Scheduled Flex Days Off Plan. (a) It is the purpose of this plan to provide eligible employees with five (5) flex days off each year as scheduled in advance by management in accordance with the provisions contained herein. (b) In the calendar year in which an eligible employee reaches the age of 62 and for each subsequent year up to and including the year in which such employee reaches the age of 65, he or she is entitled to 2 additional scheduled flex days off per year. Eligible employees may accumulate such time off to a maximum of 5 additional days to be taken in the calendar year in which they reach their 65th birthday in lieu of taking the 2 additional days per year of entitlement. (c) All regular employees are entitled to eight (8) hours’ pay at their straight time rate for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.14 (a) and 14.14 (b) subject to the following conditions: (i) A regular employee will not be paid for a scheduled flex day off unless he works his last scheduled day immediately preceding, and the first scheduled day immediately following such scheduled flex day off, except where such absence is due to illness as provided for in Section 15.01, bereavement leave as provided for in Section 14.04, jury duty as provided for in Section 14.03, and a doctor or dentist appointment verified in writing, or written authorization from management. (ii) In the event that a scheduled flex day off falls during a period of absence from work for which a regular employee is receiving indemnity under the Sickness and Accident Insurance Plan, or is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board benefits, insured sick pay will be paid for the scheduled flex day off to the extent appropriate under the sick pay provisions. The flex day may be rescheduled provided the employee meets all the requirements as set out under Letter of Understanding # 30. (iii) Pay for scheduled flex days off will not be paid to regular employees who are subsequently scheduled to work on a scheduled flex day off and do not report for work, or who report for work but fail to complete their schedule unless such absence or failure is in the opinion of management due to a justifiable reason. (iv) Employees required to work on a scheduled flex day off as provided for in Section 14.14 (a) and shall be paid at the rate of double time for the first eight (8) hours worked and double time for all hours worked in excess of the first eight (8). This payment is in addition to scheduled flex days off with pay as provided for in Section 14.14 (c). (d) The scheduled flex days off schedule shall be arranged by the supervisor of each department but shall be subject to the approval of his manager, and shall be arranged with due regard first to the general operating requirements, second to departmental operating requirements, and third to the employee’s preference in order of seniority. Every reasonable effort will be made in preparing these schedules to provide that scheduled flex days off coincide with an individual’s normal days off work. Approved schedules will be posted no later than April 30 in each respective calendar year, and management will ensure that employees are granted scheduled days off in accordance with the approved schedule. (e) Regular employees who are employed less than a full year in any of the calendar years mentioned in 14.14 (a) shall be granted the appropriate flex days off for that calendar year on a prorated basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Scheduled Flex Days Off Plan. (a) It is the purpose of this plan to provide eligible employees with five six (56) flex days off each year as scheduled in advance by management in accordance with the provisions contained herein.
(b) In the calendar year in which an eligible employee reaches the age of 62 and for each subsequent year up to and including the year in which such employee reaches the age of 65, he or she is entitled to 2 two (2) additional scheduled flex days off per year. Eligible employees may accumulate such time off to a maximum of 5 five (5) additional days to be taken in the calendar year in which they reach their 65th birthday in lieu of taking the 2 two additional days per year of entitlement.
(c) All regular full-time employees are entitled to eight (8) hours’ pay 8 hours at their straight time rate for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.14 14.13 (a) and 14.14 14.13 (b) subject to the following conditions: All regular Continuous Part-time employees are entitled to a flex day off allowance, based upon the employee’s base rate of pay for regular straight-time hours worked in the thirteen weeks preceding the week of the scheduled flex day off divided by the number of days worked in this thirteen week period, for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.13 (a) and 14.13 (b) subject to the following conditions:
(i) A regular employee will not be paid for a scheduled flex day off unless he works his last scheduled day immediately preceding, and the first scheduled day immediately following such scheduled flex day off, except where such absence is due to illness as provided for in Section 15.01, bereavement leave as provided for in Section 14.04, jury duty as provided for in Section 14.03, and a doctor or dentist appointment verified in writing, or written authorization from management.
(ii) In the event that a scheduled flex day off falls during a period of absence from work for which a regular employee is receiving indemnity under the Sickness and Accident Insurance Plan, or is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board benefits, insured sick pay will be paid for the scheduled flex day off to the extent appropriate under the sick pay provisions. The flex day may be rescheduled provided the employee meets all the requirements as set out under Letter of Understanding # 3023.
(iii) Pay for scheduled flex days off will not be paid to regular employees who are subsequently scheduled to work on a scheduled flex day off and do not report for work, or who report for work but fail to complete their schedule unless such absence or failure is in the opinion of management due to a justifiable reason.
(iv) Employees required to work on a scheduled flex day off as provided for in Section 14.14 14.13 (a) and (b) shall be paid at the rate of double time for the first eight (8) hours worked hours, and double time for all hours worked in excess of the first eight (8)8 hours. This payment is in addition to scheduled flex days off with day pay as provided for in Section 14.14 14.13 (c).
(d) The scheduled flex days off schedule shall be arranged by the supervisor of each department but shall be subject to the approval of his manager, and shall be arranged with due regard first to the general operating requirements, second to departmental operating requirements, and third to the employee’s employees’ preference in order of seniority. Every reasonable effort will be made in preparing these schedules to provide that scheduled flex days off coincide with an individual’s normal days off work. Approved schedules will be posted no later than April 30 30th in each respective calendar year, and management will ensure that employees are granted scheduled days off in accordance with the approved schedule.
(e) Regular employees who are employed less than a full year in any of the calendar years mentioned in 14.14 14.13 (a) shall be granted the appropriate flex days off for that calendar year on a prorated basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Scheduled Flex Days Off Plan. (a) It is the purpose of this plan to provide eligible employees with five (5) flex days off each year as scheduled in advance by management in accordance with the provisions contained herein.
