Common use of Rest Days Clause in Contracts

Rest Days. 11.1 Rest days of the desk assignments, including the Utility and Lunch Relief positions, are subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the service and not less than 72 hours notice shall be given to the employees affected. 11.2 If, owing to such change in rest days off duty, an employee is required by the Company to work more than 5 days per week, the employee will be paid overtime at the rate of time and one-half for such days. 11.3 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 and then to Sunday and Monday. 11.4 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of 2 consecutive rest days or for granting rest days other than Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the 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. 11.5 Unassigned RTCs not working a vacancy shall be provided with a guaranteed assigned rest day. The determination of this day will be through the analysis of ad-hoc book offs. Guaranteed assigned day(s) off will be awarded through the pre-bid system subject to staffing numbers and qualifications of the RTCs. Once a Guaranteed Assigned Rest Day has been scheduled, it will not be changed. While every effort will be made to award an RTC his or her second day off in conjunction with his or her Guaranteed Assigned Day Off, the Company may schedule non- consecutive rest days. The non-guaranteed rest day may be moved to meet the needs of the business. When moving the non-guaranteed day off, at a minimum, notice must be provided to the employee on the preceding working day either during the employee’s Calling Window if not working on that day, or if working, prior to the end of their shift. The Company will provide as much notice as possible when moving the non-guaranteed day off. The Company may request that an RTC work his or her Assigned Day Off. The RTC shall not be penalized should he or she elect not to work on his or her day off. If the employee accepts this offer of work, he or she shall be paid at overtime rates. This arrangement will be implemented based on local requirements and provided sufficient staffing levels are available.

Rest Days. 11.1 13.01 Rest days of the desk assignments, including the Utility and Lunch Relief positions, are subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the service and not less than 72 hours notice shall be given to the employees affected. 11.2 13.02 If, owing to such change in rest days off duty, an employee is required by the Company to work more than 5 days per week, the employee will be paid overtime at the rate of time and one-half for such days. 11.3 13.03 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 and then to Sunday and Monday. 11.4 13.04 In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of 2 consecutive rest days or for granting rest days other than Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday, it shall be incumbent on the 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. 11.5 13.05 Unassigned RTCs not working a vacancy shall be provided with a guaranteed assigned rest day. The determination of this day will be through the analysis of ad-hoc book offs. Guaranteed assigned day(s) off will be awarded through the pre-bid system subject to staffing numbers and qualifications of the RTCs. Once a Guaranteed Assigned Rest Day has been scheduled, it will not be changed. While every effort will be made to award an RTC his or her second day off in conjunction with his or her Guaranteed Assigned Day OffOff , the Company may schedule non- non-consecutive rest days. The non-guaranteed rest day may be moved to meet the needs of the business. When moving the non-guaranteed day off, at a minimum, notice must be provided to the employee on the preceding working day either during the employee’s Calling Window if not working on that day, or if working, prior to the end of their shift. The Company will provide as much notice as possible when moving the non-non- guaranteed day off. The Company may request that an RTC work his or her Assigned Day Off. The RTC shall not be penalized should he or she elect not to work on his or her day off. If the employee accepts this offer of work, he or she shall be paid at overtime rates. This arrangement will be implemented based on local requirements and provided sufficient staffing levels are available. 13.06 On positions where it is not reasonably practical to provide regular relief each week, 1 rest day for which relief is not provided may be accumulated and granted at a later date. Such accumulation shall not exceed 5 days, and rest days so accumulated shall be allowed consecutively when 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 Officers of the Company and the General Chairperson. Positions on which rest days are to be accumulated shall be so bulletined. 13.07 In the event that a situation arises which makes it impracticable to assign consecutive rest days to all employees, the following procedure shall be followed: 13.07.01 All possible regular relief positions shall be established pursuant to Article 17.01. 13.07.02 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. 13.07.03 Accumulation of rest days under Article 13.06 shall be considered. 13.07.04 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. 13.07.05 If the foregoing does not solve the problem, then some of the relief or extra employees may be given nonconsecutive rest days. 13.07.06 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 5 days per week, the number of regular assignments necessary to avoid this may be made with 2 non-consecutive days off. 13.07.07 The least desirable solution of the problem would be to work some regular employees on the 6th or 7th days at overtime rate and thus withhold work from additional relief employees. 13.08 In naming the assigned rest days where the hours of an assignment overlap at midnight and partially cover 2 calendar days, the calendar name of the day on which the assignment commences shall be used to determine the name of the day assigned; and the continuous 24 hour period as from the starting minute of the commencement hour of the assignment shall be substituted for such calendar day. 13.08.01 Example: Sunday, July 6th, is an assigned rest day. The assignment commencing at 0001, 0800, 1600 or 2330 on Sunday, July 6th would be the assigned rest day. The name given to the assigned rest day must coincide with the name of the calendar day upon which the assigned hours of duty commence.

