Common use of Preparatory Time Clause in Contracts

Preparatory Time. Passenger Service 4.1 Locomotive engineers obtaining locomotives on shop track, except as provided in Article 8, will report for duty 15 minutes prior to time locomotives are required to leave shop track. Such time shall be allowed for performing duties required of them prior to leaving the shop track at beginning of a day's work, and shall be paid for at a rate per hour of 1/8th, or 1/5th, as the case may be, of the daily rate applicable to the locomotive. 4.2 Locomotive engineers on electric locomotives, electric car and motor car service, and diesel-electric locomotive operating in short turnaround passenger service (no single trip of which exceeds 80 miles) will be paid for all time necessary for the performance of preparatory and such other duties as may be required prior to departure from station at initial terminal, on the minute basis at pro rata with a minimum of 15 minutes applicable to the locomotive or motor car operated. Freight Service 4.3 Locomotive engineers obtaining locomotives on shop track except as provided in Article 8, will report for duty 15 minutes prior to time locomotives are required to leave shop track. Such time shall be allowed for performing duties required of them prior to leaving the shop track at beginning of a day's work and shall be paid for at a rate per hour of 1/8th of the daily rate applicable to the locomotive. General 4.4 Time paid under this Article shall not be used to make up the basic day.

Preparatory Time. Passenger Service 4.1 Locomotive engineers obtaining locomotives on shop track, except as provided in Article 8, will report for duty 15 minutes prior to time locomotives are required to leave shop track. Such time shall be allowed for performing duties required of them prior to leaving the shop track at beginning of a day's work, and shall be paid for at a rate per hour of 1/8th, or 1/5th, as the case may be, of the daily rate applicable to the locomotive. 4.2 Locomotive engineers on electric locomotives, electric car and motor car service, and diesel-electric locomotive operating in short turnaround passenger service (no single trip of which exceeds 80 miles) will be paid for all time necessary for the performance of preparatory and such other duties as may be required prior to departure from station at initial terminal, on the minute basis at pro rata with a minimum of 15 minutes applicable to the locomotive or motor car operated. Freight Service 4.3 Locomotive engineers obtaining locomotives on shop track except as provided in Article 8track, will report for duty 15 minutes prior to time locomotives are required to leave shop track. Such time shall be allowed for performing duties required of them prior to leaving the shop track at beginning of a day's work and shall be paid for at a rate per hour of 1/8th of the daily rate applicable to the locomotive. General 4.4 Time paid under this Article shall not be used to make up the basic day.