Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 242.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in connexion with the Department of Defence.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this first day of October, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

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Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in connexion with the Department of Defence.

Amendment.

Cancel regulation 88 and insert the following in lieu thereof:—

“Exclusive of watchmen, overtime pay at the rate of time and a half will be allowed for all time worked outside the prescribed hours of attendance, but the minimum rate of payment shall be 1s. per hour; provided that the rate for temporary clerical employees shall be not less than 1s. 6d. per hour. A fraction of a penny in the hourly rate shall not be regarded in computing overtime payment unless it exceeds a half-penny when one penny shall be allowed in lieu of the fraction. Overtime shall be calculated to the nearest quarter of an hour in the total amount of time to be claimed.”

  

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