Common use of Excused Work Days Clause in Contracts

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. Each Temporary or Regular employee who has at least 6 months of seniority on January 1 of any given year will be eligible for 4 Excused Work Days with pay and one Excused Work Day without pay during such year. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will be paid for the day as if for a day worked provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. If an employee agrees to work on his/her paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. Each Temporary or Regular employee who has at least 6 months of seniority on January 1 of any given year will be eligible for 4 Excused Work Days with pay and one Excused Work Day without pay during such year. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will be paid for the day as if for a day worked provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. If an employee agrees to work on his/her paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-non- scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. 24.01 Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority Net Credited Service on January 1 of any given year will the respective years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during each of such yearyears. Each regular employee who has less than six (6) months Net Credited Service on January 1 or who is hired after January 1 of the above respective years shall be eligible for two (2) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay to be taken after six (6) months service is completed. 24.02 Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a day worked their basic hourly wage rate (excluding any wage incentive or productivity payments) plus applicable shift differentials pursuant to Article 21 Differentials, provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to 24.03 Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated taken by the Company (except for CPE) for regular employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would one-half day increments but cannot be pre-scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll as part of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1vacation selection process. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid One-half day Excused Work Days will be excused granted on a first come, first served basis, work conditions permitting and paid for such designated daysshall be one-half of the employee's normal work day. Treatment of one-half Excused Work Days, except as noted above, are subject to other provisions of this Article. D. 24.04 Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. 24.05 If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she they shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee (A) Employees who agrees agree to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 24.02 in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with the provisions of this the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee (B) Employees who agrees agree to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 24.02 in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with the provisions of this the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled day. 3. (C) Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes purposes, except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid 24.06 Excused Work DayDays may, up to at the discretion of local management, be taken by regular full- time employees in increments of two (2) hours. If the length of a normal touran employee’s scheduled daily shift is not evenly divisible into (2) hour increments, shall be included in determining the equivalent last increment of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible such Excused Work Day may be less than two (FEWD)2) hours. (Flexible Such Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets AddendumWork Day cannot be prescheduled as part of the vacation selection process and will be granted on a first come, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexiblyfirst served basis, work conditions permitting.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. EligibilitySECTION 1. Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority net credited service on January 1 of any given the current year will shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during such the year. SECTION 2. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a normal or standard day worked (excluding any wage incentive or productivity payments) provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in ; except that the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Partpay for a part-time employees, regardless of classification, employee shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio normal daily tour of any such a full-time employee multiplied by the part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full"Part-time employee.Time Factor," as defined in Article 40, Section 7B. C. SECTION 3. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a an administrative work group (as designated by the Company) or in any larger group provided group, including the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to workentire Company. Employees (except Occasional occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1SECTION 4. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. SECTION 5. If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, day and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she they shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphsparagraphs: 1. An employee (a) Employees who agrees agree to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed is established pursuant to Article 25, Sections 1 and 6 shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above Section 2 of this Article in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with for the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of worktour actually worked. 2. An employee (b) Employees who agrees agree to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed is established pursuant to Article 25, Sections 1 and 6 shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above Section 2 of this Article in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with for the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled daytour actually worked and given any additional options which may be available to them pursuant to Article 25, Section 2. 3. (c) Time worked by an employee on his/his or her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes purposes, except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. EligibilitySECTION 1. Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority net credited service on January 1 of any given the current year will shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during such the year. SECTION 2. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a normal or standard day worked (excluding any wage incentive or productivity payments) provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in ; except that the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Partpay for a part-time employees, regardless of classification, employee shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio normal daily tour of any such a full-time employee multiplied by the part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full"Part-time employee.Time Factor," as defined in Article 40, Section 7B. C. SECTION 3. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a an administrative work group (as designated by the Company) or in any larger group provided group, including the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to workentire Company. Employees (except Occasional occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1SECTION 4. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. SECTION 5. If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, day and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.be

