AP811245 - Timber Industry – CFMEU Wood Panels – Award 2000
27. OVERTIME, DAY WORKERS, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY PAYMENTS
27.1 Payment for working overtime
27.1.1 Except where otherwise provided herein all time worked before or after ordinary working hours as fixed by this award shall be overtime.
27.1.2 Overtime shall, except as provided in clause 27.1.3 be paid for at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter, except that in the case of continuous shift work (as defined), overtime shall be paid for at double time.
27.1.3 All overtime on a Sunday shall be paid for at the rate of double time. All overtime on a public holiday shall be paid for at the rate of double time and one half.
27.1.4 The rates prescribed herein shall be in substitution for and not cumulative upon the shift allowances, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday payments prescribed elsewhere in this award.
27.1.5 An employee who is required to work overtime on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday shall be afforded at least four hours work or be paid for four hours at the appropriate rate except where such overtime is continuous with the employee’s ordinary hours or with overtime commenced on the previous day.
27.2 Requirement to work reasonable overtime
An employer may require an employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates.
27.3 Rest period after overtime
27.3.1 When overtime work is necessary it shall whenever reasonably practicable, be so arranged that employees have at least ten consecutive hours off duty between the work of successive days.
27.3.2 An employee who works so much overtime between the termination of the employees ordinary work on one day and the commencement of the employee’s ordinary work on the next day such that the employee has not had at least ten consecutive hours off duty between those times shall, subject to this clause, be released after completion of such overtime until the employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
27.3.3 If on the instructions of the employer such an employee resumes or continues work without having had such ten consecutive hours off duty the employee shall be paid at double rates until the employee is released from duty for such period and shall then be entitled to be absent until the employee has had ten consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working time occurring during such absence.
27.3.4 The provisions of this clause shall apply in the case of shift workers as if eight hours were substituted for ten hours when overtime is worked:
27.3.4(a) for the purpose of changing shift rosters; or
27.3.4(b) where a shift worker is absent from duty and a day worker or a shift worker is required to replace such shift worker; or
27.3.4(c) where a shift is worked by arrangement between the employees themselves.
27.4.1 An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the employer’s premises (whether notified before or after leaving the premises) shall be paid for a minimum of four hours work at the appropriate rate. Except in unforeseen circumstances the employee shall not be required to work the full four hours work if the work the employee was recalled to perform is completed in a shorter time.
27.4.2 If the employee called back to work was on stand by in accordance with clause 27.5 hereof the employee shall only be entitled to payment for a minimum of three hours work at the appropriate rate.
27.4.3 This provision shall not apply if the call-back is continuous with ordinary time.
When an employee who is ready, willing and capable to attend for duty is required by the employer to be in readiness for a call-back to work the employee shall, until released by the employer or notified of the requirement to attend for duty, be paid for standing by time at ordinary rates from the time so held in readiness.
27.6.1 An employee required to work overtime for two hours or more without being notified the day before shall either be paid the allowance (as per clause 23 - Allowances) for the first and for each subsequent meal after each further four hours. The allowance referred to in this paragraph need not be paid where the employer provides a meal in lieu of the required allowance.
27.6.2 If an employee pursuant to notice has provided a meal or meals and is not required to work overtime or is required to work less than the amount advised, the employee shall be paid as above prescribed for the meal or meals provided.
27.7.1 Overtime continuous with ordinary hours
27.7.1(a) An employee required to work overtime for more than two hours shall be allowed a crib time of twenty minutes without deduction of pay if the employee continues to work after such crib time.
27.7.1(b) The crib time allowed above shall be taken by the employee at the completion of the employee’s ordinary working hours and before the commencement of such overtime.
27.7.1(c) The employer and employee may agree to any variation of this provision to meet the circumstances of the work in hand provided that the employer shall not be required to make payment for any time allowed in excess of twenty minutes.
27.7.1(d) An employee required to work overtime in addition to the two hours referred to above shall be allowed a crib time of twenty minutes without deduction of pay for each additional four hours overtime worked if the employee continues to work after such crib time.
27.7.2 Overtime not continuous with ordinary hours
An employee working overtime which is not continuous with ordinary hours shall be allowed a crib break of twenty minutes paid at the ordinary rate of pay after each four hours of overtime worked if the employee continues work after such crib time.
