AT773671CRV - Community Pharmacy Award 1998 [Transitional]
12.1 An employee shall be employed under a classification prescribed by this award either as a permanent or a casual employee.
12.2 A casual employee shall be employed by the hour.
12.3 Employees employed on a part-time basis shall be paid for the hours worked at an hourly rate equal to 1/38th of the weekly rate appropriate to the employee’s classification. Part-time employees shall accrue other entitlements on a pro rata basis and be entitled to the appropriate overtime and penalty rates that apply to full-time employees.
12.4 At the time of engagement the employer will document in writing the following details:
12.4.1 the commencement date of employment;
12.4.2 the classification and wages of the employee;
12.4.3 whether the employment is on a full-time, part-time or casual basis;
12.4.4 the arrangement for the payment of wages;
12.4.5 the daily or weekly hours of work, including the hours worked each day, which days of the week the employee will work and the actual starting and finishing times each day;
12.4.6 any agreement in relation to the taking of annual leave;
12.4.7 a position description.
12.5 An employee will confirm the terms of employment by signing the document. Both the employer and the employee will retain a copy of the document.
12.6 Where agreement is reached to vary the regular pattern of work such variation shall be in writing.
