Rostering of OSA positions Clause Samples

Rostering of OSA positions. General Provisions (a) Rostering of OSA positions must comply with the following: (i) The rostering arrangements of employees are in accordance with the criteria for payment of the OSA as prescribed in clause 40 of this Agreement; (ii) Each employee is to be rostered off at least one full weekend in each 28 day roster: one full weekend will mean a Saturday and a Sunday together; (iii) Each employee will not be rostered to work more than 56 weekend days, accounted as 448 weekend hours, in an equity year; (iv) Each employee will not be rostered to work more than 7 public holidays in an equity year; (v) Unless justifiable (as defined), employees will not be rostered to work more than 4 weekends in a row across adjoining rosters. Any employee required to work more than 4 weekends in a row across adjoining rosters, for whatever reason, will be paid at overtime rates for each additional weekend shift worked; (vi) At the request of the employee, the relevant OIC/Manager may agree that more than 4 weekends in a row across adjoining rosters can be worked to accommodate the employee’s personal circumstances. Where such agreement is reached, it shall be recorded in writing and placed on the employee’s personnel file, and the employee and OIC/Manager will consider the occupational health and safety and fatigue management impacts of the request and subclause (v) herein will not apply. (b) There will be equity in rostering of OSA positions. Equity of shifts across all OSA positions in Districts where District Rostering is practiced will apply. (c) Weekend hours are those ordinary hours performed on Saturday and Sunday shifts. Clause 15.5 of the Award outlines provisions relating to weekend shifts. A Saturday shift is one which commences on a Saturday and a Sunday shift is one which commences on a Sunday. (d) Where it is absolutely necessary that an employee is rostered more than 448 weekend hours in a year, any weekend hours worked in excess of such hours will be worked as overtime. (e) Rostering arrangements will exclude the possibility of working in excess of three weekends in a 28-day roster. Where it is absolutely necessary that an employee work in excess of these rostered hours, this is to be worked as overtime. (f) Where an employee does not work a shift because of sick leave on a weekend day, then this shift is not counted as a weekend day worked for the purposes of the limits prescribed in provisions (a)(iii) and (d) above. (i) Provided that, in the case of part...