WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME A. It is understood and agreed that the regular workweek of all employees, shall consist of forty (40) hour week to be worked in five, eight (8) hour days, exclusive of meal periods. This provision is not to be construed, however, as either a guaranteed minimum or maximum workday or workweek. Shift assignments and the number of employees to be assigned at a given location will be done in accordance with the Agreement and the practice of determining the shift assignments within the building.
B. Time and one-half (1.5) the employee’s regular straight time hourly rate shall be paid for all hours work in excess of forty (40) hours in one week, and for Saturday, but there shall be no pyramiding.
C. The parties understand that PTO shall be considered as time worked. Holidays, leaves for Union business, and vacations shall also be considered as time worked. All other leave or time off, whether paid or not, shall not be considered as time worked.
D. On holidays, overtime shall be in addition to the holiday pay as set forth in Article 22. Employees assigned to check buildings on weekends or holidays shall receive time and one-half (1.5) their straight time hourly rate in addition to the holiday pay.
E. Employees called in after the end of their regular shift shall be guaranteed three (3) hours pay at time and one-half their normal hourly rate for the work performed. Employees called in for unscheduled work on a Sunday or holiday shall be paid a minimum of three (3) hours pay at double their normal hourly rate for the work performed.
F. Except in an emergency situation, when outside overtime is required, it shall be rotated among the employees in each classification in each building or department, provided, however, the employee is able to perform the overtime work. Rotation shall be on the basis of charged overtime. The employer shall not be obligated to offer overtime to employees who are off duty during the week of the scheduled overtime. New employees upon completing probation, or employees assigned to different buildings or department, shall be placed at the bottom of the overtime list and charged with the same amount of overtime hours of the employees with the highest overtime hours. As an exception to the forgoing, overtime in the Maintenance Department will be rotated among the employees assigned to its various work groups. They are as follows: Carpentry, Electrical, Grounds, Plumbing/Heating and Custodial (see Revised Custodial Pilot Program Letter of Agreement). Additional employees necessary to work overtime in a work group will be selected from among employees assigned to the other work groups based on the lowest overtime hours, the qualifications required to perform the work and seniority. Additional employees necessary to work overtime in a work group will be selected from among employees assigned to the other work groups based on the lowest overtime hours, the qualifications required to perform the work and seniority. A representative from Management and a representative from the Union (president or vice president) will work together to distribute extra day time hours on a rotation basis, originally by seniority and thereafter rotated by equalizing hours worked or charged. An employee reporting for snow or ice removal shall be paid at the double time rate for all hours worked until their regular shift starts and double time after their regular shift if this same work continues or resumes
G. When overtime is used to replace an absent employee, except when the employee’s absenteeism is due to vacation, or any leave of absence, the absent employee will be charged the highest number of overtime hours worked for this reason.
H. No overtime can be refused without sufficient reason if the employee receives at least two (2) days notice thereof. If an employee fails to work the overtime, he/she shall be removed from the rotation list until the Union and the Employer agree upon his/her return.
I. If all the employees on the list refuse to work the overtime, the Employer may require the overtime to be worked by the employee(s) with the lease seniority in the classification possessing the qualifications and/or ability required.
J. Records of overtime worked shall be posted on the bulletin board and kept current.
K. Each employee shall be scheduled for an unpaid lunch period of a maximum of thirty (30) minutes daily.
L. Employees who do not report for a scheduled overtime assignment will be charged with the scheduled number of overtime hours as though they had worked, but will not be paid. The charging of all other overtime hours shall be on the basis of the payment for overtime hours worked.
M. The employer shall have the right to hire needed, non-bargaining unit, seasonal labor for the limited purpose of assisting with grounds work for the time period of March through October each year.
