Common use of Health Workers Clause in Contracts

Health Workers. (a) The contract of employment of a part time Employee will include minimum hours of work the Employee will work each week. (b) Any variation to contracted minimum hours of work will be agreed in writing. (c) An Employer is required to roster a regular part time Health Worker for a minimum of three consecutive hours on any shift. Exceptions to this clause are: (i) Where special circumstances exist as agreed between the Employer, the Health Worker and the Union, a period less than three hours will apply; or (ii) Where that shift is for the provision of Commonwealth Home Support Programme (or equivalent) duties within a rural health service, and where the regular client need is less than three hours the minimum will be one hour per shift. (d) All time worked in excess of the hours as mutually arranged, will be overtime and paid for at the rates prescribed in Clause 22 – Overtime.