AP777903 - Crisis Assistance Supported Housing (Queensland) Award 1999
30.1 The ordinary working hours of continuous shift workers and shift workers whose work is connected with or incidental to any continuous process shall not exceed an average of 38 per week, in a work cycle.
30.2 Not more than 10 hours shall be worked on any one shift at ordinary rates except where there is agreement as outlined in 30.5. Subject to the requirements of 30.5, the method of working a shift by shift workers shall be as mutually agreed upon between the employer and the employee’s directly.
30.3 Shift work may be worked according to a roster and conditions agreed upon, in writing, between the employer and the employees directly.
30.4 A shift shall consist of not more than 10 hours inclusive of meal time:
30.5 Provided that by agreement between an employer, the majority of employees in the plant or work section or section concerned, ordinary hours not exceeding twelve on any day may be worked subject to:
30.5.1 proper health monitoring procedures being introduced;
30.5.2 suitable roster arrangements being made; and
30.5.3 Proper supervision being provided.
30.6 Shift Break
Shift workers, shall be allowed 30 minutes for a shift break during each full shift to be taken by the employee at such time and in such manner as will not interfere with continuity of work where continuity is necessary. No deduction shall be made from the wages of an employee for a meal break.
30.7 If a holiday mentioned in clause 36 – Public holiday, falls on a day on which a shift worker is rostered off, an extra day shall be added to annual leave.
30.8 An employee shall wherever practicable, have at least ten hours free from duty between the completion of one rostered shift and the commencement of the next rostered shift. If on the instructions of the employer, such an employee resumes or continues work without having had such ten (10) consecutive hours off duty, double rates shall be paid until such period off duty is provided without loss of ordinary pay for such time off. Except in emergency, an employee changing from night to day duty or vice versa shall be free from duty for a minimum of 12 hours immediately preceding commencement.
Provided however that this clause shall not apply except to permit changes of shift rosters or in any other case agreed upon by the employer and the employee or where a shift is worked by arrangement between the employee and another employee.
30.9 Evening and night shift workers shall be paid at the following rates:
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12.5% |
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15.0% |
This extra shift penalty shall not apply to shift work performed on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday where extra payments apply for weekend work in accordance with 26.2 and clause 36 – Public holiday, respectively.
30.10 Evening Shift Allowance to be paid after Sleepover
30.10.1 Where an employee who works a evening shift continues on to perform a sleepover and is then required to perform work between 6.00 a.m. or if agreed a time earlier than 6.00 a.m., to 9.00 a.m. shall be paid the evening shift allowance for the time worked between 6.00 a.m. or earlier and 9.00 a.m., in addition to the sleepover allowance.
30.10.2 The employee should be relieved of duties no later than 9.00 a.m.
