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  • Oxymoronic or Employer Logic? Preferred Hours under the Fair Work Act

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    Cameron, Craig
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    Cameron, Craig J.
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Preferred hours clauses have featured in enterprise agreements covering retail, agricultural, fast food, hospitality and aged care workplaces. The employee elects to work different or additional hours to their ordinary work pattern, hours which would otherwise attract overtime or penalty rates, but is paid at the ordinary rate of pay. This article examines, through the lenses of flexibility and the safety net, preferred hours under the new Fair Work regime. It then makes recommendations designed to clarify the limited circumstances in which an individual flexibility arrangement can incorporate a preferred hours clause.Preferred hours clauses have featured in enterprise agreements covering retail, agricultural, fast food, hospitality and aged care workplaces. The employee elects to work different or additional hours to their ordinary work pattern, hours which would otherwise attract overtime or penalty rates, but is paid at the ordinary rate of pay. This article examines, through the lenses of flexibility and the safety net, preferred hours under the new Fair Work regime. It then makes recommendations designed to clarify the limited circumstances in which an individual flexibility arrangement can incorporate a preferred hours clause.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Labour Law
    Volume
    25
    Publisher URI
    http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/en-au/products/australian-journal-of-labour-law.page
    Copyright Statement
    © 2012 Lexis Nexis. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Labour Law
    Business and Management
    Policy and Administration
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/46989
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