Common use of RESTRICTION DUTY Clause in Contracts

RESTRICTION DUTY. Where the Commissioner approves for an employee to be contactable and to be available to perform extra duty outside the bandwidth, for a period(s) of no less than 12 hours per period unless a reduced period is required and is approved by the Commissioner, the employee will be paid a Restriction Allowance at a flat rate of $46.80 per weekday and $57.20 for Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and days falling within closedown periods. That is, if an employee is on restriction for less than one day, they will still receive the daily rate. The allowance rates will be indexed on 13 March 2025, having regard to the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index in the preceding December quarter. Where an employee in receipt of a Restriction Allowance is recalled to duty at a work location, a three hour minimum overtime payment will apply and where the employee is required to perform duty, but is not recalled to a work location, a one hour minimum overtime payment will apply. Restriction Allowance will continue to be paid for periods of overtime worked while restricted. Restriction Allowance is not payable to an employee while they are on leave. OVERTIME MEAL ALLOWANCE The Commissioner will approve the payment of overtime meal allowance to an employee who works approved overtime before or after ordinary hours or for a period not continuous with their ordinary hours where the overtime worked is up to the completion of, or beyond, a meal period specified below: