Common use of Sleepover Allowance Clause in Contracts

Sleepover Allowance. This clause does not apply to Dental Assistants employed by DHSV or Ballarat Health Service. 56.1 Sleepover arrangements will only be used when the patient/resident mix is suitable to do so (including occupational health and safety considerations). 56.2 Where an Employer requires an Employee to sleepover on the Employer's premises for a period outside the Employee's normal rostered hours of duty, the following arrangements will apply: 56.3 The Employee will be entitled to a sleepover allowance pursuant to Part 1 of 56.4 This sleepover allowance will be deemed to provide compensation for the sleepover and also includes compensation for all work necessarily undertaken by an Employee up to a total of one hour’s duration. 56.5 Any work necessarily performed during a sleepover period by the Employee in excess of a total of one hour's duration will be paid at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter, such payment is not to extend beyond the period of the sleepover. 56.6 If, during the sleepover, the Employee is called for active duty four or more times, the entire period of the sleepover will be treated as active duty and appropriate payments will be paid (i.e. ordinary time for the duration of the sleepover in addition to the appropriate shift penalty). 56.7 Any time worked under this clause will not be taken into account for the purposes of entitlements to overtime or time free of duty in a roster or work cycle. 56.8 No sleepover will commence prior to 10.00pm.