Common use of Overtime Opportunities Clause in Contracts

Overtime Opportunities. This article describes how overtime opportunities are distributed. Articles 25.01, 25.02, 25.03 and 25.09 are applicable to all departments. Articles 25.04, 25.05, 25.06 and 25.07 apply only to production departments. Article 25.08 is applicable only to the Maintenance departments. a) The intent of this article is to provide an equitable method of distributing overtime opportunities. The references to forty-eight (48) hour discrepancies are not to be construed as allowances where the laid out procedures can be ignored within these parameters. b) Subject to the provisions that follow, the Company will distribute overtime opportunities to employees with the lowest recorded overtime totals on the applicable overtime equitability list. c) The overtime equitability lists shall be the following comparator groups: i) For 12 hour, 4 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B crew block and C/D crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. ii) For 12 hour, 3 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B/C crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. iii) For 8 hour shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be all crew blocks within a line of progression or offline classification. Eight (8) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on an eight (8) hour shift schedule. Twelve (12) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on a twelve (12) hour shift schedule. d) Overtime will be voluntary and can be declined without recrimination. Where an employee accepts the opportunity to work hours other than those for which he is regularly scheduled, he will be deemed to have been so scheduled. e) Except in cases beyond the Company’s control which cannot be reasonably foreseen, when overtime has been requested and commitments received, and circumstances necessitate a change in schedule, employees must be notified of any change at least 12 hours prior to the scheduled start of the overtime shift or at least four (4) hours prior to the end of a shift where an employee has agreed to work beyond the end of that shift. f) If employees are not notified accordingly the overtime commitment will be honoured and paid a minimum of four (4) hours at the applicable overtime rate. g) No employee will work more than the number of hours permissible in a work day or work week, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act - Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. Overtime cannot be worked if it interferes with an employee’s ability to work his regular scheduled shifts. h) The Company will not be required to fill vacancies on non-producing shifts. For the purposes of this article, a non-producing shift shall be defined as the following: i) In Steelmaking, as any scheduled shift in which “C” Furnace, the LAR, or the Caster is not being operated in order to make steel. ii) In the Rolling Xxxxx, any scheduled shift where one or both xxxxx are not being operated in order to produce steel. If only one Mill is operating, employees from the non-producing Mill may be utilized in their Line of Progression in the operating Mill to fill vacancies, provided the employee is trained on the job he is to transfer to. iii) In Shipping, the afternoon and night shifts will be considered non- producing shifts. a) Overtime has only two definitions: 1) Overtime worked. 2) Overtime refused. b) Types of overtime refusals: 1) Employee statement. 2) While on vacation. 3) While off sick or W.S.I.B. 4) While on L.O.A. 5) Incorrect telephone number. 6) Telephone call – no employee contact. 7) Not available due to shift exchange. 8) Not available due to legal restrictions as set forth in the Employment Standards Act – Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for overtime. Once they have completed their probationary period they will be given the overtime average of the comparator group to which they are assigned. d) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 15 or Article 16 will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group after the completion of one hundred and twenty (120) working hours in the position. e) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 14 a) (iv) will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group if applicable. Upon return to his original job, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group if applicable. f) Employees on a modified work assignment shall be offered overtime opportunities in accordance with their modified work plan. If it is necessary to transfer the employee to another comparator group the employee shall be given the overtime average of that comparator group. Upon return to his original comparator group, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group. An employee with a Modified Work Plan, will be given an overtime refusal for any overtime opportunities within their comparator group which they are unable to perform in accordance with their Modified Work Plan. g) Employees in the Spareman position shall be considered as part of a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Sparemen will be offered overtime opportunities within their department after all eligible employees have been asked. h) Employees in the Crane Replacement Operator position shall be considered a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities within the crane lines of progression after all eligible employees have been asked. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities, in the entry level position only, in the floor lines of progression after all eligible employees including Sparemen within the department have been asked. i) Employees will not be allowed to canvass overtime out of their work area, i.e. line of progression, trade, department etc. j) Supervisors will not be allowed to canvass overtime outside of their area of responsibility until all other avenues have been exhausted, and only then with the written approval of the Supervisor of whom the request was made. Copies of this documentation are to be submitted to Manager of Operations, the Manager of Human Resources and the Union President. k) All employees should be identified on the time sheets whether scheduled to work or not, to allow for the proper recording of overtime opportunities. l) Overtime equitability lists will be posted on each departmental bulletin board, on a weekly basis, listing the acceptance and refusals of overtime opportunities by employees within all comparator groups. m) A Committeeperson and a department designate shall meet at the end of each quarterly period specified in Article 25.09 to review the overtime equalization records and will be monitored by the Steering Committee.

