Common use of Break after Overtime Clause in Contracts

Break after Overtime. (a) Where overtime is necessary, an employee must have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between work on successive days, if reasonably practicable. (b) Where an employee works overtime and does not have 10 consecutive hours off duty between the end of one period of duty and the start of ordinary duty on the next day, the employee: (i) will be paid at the overtime rate until released from duty; and (ii) is entitled to be absent from ordinary duty the next day without loss of pay until a 10 hour break has been taken. (c) Where a shift worker works overtime for the purpose of changing shift rosters or does not report for duty and a day worker replaces the shift worker, the arrangements provided for at subclauses 27.4(a) and (b) will apply as if eight (8) hours were substituted for 10 hours.

Break after Overtime. (a) Where If overtime is necessary, an employee must have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between work on successive days, if reasonably practicable. (b) Where If an employee works overtime and does not have 10 consecutive hours off duty between the end of one period of ordinary duty and the start of ordinary duty on the next day, the employee: (i) will must be paid at the overtime rate until he/she is released from duty; and (ii) where he/she is entitled to released from duty during ordinary working hours, he/she must be absent from paid for ordinary duty working time for the next day without loss rest of pay until a 10 hour break has been takenthe day. (c) Where If a shift worker works overtime for the purpose of changing shift rosters or does not report for duty and a day worker replaces the shift workerhim/her, the arrangements provided for at then subclauses 27.4(a23.4(a) and (b) will apply as if eight (8) 8 hours were substituted for 10 hours.