Averaged Work Schedule. (a) An averaged work schedule shall be recognized by the Company and the Union as a schedule where the hours of work at a work site may exceed eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week but not more than eighty (80) hours bi-weekly unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Union. The Company agrees not to assign any employee to an averaged work schedule unless the employee agrees to the assignment.
(b) The Union agrees that sites that have current averaged work schedules shall be maintained providing the Union satisfies itself that a majority of employees on these sites have voluntarily agreed to same. The Company and the Union shall establish a list of present sites where hours of work are averaged, for identification purposes, consistent with the wording contained in this section. The above- mentioned list shall be reviewed and permits renewed by February 15th of each year.
(c) The Company agrees to consult the Union on sites proposed to be averaged or when revisions to existing averaged work schedules are required. At the request of the Company, the Union agrees to propose such requests to employees assigned to the applicable work site. The Union agrees not to deny an averaged work schedule when the majority of employees assigned to the site favour the averaged work schedule.
(d) The Company reserves the right to terminate an averaged work schedule if contractual conditions change or at the request of the client.
(a) Where the Company is contracted to provide services without prior notification from the client, it shall be deemed to be an emergency situation or situation of urgency. In such circumstances, the Company shall have the right to average the work schedule, providing such schedule does not exceed seventy-two (72) hours in duration. The Company agrees to advise the Union of such circumstances.
(b) In the event that the duration of the service is to exceed seventy-two
Averaged Work Schedule. (a) An averaged work schedule shall be recognized by the Company and the Union as a schedule where the hours of work at a work site may exceed eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week but not more than eighty (80) hours biweekly. The Company agrees not to assign any employee to an averaged work schedule unless the employee agrees to the assignment.
(b) The Union agrees that sites that have current averaged work schedules shall be maintained. The Company and the Union shall establish a list of present sites where hours of work are averaged, for identification purposes, consistent with the wording contained in this section. The above-mentioned list shall be reviewed and permits renewed annually.
(c) The Company agrees to inform the Union on sites proposed to be averaged or when revisions to existing averaged work schedules are required. At the request of the Company, the Union agrees to propose such requests to employees assigned to the applicable work site. The Union agrees not to deny an averaged work schedule when the majority of employees assigned to the site favour the averaged work schedule. Should an employee not wish to work on an averaged work site, when the site changes to an averaged work site, the employee shall be given a comparable site assignment.
(d) The Company reserves the right to terminate an averaged work schedule if contractual conditions change or at the request of the client.
