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AT801922 - Victorian Catholic Schools and Catholic Education Offices Award 1998 [Transitional]

56. SHIFT PENALTIES

56.1 Where an employer requires an employee to work ordinary time on Monday to Friday, any part of which falls between the hours of 6pm and 7am a penalty of 15% shall apply for the whole shift additional to the ordinary rate of pay.

56.2 Where from time to time an employer requires an employee to work ordinary time on Monday to Friday falling wholly within the hours of 6pm and 7am (night shift) - a penalty of 15% shall apply for the whole shift additional to the ordinary rate of pay.

56.3 Where, on an ongoing basis, an employer requires an employee to work ordinary time on Monday to Friday which falls wholly within the hours of 6pm and 7am (night shift) - a penalty of 30% shall apply for the whole shift additional to the ordinary rate of pay.

56.4 Where an employee wishes to work outside the spread of hours and this is not required by an employer, the employee must request such an arrangement in writing. In the event of such a request and written agreement by the employer, shift penalty payments shall not apply.

Where more than 5 days continuously are worked at the revised hours the employee must give 2 days notice of reversion to the employers’ required starting and finishing times.

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