NOTES FOR CASUAL EMPLOYEES:
1. HOURS OF WORK
• Minimum 2 hours per shift.
• Maximum 38 hours per week.
2. OVERTIME
Overtime is payable for work in excess of:
• 9.5 hours worked (exclusive of meal breaks) in any one day; except that
overtime will not be payable until after 11 hours on one "long day" per week
(i.e. the first "long day" occurring per week).
• 38 hours per week.
Overtime is paid at the rate of:
• time and a-half for the first 2 hours; and double time thereafter.
• On a Public Holiday all overtime is payable at double time, with a minimum
payment of 3 hours.
3. ADDITIONAL RATES
• A casual employee may be rostered to work ordinary hours on a public holiday
and are paid at a rate of double time for all hours worked with a minimum
payment of 2 hours.
4. CASUAL LEAVE PAY
• Casual employees receive an additional 20% per hour (this is incorporated
within the table on page one).This includes an amount for the payment of
leave such as annual leave, annual leave loading, sick leave, carers leave and
bereavement leave.
5. ROSTERS
• Shifts may be altered at any time by either, mutual consent or otherwise by
giving notice prior to the commencement of their shift (of preferable one
hour). The employee shall give the employer as much notice as possible in the
event of an inability to attend for a rostered shift.
• In the event of the employee no longer wishes to accept engagements with the
employer or the employer no longer wishes to offer engagements to the
employee, the employee or the employer shall notify the other party without undue delay
NOTES FOR REGULAR PART-TIME & FULL TIME EMPLOYEES:
1. HOURS OF WORK
• Minimum engagement of 2.5 hours per shift.
• Maximum engagement of 9.5 hours per shift (exclusive of meal breaks); except
that overtime will not be payable until after 11 hours on one "long day" per
week. (i.e. the first "long day" occurring per week)
• At the time of engagement the employer and the employee shall agree in
writing on a minimum number of hours to be worked each week. This minimum
must be less than 38 and can be varied at any time by agreement between the
employer and the employee.
• Up to 38 hours can be worked per week over 5 days per week; or
• Up to 38 hours can be worked per week over 6 days per week provided only 4
days are worked in the following week.
2. OVERTIME
Overtime is payable for work in excess of:
• 9.5 hours per day (exclusive of meal breaks). Except that overtime will not be
payable until after 11 hours on one "long day" per week (i.e. the first "long day"
occurring per week);
• 38 hours per week; and/or
• 5 days per week, or six days where the employee works no more than four days
the following week.
The overtime rate is:
• time and a half for the first 2 hours, double time thereafter; except that
• on a public holiday all overtime is payable at double time, with a minimum
payment of 3 hours.
3. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
• Part-time employees may be required to work on public holiday and are paid at
rate of double time for all hours worked.
• If the holiday falls on one of the employee's regular days and they are not
rostered to work, they must be paid the hours that they would have been
rostered to work at single time.
• If a holiday falls on a regular day off of a part-time employee, no benefit is
made.
4. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
• In the event of a death in the immediate family member or a member of their
household, a part-time employee shall be granted leave up to and including the
day of the funeral. Such leave shall be with pay, for the number of ordinary
hours worked by an employee up to a maximum of three ordinary days work.
• The employer may request proof of such death.
5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
To terminate employment, the following notice or payment in lieu thereof, must be
given by the employer or the employee:
Not more than 1 year (of service) At least 1 week of notice
More than 1 year but not more than 3 years (of service) At least 2 weeks of notice
More than 3 years but not more than 5 years (of service) At least 3 weeks of notice
More than 5 years (of service) At least 4 weeks of notice
In addition to the above, the employer must give the employee an additional one
weeks notice if the employee is over 45 years old and has completed at least 2 years
continuous service with the employer.
6. ANNUAL LEAVE AND ANNUAL LEAVE LOADING
• Four weeks paid annual leave, based on the agreed number of ordinary hours
per week, will be allowed after each year of continuous service. Where the
agreed number of ordinary hours per week has varied over the relevant year,
annual leave shall be based on the average ordinary hours worked per week.
• Such leave will be taken in a manner and at times agreed between the
employer and the employee, provided that due regard must be given to the
operating demands of the restaurant and leave must be taken within 6 months
of falling due. The employer can give an employee two weeks notice to take
annual leave.
• Pro rata annual leave payments will be made on termination of employment.
• Where a public holiday falls during a period of annual leave, the annual leave
shall be increased by one day.
• Annual leave loading of 17.5% is payable on annual leave for full-time and parttime
employees
7. SICK LEAVE
• Part-time employees receive a pro-rata amount of 76 ordinary hours paid sick
leave per year of service.
• In the first year of service, sick leave accrues on a proportionate basis during
the first ten months service.
• In order to qualify for paid sick leave the employee must also notify the
employer at least two hours prior to the rostered shift, or as soon as reasonably
possible, of an inability to attend.
• The employer can ask for evidence of illness e.g. medical certificate. Medical
certificates shall indicate the nature of the illness suffered by the employee
8. PERSONAL LEAVE TO CARE FOR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
• An employee who is responsible for the care and support of an immediate
family member or member of their household can elect to take sick leave,
unpaid leave and annual leave (up to 10 single days of annual leave per year)
to provide care for such person if they are ill.
• Immediate family includes a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or
sibling.
• The employee shall give as much notice as possible prior to taking such leave.
• The employer may request proof of illness of the person being cared for.
