Common use of TIME WORK Clause in Contracts

TIME WORK. 29.1 For part-time employees, ordinary hours of duty are those agreed to in their part-time work agreement. 29.2 The span of hours during which part-time employees may work normal hours (excluding employees whose employment is subject to a roster is 7.00 am to 7.00 pm Monday to Friday. Employees must not work for more than five hours without a break for a meal. 29.3 Management or employees may initiate proposals for part-time work and proposals for variation of part-time work. An application for part-time work will only be agreed to if the operational requirements of the employee's work unit can be met. 29.4 Employees returning to work after parental and/or maternity leave, or wanting to access part-time work in order to deal with family responsibilities following the birth, fostering or adoption of a child may apply to work part-time for a period of up to one year from the date of birth of the child and in the case of fostering or adoption one year from the date of the placement of the child. An application for part-time work in these circumstances will only be agreed to if the AWM's operational requirements can be met. 29.5 An employee who is a parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child may request a change in working arrangements to assist the employee to care for the child if the child: (a) is under school age; or (b) is under 18 and has a disability 29.6 Annual Salary, benefits and allowances for employees who work part-time will be calculated on a pro rata basis, being the appropriate percentage of the Annual Salary, benefits and allowances applying to full-time employees. 29.7 A full-time employee who becomes a part-time employee is able to revert to full time hours subject to operational requirements or at the expiration of the part-time agreement. 29.8 Applications for part-time employment can only be made for a maximum period of 12 months at any one time.