Common use of Substitution of RDO Clause in Contracts

Substitution of RDO. An employer may substitute the day an employee is to take off, in accordance with 20.7.2(d) and 20.7.2(e) hereof for another day and require the employee to work on that day off if such work is necessary to allow other employees to be employed productively or to carry out out-of-hours maintenance or because of unforeseen delays to a particular project or a section of it or for other reasons arising from unforeseen or emergency circumstances on a project. Provided that if a substitute day off is not granted, then the employee shall be aid in addition to the payment for the day off, for work performed in ordinary ours at the rate of time and a half, and for work outside ordinary hours, at the rate of double time. An individual employee, with the agreement of the employer, may substitute the day the employee is to take off for another day. Any substitute day off must be taken either in the current work cycle or in the next succeeding work cycle. Where any employee, in accordance with 20.7.2(d) or 20.7.2(e) hereof is entitled to a day off during the employee’s work cycle and that day off falls on a public holiday, as prescribed in the public holidays or holiday and Sunday work clause of the appropriate part of this Award, the next working day shall be substituted as the day off unless an alternate day in that work cycle or the next succeeding work cycle is adopted by agreement between the employer and the employee. In this sub clause reference to a day or working day shall also be taken as reference to a part day or part working day as the case may be and is appropriate. Rest intervals Employees shall be allowed a rest interval of 10 minutes on each day between the time of commencing work and the usual meal interval. The rest interval shall be counted as part of time worked.

Substitution of RDO. An employer may substitute the day an employee is to take off, in accordance with 20.7.2(d) and 20.7.2(e) hereof for another day and require the employee to work on that day off if such work is necessary to allow other employees to be employed productively or to carry out out-of-hours maintenance or because of unforeseen delays to a particular project or a section of it or for other reasons arising from unforeseen or emergency circumstances on a project. Provided that if a substitute day off is not granted, then the employee shall be aid in addition to the payment for the day off, for work performed in ordinary ours at the rate of time and a half, and for work outside ordinary hours, at the rate of double time. An individual employee, with the agreement of the employer, may substitute the day the employee is to take off for another day. Any substitute day off must be taken either in the current work cycle or in the next succeeding work cycle. Where any employee, in accordance with 20.7.2(d) or 20.7.2(e) hereof is entitled to a day off during the employee’s work cycle and that day off falls on a public holiday, as prescribed in the public holidays or holiday and Sunday work clause of the appropriate part of this Award, the next working day shall be substituted as the day off unless an alternate day in that work cycle or the next succeeding work cycle is adopted by agreement between the employer and the employee. In this sub clause reference to a day or working day shall also be taken as reference to a part day or part working day as the case may be and is appropriate. Rest intervals Employees shall be allowed a rest interval of 10 minutes on each day between the time of commencing work and the usual meal interval. The rest interval shall be counted as part of time worked.. Meal breaks In Victoria Duration and maximum time without a meal break Meal breaks shall be at the discretion of the employer provided that such breaks shall not exceed 45 minutes. Provided that an employee shall not be compelled to work for more than six hours without a break for a meal. Where possible the normal meal break should be as near as practicable to the middle of the period of duty or shift in lieu thereof. Payment for work during meal break