HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 20.01 The normal work period shall be ten (10) eight (8) hour shifts to a total of eighty (80) hours within a fourteen (14) calendar day period inclusive of two (2) fifteen (15) minute rest periods and a thirty (30) minute meal period. The shift starting and stopping times shall be arranged by the Employer. It is understood that employees must be available for work if and when called upon during the paid meal period.
20.02 The regular work week above does not represent a guarantee of work and employees may work less than forty (40) hours per week, or less than eighty (80) hours in a two-week period.
20.03 The days of work for an employee, the starting and quitting times each day, and the time and duration of lunch and rest periods will be determined by the Employer in accordance with its requirements. Shift schedules will be posted on the Bulletin Boards at least two (2) weeks in advance. Employees will be notified as far in advance as practical of any change in their schedules, and major changes of schedule will take place only after discussion with the Union Committee.
20.04 Rest period of fifteen (15) minutes' duration will be provided for an employee for each half shift worked.
a) The Employer will endeavour to offer overtime work as equally as practical amongst the employees in the applicable classification. Individual employees may refuse a request to work overtime for legitimate personal reasons. But in the event that the Employer is unable to get enough volunteers for the overtime work required, then such work shall be assigned to employees in that classification on an inverse seniority basis currently working the shift preceding the call-in before part-time or student help are utilized.
b) In accordance with part a) overtime will be offered to the next full-time employee on the full-time equal opportunity list. For clarification, this is the next full-time employee listed immediately after the last full-time employee scheduled to work overtime.
c) The remedy for failure to offer required overtime work will be payment for the missed opportunity.
20.06 Overtime at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times an employee's hourly rate will be paid for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours on any one shift, or in excess of 80 hours in a two-week period.
20.07 No employee shall be required to lay-off in regular hours for the purpose of off-setting or circumventing the application of overtime rates of pay.
20.08 Every employee who is called back and required to work in an emergency outside of his/her regular working hours shall be paid a minimum of three hours at the applicable overtime rate, upon authorization of the Administrator or his/her designate.
20.09 In the event an employee reports without being advised not to report for work, an employee shall be guaranteed four (4) hours' work or a minimum of four (4) hours' pay at his/her regular rate of pay.
20.10 Employees shall be paid a shift premium of eighty-five cents ($0.85) per hour for each hour worked outside the normal hours of the day shift, provided that such hours exceed two (2) hours if worked in conjunction with the day shift. The employer will provide a weekend premium of $0.50 per hour for hours of work between 23:00 Friday night and 23:00 Sunday night. This premium is in addition to the regular premium.
