Bulletin 4: Casual Overtime and Flexible Part Time Arrangements under the HIGA

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Further to our earlier member Bulletins in relation to casual overtime and flexible part time arrangements under the HIGA, some questions from members are further clarified:

What is the rate of pay for casual overtime?

The overtime rates for casual employees are the same as the overtime rates for full-time and part-time employees:

Monday-Friday:
150% of the employee’s ordinary hourly rate for the first two hours of overtime;
200% of the employee’s ordinary hourly rate for the rest of the overtime;

Between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday:
200% of the employee’s ordinary hourly rate.

The ordinary hourly rate does not include the 25% casual loading.

The actual monetary amount for each hour of overtime is the same for a casual employee as it is for a full-time or part-time employee. An updated HIGA wage rate chart has been placed within the members section of the AHA (Vic) website.

The following table compares various hourly rates of pay for a permanent and a casual food & beverage attendant grade 3:

M-F    Saturday       Sunday       Pub Hols       O/T 150%       O/T 200%   
    100%    125% 170% 225% 150% 200%
Permanent F&B
Grade 3		 20.21 25.26 34.36 45.47 30.32 40.42
125% 150% 175% 250% 150% 200%
Casual F&B 
Grade 3		 25.26 30.32 35.37 50.53 30.32 40.42

In our earlier casual overtime bulletins we have provided some example of the application of these changes and you are referred to Example 5 as an example for consideration.

Example 5: Time worked in excess of 12 hours per shift/s and 38 hours in a week

Exclusive of meal breaks, an employee works:
  • 14 hours on Monday;
  • 13 hours on Tuesday;
  • 8 hours on Wednesday;
  • 9 hours on Saturday; and
  • 6 hours on Sunday
While the employee has worked a total of 50 hours for the week, the Monday and Tuesday shifts both exceeded the 12 hour maximum and will attract overtime (2 hours x 150% for the Monday shift; 1 hour x 150% for the Tuesday shift).

As those hours have been paid at overtime rates, it is our view that they be subtracted from the weekly total when working out whether an employee has worked in excess of 38 hours per week.
The 9 hours which attract overtime will be the last 3 hours of the Saturday shift at 200% and the 6 hours on the Sunday shift at 200%.

The AHA (Vic) will be conducting member information sessions in relation to these and other recent HIGA changes. We are happy to discuss the implementation of flexible part time arrangements with members.

Should any member which to discuss these documents please contact the undersigned on 03 9654 7100.

Best regards,

John Sweetman
Workplace Relations Advisor