Daylight saving ends on Sunday 6 April
Published 1 April 2025
Daylight saving ends on Sunday 6 April in parts of Australia. Find out what employees get if they work overnight when daylight saving ends.
On this page:
- Daylight saving
- What employees get if they work overnight when the clock changes
- Check your award or agreement
- Related information
Daylight saving
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday 6 April 2025. At 3 am, clocks go back one hour to 2 am in:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria.
Daylight saving doesn’t apply in all states and territories. There is no change to the time in:
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia.
What employees get if they work overnight when the clock changes
Employees should check their award, enterprise agreement or employment contract to see if there is anything about working overnight when daylight saving starts or ends. If it doesn’t say anything, all employees who work overnight when daylight saving starts or ends are paid ‘by the clock’.
‘By the clock’ means that employees are paid for what their usual number of hours would be based on the clock.
When daylight saving started last year and the clock rolled forward at 2 am to 3 am, employees who worked overnight worked one hour less but were paid for the full shift according to the clock.
Employees who work overnight when daylight saving ends on 6 April and the clocks roll back will work one hour longer but they won’t be paid for the extra hour.
Example: Working through the night when daylight saving time ends
Dave is a shift worker in a factory. His usual shift over the weekend is 8.30 pm on Saturday to 5 am on Sunday. He works an 8 hour shift with a 30 minute unpaid break.
Dave doesn't have an award or registered agreement that says anything about daylight saving.
During Dave’s weekend shift, daylight saving ends and the clock goes back one hour.
While Dave works for 9 hours, which is one hour more than usual, he is paid for 8 hours of work ‘by the clock’.
When daylight saving starts later in the year, the clock rolls forward an hour. If Dave is working his usual shift, he will work 7 hours, which is one hour less than usual, but will be paid for 8 hours.
Check your award or agreement
Check your award or enterprise agreement for any rules about daylight saving.
Awards
If you know your award, find it in our List of awards. Then search it to see if it says anything about daylight saving.
If you’re not sure of your award, use our Pay and Conditions Tool. The tool lets you search by industry or occupation to help find the right award.
Agreements
Find your enterprise agreement by using the Fair Work Commission’s Document search.
Search the business name to find your agreement. Then check to see if it has any rules about daylight saving.
For more information on finding and reading agreements, go to Finding an agreement.
