Shiftworkers

A shiftworker is an employee who works shifts and gets an extra payment for working shift hours.

Entitlements for shiftworkers

An award, enterprise agreement or other registered agreementA document between an employer and their employees covering employment conditions. A registered agreement must be approved by and registered with the Fair Work Commission. Examples of registered agreements include enterprise agreements (including single and multi-enterprise) and greenfields agreements. can have a specific definition about:

  • what a shiftworker is
  • what type of shifts they can work.

Find information about shiftworkers and what entitlements apply in your award by selecting from the list below.

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