Allocating overtime in the Security Award

An employer can allocate hours of work as ordinary hours or overtime on any day during a roster cycle.

This includes days when an employee would otherwise get paid penalty rates.

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United Voice v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 66 - the appeal decision upheld the decision of the primary judge that overtime can be allocated to any day within a roster cycle, including days when penalty rates would otherwise be payable.

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