Definition of a Shift and a Work Week a) For employees who work a rotating shift, such shifts shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours namely: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. A workweek consists of a forty (40) hour week averaged over a four (4) week period.
b) Steady day workers shall work forty (40) hours per week, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five (5) consecutive days. Employees who normally work 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will continue to do so except when relieving or if an emergency arises when such hours may be altered to suit the required condition.
c) The Company and the Union may agree to alternate shift schedules by mutual agreement.
d) The Company and the Union agree that the following conditions shall apply to accommodate the operation of a 12 hour shift schedule and are based upon and subject to the essential content of the applicable sections of the existing collective agreement:
1. The two 12-hour shifts will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
2. The 12-hour shift will cover all Operations and Maintenance at the Xxxxx LNG Plant.
3. The 12-hour shift will commence on June 1, 1998. The 12-hour shift will require the working of an average of 40 hours per week over an eight (8) week period. Regularly scheduled hours as per the schedule will be paid at a straight time rate for the week in which they are worked. Employees will continue to be paid bi- weekly as per the current practice.
4. The shift premium will be applied on the second shift of the day. For the purposes of this Agreement the 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. shift will be the day shift and 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. shift will be the night shift. As per normal practice the shift premium will commence at 4:00 p.m.
5. Overtime premiums for employees working the 12-hour shift schedule will be paid only when hours are worked outside of those that are regularly scheduled on a daily or weekly basis. *On a daily basis double time for hours worked after completing the normal 12-hour shift *On a weekly scheduled basis, double time for hours worked on scheduled days off.
6. Vacation entitlement will be allotted on a hourly basis to allow for full days off. (For example – 3 weeks vacation entitlement = 120 hours = 10 scheduled 12-hour days.)
7. Employees working on a recognized holiday will receive twelve (12) hours holiday pay plus double time for hours worked. Employees not scheduled to work on a recognized holiday which falls on a scheduled day off will be paid
Definition of a Shift and a Work Week a) For employees who work a rotating shift, such shifts shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours namely: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. A workweek consists of a forty (40) hour week averaged over a four (4) week period.
b) Steady day workers shall work forty (40) hours per week, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., five (5) consecutive days. Employees who normally work 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will continue to do so except when relieving or if an emergency arises when such hours may be altered to suit the required condition.
c) The Company and the Union may agree to alternate shift schedules by mutual agreement.
