Hours/General Working Conditions Sample Clauses

Hours/General Working Conditions. 8.1 The District recognizes that teaching is a profession. Unit members are expected to work a seven (7) hours and twenty (20) minutes professional day, which ordinarily includes a duty free lunch as follows: 45 minutes in grades K-3, 40 minutes in grades 4-5, and 30 minutes in grades 6-8. This professional day shall begin no later than 15 minutes before the student day and end no earlier than 15 minutes after the student day. In addition, unit members are expected to participate in other professional activities such as Back to School Night, Open House, parent conferences, and other mutually agreed upon school- wide events as necessary. However, if at any point during the school year the number of instructional minutes for any grade is projected to fall below the State required minimum, the District and OTA shall meet and confer on how the projected deficiency shall be made up. All unit members work one hundred eighty-five (185) days per year, which includes three "staff development days." There are one hundred eighty (180) instructional days. 8.2 SSC representatives who are required to attend School Site Council meetings that commence after 4 p.m. will have the right to claim reimbursement for the time worked at the hourly rate paid for work performed with no student contact pursuant to section 18.1.4. 8.3 Participation of unit members in Saturday activities shall be voluntary on the part of unit members. 8.4 Up to three unit members who attend Science Camp shall be entitled to claim two release days off during the school year in which the camp occurs. Up to two unit members who assist in publishing the school yearbook shall be entitled to claim two release days off during the school year in which they participate. The date upon which these release days are to be scheduled shall be mutually agreed upon by the District and the unit member. Alternatively, unit members may elect to receive a stipend in an amount equal to one day’s pay at the substitute rate for each compensatory day earned.
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  • GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS Section 18-1. Employment begins and ends at each project site. Section 18-2. The selection of craft foremen and/or general foremen and the number of foremen required shall be entirely the responsibility of the Employer, it being understood that in the selection of such foremen and/or general foremen the Employer will give primary consideration to the qualified individuals available in the local area. After giving such consideration, the Employer may select such individuals from other areas. All foremen shall take orders from the designated Employer representatives. Craft foremen shall be designated working foremen at the request of the Employer. Section 18-3. There shall be no limit on production by employees nor restrictions on the full use of tools or equipment. Employees using tools shall perform any of the work of the trade and shall work under the direction of the craft foremen. There shall be no restrictions on efficient use of manpower other than as may be required by safety regulations. Section 18-4. Employees shall be at their place of work at the starting time and shall remain at their place of work performing their assigned functions under the supervision of the Employer until quitting time. The parties reaffirm their policy of a fair day’s work for a fair day’s wage. Section 18-5. All equipment assigned to a project shall be under the control of the Employer. The Employer shall have the right to determine how many pieces of equipment an individual employee shall operate. In an emergency, foremen shall operate any equipment assigned by the Employer, and there shall be no restriction on foremen in the use of the tools of his or her craft in such emergency. The foremen shall be from the craft normally operating the equipment. In accordance with currently recognized craft jurisdiction, the Employer shall determine the assignment of employees to start, stop, and maintain small portable construction equipment. Such work may be assigned to craft employees within a reasonable distance of their primary duties or an employee may be assigned full time to start, stop and maintain the Employer’s small, portable equipment on the job site. There shall be no over xxxxxxx of this type of equipment. The number of employees assigned to rigging and scaffolding operations shall be at the sole discretion of the Employer. The ratio of journeyperson to welders shall be determined solely by the Employer. Section 18-6. The Employer may utilize the most efficient methods or techniques of construction, tools or other labor saving devices to accomplish the work. Practices not a part of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, stand by crews and feather bedding practices will not be recognized. Section 18-7. It is recognized that specialized or unusual equipment may be installed and/ or serviced by individuals who have special training, skill, or qualifications and are not covered by this Agreement. Testing, inspection, or service performed on plant equipment under warranty may be performed by the vendor’s personnel. Section 18-8. Neither the Union nor its local unions shall coerce or in any way interfere with the Owner’s personnel, operation or facilities at the plant site. The Owner’s right to contract directly with other companies for work at the plant site shall not be limited, and the Union shall cooperate and not interfere with the Employer’s operations. Section 18-9. It is agreed that overtime is undesirable and not in the best interest of the industry or the employees; therefore, except in unusual circumstances, overtime will not be worked. Where unusual circumstances do exist, however, the Employer will have the right to assign specific employees and/or crews to perform such overtime work as is necessary to accomplish the job. Section 18-10. There will be no rest periods, organized coffee breaks or other non-working time established during working hours. Section 18-11. Individual seniority shall not be recognized or applied to employees working on projects under this Agreement. Section 18-12. The Employer shall establish such reasonable project rules as the Employer deems appropriate. These rules will be reviewed at the pre-job conference and posted at the project site by the Employer, and may be amended thereafter as necessary.

