Common use of Overtime Equalization Clause in Contracts

Overtime Equalization. When overtime work is scheduled by the Company, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing such work. The Company retains the exclusive right to determine when an overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in the overtime hours amongst all employees within the classification. Availability The opportunity for overtime work shall first be offered to employees within the classification who are at work at the time of the scheduling, and thereafter to employees within the classification who are not at work at the time of the scheduling. If no employee volunteers for the overtime assignment, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity shall be paid as if he or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees on the roster that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing to work the overtime as required, probationary employees will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime as long as the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that work. At the completion of an employee’s probationary period, they will be added to the overtime roster.

Overtime Equalization. When Whenever a need for shift coverage occurs, that need shall be presented to bargaining unit members in the following order. The need shall first be presented to part-time bargaining unit members who would not incur overtime work is scheduled by working the Companyavailable time according to seniority utilizing a rotating seniority list. If no part-time bargaining unit member who would not incur overtime by working the available time accepts the overtime opportunity, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst presented to full-time bargaining unit members according to seniority utilizing a rotating seniority list. If no full- time bargaining unit member agrees to the employees in the classification usually performing such work. The Company retains the exclusive right to determine when an overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in the overtime hours amongst all employees within the classification. Availability The opportunity for overtime work shall first overtime, it may be offered to employees within part-time bargaining unit members who would incur overtime by working the classification who are at work available time according to seniority utilizing a rotating seniority list. The full-time employee rotating seniority lists shall operate as follows. The list shall be initially arranged according to seniority. When a need arises, the person at the time top of the schedulinglist is contacted. If that person accepts the assignment, declines or cannot be reached, that person is moved to the bottom of the list and thereafter the next most senior person is called. This process shall continue until the assignment is filled, everyone on the list declines or everyone on the list has been called. At the next overtime need, the list shall begin with the employee where it left off on the previous need. The part-time employee rotating seniority lists shall operate as follows. The list shall be initially arranged according to employees within seniority. When a need arises, the classification who are not at work person at the time top of the schedulinglist is contacted. If no employee volunteers for that person would incur overtime, declines, is eligible and accepts or cannot be reached, that person is moved to the overtime assignment, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity shall be paid as if he or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time bottom of the scheduling will not be considered available for list and the overtime opportunitynext most senior person is called. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she This process shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority continue until the necessary complement assignment is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hirefilled, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees everyone on the roster that are in list declines, is ineligible or everyone on the classificationlist has been called. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as After full-time employees are available and willing to work have been offered the overtime, the part-time employee list shall again be used with everyone on the list, regardless of overtime as requiredstatus, probationary employees will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed being eligible for the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime as long as the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that workovertime. At the completion of an employee’s probationary periodnext overtime need, they will be added to the overtime rosterlist shall begin with the employee were it left off on the previous need.

Overtime Equalization. When This Article is intended to provide the basis for computing overtime. Payment of any premiums under this Agreement whether overtime work or otherwise, shall not be duplicated for the same hours worked. To the extent that hours are compensated for at an overtime rate under one provision of this Agreement, they shall not be counted as hours worked in determining overtime under the same or any other provisions of this Agreement. The Union agrees when overtime is scheduled by that it will not discourage employees from working the overtime. Whenever the Company requests employees to work overtime, employees so requested shall co-operate with the Company, it . The opportunity to work overtime within a department shall be distributed offered to and equalized amongst employees normally engaged in the work in so far as is possible subject to the following conditions: Overtime will first be offered to with the least amount of accumulated overtime hours within the classification within the department if applicable. In the event there are insufficient volunteers for overtime as above, employees within the department who are able to perform the work will be offered the opportunity to work overtime. Scheduled opportunity for overtime not filled in accordance with A B above will be filled by employees selected on the basis of ability to perform the normal requirements of the job and where practicable the least amount of overtime hours for the purposes of equalization. All overtime hours offered, whether worked or refused, shall be recorded for purposes of overtime opportunity. Hours shall be recorded based on hours paid or hours which would have been paid had the worked the hours which were offered. Hours worked outside an employee’s home department shall be recorded as worked within the home department for equalization purposes. Overtime records shall be posted within the department and shall be updated on a weekly basis. The Union will be given a copy of the overtime records for each department as they are updated on a weekly basis. When an employee is absent for any reason the employee forfeits any right to such distribution of overtime for period of time involved in such absence. Overtime if available to employees who are absent will be recorded as having the opportunity to work. Scheduled hours of overtime on Saturday’s, Sunday’s Holidays (Statutory) will not exceed hours in a day except in emergency situations. So far as is practicable, overtime will be equalized manner amongst within a three (3) month period. In a bid or bump situation an employee transferred into a department, for equalization purposes, will assume to have the employees average hours of overtime in the classification usually performing such workwithin the department. There shall be no duplication or pyramiding of overtime or premium pay. The Company retains will not schedule overtime to avoid the exclusive right recall of employees unless there would not be enough work to determine when an overtime opportunity will be performedkeep the recalled employees working for at least two (2) months. The Company recognizes the equity desirability of maintaining minimum differentials in the overtime hours amongst all employees within the classification. Availability The opportunity for overtime full work shall first be offered to employees within the classification who are at work at the time of the scheduling, and thereafter to employees within the classification who are not at work at the time of the scheduling. If no employee volunteers for the overtime assignment, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity shall be paid as if he or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees on the roster that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing to work the overtime as required, probationary employees will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime as long as the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that work. At the completion of an employee’s probationary period, they will be added to the overtime rosterweeks.

