Common use of ROSTER OF HOURS Clause in Contracts

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ duration, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hours, and commencing and finishing times shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer requires an Employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change of roster) as set out in Appendix 1. (i) Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employees, Directors of Nursing (however titled) and Deputy Directors of Nursing (however titled).

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters fixed by the Employer which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ days duration, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hours, hours and commencing and finishing times shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, situations or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten eight hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer requires an Employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily an allowance (change Change of rosterRoster) as set out in per Appendix 11 for Nursing Employees and Appendix 2 for Aged Care Employees. (i) Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (ii) Nothing in this clause shall operate to affect the fourteen days period of notice provision of clause 17(b). (f) An Employee, by making a request in writing to the Employer, may have their roster fixed by the provisions of (g) of this subclause, in lieu of subclauses (a) to (e). (g) Rosters shall be fixed by mutual agreement, subject to the other provisions of this clause. (h) An Employee may repudiate the request referred to in subclause (g) at any time, by giving written notice to the Employer. In such a case the roster for that Employee shall be fixed according to the provisions of sub-clause (a) to sub-clause (d), from the commencement of the next full roster period being not less than five clear days after such repudiation is received in writing by the Employer. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employees, Employees and Directors of Nursing (however titled) and Deputy Directors of Nursing (however titled)Nursing.

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ 28 days duration, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hours, and commencing and finishing times and meal intervals shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, situations seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten eight hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer requires an Employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change equal to 2.5% of roster) the RN Grade 2 Year 3 weekly rate as set out in Appendix 1. (i) Schedule 5. Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (f) An Employee, by making a request in writing to the Employer, may have his or her roster fixed by the provisions of (g) of this subclause, in lieu of (a) to (e). (g) Rosters shall be fixed by mutual agreement, subject to the other provisions of this part. (h) An Employee may repudiate the request referred to in (g) at any time, by giving written notice to the Employer. In such a case the roster for that Employee shall be fixed according to the provisions of (a) to (e), from the commencement of the next full roster period being not less than five clear days after such repudiation is received in writing by the Employer. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employees, Directors of Nursing (however titled) Employees and Deputy Directors of Nursing (however titled‘DDON’). (j) Self-Rostering shall be in accordance with Schedule 2 of this Agreement. (k) A permanent Employee who attends for a rostered shift and that shift is shortened or cancelled is not obliged to agree to take leave or unpaid leave, except as provided below: (i) may be directed to use time off in lieu (TOIL) in accordance with subclause 26(d) (ii) may be directed to use excess annual leave or Long Service Leave. Refer to Clause 39 - Managing Low Activity within Hospitals. (l) The hospital must honour and pay for the contracted hours, or where practicable redeploy the Employee to another xxxx area using the following criteria: (i) Redeployment of an Employee during a shift to other areas will only occur where the Employee is redeployed to an area where it is determined by the Unit Manager the employee is safe to practice.

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ days duration, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hours, and commencing and finishing times and meal intervals shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, situations seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten eight hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer requires an Employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change of roster) as set out in Appendix 1. (i) Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employees, Directors Director of Nursing (however titled) and Deputy Directors Director of Nursing Nursing. (however titled)g) No rostered shifts can be swapped by Employees without the approval of the Employer or nominated representative.

