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Common use of Rest Days Clause in Contracts

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer of the Corporation. 6.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off; (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men.

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

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Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned two (2) rest days in each seven-seven (7) day period, subject to the following:, (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the CorporationCompany's operation operational requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will service may be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any reassigned on 72 hours notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two (2) consecutive rest days, or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date day in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Council 4000 Representative of the Union employees and the proper officer of the CorporationCompany. 6.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point point, the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five (5) days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two (2) non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief menpeople.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees 7.1 Unless otherwise provided, a workweek of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours and/or four (4) days of ten (10) hours will be established. 7.2 Except as otherwise provided, employees shall be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments assignments, and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. The work weeks may be staggered in accordance with the Company’s operational requirements. 7.3 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and MondayMonday to employees covered by Clause 7.2, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 7.4 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to date. Such accumulation shall not exceed five (5) days and rest days so accumulated shall be worked out allowed consecutively when five (5) days have been accumulated. However, the accumulation of a greater number of rest days and their allowance at longer intervals may be arranged by mutual agreement between the designated National or Regional Representative officers of the Union Company and the proper officer of the CorporationSystem General Chairman and/or Designate. 6.4 7.5 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at on a particular point territory the following procedure procedures shall be followedobserved: (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9;Clauses 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8. (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or and Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties;. (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 Clause 7.4 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans plans, which may be suggested by either of the parties parties, shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon;. (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, problem then some of the relief or extra employees men may be given non-consecutive rest days;. (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men. 7.6 All possible regular relief assignments with five days’ work per week and two consecutive rest days and/or four days' work and three consecutive rest days (subject to Clause 7.5) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days, as may be assigned under the agreement. 7.7 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the officers of the Company and the System General Chairman and/or Designate may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 7.8 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided; such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 7.9 Employees, if required to work on regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half for which three hours’ service may be required, except where such work is performed by an employee moving from one assignment to another, or to or from a laid-off list, or where rest days are being accumulated under Clause 7.4. 7.10 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither shall overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in excess of regularly assigned hours paid for on holidays or for changing shifts, be utilized in computing the forty (40) hours per week, nor shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or special allowances such as attending court, deadheading, travel time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when such payments apply during assigned working hours in lieu of pay for such hours, or where such hours is now included under existing rules in computations leading to overtime. 7.11 The term “work week” for regularly assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned 11.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Article, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established with two consecutive rest days in each seven-day period, seven (7) subject to the following: (a) following modifications; the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation Company’s operational requirements; . Days of service may, on forty-eight (b48) in the instances of change in days of servicehours’ notice, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any noticereassigned when necessary. 6.2 11.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or of working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 11.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer Officer of the CorporationCompany. 6.4 11.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point point, the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time regular All possible relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.911.5; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, Monday where these may be required under this Agreementagreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 11.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-non- consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief menemployees. 11.5 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 11.4) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days as may be assigned under this agreement. 11.6 The term “work week” for regular assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work, and for extra or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven (7) consecutive days starting with Monday. 11.7 Where work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by available extra or unassigned employees who will otherwise not have 40 hours of work that week; in all other cases by the regular employee. 11.8 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement each year between the proper officer of the Company and the Regional Representative of the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached, the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employee Assistance Program Agreement, Employee Assistance Program Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Sunday Sunday, and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer of the Corporation. 6.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off; (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned 11.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Article, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established with two consecutive rest days in each seven-day period, seven (7) subject to the following: (a) following modifications; the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation Company’s operational requirements; . Days of service may, on forty-eight (b48) in the instances of change in days of servicehours’ notice, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any noticereassigned when necessary. 6.2 11.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved.for 6.3 11.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer Officer of the CorporationCompany. 6.4 11.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point point, the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time regular All possible relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.911.5; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, Monday where these may be required under this Agreementagreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 11.