Common use of EQUALIZATION PROCESS Clause in Contracts

EQUALIZATION PROCESS. a) A separate overtime sheet will be kept for off-shift overtime. b) The Company will equalize overtime to a maximum difference of forty (40) hours among employees by group and classification on the shift in which overtime occurs. In emergency situations where the maximum difference of forty (40) hours must be exceeded temporarily, the Company agrees to correct the excess variance at the earliest opportunity. On-shift overtime hours greater than forty (40) shall be paid hour for hour when the annual adjustment is made effective on the annual Collective Agreement anniversary date. c) When employees are contacted for overtime opportunities, the Human Resources representative (or designate) will do so in the presence of a CAW Union Rep. I. For production shift schedules outside of the norm (i.e. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) the overtime work list will be posted by noon each Thursday (or one day earlier where applicable) allowing all shifts to identify any errors and come forward to the Human Resources representative (or designate) and correct the error. II. When the Human Resources representative (or designate) is notified of an error, he/she will make the necessary correction. The Human Resources representative (or designate) will contact both the employee identified incorrectly and the employee who came forward who should work, in the presence of a Union Rep. Any employee missed in error who advises the Company prior to overtime commencing will be allowed to work or paid in lieu of. Errors identified after the overtime opportunity has been worked, will not be considered. d) An employee is entitled to claim overtime equalization for overtime which occurs on the shift and in the group the employee normally works. An employee is not entitled to claim hours of work on a different shift or group than that normally worked by the employee. e) The Company will maintain and post records weekly of all overtime worked and charged. All overtime hours recorded will be turned back to zero (0) on the ratification anniversary date each year. The equalization sheet of the previous week will be utilized as the benchmark until an equalization sheet is generated reflecting the hours for the week containing the ratification anniversary date. f) Overtime hours recorded shall be shown as “paid hours” (i.e. one hour at time and a half shall be shown as 1.5 hours, one hour at double time rate shall be shown as 2 hours) g) A new employee shall be credited with the average number of hours in the classification and group to which he/she is assigned. An employee who changes classifications and/or groups shall be credited with the average number of hours in the classification and group to which he/she transfers provided that his/her hours are below the average of the classification/group he/she is transferring to. An employee who has hours greater than the average hours but less than the highest hours will carry his/her hours into the classification/group to which he/she is transferring. An employee with hours that are higher than the highest hours in the group shall assume those highest hours upon transferring into the classification/group. h) Any employee absent from work for any reason, and was scheduled or volunteered and would have been eligible for overtime, will be charged for any overtime hours as if they had been at work. i) It is not the Company’s intent to work any prolonged periods of overtime while seniority employees are on layoff. However, there may be situations where overtime cannot be avoided, and in such situations overtime can and will be used. j) The Company has the right to recall laid off employees before using Overtime sign up sheets. The Company has the right to use Temporary employees after exhausting above.