From the first pay period starting on or after 1 July 2022, part-time employees under the Social and Community Services Award will be paid the following minimum number of hours for each shift or period of work in a broken shift:
- social and community services employees (except when doing disability services work) – 3 hours
- all other employees – 2 hours
There are other changes to the SCHADS Award from 1 July 2022. This includes entitlements for:
- damaged clothing – introduction of laundry allowance and repair/replacement clothing obligations
- remote response – minimum payments for remote work
- broken shifts – broken shift allowances and new definitions
To view more detail on these changes, click here
There is additional detail and explanation provided by Workplace Assured here
