Crown
Employees Casino Control Authority - Casino Inspectors (Transferred from
Department of Gaming and Racing) Award 2007
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Public Service
Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New
South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 374 of 2010)
Before Commissioner
Bishop
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31 May 2010
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VARIATION
1. Insert in the Arrangement
of the award, published 26 October 2007 (364 I.G. 97) the following new clause
number and subject matter:
7A. Lactation
Breaks
2. Insert after
clause 7, Hours the following new clause:
7A. Lactation Breaks
(a) This clause
applies to employees who are lactating mothers. A lactation break is provided for breastfeeding, expressing milk
or other activity necessary to the act of breastfeeding or expressing milk and
is in addition to any other rest period and meal break as provided for in this
award.
(b) A full time
employee or a part time employee working more than 4 hours per day is entitled
to a maximum of two paid lactation breaks of up to 30 minutes each per day.
(c) A part time employee
working 4 hours or less on any one day is entitled to only one paid lactation
break of up to 30 minutes on any day so worked.
(d) A flexible
approach to lactation breaks can be taken by mutual agreement between an
employee and their manager provided the total lactation break time entitlement
is not exceeded. When giving consideration to any such requests for
flexibility, a manager needs to balance the operational requirements of the
organisation with the lactating needs of the employee.
(e) The Chief
Executive shall provide access to a suitable, private space with comfortable
seating for the purpose of breastfeeding or expressing milk.
(f) Other suitable
facilities, such as refrigeration and a sink, shall be provided where
practicable. Where it is not practicable to provide these facilities,
discussions between the manager and employee will take place to attempt to
identify reasonable alternative arrangements for the employee’s lactation
needs.
(g) Employees
experiencing difficulties in effecting the transition from home-based
breastfeeding to the workplace will have telephone access in paid time to a
free breastfeeding consultative service, such as that provided by the
Australian Breastfeeding Association’s Breastfeeding Helpline Service or the
Public Health System.
(h) Employees
needing to leave the workplace during time normally required for duty to seek
support or treatment in relation to breastfeeding and the transition to the
workplace may utilise sick leave in accordance with clause 4, Leave of this
award, or access to the flexible working hours scheme provided in clause 7,
Hours of this award, where applicable.
3. This variation
shall take effect from 31 May 2010.
E.
A. R. BISHOP, Commissioner
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Printed by the
authority of the Industrial Registrar.