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. Each Temporary or Regular employee who has at least 6 months of seniority on January 1 of any given year will be eligible for 4 Excused Work Days with pay and one Excused Work Day without pay during such year. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will be paid for the day as if for a day worked provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. If an employee agrees to work on his/her paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. 22.01 Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority Net Credited Service on January 1 of any given year will the respective years 2016, 2017 and 2018 shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during each of such yearyears. Each regular employee who has less than six (6) months Net Credited Service on January 1 or who is hired after January 1 of the above respective years shall be eligible for two (2) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay to be taken after six (6) months service is completed. 22.02 Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a day worked their basic hourly wage rate including applicable shift differentials pursuant to Article 19, Differentials, Section: Shift Differential, provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to 22.03 Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall may be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable taken by regular full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would one-half day increments but cannot be pre-scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll as part of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1vacation selection process. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid One- half day Excused Work Days will be excused granted on a first come, first served basis, work conditions permitting and paid for such designated daysshall be one-half of the employee’s normal work day. Treatment of one-half Excused Work Days, except as noted above, are subject to other provisions of this Article. D. 22.04 Three (3) Excused Work Days may be taken by regular full-time employees in increments of two (2) hours, provided, however, that if the length of an employee’s scheduled daily shift is not evenly divisible by two (2), the last increment of such Excused Work Day may be less than two (2) hours. Such Excused Work Day cannot be prescheduled as part of the vacation selection process and will be granted on a first come, first served basis, work conditions permitting. Treatment of this two (2) hour incremental Excused Work Day, except as noted above, is subject to other provisions of this Article. 22.05 Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. 22.06 If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she they shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee (A) Employees who agrees agree to work before 3:00 p.m. on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before Thursday of the work schedule becomes fixed preceding week shall receive one (1) day's ’s pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 22.02 in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with the provisions of this the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee (B) Employees who agrees agree to work after 3:00 p.m. on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after Thursday of the work schedule becomes fixed preceding week shall receive one (1) day's ’s pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 22.02 in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid for a changed shift or tour assignment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled dayArticle 17, Scheduling and Payment for Time Worked, Section: Scheduling. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. Each Temporary or Regular employee who has at least 6 months of seniority on January 1 of any given year will be eligible for 4 Excused Work Days with pay and one Excused Work Day without pay during such year. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will be paid for the day as if for a day worked provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. E. If an employee agrees to work on his/her paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-non- scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. Eligibility. 22.01 Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority Net Credited Service on January 1 of any given year will the respective years, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during each of such yearyears. Each regular employee who has less than six (6) months Net Credited Service on January 1 or who is hired after January 1 of the above respective years shall be eligible for two (2) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay to be taken after six (6) months service is completed. 22.02 Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a day worked their basic hourly wage rate including applicable shift differentials pursuant to Article 19, Differen- tials, Section: Shift Differential, provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in the calendar year will be entitled to 22.03 Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Part-time employees, regardless of classification, shall may be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio of any such part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable taken by regular full-time employee. C. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a work group or in any larger group provided the employees in such groups would one-half day incre- ments but cannot be pre-scheduled to work. Employees (except Occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day provided they are on the active payroll as part of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1vacation selection process. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid One-half day Excused Work Days will be excused granted on a first come, first served basis, work condi- tions permitting and paid for such designated daysshall be one-half of the employee’s normal work day. Treatment of one-half Excused Work Days, except as noted above, are subject to other provisions of this Article. D. 22.04 Two (2) Excused Work Days may be taken by regular full-time employees in increments of two (2) hours, provided, however, that if the length of an employee’s scheduled daily shift is not evenly divisible by two (2), the last increment of such Excused Work Day may be less than two (2) hours. Such Excused Work Day cannot be prescheduled as part of the vacation selection process and will be granted on a first come, first served basis, work conditions permitting. Treatment of this two (2) hour incremental Excused Work Day, except as noted above, is subject to other provisions of this Article. 22.05 Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. 22.06 If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduledresched- uled, he/she they shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphs: 1. An employee (A) Employees who agrees agree to work before 3:00 p.m. on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before Thursday of the work schedule becomes fixed preceding week shall receive one (1) day's ’s pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 22.02 in lieu of the paid their Excused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid in accordance with the provisions of this the Col- lective Bargaining Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee (B) Employees who agrees agree to work after 3:00 p.m. on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after Thursday of the work schedule becomes fixed preceding week shall receive one (1) day's ’s pay as set forth in "A" above paragraph 22.02 in lieu of the paid Excused their Ex- cused Work Day and shall, shall in addition, addition be paid for a changed shift or tour assignment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled dayArticle 17, Scheduling and Payment for Time Worked, Section: Scheduling. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.