Overtime Opportunities. This article describes how overtime opportunities are distributed. Articles 25.01, 25.02, 25.03 and 25.09 are applicable to all departments. Articles 25.04, 25.05, 25.06 and 25.07 apply only to production departments. Article 25.08 is applicable only to the Maintenance departments. Employees that are not actively working on shift at the time the overtime is offered may elect to be contacted by text or phone. a) The intent of this article is to provide an equitable method of distributing overtime opportunities. The references to forty-eight (48) hour discrepancies are not to be construed as allowances where the laid out procedures can be ignored within these parameters. b) Subject to the provisions that follow, the Company will distribute overtime opportunities to employees with the lowest recorded overtime totals on the applicable overtime equitability list. c) The overtime equitability lists shall be the following comparator groups: i) For 12 hour, 4 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B crew block and C/D crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. ii) For 12 hour, 3 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B/C crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. iii) For 8 hour shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be all crew blocks within a line of progression or offline classification. Eight (8) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on an eight (8) hour shift schedule. Twelve (12) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on a twelve (12) hour shift schedule. d) Overtime will be voluntary and can be declined without recrimination. Where an employee accepts the opportunity to work hours other than those for which he is regularly scheduled, he will be deemed to have been so scheduled. e) Except in cases beyond the Company’s control which cannot be reasonably foreseen, when overtime has been requested and commitments received, and circumstances necessitate a change in schedule, employees must be notified of any change at least 12 hours prior to the scheduled start of the overtime shift or at least four (4) hours prior to the end of a shift where an employee has agreed to work beyond the end of that shift. f) If employees are not notified accordingly the overtime commitment will be honoured and paid a minimum of four (4) hours at the applicable overtime rate. g) No employee will work more than the number of hours permissible in a work day or work week, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act - Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. Overtime cannot be worked if it interferes with an employee’s ability to work his regular scheduled shifts. h) The Company will not be required to fill vacancies on non-producing shifts. For the purposes of this article, a non-producing shift shall be defined as the following: i) In Steelmaking, as any scheduled shift in which “C” Furnace, the LAR, or the Caster is not being operated in order to make steel. ii) In the Rolling Xxxxx, any scheduled shift where one or both xxxxx are not being operated in order to produce steel. If only one Mill is operating, employees from the non-producing Mill may be utilized in their Line of Progression in the operating Mill to fill vacancies, provided the employee is trained on the job he is to transfer to. iii) In Shipping, the afternoon and night shifts will be considered non- producing shifts. a) Overtime has only two definitions: 1) Overtime worked. 2) Overtime refused. b) Types of overtime refusals: 1) Employee statement.statement - Verbal or Written 2) While on vacation. 3) While off sick or W.S.I.B. 4) While on L.O.A. 5) Incorrect telephone number. 6) Telephone call – no employee contact. 7) Not available due to shift exchange. 8) Not available due to legal restrictions as set forth in Via text – no employee response within fifteen(15) minutes. If the Employment Standards Act – Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreementrequired vacancy(ies) are not filled with overtime, no hours shall be recorded either worked or refused. c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for overtime. Once they have completed their probationary period they will be given the overtime average of the comparator group to which they are assigned. d) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 15 or Article 16 will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group after the completion of one hundred and twenty (120) working hours in the positiongroup. e) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 14 a) (iv) will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group if applicable. Upon return to his original job, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group if applicable. f) Employees on a modified work