Overview of HR

Hours of Work

Contractual working hours are the hours that you and your employer have agreed to in the contract of service. For common work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows:

If you work	Your contractual hours of work are
5 days or less a week	Up to 9 hours per day or 44 hours a week
More than 5 days a week	Up to 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week

 

For other work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows:

If you work	Your contractual hours of work are
Less than 44 hours every alternate week	Up to 48 hours a week, but capped at 88 hours in any continuous 2-week period. Example: If week 1 = 40 hours; week 2 = 48 hours; week 3 = 40 hours: Average for weeks 1 and 2 = 44 hours Average for weeks 2 and 3 = 44 hours
Shifts of up to 12 hours a day	Up to an average of 44 hours over a continuous 3-week period. Example: If week 1 = 40 hours; week 2 = 44 hours; week 3 = 48 hours; week 4 = 40 hours: Average for weeks 1, 2 and 3 = 44 hours Average for weeks 2, 3 and 4 = 44 hours