  • Safe Working Conditions The Employer undertakes to maintain office furniture, equipment, etc., in a practical and safe condition in order to avoid injury to employees or damage to their attire. Employees, for their part and in their own interest, are expected to advise the Employer of any such potentially injurious equipment.

  • Unsafe Working Conditions Employees shall be recognized by the Employer to have the competence to determine what constitutes unsafe working conditions within their discipline. No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work in a situation which is deemed unsafe beyond the reasonable requirements of the employee's job.

  • WORKING CONDITIONS 9.01 Lunch periods shall be at mid-shift. 9.02 The Employer shall allow each employee two (2) breaks of ten (10) minutes each, but not more in a work shift. Time of breaks shall be mutually agreed upon. 9.03 Essential protective clothing including welder’s gloves, protective vests or leather jackets, noise abatement devices, and rainwear shall be supplied at no charge to the employee. In the event that an employee does not return the foregoing items supplied to him by the Employer, the Employer shall charge the cost of same to the employee and deduct this cost from any money owing to the employee. 9.04 Chemical or flush toilets shall be provided from the commencement of work on all jobs. Where the sewer or chemical toilets are not available, sanitary toilet facilities shall be provided as called for in local sanitary regulations. Toilet houses shall be painted, at least on the inside, and cleaned out daily. Toilet paper will be provided. 9.05 Where there is no running tap water available, drinking water in approved sanitary containers shall be provided. Paper cups will be supplied. Salt tablets shall be supplied during the summer months. 9.06 If requested by the Union or employee, the Employer will provide within three (3) calendar days, a termination slip which shall state the reason for the employee’s termination and whether or not he is eligible for rehire. 9.07 Adequate time will be allowed prior to quitting time for picking up tools. 9.08 A lock-up shall be provided for employees for drying clothes, and dressing room, as well as lunch room. The lock-up shall have tables, and benches with provision for drying clothes. Such lock-up shall have windows and venting with adequate lighting and provision for continuous heat twenty-four (24) hours a day. The Employer shall be responsible for having the lock-up cleaned out daily and kept cleared of building material and other construction paraphernalia. Additional shelters shall be provided for employees to eat their lunch as may be required. 9.09 In case of fire or burglary on property or premises provided by the Employer, the Employer shall protect the value of an employee’s work clothes up to a total of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00). The Employer shall also provide fire and burglary insurance for the employees required tools to a total value of the tools, tool for tool, make for make, provided an inventory of tools and clothing is filed with the Employer. The Employer shall supply the required forms and obtain the inventory from each employee. The employee shall receive a signed copy of the inventory from the Employer. Coverage will commence at the date of the filing of the inventory with the Employer. Where an employee fails to file an inventory his rights to submit a claim shall be waived. (a) All mechanics, welders, servicemen, tire servicemen, drill doctors, steel sharpeners, bodymen painters, and mechanics and welder apprentices who request coveralls shall have these supplied and cleaned by the Employer. There shall be one change a week available in the employee’s proper size. Employees are expected to take reasonable care of coveralls supplied. In the event that an employee does not return the coveralls supplied to him by the Employer, the Employer shall charge the cost of same to the employee and deduct this cost from any monies owing to the employee. When requested, coveralls shall be supplied on a temporary basis to employees who assist on work as described above, or where the Employer and the Union mutually agree that coveralls are required. (b) Employees entitled to receive coveralls as provided herein may obtain an additional change of coveralls in any one week providing the condition of the coveralls requires a change. The shop xxxxxxx shall use discretion in authorizing the additional change. (c) All shops shall provide adequate clean-up facilities. 9.11 The Employer shall pay the cost of obtaining operators’ licences other than those required under the Motor Vehicles Act for employees covered by this Agreement. 9.12 No employee will be permitted to use his own motor vehicle in a manner which is unfair to other members or against the best interest of the Union. 9.13 Each employee being terminated will be given one (1) hour’s notice of termination by the Employer or one (1) hour’s pay allowed in lieu thereof. Heavy duty mechanics and apprentice mechanics may utilize this hour to gather together their tools and put them in shape for their next job. 9.14 When a mechanic leaves the employ of the Employer, the Employer shall be required to pay cost of shipping mechanic’s tools. Tools shall be shipped within forty-eight (48) hours of his leaving his employment, subject to the same conditions as govern transportation. When an Operating Engineer elects to transport his own tools to and from the jobsite, the employee shall be paid the rate of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per one hundred (100) pounds per one hundred (100) miles. (e.g. $2.75 x 528 pounds x 273 miles = $39.64). Where the Employer fails to comply with the above, the employee shall be deemed to be still on the payroll of the Employer and shall receive his usual wages and all other conditions of this Agreement until there is compliance with these provisions. 9.15 Where an employee is involved in an accident while on the job and as a result is unable to perform his work, he shall receive a full day’s pay for the day of the accident.

