Day Tour. A day tour is a Scheduled Daily Tour which falls wholly within the time frames outlined below:
Day Tour. The Union and Company recognize that in certain work groups it may be beneficial to the employees and in the best interest of the business to establish a four-day schedule as a normal tour. Accordingly, in a work group where local management and the local union agree, the number of hours which presently constitute a normal five day tour will be scheduled in equal amounts over four days. The work groups selected for such four-day tours will be solely at the discretion of the Company. The local management and the local union will discuss the process by which the number of employees who volunteer will be assigned their shifts and tours. It is further agreed that if the needs of the business require the Company to discontinue the four-day tour, the Company will notify the Union in advance. Four-day tours will be scheduled in advance as full tours. No daily overtime payments shall be made for any of the scheduled hours worked which constitute the normal four-day tour. Subject to the above, and before implementing a four-day schedule in any work group, the local management and the local union will establish the parameters and implementation procedures for such four-day tours. Unless otherwise agreed, the following will apply:
Day Tour. A day tour is a Scheduled Daily Tour which falls wholly within the time frames 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM. 2 Definitions Relating to Wage Rates Standard Rate The Standard Rate is the rate of pay assigned to an employee based on the employee’s job title. Adjusted Rate An employee’s total rate, resulting from the sum of his or her Standard Rate and any applicable Wage Protection Allowance. Such Adjusted Rate shall be used to calculate overtime payments, percentage payments for tour bonuses, paid absences, termination payments, and basic pay for group insurance and Savings and Security Plan allotments. Daily Adjusted Rate The Daily Adjusted Rate is the rate determined by dividing the Adjusted Rate by five (5). Hourly Adjusted Rate The Hourly Adjusted Rate is the rate determined by dividing the Adjusted Rate by the number of hours in a full-time employee’s normal work week. Hourly Overtime Base Rate The Hourly Overtime Base Rate is the Employee’s Hourly Adjusted Rate plus:
Day Tour. The Union and Company recognize that in certain work groups it may be beneficial to the employees and in the best interest of the business to establish a four-day schedule as a normal tour. Accordingly, in a work group where local management and the local union agree, the number of hours which presently constitute a normal five day tour will be scheduled in equal amounts over four days. The work groups selected for such four-day tours will be solely at the discretion of the Company. The local management and the local union will discuss the process by which the number of employees who volunteer will be assigned their shifts and tours. It is further agreed that if the needs of the business require the Company to discontinue the four-day tour, the Company will notify the Union in advance. Four-day tours will be scheduled in advance as full tours. No daily overtime payments shall be made for any of the scheduled hours worked which constitute the normal four-day tour. Subject to the above, and before implementing a four-day schedule in any work group, the local management and the local union will establish the parameters and implementation procedures for such four-day tours. Unless otherwise agreed, the following will apply: Weeks in which holidays fall will revert to a normal five-day tour. Employees scheduled for a week of vacation will have their tours revert to the normal five-day tour. Employees pre-scheduled for Excused Work Days, Day-At-A-Time Vacation, Floating Holiday(s), or jury duty will revert their tours to the normal five-day tour. Non-scheduled Floating Holidays, Excused Work Day, Illness Time, or Day-At-A-Time Vacation within a week in which the employee’s tour is four ten hour days will be treated at ten hour days. Employees may take no more than four ten hour unscheduled day (i.e. forty hours) on a day-at-a time basis per calendar year. These unscheduled days include Floating Holidays, Excused Work Days, Vacation Days, or Illness Time. If an employee is held over at the end of their shift, or is called in for an emergency, and they work twelve (13) or more consecutive hours, they shall receive a $15.00 meal allowance reimbursement.