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees work for each Employee shall be worked according to displayed on a roster or rosters which in a place conveniently accessible to Employees. Normally, the roster shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of displayed at least fourteen days’ durationtwo weeks in advance. However, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hoursin exceptional circumstances, and commencing and finishing times shall the roster can be posted at least fourteen days before one week prior to the commencing date of the first working period in the roster. Provided that this provision shall not make it comes into operation in each obligatory for AHCL to display any roster or ordinary hours of work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, for members of the casual or by mutual agreement, or relieving staff. Provided further that a roster may be altered at any time to enable the functions service of the Employer’s hospital or facility to be carried out on where an Employee another employee is absent from work duty on a period account of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or ceremonial leave, or family violence leave leave, or in emergency, but where such alteration involves an Employee working on a day which would have been his or her rostered day off, such Employee will be paid at overtime rates or may elect to have a day off time-in-lieu thereof, which shall be as mutually arranged. AHCL may change an Employee's roster by mutual agreement at short notice for any reasonable grounds including unexpected emergent situations and unforeseen fluctuations in patient dependency or workflow requirements within a Department. Reasonable additional hours Subject to subclause (b) AHCL may require an Employee to work reasonable overtime at overtime rates unless or as otherwise provided for under the Agreement. An Employee may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable. For the purposes of sub-clause (b) what is unreasonable circumstances or otherwise will be determined having regard to: any risk to Employee health and safety; the Employee's personal circumstances including any family and carer responsibilities; the needs of the workplace or enterprise; the notice (if any) given by XXXX of the overtime and by the Employee of his or her intention to refuse it; and any other relevant matter, including those matters set out in section 62(3) of the Act. General Provisions AHCL may require an Employee to work reasonable overtime. Subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iv), all time authorised by the Employer that is worked by Employees in excess of the rostered daily ordinary hours of work shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter, provided that authorised overtime worked on Sundays shall be paid for at the rate of double time and on public holidays at the rate of double time and one half. Overtime rates shall be calculated on the ordinary rate of pay as set out in Table 1- Rates of Pay of Schedule A. For the purpose of calculating overtime in this clause, each day or shift shall stand alone. Notwithstanding paragraph (i), a part-time Employee may agree to work in excess of their rostered ordinary hours at the ordinary rate of pay, provided that all time worked by a part time Employee in excess of the rostered daily ordinary hours of work prescribed for the majority of full-time Employees employed on that shift in the xxxx, section or department concerned, or in excess of 10 hours in a shift, shall be paid for at the rate of time and one half for the first two hours and double time thereafter except that on Sundays such overtime shall be paid for at the rate of double time and on public holidays at the rate of double time and one half. Overtime rates shall be calculated on the ordinary rate of pay. Time worked up to the rostered daily ordinary hours of work prescribed for a majority of full-time Employees employed on that shift in the xxxx or section concerned, to a maximum of 10 hours, shall not be regarded as overtime but an extension of the contract hours for that day and shall be paid at the ordinary rate of pay. Provided that no part-time Employee shall be directed to work in excess of their rostered ordinary hours at the ordinary rate of pay. In the case of a casual Employee, overtime rates will apply for all time authorised by the Employer that is worked in excess of 10 hours in a shift, or in excess of an average of 38 hours per week over a four week period. A casual Employee will be paid the applicable overtime penalty rate in paragraph (i) calculated on the ordinary rate of pay excluding the casual loading with the casual loading component then added to the penalty rate of pay. An Employee recalled to work overtime after leaving XXXX's premises shall be paid for a minimum of four hours' work at the appropriate overtime rate for each time so recalled. If the work required is completed in less than four hours, the Employee shall be released from duty. Rest Breaks and Meals during Overtime An Employee required to work overtime following the completion of their normal shift for more than two hours shall be allowed twenty minutes for the partaking of a meal and a further twenty minutes after each subsequent four hours of overtime. All such time shall be counted as time worked, provided that benefits of this subclause shall not apply to part-time Employees, until they have worked for more than two hours in excess of the normal shift length for a majority of the full-time Employees employed on that shift in the xxxx, section or department concerned. An Employee recalled to work overtime after leaving XXXX's premises and who is required to work for more than four hours shall be allowed twenty minutes for the partaking of a meal and a further twenty minutes after each subsequent four hours overtime; all such time shall be counted as time worked. The meals referred to in subclauses (a) and (b) of this Clause shall be allowed to the Employee free of charge. Where the Employer is unable to provide such meals or provide access to such meals in the form of a meal voucher, an allowance per meal of the sum set out in Item 8 of Table 2 Other Rates and Allowances shall be paid to the Employee concerned. Employees must not be required to work during overtime meal breaks as a matter of routine practice unless mutually agreed at a local level. If an employee is recalled or directed by the Employer to remain on duty during overtime meal breaks she/he shall be paid an additional twenty minutes at overtime rates without working for such period. Where an Employee is required to work an overtime shift on his/her rostered day off, the appropriate meal breaks for that shift, as prescribed by Clause 26 Hours shall apply. An Employee who works so much overtime: Where reasonably practicable, Employees working overtime will have a minimum of 8 hours consecutive hours off duty between the completion of overtime and the commencement of their next shift. Where the Employee has not had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty between the completion of overtime and the commencements of their shift, they will be released from duty until they have had 8 consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working hours. An Employee can only resume duty with less than 8 consecutive hours off duty with the permission of the Employer. Where this occurs, the Employee is entitled to be paid at 200% of the ordinary rate of pay until released from that period of duty. The Employee will then have a minimum of 8 consecutive hours off duty without loss of pay for ordinary working hours. Time in Lieu of Overtime In lieu of receiving payment for overtime in accordance with this Agreementclause, seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break Employees may be reduced compensated by way of time off in lieu of overtime on the following basis: An Employee may elect to eight hours. take time off with pay in lieu of overtime. This time off will be equal in hours to the hours worked plus the appropriate overtime penalties. It must be taken within four (e4) months of it being accrued at a mutually agreed time. Where it is not possible for an Employer requires an employee to take the time off in lieu of overtime within the four (4) month period, or on request of the Employee without seven days’ notice at any time, or on termination of employment for any reason, it is to be paid out at the appropriate overtime rate based on the rates of pay applying at the time payment is made. Employees cannot be compelled to take time off in lieu of overtime. Records of all time off in lieu of overtime owing to employees and outside taken by Employees must be maintained by AHCL in accordance with the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rosteredAct and the Regulations. Where no election is made by the Employee, the Employee shall be paid overtime rates for the overtime worked in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change of roster) as set out this Agreement. The overtime rates prescribed in Appendix 1. (i) Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall will be in substitution of and not apply to casual Employeescumulative upon the weekend, Directors of Nursing (however titled) public holiday and Deputy Directors of Nursing (however titled)shift penalties in this Agreement.

