Weekend Worker. 27.1 Employees can be scheduled to work two 12-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday. These employees shall have first option on weekend overtime work. 27.2 Premium pay as per the Collective Agreement shall apply. 27.3 Night shift premium shall apply to the 11:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. shift. Afternoon shift premium shall apply to the 11:00 a.m. shift to 11:00 p.m. shift. 27.4 The Union may appoint: (a) one alternate Health and Safety Representative for each weekend shift. (b) one offshift Committeeperson for each regular weekend shift; (this does not apply to overtime shifts worked on the weekend). 27.5 In-week overtime shall be handled as follows: (a) partial shifts will be staffed with in-week workers. (b) full shifts can be staffed with weekend workers as follows: (i) Volunteers within the department and classification will be considered first, providing they have been off work a minimum of 12 hours. (ii) If there are insufficient, available volunteers, the most junior employees within the department and classification can be scheduled to work providing: A. there is a minimum of 12 hours’ notice. B. no more than one in-week shift can be required; any additional time worked shall be voluntary. (iii) Any work in excess of two in-week shifts shall be paid at the time and one-half premium, providing 40 hours have been worked, including the previous Saturday and Sunday. 27.6 Regarding benefits, the five-day waiting period for A & S shall be a Saturday and a Sunday. The benefit level shall be one-half of the regular weekly benefit for each Saturday or Sunday away from work due to illness. In case of accident, out-patient surgery, or hospitalization, employees will be eligible for one-half of the regular weekly benefit. Short Work Week Benefits will apply to the 24 hours worked for 40 hours of pay. For bereavement leave, weekend workers will get Sunday off with their normal premium pay. Weekend workers will not receive paid jury duty leave or paid subpoenaed crown witness leave in-week. If an employee does not work 1,000 hours in a year solely because he works the weekend schedule, he will be treated as if he worked 1,000 hours in a year for pension credit purposes.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement