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Casuals get overtime when they work:

  • outside the spread of hours
  • more than 10 hours a day
  • more than an average of 38 hours a week over 4 weeks.

Casuals don’t get the casual loading for overtime work.

What is the spread of hours?

Ordinary hours can be worked on any 5 days of the week, between:

  • 5am - 11pm, Monday to Friday
  • 6am - 9pm, Saturday and Sunday.
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