Common use of For Metal Industry Employees Clause in Contracts

For Metal Industry Employees. Subject to clause 40.10 an employee recalled to work overtime after leaving their employer’s business premises (whether before or after leaving the premises) shall be paid for a minimum of four hours’ work or where the employee has been paid for standing-by in accordance with clause 40.5.1 below shall be paid for a minimum of three hours work at the appropriate rate for each time they are so recalled; provided that, except in the case of unforseen circumstances arising, the employee shall not be required to work the full three or four hours as the case may be if the job they were recalled to perform is completed within a shorter period; This clause shall not apply in cases where it is customary for an employee to return to their employer’s premises to perform a specific job outside their ordinary working hours or where the overtime is continuous (subject to a reasonable meal break) with the completion or commencement of ordinary working time. Overtime worked in the circumstances specified in this clause shall not be regarded as overtime for the purposes of clause 40.8 above when the actual time worked is less than three hours on such recall or on each of such recalls.