Hrs of Work & RDO Calendar  2010 Calendar  2009 Calendar  2008 Calendar  2007 Calendar  2006 Calendar INDICATES RECENTLY UPDATED "The building industry is physically arduous and excessive hours of work damage worker health and family and community life"

Leisure Days and Public Holidays Calendar 2008 RDO Calendar Use the links provided on the left to view a calendar of Rostered Days Off (including Award RDOs) and Leisure Days for NSW. Hours of Work & RDOs The building unions have campaigned since their formation not just for better wages, but equally importantly for reduced hours of work. The building industry is physically arduous and excessive hours of work damage worker health and family and community life.

36 hour week accruals Employees accrue 0.8 of an hour’s pay (48 minutes) for each day Monday to Friday worked or paid leave i.e. sick leave, holiday leave, public holidays etc. Employees do not accrue time while on an RDO. This accrual will be used for payment of RDOs and No Work Saturdays. Accruals to a maximum of 14.4 hours can be paid on “No Work Saturdays”. The employer must pay superannuation on the RDO accruals and the fares allowance paid on these "No Work Saturdays". The CFMEU Wage Claims Department has received advice from the Australian Taxation Office supporting such payment. Termination of employment Upon termination, the Company is required to pay Employees all unused RDO accruals. Commencing employment When commencing employment Employees may not have enough RDO accruals to obtain full payment for the next No Work paid Saturday therefore only partial payment may be made from accruals. No Work Saturday On this calendar we have made provision for No Work paid RDO Saturdays which are the Saturdays coinciding with public holiday long weekends. Employees shall use their RDO accruals to a maximum of 14.4 hours pay on a No Work RDO Saturday. Paid RDO (fixed) The (6) RDO’s adjacent to public holidays are fixed i.e. there is a prohibition on work. Paid RDO (flexible) Employees may accrue these RDOs and take the RDO off when it is more convenient. These RDOs are not adjacent to the public holiday long weekends.