assignment shall be offered overtime opportunities in accordance with their modified work plan. If it is necessary to transfer the employee to another comparator group the employee shall be given the overtime average of that comparator group. Upon return to his original comparator group, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group. An employee with a Modified Work Plan, will be given an overtime refusal for any overtime opportunities within their comparator group which they are unable to perform in accordance with their Modified Work Plan. g) Employees in the Spareman position shall be considered as part of a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Sparemen will be offered overtime opportunities within their department after all eligible employees have been asked. h) Employees in the Crane Replacement Operator position shall be considered a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities within the crane lines of progression after all eligible employees have been asked. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities, in the entry level position only, in the floor lines of progression after all eligible employees employees, including Sparemen within the department department, have been asked. i) Employees will not be allowed to canvass overtime out of their work area, i.e. line of progression, trade, department etc. j) Supervisors will not be allowed to canvass overtime outside of their area of responsibility until all other avenues have been exhausted, and only then with the written approval of the Supervisor of whom the request was made. Copies of this documentation are to be submitted to Manager of Operations, the Manager of Human Resources and the Union President. k) All employees should be identified on the time sheets whether scheduled to work or not, to allow for the proper recording of overtime opportunities. l) Overtime equitability lists will be posted on each departmental bulletin board, on a weekly basis, listing the acceptance and refusals of overtime opportunities by employees within all comparator groups. m) A Committeeperson and a department designate shall meet at the end of each quarterly period specified in Article 25.09 to review the overtime equalization records and will be monitored by the Steering Committee.

Overtime Opportunities. This article describes how overtime opportunities are distributed. Articles 25.01, 25.02, 25.03 and 25.09 are applicable to all departments. Articles 25.04, 25.05, 25.06 and 25.07 apply only to production departments. Article 25.08 is applicable only to the Maintenance departments. Employees that are not actively working on shift at the time the overtime is offered may elect to be contacted by text or phone. a) The intent of this article is to provide an equitable method of distributing overtime opportunities. The references to forty-eight (48) hour discrepancies are not to be construed as allowances where the laid out procedures can be ignored within these parameters. b) Subject to the provisions that follow, the Company will distribute overtime opportunities to employees with the lowest recorded overtime totals on the applicable overtime equitability list. c) The overtime equitability lists shall be the following comparator groups: i) For 12 hour, 4 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B crew block and C/D crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. ii) For 12 hour, 3 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B/C crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. iii) For 12 hour, 2 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. iv) For 8 hour shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be all crew blocks within a line of progression or offline classification. The parties agree to review the comparator groups at the Steering Committee, in the event there arises a dispute in the overtime distribution. Eight (8) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on an eight (8) hour shift schedule. Twelve (12) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on a twelve (12) hour shift schedule. d) Overtime will be voluntary and can be declined without recrimination. Where an employee accepts the opportunity to work hours other than those for which he is regularly scheduled, he will be deemed to have been so scheduled. e) Except in cases beyond the Company’s control which cannot be reasonably foreseen, when overtime has been requested and commitments received, and circumstances necessitate a change in schedule, employees must be notified of any change at least 12 hours prior to the scheduled start of the overtime shift or at least four (4) hours prior to the end of a shift where an employee has agreed to work beyond the end of that shift. f) If employees are not notified accordingly the overtime