Common use of STAND DOWN PROVISIONS Clause in Contracts

STAND DOWN PROVISIONS. The provisions of this clause will be introduced within 4 months of lodgement of this Agreement. The Company may stand down employees for any day (or part of a day) as a last resort. The stand down provisions may apply in the event of natural disasters eg. cyclones, floods etc. as well as for major outages caused by third parties eg. mines. Where an employee is stood down, they will be paid at the employee’s base rate immediately prior to the stand down (maximum of 76 hours per fortnight). Where possible the Company will mitigate the effects of the stand down by implementing the following measures and process: 1. Review and implement alternate work methods 2. Transfer to an alternate worksite 3. Conduct required training. Employees may elect to use accrued leave entitlements to receive payment for time stood down as provided for above. No payment including leave payments will be made for time engaged in industrial action. To make up the lost production time, the Company may re-roster subsequent rosters, where possible, according to normal notice periods stated in Clause 37.1. The Company will give 5 days notice prior to the stand down commencing, outlining the date of commencement, the reason and the expected duration of the stand down. If the duration of any stand down is to continue beyond 5 days, then a review process will take place on a weekly basis between QR management and employee representatives. Employees stood down under this provision will be treated for all purposes as having continuity of employment. An employee who disputes the use of this provision may use clause 27 – Disputes Procedure of this Agreement.

STAND DOWN PROVISIONS. The provisions of this clause will be introduced within 4 months of lodgement of this Agreement. 45.1 The Company may stand down employees for any day (or part of a day) as a last resort. The stand down provisions may apply in the event of natural disasters eg. cyclones, floods etc. as well as for major outages caused by third parties eg. mines. . 45.2 Where an employee is stood down, they the employee will be paid at the employee’s employee‟s base rate immediately prior to the stand down (maximum of 76 hours per fortnight). . 45.3 Where possible the Company will mitigate the effects of the stand down by implementing the following measures and process: 1. 45.3.1 Review and implement alternate work methods 2. 45.3.2 Transfer to an alternate worksite 3. 45.3.3 Conduct required training. . 45.4 Employees may elect to use accrued leave entitlements to receive payment for time stood down as provided for above. No payment including leave payments will be made for time engaged in industrial action. . 45.5 To make up the lost production time, the Company may re-roster subsequent rosters, where possible, according to normal notice periods stated in Clause 37.1. the changes to roster arrangements clause. 45.6 The Company will give 5 days notice prior to the stand down commencing, outlining the date of commencement, the reason and the expected duration of the stand down. If the duration of any stand down is to continue beyond 5 days, then a review process will take place on a weekly basis between QR management the Company and employee representatives. . 45.7 Employees stood down under this provision will be treated for all purposes as having continuity of employment. . 45.8 An employee who disputes the use of this provision may use clause 27 – the Disputes Procedure of clause within this Agreement.