Common use of Setting Ordinary Hours Clause in Contracts

Setting Ordinary Hours. (a) The Parties recognise that operational requirements or other circumstances may arise on the Project where different methods of working Ordinary Hours may be required to be implemented for an Employee or group of Employees. (b) The Parties additionally recognise and support the right of the Employer to require their Employees to consistently report on time for the commencement of their shift and not leave their designated work area prematurely prior to any designated break during the work day or at the finish time of each designated work day. The Employer shall make clear what are the reasonable time frames to wash-up in prior to a break and to pack up and wash-up prior to the end of each designated work day. The Parties commit to constructively working to resolve any issue that may arise from the enforcement of working a particular arrangement of Project Working Hours. (c) The Parties and Employees bound by the Agreement commit to: (1) flexibility in the way that Ordinary Hours are organised and worked to meet operational requirements; (2) working reasonable additional overtime in addition to the scheduled Ordinary Hours; (3) working shift work if requested by the Employer; (4) providing work coverage if required on a continuous basis without any shutdowns; (5) be present, ready to commence work at the pre-start meeting each day at the specified start time; and (6) remain at their workface until their designated finishing time. (d) The Employer may implement any form of Ordinary Hours rosters (with overtime to be determined within those rosters) which are required to meet the needs of the Project. This may include implementation of 12-hour work days. (e) Where the Employer wishes to vary the pattern of working the Ordinary Hours of work, they shall seek the agreement of the affected Employees. Failing agreement, the Employer shall give those Employees one (1) week’s notice of the change to the new pattern of work. (f) The Parties agree that the Project Working Hours are reasonable hours for the purposes of the Act.