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Condition
Broadcast and Recorded
Entertainment Award (BREA)
Working
5 days between Monday –
Week
Saturday
OR
By agreement with employees to
a maximum of 152 hours per 28
day cycle
Exemption
Award flexibility
from certain Overtime rates, penalty rates
clauses
allowances and leave loading may
be varied if the employer and
individual employee have
genuinely made the agreement.
The agreement must result in the
employee being better off
overall.
Overtime
Motion Picture Production
Agreement (MPPA)
Any 5 consecutive days
between Monday – Saturday.
Childhoods End Agreement
Unbroken Agreement
Any 5 consecutive days
Monday-Saturday.
Any 5 consecutive days
Monday – Sunday.
Must be consecutive unless
exceptional circumstances
apply.
For overseas budgets in
excess of $AUS 5M the
following roles must be paid
at least 4 times the min 50
hour week min rate/5 times
the 60 hour week min rate.
Flat fee employee must be
paid in excess of 4 times the
38 hour min agreement rate.
These positions are limited to:
Flat fee employees must be
paid at least 2 times the
minimum 40 hour weekly rate.
These are limited to levels 6, 7,
8 9 or 10 and include -
Directors, DOP, Production Designer, 2nd Unit
Director, 1st AD, Casting Director, Production
Manager, Costume Designer, SFX Designer,
Art Director, Set Designer, Production
Accountant, Story Editor
There is a strict process that
needs to be followed in order to
vary an individual employees
conditions under Award
flexibility.
Overtime rates, night
penalties, delayed meal break
penalty and call back penalty
shall not apply.
7.6 hours at single time then –
1 - 8 hours = single time
9 - 10 hours = time and a half
11 and 12 hours = double time
13th hour and more = triple
time
Time and ½ for the first 2 hours
Double time till 12th hour
Triple time from 13th hour
Production designer, costume
designer, production manager
and location manager
Overtime rates and night
loadings shall not apply
1 – 8 hours = single time
9 – 10 hours = time and a half
11-12 hours = double time
13th hour and more = triple
time
Set designer, Props Master, Location Manager,
Gaffer, Key Grip, Focus Puller, Technical
Director, Makeup Supervisor, Hairdressing
Supervisor Wardrobe Supervisor, Construction
Manager, Production Accountant, Head
Wrangler/Horse Master/Animal Trainer, Safety
Supervisor, SFX Coordinator, Continuity Person,
Stills Photographer Story Editor,1st AD, Camera
Operator, Sound Recordist, Gaffer (HOD) Key
Grip, Continuity, Casting Director, Art Director,
Lighting Designer, Production Manager,
Costume Designer, SFX makeup Supervisor, SFX
Designer, DOP, 2nd Unit Director, Production
Designer, Sound Designer, Director
Overtime and night loadings
shall not apply
1 – 8 hours = single time
9 – 12 hours = time and a half
13th hour = double time
14 or more hours = triple time
Condition
Saturday/6th
Day
overtime
Sunday/7th
Day
overtime
Turnaround
and penalty
for broken
turnaround
Public
Holidays
Broadcast and Recorded
Entertainment Award (BREA)
Saturday 6th day
Time and ½ first 2 hours
Double time till 12th hour
Triple time from the 13th hour
Motion Picture Production
Agreement (MPPA)
Saturday 6th day
Time and half first 2 hours,
double time till 12th hour
Triple time from the 13th hour
Childhoods End Agreement
Unbroken Agreement
Sixth day overtime
1 – 10 hours = time and a half
11 – 12 hours = double time
13 or more hours = triple time
Sunday overtime
Double time
Triple from the 13th hour
Sixth day overtime
1 – 2 hours = time and a half
3 – 12 hours = double time
More than 12 hours = triple
time
Sunday overtime
1 – 12 hours = double time
13 or more hours = triple time
Sunday overtime
Double time hours 1 – 12
Triple time from the 13th hour
Daily = 10 hours
Daily = 10 hours
On a non-precedential basis Sunday penalty was reduced
to 25% for 2 Sundays
Daily = 10 hours
Daily = 10 hours
One day off = 34 hours
One day off = 34 hours
One day off = 34 hours
One day off = 34 hours
2 or more days off = award is
silent
2 or more days off = 34 hours
for the first day + 24 hours for
each subsequent day
2 or more days off =
agreement is silent
2 or more days off = agreement
is silent
If broken, double time for all
work until employee receives the
break
If broken, double time for all
work until employee receives
the break
If broken, triple time for
shortfall only.
If broken, triple time for
shortfall only.
Double time and a half for first 12
hours, then triple time. Minimum
payment 4 hours.
Double time and a half for
first 12 hours, then triple
time. Minimum payment 4
hours.
Double time and a half for
first 12 hours, then triple
time.
Double time and a half for the
first 13 hours, then triple time.
No minimum call specified.
Seventh day overtime
1 – 12 hours = double time
13 or more hours = triple time
Condition
Night
Loadings
Broadcast and Recorded
Entertainment Award (BREA)
8 p.m. to Midnight25%
Monday to Thursday
12.01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.Tuesday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.Saturday
12.01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.Saturday
8 p.m. to MidnightFriday and Saturday
12.01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.Mon
Travel
Radius and
paid travel
time
Motion Picture Production
Agreement (MPPA)
8 p.m. to Midnight- 25%
Monday to Friday
12.01 a.m. to 6:00
a.m.- Monday to
Friday
6:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.Saturday
50%
12.01 a.m. to 6:00
50%
a.m.- Saturday
8 p.m. to MidnightSaturday
100%
100% 12.01 a.m. to 6:00
a.m.- Monday
25km radius from GPO
20km radius from the GPO
Time travelled outside is time
worked
Time travelled outside is time
worked
Paid at 1km = 2min time
Paid at 1km = 1min time
Childhoods End Agreement
8 p.m. to MidnightMonday to Friday
12.01 a.m. to 6:00
a.m.- Monday to
Friday
6:00 a.m. to 8 p.m.Saturday
12.01 a.m. to 6:00
a.m.- Saturday
8 p.m. to MidnightSaturday
12.01 a.m. to 6:00
a.m.- Monday
25%
Unbroken Agreement
No night loading for shooting
crew.
Off production (non-shooting
crew)
50%
100%
On a non-precedential basis 25% penalty between 8pm
and 6 am was waived for 5
Saturdays.
20km from Melbourne GPO
On a non-precedential basis May be extended to 25km for
no more than 10 days
Paid at time determined by
the location manager who is
required to time the distance
travelled outside of radius.
If called to work
between 6am and
8pm - all time
worked between
6am and 8pm
8pm and 4am if
called to work
4am – 6am if
called to work
10%
20%
20%
30km from GPO/Studio
Paid at time determined by the
location manager who is
required to time the distance
travelled outside of radius.
Avalon to be a report to
location i.e. no travel time paid
for getting out to Avalon
Condition
Overnight
stay on
location
Broadcast and Recorded
Entertainment Award (BREA)
Work starts and finishes at the
place where the employee is
provided with accommodation
(door – door).
Meal Breaks Meal breaks must commence no
later than 5 hours after work
began or 5 hours after the last
meal break
Delayed
Meal Break
Penalty
Breakfast
Mon – Fri = time and a half
Saturday = time and three
quarters
Sundays = double time
Public Holidays = double time and
a half
No breakfast provision or
allowance
Motion Picture Production
Agreement (MPPA)
Work starts and finishes at the
place where the employee is
provided with
accommodation (door –
door).
Meal breaks must commence
no later than 5 hours after
work began or 5 hours after
the last meal break.
Childhoods End Agreement
Unbroken Agreement
Work starts and finishes at
the place where the
employee is provided with
accommodation (door –
door).
Meal provided after 5 hours,
which may be extended to 6
to meet production needs.
No travel time on distant
location.
Meal breaks can be extended
to after 6 hours without a
DMB IF majority of affected
crew agree.
Double time until crew get the Double time until break
meal break
occurs.
Duty before 5 am = ½ hour
break between 6:30 and 8am
Breakfast must be provided
and is considered time
worked.
When starting before 5am =
30min paid between 6.30 and
8.00am.
When starting between 5am
and 9am, 15 min paid and
15min unpaid
Provided after 6 hours, with 12
min grace period and can be
extended by half hour without
penalty when used for
wrapping of to complete takes.
Double time until break taken.
Hot breakfast provided before
call.
If taken after crew call, next
meal break is taken 6hrs after
such breakfast is given.
Except, if breakfast is given
within 1 hour of the general
crew call (before or after), the
first meal is due at the same
time as the general crew.
Condition
Casuals
Broadcast and Recorded
Entertainment Award (BREA)
Min four hour call for studio and
location
Motion Picture Production
Agreement (MPPA)
Min call of one day 8 hours
Childhoods End Agreement
8 hours is the minimum hours
per day for all casuals (dailies)
On location locals can be hired except on distant location.
as casuals on a min call of four
hours
Unbroken Agreement
4 hour min call for drivers at all
times.
For distant location: 4 hour min
call for casual hair and makeup
and local casuals