Common use of Reporting to Work – Minimum Pay Clause in Contracts

Reporting to Work – Minimum Pay. (a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (c) or (d) below, an employee reporting for his scheduled shift on the call of the Board and who does not commence work shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for the entire period spent at his/her place of work, with a minimum of two (2) hours’ pay at his/her regular rate. (b) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (c), an employee who commences work on a regular shift, except for a secondary school student on a school day, shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for the entire period spent at his/her place of work, with a minimum of four (4) hours’ pay at his/her regular pay. (c) In any case where an employee: i) reports for his/her regular shift but refuses, except for just cause, to commence work, or ii) commences work but refuses, except for just cause, to continue working, he/she shall not be entitled to receive the minimum payment set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. (d) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs do not apply to those situations where the nature of the work assignment is such that the employee is required to work for periods shorter than four (4) hours per day. These classifications include: student supervisors and crossing guards. Should the Board hire into its employ, subsequent to the signing date of this Agreement, new employees in new classifications who would work less than four (4) hours per day, then the Parties will meet in an effort to agree on making joint application to the BC Board of Industrial Relations. Should the Parties not agree, then the matter of joint application shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the procedures set out herein. 1. Job-Related Employee Education