Show-Up. (a) When an employee or prospective employee reports to work at the scheduled starting time and he is prepared to work, he shall be entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours pay at the applicable rate of pay and any travel time and transportation applicable whether he commences work or not. In such event, the Employer may require the employee(s) to remain on the site and may also require him to perform any work that may be available. On out of town work, where employees do not show commute daily, an employee will be entitled to receive the above noted show up pay unless they are advised, prior to the completion of their shift, of the cancellation of the next shift. (b) When an employee is working out of town and is not within reasonable traveling distance to return home (150 kms. or more) and more than one scheduled shift has been cancelled on a maintenance project then, for the second cancelled shift a worker will be paid four hours at straight time rates, and will be paid eight hours at straight time rates for any subsequent scheduled shifts missed. Alternatively a worker will be paid travel time (and kilometres if transportation is not provided) for return transportation to the city where they were dispatched. This will not apply where the owner of the project has shut down the entire project and workers from all trades are not working (with the exception of a skeleton crew). (a) The Employer may establish a compressed work week schedule on any project providing the following conditions have been met: (i) such schedule will last a minimum of two consecutive work weeks (ii) the client has established such a schedule as the standard work week for the project (iii) and providing the Business Manager of the appropriate local union has been advised of the need for the schedule prior to the work commencing and the Parties have discussed and approved it. The schedule will be approved if it meets the above conditions. (b) If hours of work are scheduled outside the compressed work week on a constant basis for more than one week then payment of wages and benefits will be paid as per Article 13.02, 13.03, 13.04 and 13.05. (c) On a compressed work week where it is intended to work one hour overtime following the end of the shift, a one half hour meal break will be allowed and a hot meal will be provided to employees at this time if practical. If a hot meal is not provided an Employer will pay the employee twenty dollars ($20.00) in lieu of the meal. (d) All meal and coffee breaks will be taken in two (2) hour intervals. The Parties may discuss breaks to deal with special site circumstances.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Show-Up. (a) When an employee or prospective employee reports to work at the scheduled starting time and he is prepared to work, he shall be entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours pay at the applicable rate of pay and any travel time and transportation applicable whether he commences work or not. In such event, the Employer may require the employee(s) to remain on the site and may also require him to perform any work that may be available. On out of town work, where employees do not show commute daily, an employee will be entitled to receive the above noted show up pay unless they are advised, prior to the completion of their shift, of the cancellation of the next shift.
(b) When an employee is working out of town and is not within reasonable traveling distance to return home (150 kms. kms or more) and more than one scheduled shift has been cancelled on a maintenance project then, for the second cancelled shift a worker will be paid four hours at straight time rates, and will be paid eight hours at straight time rates for any subsequent scheduled shifts missed. Alternatively Alternatively, a worker will be paid travel time (and kilometres if transportation is not provided) for return transportation to the city where they were dispatched. This will not apply where the owner of the project has shut down the entire project and workers from all trades are not working (with the exception of a skeleton crew).
(a) The Employer may establish a compressed work week schedule on any project providing the following conditions have been met:
(i) such schedule will last a minimum of two consecutive work weeks
(ii) the client has established such a schedule as the standard work week for the project
(iii) and providing the Business Manager of the appropriate local union has been advised of the need for the schedule prior to the work commencing and the Parties have discussed and approved it. The schedule will be approved if it meets the above conditions.
(b) If hours of work are scheduled outside the compressed work week on a constant basis for more than one week then payment of wages and benefits will be paid as per Article 13.02, 13.03, 13.04 and 13.05.
(c) On a compressed work week where it is intended to work one hour overtime following the end of the shift, a one half hour meal break will be allowed and a hot meal will be provided to employees at this time if practical. If a hot meal is not provided provided, an Employer will pay the employee twenty dollars ($20.00) in lieu of the meal.
(d) All meal and coffee breaks will be taken in two and a half (22.5) hour intervals. The Parties may discuss breaks to deal with special site circumstances. ARTICLE FOURTEEN - WORKING CONDITIONS
14.01 Adequate shelter for storage and change of clothing, modern proper flush toilets, urinals and wash basins, are to be provided on all jobs by the Employer, as soon as job conditions permit. At the commencement of the Employer’s phase of the project, where job conditions do not permit these sanitary facilities to be established; then other conditions may be agreed upon between the Employer and the Union. These facilities will be appropriately heated. They will be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and subject to Union and health department inspection.