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-non- consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief menemployees. 11.5 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 11.4) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days as may be assigned under this agreement. 11.6 The term “work week” for regular assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work, and for extra or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven (7) consecutive days starting with Monday. 11.7 Where work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by available extra or unassigned employees who will otherwise not have 40 hours of work that week; in all other cases by the regular employee. 11.8 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement each year between the proper officer of the Company and the Regional Representative of the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached, the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will 7.1 Unless otherwise provided, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established. 7.2 Except as otherwise provided in Article 4, employees shall be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. The work weeks may be staggered in accordance with the Company's operational 7.3 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Sunday Saturday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved.Sunday 6.3 7.4 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to date. Such accumulation shall not exceed five (5) days and rest days so accumulated shall be worked out allowed consecutively when five (5) days have been accumulated. However, the accumulation of a greater number of rest days and their allowance at longer intervals may be arranged by mutual agreement between the designated National or Regional Representative officers of the Union Company and the proper officer of the CorporationSystem General Chairman. 6.4 7.5 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at on a particular point territory the following procedure procedures shall be followed:observed. (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9;Articles 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8. (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties;. (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 7.4 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon;. (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, problem then some of the relief or extra employees men may be given non-consecutive rest days;. (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men. 7.6 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two 7.7 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the officers of the Company and the System General Chairman may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 7.8 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 7.9 Employees, if required to work on regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half on the minute basis with a minimum of three hours at time and one-half for which three hours' service may be required, except where such work is performed by an employee moving from one assignment to another, or to or from a laid-off list, or where rest days are being accumulated under Article 7.4. 7.10 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither shall overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in excess of eight paid for on holidays or for changing shifts, be utilized in computing the forty (40) hours per week, nor shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or special allowances such as attending court, deadheading, travel time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when such payments apply during assigned working hours in lieu of pay for such hours, or where such time is now included under existing rules in computations leading to overtime. 7.11 The term "work week" for regularly assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work; and for spare or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven consecutive days starting with Monday. 7.12 When work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by an available unassigned employee who will otherwise not have forty (40) hours of work that week. In all other cases by the regular employee. 7.13 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement between the proper officer of the Company and the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. NOTE: Work cycle arrangements of 10 work days followed by 4 rest days which commence on a Tuesday do not require a Ministerial Permit.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned two (2) rest days in each seven-seven (7) day period, subject to the following:, (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the CorporationCompany's operation operational requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will service may be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any reassigned on 72 hours notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two (2) consecutive rest days, or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date day in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative accredited representative of the Union employees and the proper officer of the CorporationCompany. 6.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point point, the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five (5) days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two (2) non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief menpeople.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will 7.1 Unless otherwise provided, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established. 7.2 Except as otherwise provided in Article 4, employees shall be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. The work weeks may be staggered in accordance with the Company's operational requirements. 7.3 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and MondayMonday to employees covered by Article 7.2, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 7.4 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to date. Such accumulation shall not exceed five (5) days and rest days so accumulated shall be worked out allowed consecutively when five (5) days have been accumulated. However, the accumulation of a greater number of rest days and their allowance at longer intervals may be arranged by mutual agreement between the designated National or Regional Representative officers of the Union Company and the proper officer of the CorporationSystem General Chairman. 6.4 7.5 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at on a particular point territory the following procedure procedures shall be followed:observed. (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9;Articles 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8. (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties;. (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 7.4 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon;. (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, problem then some of the relief or extra employees men may be given non-consecutive rest days;. (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men. 7.6 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 7.5) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days, as may be assigned under this Agreement. 7.7 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the officers of the Company and the System General Chairman may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 7.8 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 7.9 Employees, if required to work on regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half on the minute basis with a minimum of three hours at time and one-half for which three hours' service may be required, except where such work is performed by an employee moving from one assignment to another, or to or from a laid-off list, or where rest days are being accumulated under Article 7.4. 7.10 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither shall overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in excess of eight paid for on holidays or for changing shifts, be utilized in computing the forty (40) hours per week, nor shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or special allowances such as attending court, deadheading, travel time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when such payments apply during assigned working hours in lieu of pay for such hours, or where such time is now included under existing rules in computations leading to overtime. 