Common use of Rostering Clause in Contracts

Rostering. (a) For employees working to a roster, 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) An employee may be rostered to work on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday and will be paid the appropriate penalty in accordance with clause 30ͶPenalty rates. (c) A roster may be altered by mutual consent at any time or by amendment of the roster by the employer on seven days͛notice. Changes to regular rosters are subject to consultation in accordance with Schedule D ʹConsultation. (d) Notwithstanding sub-clause 29.4(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 hours͛notice of a change to a rostered shift. If 48 hours͛notice 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 employee͛s day off, the day off instead will be arranged by mutual consent.

Rostering. (a) For employees working to a roster, 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) An employee may be rostered to work on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday and will be paid the appropriate penalty in accordance with clause 30ͶPenalty 30—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 days͛noticedays’ notice. Changes to regular rosters are subject to consultation in accordance with Schedule D ʹConsultation– Consultation. (d) Notwithstanding sub-clause 29.4(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 hours͛notice hours’ notice of a change to a rostered shift. If 48 hours͛notice 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 employee͛s employee’s day off, the day off instead will be arranged by mutual consent.