ROSTER OF HOURS. (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employeesemployees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ days duration, setting out Employees’ employees' daily ordinary working hours, and commencing and finishing times and meal intervals shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, situations seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten eight hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer employer requires an Employee employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change of roster) as set out in Appendix 1. (i) i. Provided that a part-time Employee employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. f) An employee, by making a request in writing to the employer, may have their roster fixed by the provisions of (fk) of this subclause, in lieu of (a) to (e). g) Rosters shall be fixed by mutual agreement, subject to the other provisions of this part. h) An employee may repudiate the request referred to in (k) at any time, by giving written notice to the employer. In such a case the roster for that employee shall be fixed according to the provisions of (a) to (e), from the commencement of the next full roster period being not less than five clear days after such repudiation is received in writing by the employer . i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employeesemployees, Directors of Nursing (however titled) and Deputy Directors of Nursing. j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause, employees in a particular establishment or work location may, with the consent of the employer or their nominated representative, perform their ordinary hours of duty on a self-rostering system. k) A self-rostering system means a system of rostering whereby employees undertake responsibility for the designation of shift arrangements, working days and days off, ensuring always that such system provides an adequate and safe level of appropriate qualified staff such that quality nursing care is maintained at all times. i. Employees in a particular establishment or work location, who elect to perform ordinary hours of duty on a self-rostering system, must develop appropriate guidelines for the implementation and operation of the said system. Without limiting the guidelines, these will include: (1) number and mix of staff required by organisational policy and government legislation/regulation to provide quality nursing care to residents on each shift during the roster period including minimum mandated care staff ratios as prescribed; (2) periodic review of rosters, to avoid conflicts that may result in under or over staffing; and (3) the distribution of shifts should be evenly spread amongst the staff; and (4) significant input by staff such that the need to change rosters is reduced to a minimum; and (5) where changes to the roster are necessary, the obligation to find replacement staff rests with the Employee requiring the change. Such replacement staff must be suitably qualified and of equivalent grade; and (6) rosters should ensure maximum continuity of staff; and (7) rosters must ensure that all off duty periods of the Charge Nurse are covered by in charge personnel; and (8) rosters should include provision for attendance at meetings, seminars and in- service education. l) An Employee working in accordance with a self-rostering system, may cease to work in accordance with such system, by providing the employer or their nominated representative, seven days’ notice in writing. The provisions of (a) will commence to apply at the expiration of the seven days. m) The provisions of (a) will not apply to employees who elect to work ordinary hours on a self- rostering system. Provided that (c) and (d) will apply in circumstances where a roster change is required without the consent or participation of the Employee(s) affected n) This clause 37 shall not apply to casual employees, Directors of Nursing (however titled)and Deputy Directors of Nursing.

ROSTER OF HOURS. ‌ (a) The ordinary hours of duty of full-time and part-time Employees shall be worked according to a roster or rosters which shall be exhibited at some reasonably convenient place accessible to Employees to whom it applies, where it may be seen by such Employees. (b) A roster of at least fourteen days’ days duration, setting out Employees’ daily ordinary working hours, and commencing and finishing times and meal intervals shall be posted at least fourteen days before it comes into operation in each work location. (c) Except as in emergency situations, or by mutual agreement, or to enable the functions of the Employer’s hospital to be carried out where an Employee is absent from work on a period of personal/carer’s leave, or compassionate leave, or family violence leave in accordance with this Agreement, situations seven days’ notice shall be given of a change of roster. (d) The roster or rosters shall be drawn up so as to provide at least ten eight hours off duty between successive ordinary shifts. By mutual agreement between the Employer and Employee, the ten hour off duty break may be reduced to eight hours. (e) Where an Employer requires an Employee without seven days’ notice and outside the excepted circumstances prescribed in (c), to perform ordinary duty at other times than those previously rostered, the Employee shall be paid in accordance with the hours worked, with the addition of a daily allowance (change of roster) roster allowance as set out in Appendix 1. (i) Provided that a part-time Employee who agrees to work shift(s) in addition to those already rostered will not be entitled to the above specified allowance for the additional shift(s) worked. (f) An Employee, by making a request in writing to the Employer, may have his or her roster fixed by the provisions of (h) of this subclause, in lieu of (a) to (e). (g) Rosters shall be fixed by mutual agreement, subject to the other provisions of this part. (h) An Employee may repudiate the request referred to in (f) at any time, by giving written notice to the Employer. In such a case the roster for that Employee shall be fixed according to the provisions of (a) to (e), from the commencement of the next full roster period being not less than five clear days after such repudiation is received in writing by the Employer. (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this clause shall not apply to casual Employees, Directors of Nursing (however titled) and Deputy Directors of Nursing (however titled)Nursing.