Casuals get overtime rates when they work more than:
- 38 hours in a week
- an average of 38 hours a week over the period of a roster cycle
- 10 hours in a shift, or
- 12 hours in a shift by agreement.
Casuals don’t get their casual loading when working overtime.
References
Fair Work Commission decision - [2015] FWCFB 620 - see paragraphs 41-43 for discussion of the application of casual loading
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