Common use of Shift Work Allowance Clause in Contracts

Shift Work Allowance. ‌ 23.1 In this Clause the following expressions will have the following meaning: (a) Day shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00am and before 12.00 noon. (b) Afternoon shift means a shift commencing at or after 12.00 noon and before 6.00pm. (c) Night shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00pm and at or before 5.59am. (d) Public Holiday will mean a holiday provided in Clause 37- Public Holidays of this Agreement. (a) In addition to the ordinary rate of salary the following allowances will be payable: (i) 15% will be paid to an employee required to work a weekday afternoon shift; and (ii) 20% will be paid to an employee required to work a night shift. (iii) For the purposes of this subclause, the ordinary rate of salary payable is prescribed in Schedule 2 – Salaries. (b) Work performed during ordinary rostered hours on the following days will be paid for at the following rates, in lieu of the allowance prescribed in subclause 23.2(a): (i) Saturdays – time and one half; (ii) Sundays – time and three quarters; and (iii) Public Holidays – double time and one half. Provided that in lieu of the provisions of clause 23.2(b)(iii) and subject to agreement between the Employer and the employee, work performed during ordinary rostered hours on a Public Holiday will 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 to be taken at some other time within a period of one (1) year.

Shift Work Allowance. ‌ 23.1 In this Clause the following expressions will have the following meaning: (a) Day shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00am and before 12.00 noon. (b) Afternoon shift means a shift commencing at or after 12.00 noon and before 6.00pm. (c) Night shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00pm and at or before 5.59am. (d) Public Holiday will mean a holiday provided in Clause 37- 35 – Public Holidays of this Agreement. (a) In addition to the ordinary rate of salary the following allowances will be payable: (i) 15% will be paid to an employee required to work a weekday afternoon shift; and (ii) 20% will be paid to an employee required to work a night shift. (iii) For the purposes of this subclause, the ordinary rate of salary payable is prescribed in Schedule 2 – Salaries. (b) Work performed during ordinary rostered hours on the following days will be paid for at the following rates, in lieu of the allowance prescribed in subclause 23.2(a): (i) Saturdays – time and one half; (ii) Sundays – time and three quarters; and (iii) Public Holidays – double time and one half. Provided that in lieu of the provisions of clause 23.2(b)(iii) and subject to agreement between the Employer and the employee, work performed during ordinary rostered hours on a Public Holiday will 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 to be taken at some other time within a period of one (1) year.

