Prescribed Hours Sample Clauses

Prescribed Hours. (a) Subject to the agreement of their supervisor or manager and taking into account the day to day requirements of the duties being performed within the work area, employees may select their own starting and finishing times. Overtime shall apply to time worked in excess of normal hours as defined in accordance with paragraph (a) of subclause (2) of this clause. (b) The current Departmental flexitime and flexileave provisions will continue to apply. (c) Where there is no agreement in accordance with paragraph (a) above, the following shall apply: • For the purposes of overtime agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Public Service Award (1992) will be deemed to be prescribed hours as per Clause 18 of that award. • For the purposes of overtime agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award (1989) will be deemed to be prescribed hours as per Clause 18 of that award. • For the purposes of overtime agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Engineering Trades (Government) Award (1967) will be deemed to be prescribed hours as per Clause 14 of that award. • For the purposes of overtime agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Catering Employees and Tea Attendants Award (Government) (1982) will be deemed to be prescribed hours as per Clause 10 of that award. • For the purposes of overtime agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 1975 will be deemed to be prescribed hours as per Clause 8 of that award. • For the purposes of overtime, agreed starting and finishing times for those employees covered by the Gardeners (Government) Award (1986) will be deemed to be the prescribed hours per Clause 12 of that award.

Prescribed Hours. 19.1 The prescribed hours of duty shall be 152 hours per four week settlement period, to be worked between 7.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, as determined by the employer, with a lunch interval of not less than 30 minutes. 19.2 Subject to the lunch interval, prescribed hours are to be worked as one continuous period. However, employees shall not be required to work more than five hours continuously without a break. 19.3 This does not preclude employers requiring or agreeing to the working of standard hours of 7.6 hours per day with a lunch interval to be taken between 12.00 noon and 2.00pm. Where working of standard hours is required by the employer, the requirement must be consistent with operational needs and customer service requirements. (a) The employer may vary the prescribed hours of duty observed in the agency or any branch or section thereof, consistent with a 152 hour four week settlement period, so as to make provisions for: (i) the attendance of employees for duty on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; (ii) the performance of shift work including work on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays; and (iii) the nature of the duties of an employee or class of employees in fulfilling the responsibilities of their office; provided that where the hours of duty are so varied an employee shall not be required to work more than five hours continuously without a break. (b) Employers wishing to vary the prescribed hours of duty to be observed shall be required to give one month's notice in writing to the department, branch, section or employees to be affected by the change. (c) Employees working during their prescribed hours of duty on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday will attract the following payment for all ordinary hours worked: (i) Saturdays - time and a half. (ii) Sundays - time and three quarters. (iii) Public holidays - double time and a half. Provided that subject to agreement between the employer and the employee, work performed during ordinary rostered hours on a public holiday shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half and the employee may, in addition, be allowed a day’s leave with pay to be added to annual leave or to be taken at some other time within a period of one year. (d) An employee required to work overtime on any day shall be paid the appropriate rates as set out in “Clause 21 – Overtime” of the Agreement for all time so worked.

Prescribed Hours. Subject to the agreement of their supervisor or manager and taking into account the day to day requirements of the duties being performed within the work area, employees may select their own starting and finishing times. Overtime shall apply to time worked in excess of normal hours.