Starting Time is the time that employees present themselves at their work- station and not the time that employees are in the amenities or in the car park.
Regular Part-Time A regular part-time employee is someone who has a regular schedule of work providing less than seventy (70) hours bi-weekly.
WAITING TIME Those employees working on a project who are entitled to receive subsistence allowance shall be paid a lump sum as waiting time based on the applicable straight time rate provided for in the Schedules attached hereto as follows:
12.1 The equivalent of four (4) hours pay for any working day lost during the regularly scheduled work week.
12.2 If no work is performed on a holiday designated in this Agreement, no waiting time shall be paid.
12.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of 12.1 and 12.2, where the Employer has provided notice of a starting time to follow a period for which waiting time is payable, any employee who, except for reasons of illness or emergency, is not available for work at the said starting time, or who voluntarily terminates his employment prior to the next regularly scheduled pay day, shall forfeit any unpaid waiting time pay, PROVIDED, however, the Employer shall notify the Local Union of such forfeiture.
12.4 In no event shall waiting time payments provided for hereinabove be included in computing the hours of work on which overtime is payable.
Regular Hours The regular hours of work each day shall be consecutive except that they may be interrupted by a lunch period.
Rain at Starting Time (a) Where the Employees are in the sheds, because they have been rained off, or at starting time, morning tea, or lunch time, and it is raining, they shall not be required to go to work in a dry area or to be transferred to another site unless:
(i) the rain stops; or
(ii) a covered walkway has been provided; or
(iii) the sheds are under cover and the Employees can get to the dry area without going through the rain; or
(iv) the distance to walk to the dry area is no more than 50m (or further where agreed by the Parties) in circumstances where the amenities are temporarily located outside of the site boundary, and it is not possible to provide covered walkways. It is acknowledged that some Projects have unique circumstances e.g. council restrictions, health and safety considerations etc. that mean that it is not possible to locate the amenities within the site boundaries for a period of time. On these Projects the parties will consult at a senior level to determine the appropriate temporary measure. It is not the intent of this clause that Employees walk in the rain in all circumstances. Where an Employer seeks to use this provision due to the nature of a Project, they will consult with the parties as to the operation of this clause and determine an appropriate definition of “drenched”. If there is a potential for the Employee to get “drenched” they will not be required to walk to the Workfront Senior levels of the union and the Employer will be involved in the implementation of this clause. This clause only applies to projects within the Melbourne CBD as bounded by Spring Street, Victoria Street, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street and Flinders Street; or
(v) Adequate protection is provided. Protection shall, where necessary, be provided for the Employees’ tools.
(vi) In the case of mechanical plant operators carrying out early works as the principal activity or mechanical plant demolition on a site and they have a dry cabin to work from and they can safely access their cabin without getting “drenched”, they will return to work so long as the work itself is safe to perform. The Employer will ensure that other necessary personnel are provided to ensure safety of the workforce and the public.
(b) In this clause, a dry area shall mean a work location that has not become saturated by rain or where Employees would not become wet.