AP806313CRV - National Fast Food Retail Award 2000

12. CASUAL EMPLOYEES

12.1 Casual employees shall be paid an hourly rate equal to the appropriate weekly rate divided by 38 plus the appropriate percentage specified below for each State or Territory calculated to the nearest half cent with a minimum payment on any one shift of three hours work.

Victoria	25%
New South Wales	15%
Australian Capital Territory	15%
South Australia	20%, except for ordinary hours after 6.00 p.m. – 30%
Queensland	22%
Tasmania	25%
Western Australia	20%, except where less than a full day is worked – 25%
Northern Territory	20%

12.2 Provided that upon employment, a new casual employee, in NSW only, may be engaged for a minimum of two hours for the first two engagements provided that these engagements shall be for the purpose of training only.

NOTATION: See Saturday penalty rates in clause 24 - Weekend and late night penalty rates and loadings, of this award. Rates shown in 16.6, of this award and clause 33 - Annual Leave.

12.3 Caring responsibilities

[12.3 inserted by PR966844 ppc 09Dec05]

12.3.1 Subject to the evidentiary and notice requirements in 30.1.2 and 30.1.4, casual employees are entitled to not be available to attend work, or to leave work:

• if they need to care for members of their immediate family or household who are sick and require care and support, or who require care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth of a child; or
• upon the death in Australia of an immediate family or household member.

12.3.2 The employer and the employee shall agree on the period for which the employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of agreement, the employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The casual employee is not entitled to any payment for the period of non-attendance.

12.3.3 An employer must not fail to re-engage a casual employee because the employee accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to engage or not to engage a casual employee are otherwise not affected.