Common use of Standby Allowance Clause in Contracts

Standby Allowance. 4.1 In view of the intermittent character of the work of certain Signal; Coordinators, 4.2 Employees subject to call under the terms of this Article will be paid in accordance with Article 6 for work performed outside of regular hours on regular work days, on call days and on rest days. 4.3 Employees shall be assigned to a call rotation protecting seven (7) days in a pay period. The employee assignment and call rotation to protect standby will be subject to change to meet operational needs. The terms and provisions governing the employee assignment and call rotation will be as locally arranged. 4.4 Employees will protect calls on call days and outside of regular hours as assigned. They will be available for calls unless they make suitable arrangements with the Signal Supervisor for call 4.5 On rest days, employees will not be subject to call. However, they will be called, and if available may accept such call. 4.6 Only those employees assigned to report for duty on a General Holiday as per Appendix “C” of Collective Agreement 11.6 will be required to protect the standby coverage on that General Holiday. 4.7 Payment applicable to the General Holiday will be governed by Article 15. Payment involving standby and a General Holiday will be subject to the following understanding: a) An employee working on the General Holiday and subject to call will receive General Holiday payment as per Article 15 including payment at punitive rates for all time worked and will in addition receive eight (8) hours at straight time rates for being on call. b) An employee working on the General Holiday but not subject to call will receive only the General Holiday payment provided under Article 15. c) An employee subject to call but not working on a General Holiday will receive General Holiday payment as per Article 15 and eight (8) hours at straight time rates for being on call. NOTE: The broken time outlined in Article 4.9 is not affected by the application of Article 4.8. 4.8 Employees who do not qualify for general holiday pay in accordance with Article 15.3 may be subject to the provisions of Articles 4.6 to 4.7 inclusive, except that they will not receive payment for the General Holiday. 4.9 Effective January 1, 2006, broken time for employees compensated on the basis of this Article 4 shall be based on 47 straight time hours per week. a) In the event an employee is off duty without pay, he shall have deducted point five (.5) straight time hours in addition to his regular wages for each missed tour of duty. b) In the event that an employee is off duty without pay on a call day, that employee shall have deducted three (3) straight time hours in addition to his regular wages for each missed tour of duty.

Standby Allowance. 4.1 In view of the intermittent character of the work of certain Signal; Coordinators,, Technicians, Leading Maintainers, Leading Mechanics, Maintainers, Mechanics, they may be paid in addition to their regular earnings for time actually worked, a stand-by allowance of 7 straight time hours per week at the applicable hourly rate of the job they occupy. The provisions of this Articles, will apply to employees eligible to receive standby allowance. The number of employees eligible to receive standby allowance will be determined by the Company and may be adjusted at the option of the Company. Any increase in the number of employees eligible to receive the standby allowance will be done in accordance with Article 9 of Agreement 11.6. 4.2 Employees subject to call under the terms of this Article will be paid in accordance with Article 6 for work performed outside of regular hours on regular work days, on call days and on rest days. 4.3 Employees shall be assigned to a call rotation protecting seven (7) days in a pay period. The employee assignment and call rotation to protect standby will be subject to change to meet operational needs. The terms and provisions governing the employee assignment and call rotation will be as locally arranged. 4.4 Employees will protect calls on call days and outside of regular hours as assigned. They will be available for calls unless they make suitable arrangements with the Signal Supervisor for callcall protection without involving additional expense to the Company and provide suitable notification to the calling bureau. 4.5 On rest days, employees will not be subject to call. However, they will be called, and if available may accept such call. 4.6 Only those employees assigned to report for duty on a General Holiday as per Appendix “C” of Collective Agreement 11.6 will be required to protect the standby coverage on that General Holiday. 4.7 Payment applicable to the General Holiday will be governed by Article 15. Payment involving standby and a General Holiday will be subject to the following understanding: a) An employee working on the General Holiday and subject to call will receive General Holiday payment as per Article 15 including payment at punitive rates for all time worked and will in addition receive eight (8) hours at straight time rates for being on call. b) An employee working on the General Holiday but not subject to call will receive only the General Holiday payment provided under Article 15. c) An employee subject to call but not working on a General Holiday will receive General Holiday payment as per Article 15 and eight (8) hours at straight time rates for being on call. NOTE: The broken time outlined in Article 4.9 is not affected by the application of Article 4.8. 4.8 Employees who do not qualify for general holiday pay in accordance with Article 15.3 may be subject to the provisions of Articles 4.6 to 4.7 inclusive, except that they will not receive payment for the General Holiday. 4.9 Effective January 1, 2006, broken time for employees compensated on the basis of this Article 4 shall be based on 47 straight time hours per week. a) In the event an employee is off duty without pay, he shall have deducted point five (.5) straight time hours in addition to his regular wages for each missed tour of duty. b) In the event that an employee is off duty without pay on a call day, that employee shall have deducted three (3) straight time hours in addition to his regular wages for each missed tour of duty.