Overtime Equalization. When overtime Overtime work is scheduled by the Company, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing such work. The Company retains the exclusive right to determine when an overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in the overtime hours divided equally and equitably amongst all employees within the classification. Availability The opportunity for overtime work shall first be offered to employees within the classification who are at work at the time of the scheduling, and thereafter to employees within the classification who are not at work at the time of the scheduling. If no employee volunteers for the overtime assignment, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity shall be paid as if he or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift job title in which the overtime opportunity was scheduledexists, he or she excepting however, that in the Toll Collector's job title overtime shall be considered for distributed in that manner on each specific bridge. Overtime shall be divided as follows: 1st--To the overtime opportunity. If no permanent employee volunteers to accept within the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees department and job title involved who possess has the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number amount of overtime hours charged to a classification in worked or charged. Initially, at the department roster and dividing the total number start of employees on the roster that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing to work the overtime as required, probationary employees will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime as long as the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classificationeach given year, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner first on a seniority basis and thereafter according to the first sentence above written. 2nd--In the case of Toll Collectors, should all refuse overtime on any given bridge, then the overtime shall be offered to the permanent Toll Collector(s) with the least amount of overtime worked or charged amongst the employees in other bridges, providing they are qualified to do the classification usually performing that available overtime work. At 3rd--If a situation arises whereby all employees within a given job title refuse overtime, then, in that event, overtime shall be offered to the employee(s) within another job title who have the least amount of overtime worked or charged providing they are qualified to do the available overtime work. 4th--Employees who are not permanent (full-time) shall not be offered overtime unless all permanent and qualified employees have refused such overtime, or unless such work is in connection with the completion of a started project at the end of a scheduled shift. The Commission agrees to keep a daily, up-to-date rotation list of overtime worked and charged posted at each work location. Refusals to work overtime shall be charged as overtime worked on the rotation lists. Should an error be made, the by-passed employee shall be offered the next available overtime. In the event of an emergency, the Toll Collector in charge shall use his/her best discretion as to calling the most readily available employee in conjunction with calling his/her Group Leader and the Administrative Secretary. In the event that an employee cannot report to work due to emergency weather conditions, he/she shall be paid for the days using either sick days, vacation days, personal days or compensatory time. In the event that a permanent employee is expected to be absent from work for thirty (30) work days or more because of illness, workers compensation, or leave of absence, other qualified employees, based on their seniority, with a schedule of working hours less than the absent employee’s probationary period, they will be added may request to work that position until the overtime rosteremployee returns.

