Common use of Flexibility of RDOs Clause in Contracts

Flexibility of RDOs. The Rostered Days Off (RDO) schedule contained within the VBIA will be observed. Employees will receive an additional thirteen RDOs commencing 1st January 2003. As such, employee/s will receive 26 RDOs each year. Employees will actually work a forty-hour week in order to accrue the 26 RDOs and will be paid the all-purpose weekly rate specified in Appendix 1. 1. From 1/11/02 to 29/2/04 the ordinary working hours will be worked in a 10-day/2- week cycle, Monday to Friday inclusive, with eight hours worked for each of nine days, and with 0.4 of an hour per day accruing and 0.4 of an hour per day credited by the Employer towards the tenth day, which will be taken as a paid day off. The tenth day of the cycle will be known as the Rostered Day. Payment on such an RDO will include the daily ‘Fares & Traveling Allowance,’ and any applicable Site Allowance as prescribed by the VBIA. 2. From 1/3/04 the ordinary working hours will be worked in a 10-day/2-week cycle, Monday to Friday inclusive, with eight hours worked for each of nine days, and with 0.8 of an hour on each of those days accruing towards the tenth day, which will be taken as a paid day off. The tenth day of the cycle will be known as the Rostered Day Off. Payment on such an RDO will include the daily wages, Fares & Traveling Allowance, and any applicable Site Allowance as prescribed by the VBIA. Provided that twenty-six RDO’s will be accrued by an employee in each twelve months continuous service. This will not apply for the period on employee is on long service leave. The Employer will maintain a continuous reconciliation of hours worked or accrual against hours taken as RDO’s. If the employee terminates his/her employment for any reason this reconciliation will determine where any hours (or part thereof) should be deducted or credited to the employee’s final payment. Flexibility with RDOs is to be maintained at all times to meet business requirements. Flexibility with RDOs is a necessity in the Sprinkler Fitting Industry. RDOs may be shifted from the Industry calendar with the consent of the Union, employer, and employee/s concerned. The union will not withhold a reasonable request to work on an RDO where circumstances require it.

Flexibility of RDOs. The Rostered Days Off (RDO) schedule contained within the VBIA will be observed. Employees will receive an additional thirteen RDOs commencing 1st January 2003. As such, employee/s will receive 26 RDOs each year. Employees will actually work a forty-hour week in order to accrue the 26 RDOs and will be paid the all-purpose weekly rate specified in Appendix 1. 1. From 1/11/02 to 29/2/04 the ordinary working hours will be worked in a 10-day/2- day/2-week cycle, Monday to Friday inclusive, with eight hours worked for each of nine days, and with 0.4 of an hour per day accruing and 0.4 of an hour per day credited by the Employer towards the tenth day, which will be taken as a paid day off. The tenth day of the cycle will be known as the Rostered Day. Payment on such an RDO will include the daily ‘Fares & Traveling Allowance,’ and any applicable Site Allowance as prescribed by the VBIA. 2. From 1/3/04 the ordinary working hours will be worked in a 10-day/2-week cycle, Monday to Friday inclusive, with eight hours worked for each of nine days, and with 0.8 of an hour on each of those days accruing towards the tenth day, which will be taken as a paid day off. The tenth day of the cycle will be known as the Rostered Day Off. Payment on such an RDO will include the daily wages, Fares & Traveling Allowance, and any applicable Site Allowance as prescribed by the VBIA. Provided that twenty-six RDO’s will be accrued by an employee in each twelve months continuous service. This will not apply for the period on employee is on long service leave. The Employer will maintain a continuous reconciliation of hours worked or accrual against hours taken as RDO’s. If the employee terminates his/her employment for any reason this reconciliation will determine where any hours (or part thereof) should be deducted or credited to the employee’s final payment. Flexibility with RDOs is to be maintained at all times to meet business requirements. Flexibility with RDOs is a necessity in the Sprinkler Fitting Industry. RDOs may be shifted from the Industry calendar with the consent of the Union, employer, and employee/s concerned. The union will not withhold a reasonable request to work on an RDO where circumstances require it.