Rest and Recreation (R&R. (a) The work cycle of each Employee will commence on his or her commencement date on the Project. The Employer may choose to shorten or lengthen the Employee’s first work cycle to align the Employee’s work cycle with that of other Employees. The work cycle forms the basis for scheduling the staffing of the Project. Employees will only receive R&R where determined by the Employer and there are more than two (2) weeks’ work for the Employee to complete on the Project.
(b) R&R is classified as authorised non-work time unless accrued RDOs are paid out.
(c) The Employer may reschedule the taking of the R&R leave to meet operational requirements. The Employee may then be required to work a shortened/extended work cycle in order to regain their original work cycle. The Employer must provide at least one (1) week’s notice of such change.
(d) The Employer shall transport Non-Local Employees by economy air transport to the High Capacity RPT airport nearest to the Employee’s Usual Place of Residence when the Employee commences a period of R&R. A bus pick-up and drop-off service will operate between Darwin airport and the Project Village Site. Specific details of R&R travel arrangements will vary relative to each individual Employee’s circumstances.
(e) Travel for R&R shall commence on the last working day of the Employee’s work cycle.
(f) Local Employees will commence R&R at the end of Project Working Hours on the final day of their roster.
(g) Non-Local Employees will continue to work on the final day of their roster up until 4 hours prior to the departure of that Employee’s flight, or the completion of Project Working Hours, whichever comes first. Where an Employee leaves the Site before the completion of Project Working Hours in accordance with this clause, that Employee will be paid for at least eight (8) hours at the Employee's Base Hourly Rate.
(h) Air travel returning a Non-Local Employee to the Site will be taken (to return the Employee) no later than the last day of the Employee’s R&R leave to ensure the Employee is able to recommence work activities at their normal start time on the first day of their next work cycle.
(i) Non-Local Employees on an R&R work cycle will be entitled to the following travel payments in lieu of any compensation for travelling time or associated costs related to R&R travel:
(1) for Non-Local Employees engaged from locations within the Northern Territory – four (4) hours paid at the Employee’s Base Hourly Rate for the return trip; ...
