Shift Work Penalty Rates and Overtime. For the purpose of shift work, the shift that finishes on Monday am is defined as Monday's shift. The shift that finishes on Tuesday am is defined as Tuesday's shift and so on. For employees who are required to work on any shift work for five (5) consecutive nights, the rate of pay will be ordinary time plus the relevant loading for the first eight (8) hours and then double time for every hour in excess of eight (8) hours. Work carried out on Sunday, to midnight will be paid as double-time. An employee who is required to work on any shift work for a period less than 5 shifts Monday to Friday, will be paid at the rate of time and a half for the first three (3) hours and then double time for every hour in excess of three (3) hours. An employee who is required to work more than 5 consecutive shifts in the one week shall have all subsequent shifts paid at double time for all hours worked. An employee will be entitled to at least ten (10) consecutive hours off duty between shifts, otherwise penalty rates as prescribed in clause 4.4 will apply. Where an employee is required to work a discontinuous shift they will be paid the appropriate allowance and overtime on the shift worked plus eight (8) ordinary hours for the day preceding the shift change. Where work is done at night on a Sunday, there is no loss of shift and eight (8) ordinary hour's payment for a shift loss will not apply.
Shift Work Penalty Rates and Overtime. For the purpose of shift work, the shift that finishes on Monday am is defined as Monday's shift. The shift that finishes on Tuesday am is defined as Tuesday's shift and so on. For employees who are required to work on any shift work for five (5) consecutive nights, the rate of pay will be ordinary time plus the appropriate penalty rate for the first eight (8) hours and then double time for every hour in excess of eight
Shift Work Penalty Rates and Overtime. For the purpose of night shift work, the shift that finishes on Monday am is defined as Monday's shift. The shift that finishes on Tuesday am is defined as Tuesday's shift and so on. For employees who are required to work on night shift, an additional hourly penalty rate will apply as outlined in Table 2 for each hour worked, with a minimum of four hours, and capped at $300.00 per night. An employee will be entitled to at least ten (10) consecutive hours off duty between shifts, otherwise penalty rates as prescribed in clause 4.4 will apply. Where an employee is required to work a discontinuous shift they will be paid the appropriate allowance and overtime on the shift worked plus eight (8) ordinary hours for the day preceding the shift change. Where work is done at night on a Sunday, there is no loss of shift and eight (8) ordinary hour's payment for a shift loss will not apply.
