Breach of Rest Break between Shifts applies when the Payee is not provided with adequate hours of rest between completing their last shift and commencing their next. Learn about an employee’s entitlement to meal breaks, rest breaks and split shifts. For example, under the following Awards, the Payee is entitled to be paid 200.00% of their ordinary hourly rate for the time they work until released from duty if the rest break is less than 10 hours between shifts;
The reporting of payments for Breach of Rest Break between Shifts has not changed per the Australian Taxation Office Single Touch Payroll Phase 1 guidance. Breach of Rest Break between Shifts continues to be reported under Gross.
Payments with this Pay Rate use the Rate Per Hour set in the Payee Master File, and Leave Entitlements are not applicable. These payments are considered W1 (Total of Salary, Wages, and other payments), Taxable, and OTE (SGAA).