Overtime Equalization. When overtime Overtime work is scheduled by the Company, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst equally to Employees working within the employees in same job classification at the classification usually performing such worksame job site. The Company retains distribution of overtime shall be equalized after six (6) months commencing on July 1st, except for Public Works Department, Roads Division. Public Works Department, Roads Division shall equalize overtime on an annual basis as of May1st each year. If overtime is not substantially equal over each equalization period, the exclusive right to determine when an Employer shall equalize overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes by awarding the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in affected Employee compensatory time or pay equaling the overtime the Employee lost by not being provided equal overtime opportunity. As used in this Article, substantially equal is defined as within ten (10) hours amongst of the average overtime of all employees Employees within the classificationsame job classification at the same job site. Availability The Calculation of average overtime shall not include refused overtime. Except in emergencies that preclude the procedure, the opportunity for to work overtime work shall first be offered to employees the Employee within the job classification at each job site who are has the least number of overtime hours to his/her credit at that time. The Employer shall not be required to break in on work in progress or change an Employee's shift to maintain an equitable balance of overtime opportunities. Building Technicians shall be considered as working at one job site for the time purposes of the scheduling, and thereafter to employees within the classification who are not at work at the time of the schedulingequalizing overtime. If no an Employee does not accept the offered overtime, the hours offered shall be considered as overtime refused. If an employee volunteers is not available to work overtime, then the average number of overtime hours worked by available employees shall be considered overtime refused. An Employee is considered not available if he/she is on paid or unpaid leave on the date the overtime is worked and would have been offered the overtime. Overtime refused shall not be considered hours subject to overtime equalization, but shall be utilized for purposes of overtime distribution. If the overtime offer is refused, the Employee with the next fewest number of overtime hours to his/her credit shall be offered the assignment. This procedure shall be followed until the required number of qualified Employees have been selected for the overtime assignmentwork. If the above procedure does not provide for an adequate number of Employees, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity least senior qualified Employee shall be paid as if he required to work. Newly transferred/promoted or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she newly hired employees shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged credited with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification worked by current employees following their date of transfer/promotion or hire. Employees of the Public Works Department, Roads division shall notify the Employer in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees on the roster writing that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing to work the overtime as required, probationary employees they will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime work, whenever possible. If an employee has not notified the Employer in writing that they will not be available and if the Employer is unable to contact the employee, as long as verified by phone record that they attempted to do so, then the employee has acquired will be recorded as having refused to work overtime. The parties recognize that snow removal is an essential function of the skills Public Works Department, Roads Division, and the ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classificationsafely operate snow removal equipment is a required ability for Equipment Operator and positions. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days Section 6 - Records A record of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that work. At the completion of an employee’s probationary period, they hours worked or turned down by each Employee will be added to maintained by the overtime rosterdepartment head and made available for inspection upon request by the Employee or Union.

Overtime Equalization. When The purpose of this section is to equalize the overtime work is hours among qualified employees by Section. The employees shall be charged on the overtime equalization list in black with all overtime hours paid. Employees on such list who refuse offered overtime shall be charged with all hours he/she could have been paid in red. Time recorded on the overtime equalization list shall include all time an employee works outside of their regularly scheduled shift. Each Section shall establish a roster by classification of employees for overtime assignments. Employees shall be placed on the Companylist in seniority order initially. Those employees who want overtime assignments shall sign the roster; then as an overtime assignment occurs, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst first offered to the employees in first employee on the classification usually performing such list who is qualified to perform the work. The Company retains In the exclusive right to determine when an overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes event that the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in employee refuses or cannot work the overtime, the Employer shall offer the overtime hours amongst all employees to the next qualified employee on the list, and so forth, until the assignment is filled. In the event that no one wants to or is able to work the assignment, from within the classification, the Employer may then offer the assignment to a qualified employee from within that section using the same type of overtime list by seniority. Availability The opportunity for overtime work shall first be offered to employees In the event no employee within the classification who are at Section (as defined in Article 10, Section 5) is able to work at the time of assignment, management can offer the scheduling, and thereafter assignment to employees within any qualified unit personnel. All overtime worked will be charged to the classification who are not at work at employee’s home list for the time of the schedulingequalization purposes. If Should there be no employee volunteers for the overtime assignment, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity shall be paid as if he or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees on the roster that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing job classification will be required to work the overtime. Management will make reasonable effort to distribute overtime as requiredassignments equally when choosing someone outside the section. If for some reason, probationary no employees voluntarily sign up for over- time, or in the event that no person in that job classification is available who signed the voluntary overtime roster, then the overtime will be assigned to the least senior qualified employee in the job classification. Any overtime of less than one (1) hour will not affect the overtime roster. In the event of a transfer to another Section or reinstatement to the overtime list, the employee, if he/she desires, shall have his/her name placed in the center of the overtime roster. The same procedure shall apply if the employee is returned to his/her former Section. New overtime equalization lists shall be established on the first work day in January for the duration of this Contract. Should an employee desire to have his/her name removed from the equalization list, such employee may not request to have his/her name reinstated until three (3) months after the date of the employee's most recent request to have his/her name removed from the overtime equalization list. Between planting and harvesting seasons the eight (8) hour maximum for overtime assignments shall be waived for farm operators; but each overtime assignment shall still remain a onetime assignment, regardless of the duration. Collections and Irrigation Operators (working 12 hours shifts) When it is necessary to fill two (2) hours or less bordering a shift change, the employer will utilize the overtime equalization list to cover hours. Article 2 Section 3B (Minimum Call In) will not apply to Collections & Irrigation Operations in filling the two (2) hours or less bordering a shift change. If the employees decline, then the employer will follow the overtime equalization process. Pre-scheduled overtime will be based on the overtime equalization list of the time of scheduling and any overtime assignment which between the time of scheduling pre-scheduled overtime and any other overtime assignment will not affect the pre-scheduled overtime assignment. Pre-scheduled overtime is defined as overtime which must be scheduled in advance; for example, overtime assignments to cover week-ends and holidays. The overtime equalization list shall not be used when an employee is held over at the end of a shift to complete an assignment (of less than four (4) additional hours duration) but such time worked shall be recorded on the overtime equalization list. The Employer will be allowed to work call employees on vacation, but an employee on vacation who refuses overtime until they will not have completed that refusal charged against them. The Employer will offer training to all Operations Maintenance Mechanics for the first forty-five (45) days of employment. ThereafterCollection System Operator work, they such training will be available for overtime as long as offered at the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that work. At the completion of an employeeEmployer’s probationary period, they will be added to the overtime rosterdiscretion.