7.11 The term "work week" for regularly assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work; and for spare or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven consecutive days starting with Monday. 7.12 When work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by an available unassigned employee who will otherwise not have forty (40) hours of work that week. In all other cases by the regular employee. 7.13 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement between the proper officer of the Company and the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. It is understood that the various work cycle arrangements are for the purpose of meeting the Company's operational requirements or to provide employees working long distances from home sufficient time to return home on their rest days. NOTE:Work cycle arrangements of 10 work days followed by 4 rest days which commence on a Tuesday do not require a Ministerial Permit.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will 7.1 Unless otherwise provided, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established. 7.2 Except as otherwise provided in Article 4, employees shall be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. The work weeks may be staggered in accordance with the Company's operational requirements. 7.3 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved.or 6.3 7.4 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to date. Such accumulation shall not exceed five (5) days and rest days so accumulated shall be worked out allowed consecutively when five (5) days have been accumulated. However, the accumulation of a greater number of rest days and their allowance at longer intervals may be arranged by mutual agreement between the designated National or Regional Representative officers of the Union Company and the proper officer of the CorporationSystem General Chairman. 6.4 7.5 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at on a particular point territory the following procedure procedures shall be followed:observed. (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9;Articles 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8. (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties;. (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 7.4 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon;. (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, problem then some of the relief or extra employees men may be given non-consecutive rest days;. (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-non- consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men. 7.6 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 7.5) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days, as may be assigned under this Agreement. 7.7 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the officers of the Company and the System General Chairman may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 7.8 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 7.9 Employees, if required to work on regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half on the minute basis with a minimum of three hours at time and one-half for which three hours' service may be required, except where such work is performed by an employee moving from one assignment to another, or to or from a laid- off list, or where rest days are being accumulated under Article 7.4. 7.10 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither shall overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in excess of eight paid for on holidays or for changing shifts, be utilized in computing the forty (40) hours per week, nor shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or special allowances such as attending court, deadheading, travel time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when such payments apply during assigned working hours in lieu of pay for such hours, or where such time is now included under existing rules in computations leading to overtime. 7.11 The term "work week" for regularly assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work; and for spare or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven consecutive days starting with Monday. 7.12 When work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by an available unassigned employee who will otherwise not have forty (40) hours of work that week. In all other cases by the regular employee. 7.13 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement between the proper officer of the Company and the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. NOTE: Work cycle arrangements of 10 work days followed by 4 rest days which commence on a Tuesday do not require a Ministerial Permit.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned two rest days in each seven-seven- day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporationcompany's operation operational requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working daysservice may be reassigned on 72 hours' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice.; 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer of the Corporationdate, as mutually agreed. 6.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article paragraph 4.9; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreementagreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article paragraph 6.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days;non- (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off; (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will be assigned 11.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Article, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established with two consecutive rest days in each seven-day period, seven (7) subject to the following: (a) following modifications; the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation Company’s operational requirements; . Days of service may, on forty-eight (b48) in the instances of change in days of servicehours’ notice, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any noticereassigned when necessary. 6.2 11.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or of working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 11.3 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to be worked out between the designated National or Regional Representative of the Union and the proper officer Officer of the CorporationCompany. 6.4 11.4 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at a particular point point, the following procedure shall be followed: (a) Full-time regular All possible relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.911.5; (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, Monday where these may be required under this Agreementagreement, to be explored by the parties; (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 11.3 shall be considered; (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon; (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given non-consecutive rest days; (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-non- consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief menemployees. 11.5 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 11.4) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days as may be assigned under this agreement. Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the accredited representative of the employees and the proper officer of the Company may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise, employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 11.6 The term “work week” for regular assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work, and for extra or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven (7) consecutive days starting with Monday. 11.7 Where work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by available extra or unassigned employees who will otherwise not have 40 hours of work that week; in all other cases by the regular employee. 11.8 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement each year between the proper officer of the Company and the Regional Representative of the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached, the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. It is understood that the various work cycle arrangements are for the purpose of meeting the Company’s operational requirements or to provide employees working long distances from home sufficient time to return home for their rest days.

