What are the RDO arrangements in the Building and Construction Award?
Under the Building and Construction Award, the normal working arrangement includes a rostered day off (RDO). RDOs are a rostering system where employees work a longer day to gain an additional day off. In a typical RDO rostering system, employees work for 8 hours for 19 days and get a paid day off (an RDO) every four weeks.
Note the Building & Construction General On-site Award applies to employers and employees in the on-site building, engineering and civil construction industry. This Award covers on-site general building and construction workers, civil construction, metal and engineering construction staff. A current copy of the Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020 [MA000020] can be found here: https://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000020
Who gets RDOs?
All employees can get RDOs, but the employer or an employee needs first confirm whether or not an Enterprise Agreement (EA) is in place. Casuals get RDOs if they work in accordance with a roster system that includes RDOs. Employers can choose not to use RDO arrangements for part-time employees and pay them for their actual hours worked each day, which can’t be more than 8 hours.
See Rostered days off for more information on how employees accumulate RDOs and find more information here.
