AP811245 - Timber Industry – CFMEU Wood Panels – Award 2000
31.1 Thirty minutes or such other time as may be agreed upon shall be allowed for an unpaid lunch break provided that an employee shall not be required to work more than five ordinary hours without a break for a meal.
31.2 All work done during an employees lunch break shall be paid for at double time rates of pay.
31.3 For work performed thereafter until a lunch break is allowed time and one half rates shall be paid.
31.4 Where a shift roster provides for rotating shifts over 24 hours of the day a twenty minutes paid crib break shall be allowed each shift which shall be counted as time worked. Such crib shall be taken at a time and in a method agreed upon between the employer and the employee or majority of employees concerned so as to meet the needs of the establishment.
31.5 Shift workers recognise their obligation to continue at work until relieved, provided that they are not required to work more than two consecutive shifts.
