Common use of Shift Overtime Clause in Contracts

Shift Overtime. (a) Shift employees for all time worked in excess of or outside the ordinary working hours prescribed by this Part or on a shift other than a rostered shift shall: (i) If employed on continuous work be paid at the rate of double time; or (ii) If employed on other shift work at the rate of time and a half for the first two hours and double time thereafter except in each case when the time is worked by arrangement between the employees themselves for the purpose of effecting customary rotation of shifts. (b) When a continuous shift employee is required to work overtime which extends beyond one hour after the usual finishing time he/she shall be allowed a meal break of 20 minutes which shall be counted as time worked and supplied with a meal or paid $5.40. (c) For shift employees other than continuous shift employees, where less than four consecutive afternoon or four consecutive night shifts are worked in any one week, employees employed on such afternoon or night shifts shall be paid for such shifts at overtime rates.