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196 Shiftworkers
(a) an employee is covered by an enterprise agreement; and
(b) a modern award that is in operation and covers the employee defines or describes the employee as a shiftworker for the purposes of the National Employment Standards.
Shiftworkers and the National Employment Standards
(2) The FWC must be satisfied that the agreement defines or describes the employee as a shiftworker for the purposes of the National Employment Standards.
Note: Section 87 provides an employee with an entitlement to 5 weeks of paid annual leave if an enterprise agreement that applies to the employee defines or describes the employee as a shiftworker for the purposes of the National Employment Standards.