The Guarantee Payments (Exemption) (No. 21) Order 1981

14. Shift Work

“Shift Men”

14.1.  Men whose normal duties are such as to require them to hold themselves available for work during mealtimes and in consequence have no regular mealtime, shall be deemed “shift men” and shall be responsible for taking over from and handing over to their counterpart at commencement and completion of duty. They shall be paid the number of hours they are on duty on the job at ordinary rate plus one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shift differential. If in the normal cycle of operations for the particular job they are required to be on duty between 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, they shall during these hours be paid at the rate of time and a half plus one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shift differential, provided that the shift differential of one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shall be deemed to be a conditions payment and shall not be enhanced when calculating overtime payments. If work in such hours is not within the normal cycle of operations for the particular job, no shift differential shall be paid, but the rate of payment shall be double the ordinary rate.

This does not apply to men working under Rules 12, 13 or 14.2.

Eight-hour Rotary Shifts

14.2.  On all work which is being carried out by three eight-hour shifts in the 24 hours, men shall meet and be paid for eight hours per shift at ordinary rates plus in the case of men completing the shift, a shift differential of one-eighth of ordinary rate per hour. The normal aggregate number of shifts in the week shall be 15, which shall generally be worked between 10 p.m. on Sunday and 2 p.m. on the following Saturday.

Provided that, if the shift commencing on Sunday night is worked, it shall be the first shift in the week.

Provided further that, if the aggregate number of shifts in the week exceeds 15:

(a) the 16th and 17th shifts shall be paid at the rate of time and a half plus the shift differential of one-eighth of ordinary rate per hour provided that the shift differential of one-eighth of ordinary rate per hour shall be deemed to be a conditions payment and shall not be enhanced when calculating overtime payments, and

(b) the 18th and subsequent shifts in the week shall be paid at double the ordinary rate but no shift differential shall be paid.

14.3.  Rule 14.2 will also apply in cases where two eight-hour shifts are worked in the 24 hours except that the normal aggregate number of shifts in the week shall be 10.

Provided that, if the aggregate number of shifts in the week exceeds 10:

(a) the 11th and 12th shifts shall be paid at the rate of time and a half plus the shift differential of one-eighth of ordinary rate per hour, provided that the shift differential of one-eighth of ordinary rate per hour shall be deemed to be a conditions payment and shall not be enhanced when calculating overtime payments, and

(b) the 13th and subsequent shifts in the week shall be paid at double the ordinary rate but no shift differential shall be paid.

This does not apply to men working under Rules 12, 13 or 14.1.

14.4.  For the purpose of Rule 4—Guaranteed Bonus, the first eight working hours of the first five normal day shifts, or the first five normal night shifts, as appropriate, in any payweek shall constitute normal working hours.