Do all employees get RDOs?

No. Casual employees don’t get RDOs.

See Rostered days off for more information on how full-time and part-time employees accumulate RDOs.

Are there any other exceptions?

If an employer and the majority of their employees agree that it’s not practical to accumulate RDOs, they can agree to a different method of arranging working hours.

The different method must meet the following criteria:

• employees will work 38 hours per week

• hours can be worked between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday

• no more than 8 hours can be worked in a day.

What happens if an employee hasn’t worked enough hours to accumulate a full day off?

They can still take the day off but they will only be paid for the time they’ve accumulated.

Does leave count for accumulating an RDO?

Yes.

When an employee takes paid leave, they get paid for 7.6 hours of work.

However, 8 hours is taken from the employee’s leave balance. The extra 0.4 hours accumulates for an RDO.

Do public holidays count for accumulating an RDO?

Yes.

Employees will still accumulate time for an RDO on a public holiday that they don’t work.

Does unpaid leave count for accumulating an RDO?

No.

What if an employee goes home sick half way through a work day?

The employee gets paid:

• for the hours they worked

• sick leave for the remaining ordinary hours they didn’t work.

The employer pays 7.6 hours to the employee for the day and 0.4 hours accumulates for an RDO.

What about employees that don’t have any sick leave left?

They will only be paid for the hours they worked.

No time on this day will accumulate for an RDO.

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