  • Geographic Area and Sector Specific Allowances, Conditions and Exceptions The following allowances and conditions shall apply where relevant. Where the Employer does work which falls under the following headings, the Employer agrees to pay and observe the relevant respective conditions and/or exceptions set out below in each case.

  • Unsafe Work Conditions No Employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work on a job which in the opinion of: (a) A member of a safety committee; or (b) A person designated by a safety committee; or (c) A safety officer after an on-site inspection and following discussion with a representative of the Employer, does not meet the standards established pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act.

  • TEACHING CONDITIONS The parties recognize that optimum school facilities for both student and teacher are desirable to insure the high quality of education that is the goal of both the Association and the Board. It is also acknowledged that the primary duty and responsibility of the teacher is to teach and that the organization of the school and school day should be directed toward ensuring that the energy of the teacher is primarily utilized to this end.

  • General Conditions Costs Contractor is entitled to receive payment for the actual cost of the allowable General Conditions items incurred after receipt of a Notice to Proceed with Construction from Owner through Substantial Completion of the Project, plus 30 calendar days. Contractor is not entitled to reimbursement for General Conditions Costs incurred before receipt of the Notice to Proceed. General Conditions Costs incurred after Substantial Completion, plus 30 calendar days, must be approved in advance by Owner. Allowable General Conditions items are identified below and in Exhibit “D” attached to this Agreement. These items shall be included in the General Conditions Cost amount shown as a line item in the Guaranteed Maximum Price Proposal and as detailed on the Schedule of Values. Items not specifically included below or in Exhibit “D” will not be allowed as General Condition Costs.

  • Completion of Concrete Pours and Emergency Work (a) Except as provided in this sub-clause an Employee shall nor work or be required to work in the rain. (b) Employees shall not be required to start a concrete pour in Inclement Weather. (c) Where a concrete pour has been commenced prior to the commencement of a period of Inclement Weather Employees may be required to complete such concrete pour to a practical stage and for such work shall be paid at the rate of double time calculated to the next hour, and in the case of wet weather shall be provided with adequate wet weather gear. (d) If an Employee’s clothes become wet as a result of working in the rain during a concrete pour the Employee shall, unless the Employee has a change of dry working clothes available, be allowed to go home without loss of pay. (e) The provisions of clauses 32.7(c) and 32.7(d) hereof shall also apply in the case of emergency work where the Employees concerned and their delegates agree that the work is of an emergency nature and can start and/or proceed.

  • Training Requirements Grantee shall: A. Authorize and require staff (including volunteers) to attend training, conferences, and meetings as directed by DSHS; B. Appropriately budget funds in order to meet training requirements in a timely manner, and ensure that staff and volunteers are trained as specified in the training requirements listed at xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxxxx.xxx/hivstd/training/ and as otherwise specified by DSHS. Grantee shall document that these training requirements are met; and C. Ensure that staff hired for HIV and syphilis testing are trained to perform blood draws within three (3) months of employment.

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