Excused Work Days. (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum; for DSG see Network Addendum) A. EligibilitySECTION 1. Each Temporary or Regular regular employee who has at least 6 six (6) months of seniority net credited service on January 1 of any given the current year will shall be eligible for 4 four (4) Excused Work Days with pay and one (1) Excused Work Day without pay during such the year. SECTION 2. Employees who do not work on their paid Excused Work Day will shall be paid for the day as if for a normal or standard day worked (excluding any wage incentive or productivity payments) provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on that scheduled Excused Work Day. 1. Employees returning from an authorized leave or recalled from lay-off who have not previously worked in ; except that the calendar year will be entitled to Excused Work Days in accordance with the following schedule: Return Date EWD Equivalent January thru February 5 days (4 paid & 1 unpaid) March thru April 4 days (paid) May thru June 3 days (paid) July thru August 2 days (paid) September thru October 1 day (paid) November thru December 0 B. Partpay for a part-time employees, regardless of classification, employee shall be eligible for Excused Work Days on a prorata basis based upon the ratio normal daily tour of any such a full-time employee multiplied by the part-time employee's equivalent work week to the normal work week of a comparable full"Part-time employee.Time Factor," as defined in Article 40, Section 7B. C. SECTION 3. One paid Excused Work Day in each calendar year may be designated by the Company (except for CPE) for employees in a an administrative work group (as designated by the Company) or in any larger group provided group, including the employees in such groups would not be scheduled to workentire Company. Employees (except Occasional occasional employees) in any such group for which an Excused Work Day is designated by the Company and who are not otherwise eligible for a paid Excused Work Day shall be excused and paid for such designated day as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 provided they are on the active payroll of the Company on the designated Excused Work Day. 1SECTION 4. Employees who are transferred into a work group where an Excused Work Day has been designated by the Company and who have previously used all of their paid Excused Work Days will be excused and paid for such designated days. D. Employees who are on vacation or absent with pay on their paid Excused Work Day for reasons other than observing having observed it as an Excused Work Day shall have their paid Excused Work Day rescheduled if a vacation day would have been rescheduled under the same circumstances. X. SECTION 5. If an employee agrees employees agree to work on his/her their paid Excused Work Day or is assigned to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day in accordance with 3.02B, day and the Company determines that the day cannot be rescheduled, he/she they shall be paid as applicable in accordance with the following subparagraphsparagraphs: 1. An employee (a) Employees who agrees agree to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day before the work schedule becomes fixed is established pursuant to Article 25, Sections 1 and 6 shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions Section 2 of this Agreement covering work on a scheduled day of work. 2. An employee who agrees to work on his/her Excused Work Day or has been notified that he/she will be required to work on a Company designated Excused Work Day after the work schedule becomes fixed shall receive one day's pay as set forth in "A" above in lieu of the paid Excused Work Day and shall, in addition, be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering work on a non-scheduled day. 3. Time worked by an employee on his/her paid Excused Work Day shall be considered time worked on a regularly scheduled day of work for all purposes except as is otherwise expressly provided in this Article. F. Time worked on a paid Excused Work Day, up to the length of a normal tour, shall be included in determining the equivalent of 5 normal tours when computing weekly overtime due under 4.01. G. Excused Work Days are not cumulative and may not be carried over by an employee from one calendar year to another except as provided in 5.12. An employee shall not be granted pay in lieu of his/her Excused Work Days except as stated in "E1" and "E2" above. H. Flexible Excused Work Day (FEWD). (Flexible Excused Time for Large Business see Customer Markets Addendum, for DSG see Network Addendum) 1. Employee may designate and schedule three EWDs to be used flexibly.Article in