Compensation for Time Spent Screening i. An employee other than a background actor who travels outside his/her home to undergo a test on a day in which the employee does not work for Producer shall receive a stipend (no fringe) of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) ($250.00 CAD, if applicable). A background actor shall receive a stipend of one hundred dollars ($100.00), which shall be subject to pension and health contributions only if the background actor is ultimately employed by the Producer following the test. Such stipend may also cover payment for time spent completing COVID-19 training of up to one (1) hour, which need not occur on the same day as the test, and time spent completing start paperwork, if a Producer elects to require the employee to complete start paperwork on a day when the employee does not work. An employee who undergoes a test at home on a day in which the employee does not work for the Producer shall receive a stipend of twenty dollars ($20.00) ($20.00 CAD, if applicable). However, no stipend is due if the employee is otherwise paid for the day (e.g., payment of a travel allowance to a performer or payment for a travel day to a member of the crew). Also, no stipend is due to a Director of a theatrical motion picture, a Schedule F performer or a series contract performer. Producer may individually negotiate payment with IATSE employees employed in the jurisdiction of the IATSE Basic Agreement or from within the geographical jurisdictions of the IATSE Area Standards Agreement or IATSE New York Local Agreements (i.e., Locals #00, #000, #000, #000 and USA 829) to perform work outside the limits of the United States, its territories and Canada.
ii. An employee who is required to self-administer a temperature check or fill out a Health Assessment Survey prior to reporting to work on a day in which such employee also does work for Producer shall be paid an additional one-tenth (1/10) of an hour. Once the employee’s engagement has commenced, if the Producer instructs the employee not to report to work based on the results of the temperature check and/or Health Assessment Survey, the employee will receive paid sick leave for that day pursuant to any sick leave provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement or an applicable statute, if any, and once exhausted, pursuant to the temporary COVID-19 paid sick leave policy in this Agreement. Paid sick leave shall be inclusive of the one-tenth (1/10) of an hour payment for undergoing the temperature check or filling out...
Compensation for Time Spent Screening i. A performer other than a Background Actor who travels outside their home to undergo a test on a day in which the performer does not work for Employer shall receive a stipend (no fringe) payment for a one-hour fitting, i.e., 1/8th of a session fee, payable to performers earning up to double scale. A Background Actor shall receive a stipend of fifty dollars ($50.00), which shall be subject to pension and health contributions only if the Background Actor is ultimately employed by the Employer following the test. Such stipend may also cover payment for time spent completing COVID-19 training of up to one (1) hour, which need not occur on the same day as the test, and time spent completing start paperwork, if an Employer elects to require the performer to complete start paperwork on a day when the performer does not work. A performer who undergoes a test at home on a day in which the performer does not work for the Employer shall receive a stipend of twenty ($20.00). However, no stipend is due if the performer is otherwise paid for the day (e.g., payment of a travel allowance to a performer).
ii. A performer who is required to self-administer a temperature check or fill out a Health Assessment Survey prior to reporting to work on a day in which such performer also does work for Employer shall be paid an additional one-tenth (1/10) of an hour. Once the performer’s engagement has commenced, if the Employer instructs the performer not to report to work based on the results of the temperature check and/or Health Assessment Survey, the performer will receive paid sick leave for that day pursuant to any sick leave provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement or an applicable statute, if any, and once exhausted, pursuant to the temporary COVID-19 paid sick leave policy in this Agreement. Paid sick leave shall be inclusive of the one-tenth (1/10) of an hour payment for undergoing the temperature check or filling out the Health Assessment Survey. In no event shall time spent undergoing health screening procedures prior to reporting to work affect the employee’s start time, meal times, rest periods or overtime.
iii. Any time that a performer spends undergoing health screening procedures after reporting to work shall be considered work time.
