Provisions for award and non-award employees
All awards and agreements are different and employees should be careful that they are referring to the correct award or agreement when trying to assess their entitlements. Whilst the name of the award or agreement may provide some guide, employees need to read the application clause in conjunction with the classification and definition clauses in the award or agreement to assist in deciding whether they have the correct document. To find out the correct award or certified agreement, please access the search engine for awards on Wageline or call Wageline on 1300 369 945.
The federal government intends that a new system of ‘modern awards’, together with a set of minimum terms and conditions of employment (the National Employment Standards) will take effect from 1 January 2010. If you work for a company, it may be that your award will be absorbed into a new modern award and that your terms and conditions will change from that date.
Further information is available on awards and other industrial instruments.
There are a variety of work provisions that can be introduced into the workplace to help employees balance work, family and lifestyle responsibilities depending on the award coverage of the employee. These include:
Flexible work hours
Flexible starting and finishing times
Time off in lieu (TOIL)
Accumulate extra hours and take off later
Rostered days off (RDO)
Work additional hours to accrue hours for day off
Make-up time
Take time off during ordinary hours and work those hours at a later time
Part-time employment
Permanent contract work, working less than full time equivalent
Job sharing
Sharing one full-time job with each employee working part-time
Study or training leave
Paid or unpaid leave to study or undertake training
Pay averaging for purchasing additional annual leave
Take extra leave each year by pay averaging
Combining leave entitlements
Combine your leave entitlements such as annual, sick and carer’s leave
Relocation or placement assistance
Assistance for employees who relocate for work purposes
Last updated 21 July 2009
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