HOURS OF WORK i) Where employees are now working a longer daily tour, the provisions set out in this Article governing the regular hours of work on a daily tour shall be adjusted accordingly. ii) The normal daily extended tour shall be 11.25 consecutive hours in any 24-hour period, exclusive of a total of forty-five (45) minutes of unpaid meal time. For hybrid schedules, there will be scheduled normal daily tours of seven and one-half (7½) hours and 11.25 consecutive hours per day. iii) Employees working an extended tour shall be entitled, subject to the exigencies of resident care, to paid relief periods during the tour of a total of forty-five (45) minutes. For hybrid schedules, there will also be shifts that provide for relief periods in accordance with Article 15.02. iv) Scheduling issues will be resolved at the local level. v) Where the union and the employer have agreed to or agree to an extended daily tour or hybrid schedule that differs from the normal daily extended tour, the proportion of unpaid time to hours of work shall maintain the same ratio as set out in paragraph ii) and iii) of this Article.
– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING 15.01 The normal hours of work for an employee are not a guarantee of work per day or per week, or a guarantee of days of work per week. The normal hours of work shall be seven and one-half (7½) hours per day, and seventy-five (75) hours in any bi-weekly period. 15.02 The normal daily shift shall consist of seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of a one-half (½) hour unpaid meal period. Employees shall be entitled to a fifteen (15) minute paid break during each half of the normal daily shift, at a time designated by the Employer. 15.03 Employees required for reporting purposes shall remain at work for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes which shall be unpaid. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes however, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purposes of payment. 15.04 Requests for change in posted work schedules must be submitted in writing and co-signed by the employee willing to exchange days off or shifts and are subject to the discretion of the Administrator or her designate. In any event, it is understood that such a change initiated by the employee and approved by the Employer shall not result in overtime compensation or payment or any other claims on the Employer by any employee under the terms of this Agreement. 15.05 Where there is a change to Daylight Savings from Standard Time or vice-versa, an employee who is scheduled and works a full shift shall be paid for a seven and one-half (7½) hour shift rather than the actual hours worked. 15.06 In the event that a meal period is interrupted requiring an employee to attend to a work related problem, then the balance of the unused meal period will be taken within two (2) hours of the interruption. If the employee is unable to reschedule such time, she shall be paid time and one-half (1½) her regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her normal daily hours, in accordance with Article 16.01.
Ordinary Hours of Work The ordinary hours of work will be worked any time between 6.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. Ordinary hours of work may be varied by agreement between the Employer and the majority of the employees concerned and the ETU State Secretary (via the relevant full time ETU Official) to accommodate the hours or work required for the most efficient and safe operation of the Employer and the requirements of its client. Where agreement is reached to work alternate hours, occupational health and safety principles will prevail. Proper health monitoring procedures will be introduced and suitable rosters clearly agreed prior to commencing work. Adequate supervision must always be provided. Matters on which agreement may be reached include: a) How the hours are to be averaged in a work cycle b) The duration of the work cycle
HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME Section 11.1 The standard work period for bargaining unit Employees will vary by position and department needs. The standard work period for bargaining unit Employees who perform fire suppression duties shall consist of an average of 208 hours per 28-day work period during a calendar year, which is adopted under the 7(k) exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Section 11.2 So long as the overtime provisions of the FLSA, as amended, are applicable to state and local government fire department Employees, the Employer shall pay overtime in accordance with existing rules and regulations applicable to the FLSA under the 7(k) exemption, except as otherwise provided in this Article. Section 11.3 For purposes of this Agreement, a standard workday or tour-of-duty for a two hundred and eight (208)-hour/28-day Lieutenant or Firefighter shall be defined as a 24 continuous hour period beginning with the starting time of the Lieutenant or Firefighter followed by 48 continuous hours of off time. Section 11.4 The normal work schedule for other Employees will be based on position and department needs. Section 11.5 Employees are subject to make emergency responses during meal periods. Section 11.6 When there is a change from eastern standard time to eastern daylight time, or vice-versa, the starting and stopping times of the shifts shall not change, and the resultant change in hours worked by the regular duty shift shall not result in a reduction of paid hours nor the addition of overtime hours. Section 11.7 Changes in an individual employee’s work cycle or days worked caused by a permanent or temporary shift re-assignment and/or duty re-assignment shall not be considered a schedule change as provided for in Section 11.8, below. Section 11.8 Short-term schedule changes lasting fourteen (14) calendar days or less may be implemented by the Employer upon giving no less than seventy two (72) hours written notice to the affected Employee(s). Section 11.9 Nothing in this Article shall preclude the Employer from implementing any emergency schedule changes or assignments as determined in the sole discretion of the City, in accordance with Article 22, Waiver in Case of Emergency. Section 11.10 EARNED HOURS OFF (“EHO”) A. Each Employee will earn two hundred eight (208) earned hours off (EHOs) to adjust their weekly average. Employees may only use these hours after they are earned. If an Employee does not work all of his scheduled shifts, his earned hours off will be reduced accordingly. The workweek shall be an average of 52 hours for shift employees. Twenty-four (24) hours of EHO must be used in at least twelve (12) hour increments during any 28-day work period during which the Employee is regularly scheduled to work ten (10) twenty-four (24) hour shifts. The Employee will be encouraged to schedule EHO at the beginning of each year. If an Employee does not schedule EHO at least thirty (30) days in advance of the 28-day work period for which they are scheduled to work ten (10) twenty-four