of Work and Related Matters Ordinary hours of work Ordinary hours of work—general staff Ordinary hours of work are defined as those hours worked continuously, except for meal breaks, on any of the days from Monday to Friday (inclusive) between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm and from 7.00 am to 12.30 pm on a Saturday provided that an employee may be required to work until 8.00 pm up to a maximum of eight weekdays within a 28 day period without the entitlement to overtime if the ordinary hours worked do not exceed the number of hours within the nominated cycle. Provided further that the spread of hours may be altered by up to one hour at either end of the spread, by agreement between an employer and the majority of employees concerned. Full-time employees The ordinary working hours for full-time employees will not exceed an average of 38 hours per week to be worked on one of the following bases: an average of 38 hours over a work cycle not exceeding seven consecutive days; an average of 76 hours over a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days; or an average of 152 hours over a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days; and not more than 10 consecutive hours, exclusive of meal breaks (except if paid for at overtime rates) in any one day. Where agreed, and only as part of a 28 day work cycle, a full-time employee is entitled to accrue one rostered day off during that work cycle, which must be taken within that work cycle. An employer and the majority of employees at an enterprise may agree to establish a system of rostered days off or a system of flexible daily attendance. Ordinary hours of work—academic teachers For the purposes of the NES, the ordinary hours of work are 38 per week. The employer will be entitled to annualise the hours of work in such a manner that they are averaged over 12 months, or where the contract of employment is for less than a calendar year, for the period of employment. For the purposes of determining the number of hours worked by an academic teacher, the following will apply:
of Work and Related Matters Ordinary hours of work Ordinary hours of work—general staff Ordinary hours of work are defined as those hours worked continuously, except for meal breaks, on any of the days from Monday to Friday (inclusive) between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm and from 7.00 am to 12.30 pm on a Saturday provided that an employee may be required to work until 8.00 pm up to a maximum of eight weekdays within a 28 day period without the entitlement to overtime if the ordinary hours worked do not exceed the number of hours within the nominated cycle. Provided further that the spread of hours may be altered by up to one hour at either end of the spread, by agreement between an employer and the majority of employees concerned. Full-time employees The ordinary working hours for full-time employees will not exceed an average of 38 hours per week to be worked on one of the following bases: an average of 38 hours over a work cycle not exceeding seven consecutive days; an average of 76 hours over a work cycle not exceeding 14 consecutive days; or an average of 152 hours over a work cycle not exceeding 28 consecutive days; and not more than 10 consecutive hours, exclusive of meal breaks (except if paid for at overtime rates) in any one day. Where agreed, and only as part of a 28 day work cycle, a full-time employee is entitled to accrue one rostered day off during that work cycle, which must be taken within that work cycle. An employer and the majority of employees at an enterprise may agree to establish a system of rostered days off or a system of flexible daily attendance. Ordinary hours of work—academic teachers For the purposes of the NES, the ordinary hours of work are 38 per week. The employer will be entitled to annualise the hours of work in such a manner that they are averaged over 12 months, or where the contract of employment is for less than a calendar year, for the period of employment. For the purposes of determining the number of hours worked by an academic teacher, the following will apply: