Time Off The Clock - TOC

Every working day should be followed by an 11 hour daily rest break, before the start of your next shift.

Example

Unit Wrap is called at 1900 Monday, with an individuals end of duty day at 2000 following derig

Daily Rest = 2000 + 11hrs = 0700 Tuesday

Earliest possible call without attracting additional fees = 0700 Tuesday

6.8.1           11 hours daily rest period: Workers should be given no less than 11 hours rest between the end of one work period and the commencement of the next.

Under the 2017 TVDA, the schedule for each 7 day period should include at least one scheduled rest day. 

Crew are entitled to an 11 hour daily rest period immediately prior to any scheduled 24 or 48 hour rest periods.

Put simply;

• 1x designated/scheduled rest day is one 24hr period, following on from your personal daily (11hr)rest period.

• These rest periods can be taken as singles (24) or double (48) patterns

Example - 1 day weekend

Wrap at 1900 on Friday, with end of duty day at 2000 following derig

Daily rest  =  2000 + 11hrs = 0700 Saturday

Saturday Off =  0700 + 24hrs = 0700 Sunday

Earliest possible call without attracting additional fees = 0700 Sunday

This pattern is often referred to as a 35hr  break (11+24)

6.8.2          Weekly rest: The schedule for each 7 day period should include at least one scheduled rest day. Workers shall be entitled to their 11 hour turnaround rest period immediately prior to any scheduled 24 or 48 hour rest periods. Rest days may be scheduled consecutively or separately.

If you do not get the breaks outlined in the sections above, you will be entitled to be compensated for the difference between scheduled rest and actual rest.

There are 2 methods of compensation:

• Compensatory Rest.

• Financial

Compensatory Rest, is also known as Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) where the time owed is paid back within the contracted day, the equivalent of 1T.

Financial compensation means you are paid a fee for the missed period of a break. This is paid as Overtime, equivalent to 1.5T.

For clarity, TOC is designed to be a deterrent to encourage proper rest periods. 

Historically, TOC has been booked at the end of a shift, in full hours, however, under this agreement, we conceded to following the Overtime clause. This allows TOC to be booked as 2x 30 Min segments IF those segments have not been used for Pre-calls, shortened/missed meal breaks, derig, travel etc.

Example - Mid Week Daily Rest encroachment 10+1 SWD

Wrap at 2100 Monday, with no OT owing

Daily Rest = 2100 + 11hrs = 0800 Tuesday (Earliest possible call without attracting additional fees)

Tuesday duty hours are 0730 - 1900

Booked as:

Monday: 1x SWD (1000-2100 )+ 1x 30 OT/TOC (2100-0730, 30mins lost rest, billable as 1x 30 min segment)

Tuesday: 1x SWD (0730-1830) + 1x 30 OT (1830-1900)

Example - 1 day weekend

Wrap at 1900 on Friday, with end of duty day at 2000 following derig

Daily rest  =  2000 + 11hrs = 0700 Saturday

Saturday Off =  0700 + 24hrs = 0700 Sunday

Earliest possible call without attracting additional fees = 0700 Sunday

This gives a 35 hour break between shifts, with any breach bookable as 2x 30 mins, then full hours, assigned to Friday

Example - 2 day weekend

Wrap at 1900 on Friday, with end of duty day at 2000 following derig

Daily rest  = 2000 + 11hrs = 0700 Saturday

Saturday Off =  0700 + 24hrs = 0700 Sunday

Sunday Off =  0700 + 24hrs = 0700 

Earliest possible call without attracting additional fees = 0700 Monday

his gives a 35 hour break between shifts, with any breach bookable as 2x 30 mins, then full hours, assigned to Friday

6.8.3                  In the event a scheduled rest period is broken by the Producer, the Producer shall wherever possible allow the Worker to take an equivalent period of compensatory rest. Where this is not possible, time worked in breach of a scheduled rest period will be paid at the applicable overtime rate.