Employees under the Waste Award are engaged in shiftwork if their workplace operates a shift roster that:

• runs for at least 5 consecutive days
• has afternoon or night shifts
• has shifts performed during the same period daily or on a regular rotating basis.

An employee does not need to be rostered over 5 consecutive days to be a shiftworker, as long as the workplace operates a shift roster that runs for at least 5 consecutive days.

The following shifts are worked if the ordinary hours of work finish:

• after 6:30 pm but not later than 12:30 am - afternoon shift
• after 12:30 am and at or before 8:30 am - night shift.

Example of shiftwork

Elaia is a part-time driver covered by the Waste Award.

Her employer runs a shift roster that extends for 6 consecutive days.

Elaia works a night shift from 11:30 pm to 7:30 am on 4 nights a week.

She is performing shiftwork under the award because:

• her employer is operating a shift roster that runs for at least 5 consecutive days
• she is working on a night shift
• the shifts are performed during the same period daily.

Shiftwork and overtime

Ordinary hours for non-shiftworkers are different to shiftworkers.

Tip:

For information on ordinary hours for full-time, part-time and casual employees see the Waste Management Award.

Where full-time non-shiftworkers work outside of ordinary hours they are paid overtime.

Working outside of the ordinary hours for a non-shiftworker does not automatically make that work shiftwork. The shiftwork requirements under the award must still be met.

For more information on overtime for shiftworkers see the Pay and Conditions Tool.

Overtime for casuals has different requirements, see Overtime for casuals in the Waste Award for more information.