Rest Days. 11.1 Rest Employees will be assigned two consecutive rest days of the desk assignments, including the Utility and Lunch Relief in each period except where unforeseen operational requirementsdo not allow. In establishing positions, are subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the service and not less than 72 hours notice shall be given to the employees affected. 11.2 If, owing to such change in rest days off duty, an employee is required by the Company to work more than 5 days per week, the employee will be paid overtime at the rate of time and one-half for such days. 11.3 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 preference shall be given to Saturday and Sunday Sunday, and then to Sunday and Monday. 11.4 . In any dispute as to the necessity of departing from the pattern of 2 consecutive event that rest days are changed or for granting rest days other than Saturday cannot be established consecutively, the Company will be required to provide the affected employees and Sunday or Sunday and Monday, it the local chairperson with hours advance notice in writing. It shall 'be incumbent on upon the Company to show that such departure is necessary to meet operational requirements. Spare boards may be established as required under to be arranged between the proper officer of the Company and the designated Representativeof the Union. General Holidays General holidays are: QUEBEC OTHERS New Year's Day X January X Good Friday X Victoria Day Fête Nationale Canada Day First Monday in August Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day Christmas Day X X Boxing Day X X See Appendix II. An employee who meets the eligibility requirements and that otherwise additional relief service specified in paragraph or working an employee shall be granted a holiday with pay on the general holidays specified in paragraph When a general holiday falls on an assigned employee's rest day would be involved. 11.5 Unassigned RTCs not working a vacancy day, such holiday shall be provided with a guaranteed assigned rest day. The determination of this moved to the normal working day will be through immediately following or preceding the analysis of ad-hoc book offs. Guaranteed assigned day(s) off will be awarded through the pre-bid system subject to staffing numbers and qualifications of the RTCs. Once a Guaranteed Assigned Rest Day has been scheduled, it will not be changed. While every effort will be made to award an RTC his or her second day off in conjunction with his or her Guaranteed Assigned Day Off, the Company may schedule non- consecutive employee's rest days. The nonIn instances when a general holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the President of Council and the President, Labour Relations (or their designates) shall meet to discuss whether it would be more appropriate to move any general holiday to another day in order to emulate the practice of other federally-guaranteed rest day may regulated If no agreement reached, the general holiday will be moved to meet the needs day following, for those employees with Saturday and Sunday scheduled rest days. Eligible employees whose vacation period coincides with any of the businessgeneral holidays specified in paragraph shall receive an extra day's vacation with the pay to which entitled for that general holiday. When moving the non-guaranteed day off, at Eligible employees will be paid for a minimum, notice must be provided to the employee general holiday on the preceding working following basis: Regularly assigned employees will be paid a day's pay at the straight time rate of their regular assignment (i.e., all regularly scheduled hours that employees would have worked on their regular assignment). Unassigned or spare employees, provided they are available for work if the holiday occurs on one of their work days, excluding vacation days, who are qualified under paragraph and who are not required to work on a general holiday, shall be paid based on the average hours worked per day either during over the employee’s Calling Window if previous calendar days at straight time rates, not working on that day, or if working, to exceed a maximum of eight hours pay. Straight time rate of pay will be the rate of pay of the last position worked prior to the end of their shift. The Company will provide as much notice as possible when moving the non-guaranteed day off. The Company may request that an RTC work his or her Assigned Day Off. The RTC shall not be penalized should he or she elect not to work on his or her day off. If the employee accepts this offer of work, he or she shall be paid at overtime rates. This arrangement will be implemented based on local requirements and provided sufficient staffing levels are availablegeneral holiday.