Common use of Rostering of Shift Work Clause in Contracts

Rostering of Shift Work. (a) For Employees working a straight shift or a broken shift under clause 22.2 or clause 22.3, a roster showing normal starting and finishing times and the name of each Employee will be prepared by the Employer and will be displayed in a place conveniently accessible to the Employees at least seven days before the commencement of the roster period. (b) If an Employee is rostered to work ordinary hours on a Saturday or Sunday, he/she will be paid the appropriate penalty in accordance with clause 23 Saturday and Sunday Penalty Rates. (c) A roster may be altered by mutual consent at any time or by amendment of the roster by the Employer on seven days’ notice. (d) Notwithstanding clause 22.4(c) a roster may be altered at any time to enable the functions of the Employer to be carried out where another Employee is absent from work due to illness or in an emergency. In such circumstances, unless agreed between the Employer and the Employee, an Employee must be given 48 hours’ notice of a change to a rostered shift. If 48 hours’ notice is not provided, the Employee will be entitled to a penalty of 50% of the ordinary time rate instead of any other penalty that may apply. (e) Where such alteration requires an Employee to work on a day which would otherwise have been the Employee’s day off, the day off instead will be arranged by mutual consent.