Common use of Avoidance and Management of Short Shifts Clause in Contracts

Avoidance and Management of Short Shifts. 47.1 Meaning of ‘short shift’ 47.2 No short shifts on night duty 47.3 Use of short shifts (a) one ‘AM’ shift (commencing and concluding within the ‘AM’ shift); and/or (b) one ‘PM’ shift (commencing and concluding within the ‘PM’ shift); and/or (c) one cross over shift, being a shift that commences before 12.00pm and concludes during the ‘PM’ shift. 47.4 Short shifts only by agreement (a) An Employee will not be rostered to work short shifts unless the Employee agrees to work them. (b) An Employee working a short shift arrangement may cease that arrangement by giving 28 days written notice to the Employer that they wish to work full shift lengths and the arrangement will cease in the next roster or, if a roster has already been posted in accordance with subclause 45.1, the following roster posted. (c) Nothing in this clause allows for the unilateral changing of an Employee's contract of employment.