Plant Shutdowns a) When the Company determines there will be a plant shutdown it will give the Union at least 30 days notice.
b) In order to adjust to an announced plant shutdown, employees may utilize any unused vacation days, sick days and other designated days to cover any affected days of the shutdown.
c) Where the Company determines the need for work to be performed during a plant shutdown, the Company will first offer such available work to the most senior employee(s) who normally perform the required work. If no employee(s) are available, the Company will offer such available work to the most senior employees on a plant-wide basis. Finally, if there is a need for work to be performed and insufficient employees are available, then the most junior employee(s) who normally perform the required work will be required to work on the affected days of the shutdown.
Plant Shutdowns. The Company will schedule two plant shutdowns per year, one near the July 1 Statutory holiday and one between the Christmas and New Year Statutory holidays. The shutdown periods will be considered vacation time for all Employees not scheduled to work (i.
Plant Shutdowns. Seller will inform Purchaser (i) of any scheduled Plant shutdowns at least forty five (45) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year of Seller, and (ii) immediately after Seller becomes aware of the occurrence of any event that may result, or has resulted, in an unscheduled Plant shutdown.
Plant Shutdowns. During periods of plant shutdowns when employees are needed for maintenance, repairs, or work on plant alternations, the wage rate paid to employees who are retained for work during the first forty-five (45) days of a plant shutdown shall not be less than the employee's regular straight-time wage rate normally paid when the plant is producing. After forty-five days, the wage rate paid shall be the wage rate of the job performed.
Plant Shutdowns. As soon as is commercially reasonable, NEDAK shall notify Distillers by verbal and/or written notice of any governmental mandatory shutdowns or planned shutdowns for plant maintenance. In such situations, Distillers shall make arrangements with its customers to utilize MWDGs inventories and subsequent production to carry customers through such shutdowns. In the event of an unplanned shutdown (plant breakdown for whatever reason) NEDAK shall notify Distillers immediately so Distillers can implement emergency plans with its customers. NEDAK shall in its best efforts restore plant operations as soon as possible. Distillers hereby acknowledges this and agrees that NEDAK will not have any liability or obligation to any purchaser or to Distillers under this Agreement or any other agreement or contract related to any shutdown.
Plant Shutdowns a. The Employer shall normally schedule a two (2) week shutdown at Christmas and at least one (1) one-week shutdown during the summer. The Employer shall provide at least one (1) week of notice if a shutdown is to be cancelled. Where, due to operational requirements, a two-week (2) shut down at Christmas is not possible, the Employer may schedule a nine (9) calendar day shutdown covering the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. In the event of a mass shortage of work or economic crisis, such as a customer shutdown, it may be necessary to schedule a plant wide shutdown for a short period, such as one (1) day (“Down Days”)
b. Notice of all shutdowns of one (1) week or more in duration shall be posted by February 28th of each calendar year. The company shall make every effort to avoid the use of Down Days and shall provide one week of notice of the intent to shutdown. Such notice for Down Days shall not be required under exceptional circumstances as listed in 7.03 a).
c. The Employer has the right to schedule vacation in accordance with a shutdown of the plant to a maximum of five (5) vacation days per calendar year. In the event where a shutdown occurs during the week of a designated holiday, employees required to use vacation time during the shutdown will only lose four (4) vacation days. Employees required to use vacation time during the shutdown may, prior to June 1, request an unpaid leave of a comparable length. This request shall be granted at the sole discretion of the Employer. Vacation entitlement must be exhausted prior to requesting the use of leaves of absence or layoff. Requests for Leaves of Absence under this article are on a “first come, first served basis” if request is submitted less than four (4) weeks prior to the date of the intended leave. If a request is submitted with more than four (4) weeks prior to the date of the intended leave, the request will be granted based on the seniority.
d. The Employer may request volunteers to work during a shutdown of the plant. If there are insufficient volunteers with the necessary skill sets to ensure the necessary production, employees shall be assigned work in the reverse order of seniority.