commitment will be honoured and paid a minimum of four (4) hours at the applicable overtime rate. g) No employee will work more than the number of hours permissible in a work day or work week, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act - Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. Overtime cannot be worked if it interferes with an employee’s ability to work his regular scheduled shifts. h) The Company will not be required to fill vacancies on non-producing shifts. For the purposes of this article, a non-producing shift shall be defined as the following: i) In Steelmaking, as any scheduled shift in which “C” Furnace, the LAR, or the Caster is not being operated in order to make steel. ii) In the Rolling Xxxxx, any scheduled shift where one or both xxxxx are not being operated in order to produce steel. If only one Mill is operating, employees from the non-producing Mill may be utilized in their Line of Progression in the operating Mill to fill vacancies, provided the employee is trained on the job he is to transfer to. iii) In Shipping, the afternoon and night shifts will be considered non- producing shifts. a) Overtime has only two definitions: 1) Overtime worked. 2) Overtime refused. b) Types of overtime refusals: 1) Employee statement.statement- Verbal or Written 2) While on vacation. 3) While off sick or W.S.I.B. 4) While on L.O.A. 5) Incorrect telephone number. 6) Telephone call – no employee contact. 7) Not available due to shift exchange. 8) Not available due to legal restrictions as set forth in Via text – no employee response within fifteen(15) minutes. If the Employment Standards Act – Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreementrequired vacancy(ies) are not filled with overtime, no hours shall be recorded either worked or refused. c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for overtime. Once they have completed their probationary period they will be given the overtime average of the comparator group to which they are assigned. d) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 15 or Article 16 will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group after the completion of one hundred and twenty (120) working hours in the positiongroup. e) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 14 a) (iv) will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group if applicable. Upon return to his original job, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group if applicable. f) Employees on a modified work assignment shall be offered overtime opportunities in accordance with their modified work plan. If it is necessary to transfer the employee to another comparator group the employee shall be given the overtime average of that comparator group. Upon return to his original comparator group, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group. An employee with a Modified Work Plan, will be given an overtime refusal for any overtime opportunities within their comparator group which they are unable to perform in accordance with their Modified Work Plan. g) Employees in the Spareman position shall be considered as part of a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Sparemen will be offered overtime opportunities within their department after all eligible employees have been asked. h) Employees in the Crane Replacement Operator position shall be considered a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities within the crane lines of progression after all eligible employees have been asked. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities, in the entry level position only, in the floor lines of progression after all eligible employees employees, including Sparemen within the department department, have been asked. i) Employees will not be allowed to canvass overtime out of their work area, i.e. line of progression, trade, department etc. j) Supervisors will not be allowed to canvass overtime outside of their area of responsibility until all other avenues have been exhausted, and only then with the written approval of the Supervisor of whom the request was made. Copies of this documentation are to be submitted to Manager of Operations, the Manager of Human Resources and the Union President. k) All employees should be identified on the time sheets whether scheduled to work or not, to allow for the proper recording of overtime opportunities. l) Overtime equitability lists will be posted on each departmental bulletin board, on a weekly basis, listing the acceptance and refusals of overtime opportunities by employees within all comparator groups. m) A Committeeperson and a department designate shall meet at the end of each quarterly period specified in Article 25.09 to review the overtime equalization records and will be monitored by the Steering Committee.

