission of a leave application.

16.5.6 Leave not to exceed 7 hours 21 minutes: Flex credits may be taken as time off in conjunction with other forms of leave provided that the total authorised leave on any day does not exceed 7 hours 21 minutes.