Dental Assistants and Dental Aides. With the approval of the Employer and the Union, Employees may work up to two hundred and fourty (240) hours in a six (6) week period and bank up to sixteen (16) hours at straight time. All accumulated bank time must be taken prior to August 31 of each year at a time mutually agreeable to the Employee and the Employer. In the event the Employee is unable to take the time off due to management directives, the time will be paid out at one and one-half (1.5x) times regular rates of pay. For Field Employees and Dental Assistants and Dental Aides, the following provisions will apply: • Any hours worked in addition to the above hours shall be overtime and paid out at the applicable rates. • In addition to the regular rates of pay, a shift differential as per Article 11.08 shall be paid for all work hours required to be performed between 1800 and 0700. • Such Employees normally will be granted two (2) consecutive days off per week and where work permits these normally will be Saturday and Sunday.
