RECORDED MUSIC AND VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT REPRODUCTION (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The Gramophone
Records Industry Union of New South Wales, industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC 789 of 2004)
Before The Honourable
Justice Marks
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18 March 2004
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VARIATION
1. Insert after
subclause (vi) of clause 9, Overtime, of the award published 5 October 2001
(328 I.G. 418) the following new subclause:
(vii) Reasonable
Working Hours
(a) Subject to
paragraph (b) of this subclause, an employer may require an employee to work
reasonable overtime at overtime rates, or as otherwise provided for in this
award.
(b) An employee
may refuse to work overtime in circumstances where the working of such overtime
would result in the employee working hours which are unreasonable.
(c) For the
purposes of paragraph (b) of this subclause, what is unreasonable or otherwise
will be determined having regard to:
(i) any risk to
employee health and safety;
(ii) the
employee’s personal circumstances including any family and carer
responsibilities;
(iii) the needs of
the workplace or enterprise;
(iv) the notice (if
any) given by the employer of the overtime and by the employee of his or her
intention to refuse it; and
(v) any other
relevant matter.
2. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 18 March 2004.
F.
MARKS J.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.