(b) In the calendar year in which an eligible employee reaches the age of 62 and for each subsequent year up to and including the year in which such employee reaches the age of 65, he or she is entitled to 2 two (2) additional scheduled flex days off per year. Eligible employees may accumulate such time off to a maximum of 5 five (5) additional days to be taken in the calendar year in which they reach their 65th birthday in lieu of taking the 2 two additional days per year of entitlement.
(c) All regular full-time employees are entitled to eight seven and one-half (8) hours’ pay 7½) hours (8 hours where applicable) at their straight time rate for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.14 (a) and 14.14 (b) subject to the following conditions: All regular Continuous Part-time employees are entitled to a flex day off allowance, based upon the employee’s base rate of pay for regular straight-time hours worked in the thirteen weeks preceding the week of the scheduled flex day off divided by the number of days worked in this thirteen week period, for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.14 (a) and 14.14 (b) subject to the following conditions:
(i) A regular employee will not be paid for a scheduled flex day off unless he works his last scheduled day immediately preceding, and the first scheduled day immediately following such scheduled flex day off, except where such absence is due to illness as provided for in Section 15.01, bereavement leave as provided for in Section 14.04, jury duty as provided for in Section 14.03, and a doctor or dentist appointment verified in writing, or written authorization from management.
(ii) In the event that a scheduled flex day off falls during a period of absence from work for which a regular employee is receiving indemnity under the Sickness and Accident Insurance Plan, or is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board benefits, insured sick pay will be paid for the scheduled flex day off to the extent appropriate under the sick pay provisions. The flex day may be rescheduled provided the employee meets all the requirements as set out under Letter of Understanding # 3024.
(iii) Pay for scheduled flex days off will not be paid to regular employees who are subsequently scheduled to work on a scheduled flex day off and do not report for work, or who report for work but fail to complete their schedule unless such absence or failure is in the opinion of management due to a justifiable reason.
(iv) Employees required to work on a scheduled flex day off as provided for in Section 14.14 (a) and (b) shall be paid at the rate of double time for the first eight seven and one-half (8) 7½) hours worked (8 hours where applicable), and double time for all hours worked in excess of the first eight seven and one-half (8)7½) (8 hours where applicable). This payment is in addition to scheduled flex days off with day pay as provided for in Section 14.14 (c).
(d) The scheduled flex days off schedule shall be arranged by the supervisor of each department but shall be subject to the approval of his manager, and shall be arranged with due regard first to the general operating requirements, second to departmental operating requirements, and third to the employee’s employees’ preference in order of seniority. Every reasonable effort will be made in preparing these schedules to provide that scheduled flex days off coincide with an individual’s normal days off work. Approved schedules will be posted no later than April 30 30th in each respective calendar year, and management will ensure that employees are granted scheduled days off in accordance with the approved schedule.
(e) Regular employees who are employed less than a full year in any of the calendar years mentioned in 14.14 (a) shall be granted the appropriate flex days off for that calendar year on a prorated basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Scheduled Flex Days Off Plan. (a) It is the purpose of this plan to provide eligible employees with five (5) flex days off each year as scheduled in advance by management in accordance with the provisions contained herein.
(b) In the calendar year in which an eligible employee reaches the age of 62 and for each subsequent year up to and including the year in which such employee reaches the age of 65, he or she is entitled to 2 additional scheduled flex days off per year. Eligible employees may accumulate such time off to a maximum of 5 additional days to be taken in the calendar year in which they reach their 65th birthday in lieu of taking the 2 additional days per year of entitlement.
(c) All regular employees are entitled to eight (8) hours’ pay at their straight time rate for the scheduled flex days off as provided for in 14.14 (a) and 14.14 (b) subject to the following conditions:
(i) A regular employee will not be paid for a scheduled flex day off unless he works his they work their last scheduled day immediately preceding, and the first scheduled day immediately following such scheduled flex day off, except where such absence is due to illness as provided for in Section 15.01, bereavement leave as provided for in Section 14.04, jury duty as provided for in Section 14.03, and a doctor or dentist appointment verified in writing, or written authorization from management.
(ii) In the event that a scheduled flex day off falls during a period of absence from work for which a regular employee is receiving indemnity under the Sickness and Accident Insurance Plan, or is receiving Workplace Safety & Insurance Board benefits, insured sick pay will be paid for the scheduled flex day off to the extent appropriate under the sick pay provisions. The flex day may be rescheduled provided the employee meets all the requirements as set out under Letter of Understanding # 30.
(iii) Pay for scheduled flex days off will not be paid to regular employees who are subsequently scheduled to work on a scheduled flex day off and do not report for work, or who report for work but fail to complete their schedule unless such absence or failure is in the opinion of management due to a justifiable reason.
(iv) Employees required to work on a scheduled flex day off as provided for in Section 14.14 (a) and shall be paid at the rate of double time for the first eight (8) hours worked and double time for all hours worked in excess of the first eight (8). This payment is in addition to scheduled flex days off with pay as provided for in Section 14.14 (c).
(d) The scheduled flex days off schedule shall be arranged by the supervisor of each department but shall be subject to the approval of his their manager, and shall be arranged with due regard first to the general operating requirements, second to departmental operating requirements, and third to the employee’s preference in order of seniority. Every reasonable effort will be made in preparing these schedules to provide that scheduled flex days off coincide with an individual’s normal days off work. Approved schedules will be posted no later than April 30 in each respective calendar year, and management will ensure that employees are granted scheduled days off in accordance with the approved schedule.
(e) Regular employees who are employed less than a full year in any of the calendar years mentioned in 14.14 (a) shall be granted the appropriate flex days off for that calendar year on a prorated basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement