Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003
AP825337 - Woolworths (South Australia and Northern Territory) Award, 2003
31.1 In an establishment in which 21 or more employees bound by this award are employed the following provisions shall apply to the manner in which full-time employees are to work their ordinary hours:
31.1.1 a fixed or rotating rostered day off in each four week period or by the working of a 9.5 hour day for each of four days as directed by the employer in any week; or
31.1.2 a specific written agreement between each employee and employer as to the manner of working ordinary hours. Such agreement may include the employee working on the basis of:
31.1.2(a) a shorter working day of not more than four hours work in ordinary time on one day in each two week period;
31.1.2(b) a shorter working day of not more than six hours work in ordinary time on one day in each week;
31.1.2(c) a shorter working day of not more than 7.6 hours work in ordinary time on any day.
31.2 An employer may with the agreement of the majority of employees in an establishment or with the individual employee concerned substitute the day or part of the day that the employees are or the individual employee is to take off. Such substituted day or part-day is to be arranged and taken as soon as practicable and in any event prior to the next rostered day or part-day off.
31.3 An employee may with the agreement of the employer substitute the day or part day that the employee is to take off, such substituted day or part day is to be taken as soon as practicable and in any event prior to the next rostered day or part day off.
31.4 An employer may seek a specific written agreement for an alternative method of implementing the 38 hour week in accordance with this clause at any time during the employment of an employee, including at the time of engagement of a new full-time employee. Such an agreement may include a provision whereby the full-time employee may be rostered on no more than twenty starts in each four week period.
31.5 Woolworths have successfully reached such arrangements with many of their staff. Any request by an employee to review the existing arrangements would be considered by the company in light of current business needs.
