AP815828CRV - Australian Workers' Union Construction and Maintenance Award 2002

PART 4 - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE DUTIES, EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS 

15. CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

15.1 Weekly employment

Except as provided in 15.2 hereof employment shall be by the week. An employee not specifically engaged as a casual shall be deemed to be employed by the week.

15.2 Casual employment

15.2.1 A casual employee is one engaged and paid as such.

[15.2.2 varied by PR928816 ppc 14Mar03]

15.2.2 A casual employee for working ordinary time shall be paid per hour 1/38th of the actual weekly rate prescribed by 19.5 of this award for the work performed, plus 25%.

[15.2.3 varied by PR928816 ppc 14Mar03]

15.2.3 The 25% casual loading prescribed in 15.2.2 compensates casual employees for the non-receipt of annual leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, carer’s leave, parental leave, jury service, public holidays not worked, severance pay and notice of termination.

15.3 Part-time employment

Subject to the provisions of clause 35 and clauses 20, 27, 33, 36 and 37 of this award, the following shall apply to all classifications contained in this award:

15.3.1 An employee may be employed to work ordinary hours on a part time basis on any of the days Monday to Friday, pursuant to the provisions of clause 35 – Parental leave of this award.

15.3.2 An employee so engaged shall be classified as a part time employee and be paid for ordinary hours worked at the appropriate hourly rate for the applicable work classification.

15.3.3 Unless specifically provided by the clauses referred to above and subject to the provisions of 35.11.4 of this award and the matters agreed to in accordance with 35.11.7 of this award part time employment shall be in accordance with the provisions of this award which shall apply pro rata.