14.02 In the event that the above facilities cannot be provided no employee will be penalized for temporarily leaving the jobsite to gain access to proper facilities.
14.03 The Employer agrees to provide adequate protection and storage for all tools, safety equipment or protective clothing issued and to accept responsibility for normal wear and tear on return of broken or worn tools. Tools, safety equipment or protective clothing shall be kept in good condition at all times. Employees willfully misusing or failing to report the loss of tools, safety
14.04 Cool drinking water in approved sanitary containers shall be provided where same is not available from taps.
14.05 It is understood that the Employer shall provide to his/her employees all tools and equipment required for all work to be performed.
14.06 Employees shall report for work equipped with safety boots and, if applicable, prescription safety glasses, which will meet the following standards:
(i) Safety boots shall be CSA approved, Grade 1 (green triangle), in good condition, and at least 6 inches high from the sole of the boot.
(ii) Prescription safety glasses shall be foam sealed frames compliant with CAN/CSA Z94.3 or ANSI Z87.1 or successor standards. Any specific requirements in addition to the above shall be required to be detailed as part of the dispatch request.
14.07 Where the following are required by jobsite conditions the Employer shall supply safety glasses, adequate hearing protection, gloves, rubber boots, waterproof aprons and adequate respiratory protection.
14.08 An employee who is injured in the course of performing his/her duties on the job, and where said injury results in the employee being later placed on compensation, shall be paid for that portion of the regular work day for which the employee was unable to continue work.
14.09 Coveralls will be supplied and maintained by the Employer or, where required by the owner/client, Fire Retardant or other types of coveralls will be supplied, while an employee is working in an area where there is a reasonable apprehension of a hazard to an employee's health if coveralls were not worn, and in areas where the work is excessively dirty. If disposable coveralls are supplied because of owner/client requirements, cloth coveralls will also be made available. Coveralls supplied under this clause must be returned to the Employer at the completion of the project or upon termination (whichever is the earlier) or the employee agrees the cost of replacing the coverall may be deducted from his pay.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Show-Up. (a) When an employee or prospective employee reports to work at the scheduled starting time and he is prepared to work, he shall be entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours pay at the applicable rate of pay and any travel time and transportation applicable whether he commences work or not. In such event, the Employer may require the employee(s) to remain on the site and may also require him to perform any work that may be available. On out of town work, where employees do not show commute daily, an employee will be entitled to receive the above noted show up pay unless they are advised, prior to the completion of their shift, of the cancellation of the next shift.
(b) When an employee is working out of town and is not within reasonable traveling distance to return home (150 kms. kms or more) and more than one scheduled shift has been cancelled on a maintenance project then, for the second cancelled shift a worker will be paid four hours at straight time rates, and will be paid eight hours at straight time rates for any subsequent scheduled shifts missed. Alternatively a worker will be paid travel time (and kilometres if transportation is not provided) for return transportation to the city where they were dispatched. This will not apply where the owner of the project has shut down the entire project and workers from all trades are not working (with the exception of a skeleton crew).
(a) The Employer may establish a compressed work week schedule on any project providing the following conditions have been met:
(i) such schedule will last a minimum of two consecutive work weeks
(ii) the client has established such a schedule as the standard work week for the project
(iii) and providing the Business Manager of the appropriate local union has been advised of the need for the schedule prior to the work commencing and the Parties have discussed and approved it. The schedule will be approved if it meets the above conditions.
(b) If hours of work are scheduled outside the compressed work week on a constant basis for more than one week then payment of wages and benefits will be paid as per Article 13.02, 13.03, 13.04 and 13.05.
(c) On a compressed work week where it is intended to work one hour overtime following the end of the shift, a one half hour meal break will be allowed and a hot meal will be provided to employees at this time if practical. If a hot meal is not provided an Employer will pay the employee twenty dollars ($20.00) in lieu of the meal.
(d) All meal and coffee breaks will be taken in two (2) hour intervals. The Parties may discuss breaks to deal with special site circumstances.if
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Samples: Collective Agreement
