HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 20.01 Regular hours of work for all employees shall consist of forty (40) hours a week, eight (8) hours a day, Monday to Friday. All time worked in excess of the normal shift hours shall be considered overtime and shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half.
20.02 All the timed worked on Saturdays, Sundays, and Plant Holidays referred to in Article 21 of this Agreement will be paid for at overtime rates. In the event the Company finds it necessary to institute shifts in addition to the normal day shift, such shift starting times shall be mutually agreed upon between the Union and the Company before implementation. Overtime rates for Saturdays shall be time and one half. Overtime rates for Sundays shall be double time.
20.03 Should any employees during their vacation period be called back to work, all time worked will be paid for at the rate of time and one half.
20.04 Overtime shall be on a voluntary basis except in case of breakdown or extenuating circumstances. Overtime shall be first offered to the employee who starts the shift on the machine or operation on which overtime is required. In the event that overtime is not accepted, it shall be offered to other employees on a seniority basis provided that the employee with the higher seniority is qualified to do the job required.
20.05 Shift starting times for EIP Manufacturing Inc. will be discussed with the Union. Specific starting times shall not apply to Maintenance personnel.
20.06 Shift work where applicable, shall be on a one week rotation basis. The Company agrees to meet with the Union one (1) week prior to the start of the second (2nd) shift to establish the start and quitting times of the shift. An employee desirous of making a shift change for personal reasons during the scheduled one week rotating period must receive the cooperation of their counterpart on another shift and on the sanction the Company and Union.
20.07 In the event it is necessary to call an employee back to work due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances, they shall be given a minimum of two (2) hours pay at time and one-half their regular rate or at a time and one-half for the hours worked, whichever is the greater. However, any call back occurring on a Saturday or Sunday shall be paid at double time with a minimum of two hours call back pay.
20.08 If the work for which the employee was scheduled to report to is not available, or if there is no substitute work which is within the employee’s reasonable capacity to perform, they shall be paid nevertheless for six (6) hours. The rate of pay will be at the straight hourly base rate for the job they are scheduled to report on, plus any shift premium that applies. If they refuse to accept substitute work, they will not be paid any reporting pay. The Company shall not be liable for reporting pay if it has notified the employee not to report for work at least eight (8) hours in advance of their scheduled reporting time. This provision will not apply in the event that the lack of work is due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances. In the case of a power outage employees will be paid for up to two hours normal wages after which time they may leave the plant.
20.09 Five minute wash-up periods will be given to all employees prior to lunch periods and shifts end.
20.10 Employees reporting late for work shall have the actual time late deducted from their pay. Employees leaving their work stations prior to the five (5) minutes periods provided in Article 20.09 shall have the difference deducted from their pay.
