AT794071 - Queensland Local Government Officers' Award 1998 [Transitional]
[13 preamble substituted by PR953552 ppc 05Oct04]
The hours of work shall be 36¼ per week or 7¼ per day to be worked Monday to Friday inclusive between the hours of 6.00am and 6.00pm, except, where the employing respondent notifies an officer that the officer is to work his or her ordinary hours of duty in accordance with 13.1.2, 13.3, 13.4 and 14 below.
13.1 A respondent and officer who may be represented by an accredited union representative may agree that the ordinary hours of duty may be worked on any five out of seven days per week including Saturday and Sundays or the ordinary hours may be altered as to the spread of hours.
13.1.1 Ordinary daily hours shall be worked consecutively with a meal break of not less than half an hour or more than one hour and the break must commence no later than five hours after starting each day.
13.1.2 The ordinary hours of duty of officers having other workers under their immediate supervision shall if so determined by the employing respondent be the same as the ordinary hours of the workers supervised, subject to the conditions prescribed by 13.2 and 13.2.1 hereunder: Provided that this clause shall not apply to officers holding professional qualifications, and for the purpose of this clause Engineering Surveyors shall be deemed to be included in that category:
13.2 Where it is necessary to establish an hourly rate for the purpose of calculating overtime, notwithstanding the ordinary hours of duty pursuant to this clause, the divisor used shall be 36¼.
13.2.1 Such officers shall, whilst supervising workers covered by awards of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission who are in receipt of allowances or special rates, as listed hereunder, that are prescribed by those awards, and when actually subject to the disabilities which attract those allowances or special rates, be paid such allowances in the same terms and for the same periods as those applicable to the workers:
13.2.1(a) the construction, re-construction, alteration, repair and/or maintenance allowance.
13.2.1(b) Any special site rate prescribed by a relevant State Award or Awards by way of compensation for disabilities associated with work on a particular construction site or project.
13.2.1(c) Any other work disability rate or allowance prescribed by a relevant State Award or Awards to compensate for disabilities associated with work carried out under special or extraordinary circumstances or conditions.
13.2.1(d) Where an officer is entitled to an allowance under any other provision of this award and is also entitled to a special site rate or disability allowance under this clause in respect of the same disability then such officer shall not be entitled to receive both allowances but shall receive the higher allowance of the two.
[13.2.1(e) substituted by PR953552 ppc 05Oct04]
13.2.1(e) 13.2.1, 13.2.1(a) (b) (c) and (d) of this clause shall not be interpreted so as to include extra payments or allowances such as bonuses or prosperity payments, industry payments or increments for service, tool allowances or allowances payable to special classes of officers, in consideration of circumstances unrelated to general industry conditions. Further the term “workers” shall include all employees whose classifications are contained in awards of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
13.2.1(f) Where, as a result of second tier agreement, pursuant to the March 1987 Wage Fixing Principles, State Award employees work a roster of ten or more continuous days of work as a result of the said employees being in camp, the ordinary hours of duty of Overseers, Assistant Overseers, Quarry Managers, Foremen and Works Inspectors who have the said workers under their immediate supervision shall be ten continuous days on duty followed by four continuous days off.
13.3 Officers required to work unusual working hours not classed as shift work:
This clause shall apply to officers appointed to the classifications listed below:
Officers employed in Civic Centres and Theatres
Manager - Flinders Mall - Townsville City
Art Gallery Director - Townsville City
Art Gallery Director - Ipswich City Council
Art Gallery Director - Noosa Shire Council
and officers who attend to the community development and welfare needs of the community.
13.3.1 Such officers who are required to work unusual hours shall be paid a 15% loading of ordinary salary to compensate the officer for working irregular hours. The ordinary working hours of these officers shall not exceed 7¼ hours on any one day or 36¼ hours in any one week.
13.3.2 Such ordinary working hours shall be worked on any five days, Monday to Saturdays (both days inclusive), according to a roster which shall provide for two consecutive days off each week. The roster shall be prepared and displayed to the officers concerned at least two weeks in advance, and shall not be varied except by mutual arrangement between the officer and the respondent.
13.3.3 The ordinary daily hours shall be worked continuously except for meal hours of not less than half an hour or more than one hour's duration, which shall not be counted as working time, to be taken at times mutually arranged.
Provided that no officer shall be required to work continuously for more than five hours without a meal break, and if such meal break is not given, double time shall be paid for all time worked after the fifth hour until a meal break of half an hour is given or the officer ceases work whichever is the earlier.
13.3.4 Within the abovementioned limits, the respondent shall have the right of fixing starting times, ceasing times, and meal times, and such times shall not be altered without giving at least five days' notice, such notice to be exhibited so as to be readily available to the officer affected.
13.4 All officers shall be allowed a rest pause of 10 minutes in the first and second half of the daily work. Such rest pauses shall be taken at such times as will not interfere with continuity of work where continuity in the opinion of the respondent is necessary.
Provided that when determined by a respondent, rest pauses for officers having workers under their immediate supervision shall be banked and taken as a twenty minute morning break.
Further, when it is agreed as between a respondent and an officer concerned, Building Inspectors and their Assistants, Supervising Building Inspectors, Water Officers and their Assistants, Inspectors of Sewerage and Water Installations and their Supervising Inspectors may bank rest pauses so as to result in one twenty minute break, morning or afternoon.
13.5 Hours of duty - Executive Officers
Nominal hours of duty for Executive Officers shall be 36¼ hours per week. The hours arrangements for Executive Officers including time off in lieu shall be by way of mutual arrangement between each individual Executive Officer and the employing Local Authority. It is expected that Executive Officers would work sufficient hours to effectively carry out the requirements of the position. However, should an Executive Officer feel that the hours of duty are excessive, objectively viewed over a 12 month period, the matter shall be discussed between the parties in accordance with clause 34 - Dispute settling procedure, of this award.
13.6 Superintendent – Blackall Municipal Saleyards
The ordinary hours of duty of the Superintendent – Blackall Municipal Saleyards shall not exceed 36 ¼ hours per week to be worked on five consecutive days Mondays to Saturdays, both days inclusive. The ordinary daily hours shall not exceed eight hours on any one day to be worked in not more than two shifts, with a break of not less than half an hour for a meal to be taken not later than five hours after commencing work.
[13.7 substituted by PR953552 ppc 05Oct04]
13.7 Members of the Australian Services Union and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, employed by the Gold Coast City Council shall be permitted to elect to work the hours of duty as provided in 13 above or to work a nine day fortnight in accordance with the system of hours and conditions contained in Schedule D attached to this award.
[13.7.1 substituted by PR953552 ppc 05Oct04]
13.7.1 Provided, however, that heads of departments and the deputy head of the planning and development department shall work their ordinary hours in accordance with 13 above except where there is agreement that ordinary hours may be worked in accordance with Schedule D of this award.
13.8 Regular part-time officers - crib breaks
Regular part-time officers (defined in clause 18 – Regular part-time employment) required to continue working for more than five consecutive hours shall be allowed a crib break of thirty minutes which shall not be counted as time worked. If such crib break is not given prior to the commencement of the fifth hour of work, double time shall be paid for all work performed from the commencement of the fifth hour until the time a crib break of thirty minutes is given.
13.9 Casual officer - crib breaks
Casual officers required to continue working for more than five consecutive hours shall be allowed a crib break of 30 minutes which shall not be counted as time worked. If such crib break is not given prior to the commencement of the fifth hour of work, double rates shall be paid for all work performed until a break of 30 minutes is given or until the cessation of work, whichever is the earlier.