Overtime Opportunities. This article describes how overtime opportunities are distributed. Articles 25.01, 25.02, 25.03 and 25.09 are applicable to all departments. Articles 25.04, 25.05, 25.06 and 25.07 apply only to production departments. Article 25.08 is applicable only to the Maintenance departments. a) The intent of this article is to provide an equitable method of distributing overtime opportunities. The references to forty-eight (48) hour discrepancies are not to be construed as allowances where the laid out procedures can be ignored within these parameters. b) Subject to the provisions that follow, the Company will distribute overtime opportunities to employees with the lowest recorded overtime totals on the applicable overtime equitability list. c) The overtime equitability lists shall be the following comparator groups: i) i. For 12 hour, 4 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B crew block and C/D crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. ii) . For 12 hour, 3 shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be A/B/C crew block within a line of progression or offline classification. iii) . For 8 hour shift schedules, the comparator groups shall be all crew blocks within a line of progression or offline classification. Eight (8) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on an eight (8) hour shift schedule. Twelve (12) hour overtime opportunities will first be offered to those employees on a twelve (12) hour shift schedule. d) Overtime will be voluntary and can be declined without recrimination. Where an employee accepts the opportunity to work hours other than those for which he is regularly scheduled, he will be deemed to have been so scheduled. e) Except in cases beyond the Company’s control which cannot be reasonably foreseen, when overtime has been requested and commitments received, and circumstances necessitate a change in schedule, employees must be notified of any change at least 12 hours prior to the scheduled start of the overtime shift or at least four (4) hours prior to the end of a shift where an employee has agreed to work beyond the end of that shift. f) If employees are not notified accordingly the overtime commitment will be honoured and paid a minimum of four (4) hours at the applicable overtime rate. g) No employee will work more than the number of hours permissible in a work day or work week, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act - Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. Overtime cannot be worked if it interferes with an employee’s ability to work his regular scheduled shifts. h) The Company will not be required to fill vacancies on non-producing shifts. For the purposes of this article, a non-producing shift shall be defined as the following: i) In Steelmaking, as any scheduled shift in which “C” Furnace, the LAR, or the Caster is not being operated in order to make steel. ii) In the Rolling Xxxxx, any scheduled shift where one or both xxxxx are not being operated in order to produce steel. If only one Mill is operating, employees from the non-producing Mill may be utilized in their Line of Progression in the operating Mill to fill vacancies, provided the employee is trained on the job he is to transfer to. iii) In Shipping, the afternoon and night shifts will be considered non- producing shifts. a) Overtime has only two definitions: 1) Overtime worked. 2) Overtime refused. b) Types of overtime refusals: 1) Employee statement. 2) While on vacation. 3) While off sick or W.S.I.B. 4) While on L.O.A. 5) Incorrect telephone number. 6) Telephone call – no employee contact. 7) Not available due to shift exchange. 8) Not available due to legal restrictions as set forth in the Employment Standards Act – Province of Ontario as of the signing of this Collective Agreement. c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for overtime. Once they have completed their probationary period they will be given the overtime average of the comparator group to which they are assigned. d) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 15 or Article 16 will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group after the completion of one hundred and twenty (120) working hours in the position. e) An employee transferring to a job in accordance with Article 14 a) (iv) will be given the overtime average of his new comparator group if applicable. Upon return to his original job, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group if applicable. f) Employees on a modified work assignment shall be offered overtime opportunities in accordance with their modified work plan. If it is necessary to transfer the employee to another comparator group the employee shall be given the overtime average of that comparator group. Upon return to his original comparator group, he will be given the overtime average of the original comparator group. An employee with a Modified Work Plan, will be given an overtime refusal for any overtime opportunities within their comparator group which they are unable to perform in accordance with their Modified Work Plan. g) Employees in the Spareman position shall be considered as part of a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Sparemen will be offered overtime opportunities within their department after all eligible employees have been asked. h) Employees in the Crane Replacement Operator position shall be considered a separate comparator group within a department for overtime equitability purposes. An employee assigned to this position must be given the overtime average of the comparator group. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities within the crane lines of progression after all eligible employees have been asked. Crane Replacement Operators will be offered overtime opportunities, in the entry level position only, in the floor lines of progression after all eligible employees including Sparemen within the department have been asked. i) Employees will not be allowed to canvass overtime out of their work area, i.e. line of progression, trade, department etc. j) Supervisors will not be allowed to canvass overtime outside of their area of responsibility until all other avenues have been exhausted, and only then with the written approval of the Supervisor of whom the request was made. Copies of this documentation are to be submitted to Manager of Operations, the Manager of Human Resources and the Union President. k) All employees should be identified on the time sheets whether scheduled to work or not, to allow for the proper recording of overtime opportunities. l) Overtime equitability lists will be posted on each departmental bulletin board, on a weekly basis, listing the acceptance and refusals of overtime opportunities by employees within all comparator groups. m) A Committeeperson and a department designate shall meet at the end of each quarterly period specified in Article 25.09 to review the overtime equalization records and will be monitored by the Steering Committee.