S.S Sample Clauses

S.S. (Complete Venue with State, Country, Province or Municipality)

S.S. A.'s required to work at emergency occurrences, including mishaps, washouts, slides, etc., will be provided with suitable shelter when conditions warrant; will be paid actual reasonable expenses while away from home and will be governed by the following provisions:

S.S. A.'s called before their regular hours of duty and who have not had an opportunity to secure breakfast will be allowed 20 minutes, without loss of pay as soon as possible after regular starting time for the purpose. C.

S.S. A.s appointed to RTC positions that are not bulletined as permanent will be protected in their established positions as C.S.S.A.

S.S. A.'s and RTC’s rest days are subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the service and not less than 72 hours' notice shall be given to C.S.S.A.'s or RTC’s affected. Requests from senior employees that they be given preference in the assignment of rest days will be considered only when permanent changes occur in an office and only if a change is practicable, having regard for the requirements of the service, availability of relief and other pertinent factors.

S.S. A.'s and RTC’s will be given leave of absence and free first class transportation to attend their meetings. Such leave of absence will not exceed two days and will only be granted when it will not interfere with requirements of the traffic and the service and provided the Railway is not put to additional expense.

S.S. A.'s shall be supplied with suitable office and living accommodation - a van if one is available.

S.S. A.'s will be exempt from shovelling snow, stencilling cars, sifting coal or ashes, attending to flower gardens or lawns, cleaning and disinfecting stations or outbuildings, cleaning of chimneys, cutting or piling wood, handling government mails, and attending to switch and semaphore lamps. Special consideration will be given to cases where it is shown that attending to heaters in cars, or calling crews constitutes a hardship or unduly interferes with the other duties of the C.S.S.A.

S.S. A.'s or RTC’s assigned, notified or called to work on their regularly assigned rest days shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half time with a minimum allowance of three hours for which three hours service may be required; except that if required to work a full day within their regularly assigned hours of duty the provisions of Article 8.1, 8.4 and 8.5 will apply.

S.S. A.'s whose assigned hours include a meal period shall be allowed 60 consecutive minutes for a meal, starting between 0700 and 0800; or 1200 and 1300; or 1730 and 1830. Should such an employee not be granted a meal period in accordance with the above, he/she shall, in lieu thereof, be granted one hours' pay at 1 ½ times the pro rata rate and shall be allowed, at the first opportunity, 20 minutes in which to eat without deduction in pay. If a meal period is assigned between the hours of 2200 and 0600, it shall commence during the fourth hour after the start of the tour of duty and shall be governed by the above conditions.