Shift Work Allowance. ‌ 23.1 20.1 In this Clause the following expressions will shall have the following meaning: (a) Day shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00am and before 12.00 noon. (b) Afternoon shift means a shift commencing at or after 12.00 noon and before 6.00pm. (c) Night shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00pm and at or before 5.59am. (d) Public Holiday will holiday shall mean a holiday provided in Clause 37- 32 - Public Holidays of this Agreement. (a) In addition to the ordinary rate of salary the following allowances will be payable: (i) 15% will be paid to an employee required to work a weekday afternoon shift; and (ii) 20% will be paid to an employee required to work a night shift. (iii) For the purposes of this subclausesub-clause, the ordinary rate of salary payable is as prescribed in Schedule 2 – Salaries. (b) Work performed during ordinary rostered hours on the following days will shall be paid for at the following rates, in lieu of the allowance prescribed in subclause 23.2(aparagraph 20.2(a): (i) Saturdays – - time and one half; (ii) Sundays – - time and three quarters; and (iii) Public Holidays holidays – double time and one half. Provided that in lieu of the provisions of clause 23.2(b)(iii20.2(b)(iii) and subject to agreement between the Employer employer and the employee, work performed during ordinary rostered hours on a Public Holiday will 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 annual leave to be taken at some other time within a period on one year. (c) Weekend Penalty Rates for Casual Employees (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 15 – Casual Employment, casual employees are entitled to weekend shift penalties. Work performed during ordinary rostered hours on the following days shall be paid for at the following rates: • Saturdays and public holidays - time and one-half (casuals are already paid a loading in lieu of public holidays); and (ii) These rates are paid in addition to but not compounded on the casual loading provided for Clause 15 – Casual Employment. (d) An employee rostered off duty on a public holiday shall be paid at ordinary rates for such day or, subject to agreement between the employer and the employee, be allowed a day's leave with pay in lieu of the holiday to be added to the employee's next annual leave entitlement or taken at a mutually convenient time within a period of one (1) year. (e) Pro Rata Additional Annual Leave for Shift Workers (i) An employee engaged on shift work who is rostered to work regularly on Sundays and/or public holidays shall be entitled to five days’ leave in addition to the employee’s normal entitlement to annual leave. (ii) For the purposes of this clause, ‘regularly rostered’ means the employee is rostered to and works on at least eleven Sundays and/or public holidays in a period of up to twelve months’ continuous service. (iii) This entitlement accrues according to the following table, provided that the maximum accrual will not exceed five days (38 hours) for each completed twelve month period of continuous service. 5 2 days 7 3 days 9 4 days 11 5 days (iv) Where an employee is no longer rostered to work regularly on Sundays and/or public holidays they shall cease to accrue the additional leave provided by this clause. (v) The additional leave provided by this clause may be carried from one twelve month period of continuous service to another twelve month period. (vi) The twelve month period of continuous service shall not include any period of leave without pay exceeding 14 continuous calendar days. (vii) A part time employee is entitled to pro rata additional leave, to be calculated according to the hours the employee worked on the Sundays and/or public holidays required for each accrual portion. Where these hours varied, the entitlement shall be determined according to an average of the hours worked on the Sundays and/or public holidays required for each accrual portion. (f) Additional leave provided by paragraph 20.2(e) shall not be subject to the annual leave loading prescribed by sub-clause 14(a) of Clause 21. Annual Leave. (g) Work performed by an employee in excess of the ordinary hours of the employee's shift or on a rostered day off shall be paid for in accordance with the overtime provisions of Clause 19. – Overtime. (i) When an employee begins or ceases a shift between the hours of 11.00pm and 7.00am and no public transport is available, reimbursement at the appropriate rate of hire prescribed by Clause 46 - Motor Vehicle Allowance shall be made if the employee's private motor vehicle or cycle is used for the journey between the employee's residence and headquarters and the return journey. Provided however, that any employee who elects to be permanently retained on a fixed or non-rotating shift that begins or ceases between or on the hours of 11.00pm and 7.00am shall not be eligible to claim this reimbursement. (ii) The provisions of this paragraph shall only be applied to employees living and working within a radius of 50 km of the Perth City Railway Station.

Shift Work Allowance. ‌ 23.1 In this Clause the following expressions will have the following meaning: (a) Day shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00am and before 12.00 noon. (b) Afternoon shift means a shift commencing at or after 12.00 noon and before 6.00pm. (c) Night shift means a shift commencing at or after 6.00pm and at or before 5.59am. (d) Public Holiday will mean a holiday provided in Clause 37- 37 - Public Holidays of this Agreement. (a) In addition to the ordinary rate of salary the following allowances will be payable: (i) 15% will be paid to an employee required to work a weekday afternoon shift; and (ii) 20% will be paid to an employee required to work a night shift. (iii) For the purposes of this subclause, the ordinary rate of salary payable is prescribed in Schedule 2 – Salaries. (b) Work performed during ordinary rostered hours on the following days will be paid for at the following rates, in lieu of the allowance prescribed in subclause 23.2(a): (i) Saturdays – time and one half; (ii) Sundays – time and three quarters; and (iii) Public Holidays – double time and one half. Provided that in lieu of the provisions of clause 23.2(b)(iii) and subject to agreement between the Employer and the employee, work performed during ordinary rostered hours on a Public Holiday will 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 to be taken at some other time within a period of one (1) year.