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Samples: Employee Assistance Program Agreement

Rest Days. 6.1 Employees will 7.1 Unless otherwise provided, a work week of forty (40) hours consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each is established. 7.2 Except as otherwise provided in Article 4, employees shall be assigned two rest days in each seven-day period, subject to the following: (a) the work week may be staggered in accordance with the Corporation's operation requirements; (b) in the instances of change in days of service, four working days' advance notice will be given to the assigned employees whose positions are affected. The Local Chairperson will be supplied with a copy of any notice. 6.2 The rest days shall be consecutive as far as is possible consistent with the establishment of regular relief assignments and the avoidance of working an employee on an assigned rest day. Preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday, then to Friday Sunday and Saturday, then to Sunday and Monday. The work weeks may be staggered in accordance with the Company's operational requirements. 7.3 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of two consecutive rest days, days or for granting rest days other than Friday, Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and MondayMonday to employees covered by Article 7.2, it shall be incumbent on the Corporation Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements and that otherwise additional relief service or working an employee on an assigned rest day would be involved. 6.3 7.4 On positions where it is not reasonably practicable to provide regular relief each week, the rest day or days for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date in accordance with understandings to date. Such accumulation shall not exceed five (5) days and rest days so accumulated shall be worked out allowed consecutively when five (5) days have been accumulated. However, the accumulation of a greater number of rest days and their allowance at longer intervals may be arranged by mutual agreement between the designated National or Regional Representative officers of the Union Company and the proper officer of the CorporationSystem General Chairman. 6.4 7.5 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees at on a particular point territory the following procedure procedures shall be followed:observed. (a) Full-time All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 4.9;Articles 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8. (b) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday, where these may be required under this Agreement, to be explored by the parties;. (c) Accumulation of rest days under Article 6.3 7.4 shall be considered;. (d) Other suitable or practicable plans which may be suggested by either of the parties shall be considered and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon;. (e) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, problem then some of the relief or extra employees men may be given non-non- consecutive rest days;. (f) If after all the foregoing has been done, done there still remains service which can only be performed by requiring employees to work in excess of five days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with two non-consecutive days off;. (g) The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the sixth or seventh day days at overtime rates and thus withhold work from additional relief men. 7.6 All possible regular relief assignments with five days' work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Article 7.5) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days, as may be assigned under this Agreement. 7.7 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with the above, the officers of the Company and the System General Chairman may, by mutual agreement, arrange for relief assignments on such other basis as may be suitable. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 7.8 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations provided such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 7.9 Employees, if required to work on regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half on the minute basis with a minimum of three hours at time and one-half for which three hours' service may be required, except where such work is performed by an employee moving from one assignment to another, or to or from a laid-off list, or where rest days are being accumulated under Article 7.4. 7.10 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither shall overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in excess of eight paid for on holidays or for changing shifts, be utilized in computing the forty (40) hours per week, nor shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or special allowances such as attending court, deadheading, travel time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when such payments apply during assigned working hours in lieu of pay for such hours, or where such time is now included under existing rules in computations leading to overtime. 7.11 The term "work week" for regularly assigned employees shall mean a week beginning on the first day on which the assignment is bulletined to work; and for spare or unassigned employees shall mean a period of seven consecutive days starting with Monday. 7.12 When work is required by the Company to be performed on a day which is not part of any assignment, it may be performed by an available unassigned employee who will otherwise not have forty (40) hours of work that week. In all other cases by the regular employee. 7.13 Various work cycle arrangements may be established by mutual agreement between the proper officer of the Company and the Union. Such work cycle variations may include 10 work days followed by 4 rest days, 15 work days followed by 6 rest days, 8 work days (10 hours each) followed by 6 rest days, etc. Where such agreement is reached the parties will make a joint application to the Minister of Labour in accordance with the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. NOTE: Work cycle arrangements of 10 work days followed by 4 rest days which commence on a Tuesday do not require a Ministerial Permit.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement