Common use of Banked Time Clause in Contracts

Banked Time. STATUTORY HOLIDAYS PREMIUM/LIEU MANDATORY TRAINING & OVERTIME HOURS 1. The Provisions of this document apply only to full-time Paramedic Supervisors. 2. Paramedic Supervisors will select option “A” or “B” and submit their choice to the Full Time Commander or designate, Scheduling and Payroll responsible for his/her platoon, no later than October 15th of each calendar year. In choosing either option “A” or option “B”, the Employer will place the eleven (11) Statutory Holiday Lieu days (or any other Statutory Holidays as proclaimed by Law) into the Employee’s bank. 3. Once the selection has been made for the calendar year, it will not be subject to change or revision during that period. 4. In lieu of the designated holidays, recognized in the CUPE 1041 Collective Agreement and any new Statutory Holiday designated by legislation, each employee shall be entitled to time off or pay at the employee’s basic hourly rate, in accordance with the “Scheduling Time off Guidelines” in the Memorandum of Understanding – Scheduling. For any remaining time taken on an ad hoc basis, the employee will provide notification to their fulltime Commander or designate. 5. In both options “A” and “B”, should an employee wish to have any banked time paid out as opposed to time off work, it is understood and agreed that such a request can only be made after the day on which the designated holiday occurs, and that the payment of banked time will be made on the pay period following the date on which the designated holiday occurs. Any request received in the second week of a pay period will be processed within the following two (2) pay periods. 6. It is the Paramedic Supervisor’s responsibility to ensure that all overtime shifts are entered in Time Manager as Overtime shifts. 7. Two overtime shifts in a row are both paid at 1.5x for Paramedic Supervisor. For all other categories (i.e., statutory premium, mandatory training, and overtime hours), the following arrangements will apply, subject to the selection of each employee. All banked time and lieu time “pay out requests” must be approved by the Paramedic Supervisor Full Time Commander or designate. All requests must follow scheduling guidelines. For those Paramedic Supervisors who select Option “A”, it is agreed that any overtime incurred on or after December 1 of each calendar year, will be paid out in accordance with “Option B”. For clarity, those Paramedic Supervisors who select Option “A” will be switched to Option “B” effective December 1st of each calendar year. OPTION “A” – (Bank all hours) i. An employee selecting Option “A” will have all their statutory premium hours, mandatory training hours and overtime hours automatically banked for all hours accumulated during the calendar year. ii. The Full Time Commander or designate and EMS Scheduling will ensure that Finance & Administration is aware of the request and actions the appropriate payroll process. iii. As per the CUPE 1041 Collective Agreement, Paramedic Supervisors will be allowed to accrue hours (overtime, training, stat premium) in a renewable bank to a maximum balance of eighty-four (84) hours at any time in the year. If the balance is at eighty-four (84) hours, Paramedic Supervisors will have all other overtime paid out at the appropriate rate of pay. Paramedic Supervisors will be allowed to accrue overtime in a bank in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Collective Agreement. iv. Any banked time granted that is not scheduled prior to December 1st of the calendar year will be paid out, as per article 21.3. v. Paramedic Supervisor(s) on an approved Job Share Agreement will be authorized to select Option “A”. vi. In the event a Paramedic Supervisor ceases employment with the division and he/she had taken recognized designated holidays prior to earning the hours, they will be required to reimburse the City of Xxxxxxxx. OPTION “B” – (Pay out all hours) i. An employee selection option “B”, will have all their statutory premium hours, mandatory training hours and overtime hours automatically paid out for all hours earned during the calendar year. However, all Statutory Holiday lieu hours will be placed into the Paramedic Supervisor’s bank at the beginning of the calendar year. ii. All entries must be completed and approved by the Paramedic Supervisor’s Full Time Commander or designate by 0900hrs the Monday of everything up to the Saturday of the previous week.