Overtime Equalization. When overtime Overtime work is scheduled by the Company, it shall be distributed in an equalized manner amongst equally to Employees working within the employees in same job classification at the classification usually performing such worksame job site. The Company retains distribution of overtime shall be equalized after six (6) months commencing on July 1st, except for Public Works Department, Roads Division. Public Works Department, Roads Division shall equalize overtime on an annual basis as of May1st each year. If overtime is not substantially equal over each equalization period, the exclusive right to determine when an Employer shall equalize overtime opportunity will be performed. The Company recognizes by awarding the equity of maintaining minimum differentials in affected Employee compensatory time or pay equaling the overtime the Employee lost by not being provided equal overtime opportunity. As used in this Article, substantially equal is defined as within ten (10) hours amongst of the average overtime of all employees Employees within the classificationsame job classification at the same job site. Availability The Calculation of average overtime shall not include refused overtime. Except in emergencies that preclude the procedure, the opportunity for to work overtime work shall first be offered to employees the Employee within the job classification at each job site who are has the least number of overtime hours to his/her credit at that time. The Employer shall not be required to break in on work in progress or change an Employee's shift to maintain an equitable balance of overtime opportunities. Building Technicians shall be considered as working at one job site for the time purposes of the scheduling, and thereafter to employees within the classification who are not at work at the time of the schedulingequalizing overtime. If no an Employee does not accept the offered overtime, the hours offered shall be considered as overtime refused. If an employee volunteers is not available to work overtime, then the average number of overtime hours worked by available employees shall be considered overtime refused. An Employee is considered not available if he/she is on paid or unpaid leave on the date the overtime is worked and would have been offered the overtime. Overtime refused shall not be considered hours subject to overtime equalization, but shall be utilized for purposes of overtime distribution. If the overtime offer is refused, the Employee with the next fewest number of overtime hours to his/her credit shall be offered the assignment. This procedure shall be followed until the required number of qualified Employees have been selected for the overtime assignmentwork. If the above procedure does not provide for an adequate number of Employees, the Company has the right to offer the overtime opportunity to employees in another classification. Where the overtime opportunity is mistakenly given to an employee outside the classification because the Company did not canvas all available employees in the classification where the opportunity arose, the employee who should have received the overtime opportunity least senior qualified Employee shall be paid as if he required to work. Newly transferred/promoted or she had worked the overtime opportunity. The with the least credited overtime hours in the classification will be offered the overtime opportunity first. An employee who is absent from work at the time of the scheduling will not be considered available for the overtime opportunity. Should the employee return to his or her work prior to the end of the shift in which the overtime opportunity was scheduled, he or she newly hired employees shall be considered for the overtime opportunity. If no employee volunteers to accept the overtime hours, the Company shall have the right to assign overtime to qualified employees who possess the least seniority until the necessary complement is reached. If required to work mandatory overtime a meal ticket valued at twenty dollars ($20.00) will be provided. An employee placed on an overtime roster because of hire, recall or transfer in the classification is to be charged credited with the average number of hours assigned the employees within the same classification. The average number of hours shall be determined by totalling the number of overtime hours charged to a classification worked by current employees following their date of transfer/promotion or hire. Employees of the Public Works Department, Roads division shall notify the Employer in the department roster and dividing the total number of employees on the roster writing that are in the classification. The Company has the right to take into consideration the safety aspect of scheduling overtime. As long as full-time employees are available and willing to work the overtime as required, probationary employees they will not be allowed to work overtime until they have completed the first forty-five (45) days of employment. Thereafter, they will be available for overtime work, whenever possible. If an employee has not notified the Employer in writing that they will not be available and if the Employer is unable to contact the employee, as long as verified by phone record that they attempted to do so, then the employee has acquired the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification. Among those employees who have completed between forty-six (46) and ninety (90) days of employment with the Company and who are deemed to have the skills and ability to perform the assigned duties related to their classification, overtime shall be offered in an equalized manner amongst the employees in the classification usually performing that work. At the completion of an employee’s probationary period, they will be added recorded as having refused to work overtime. The parties recognize that snow removal is an essential function of the overtime rosterPublic Works Department.