WORK AND OVERTIME. The following paragraphs and sections are intended to define the normal hours of work and shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week or of days off per week. The working day for all full time employees covered by this Agreement shall consist of seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days. Any employee that works in excess of six (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time and one half (1 unless the Employer, notwithstanding its best efforts, was unable to meet this standard. This premium pay does not apply when employees mutually agree to exchange shift; or when an employee accepts or requests a shift at her or his own choice; or when the employee is hired for only work.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. A normal work week will be five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days or shifts, Monday through Friday, with the exception of shift work. schedules and starting and stopping times shall be established by the Employer. Shift schedules shall be posted in a conspicuous place, well in advance of their effective date. An employee as far as possible shall have at least twenty-four (24) hours notice of a change of shift schedule. Employee’s work time shall commence from the time they are given their orders at the mustering room and end at the finish of the shift when they return to the mustering room. The following paragraphs definition of the eight (8) hour day and sections are intended to define the normal hours of forty (40) hour work and shall week herein does not be construed serve as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week or of days off per week. The working day for all full time employees covered by this Agreement shall consist of seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee but is not scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days. Any employee that works in excess of six (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, stipulated only for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular . Subject to every employee who is required to work in excess of eight (8) hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two in any one day or in excess of forty (240) hours in any one week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of two times his regular rate for all hours of overtime. A shall provide a minimum of four (4)hours work or four (4)hours pay at the overtime rates. All employees who work a shift schedule that involves a seven (7) day week operation shall, when working such schedule, receive a shift schedule premium of sixty cents per hour for all straight time and one half hours worked. Depending on the shift schedule, the forty (1 unless 40) hour work week may be exceeded with no overtime payment required provided that the Employer, notwithstanding its best efforts, was unable to meet this standard. This premium pay average number of hours in a four (4) week period or whatever rotating schedule as established by the Company does not apply when exceed an average of forty (40) hours per week. A System of equitable distribution of overtime beyond an employee’s normal work schedule shall be established where each employee shall have the opportunity of overtime. Records of overtime worked shall be kept up to date, (within two shifts), and readily available to all employees. Available overtime shall be posted, and employees mutually agree interested in working overtime shall put their names on the list. Overtime shall be awarded in order of priority as follows; To the employee in the bid job who has the oldest stale date of overtime. To any other qualified employee who has the oldest stale date of overtime. When two or more employees have the same oldest stale date of overtime, overtime shall be awarded to exchange shift; or when an employee accepts or requests the most senior. When overtime becomes available on a shift at her with no prior notification, the bid employee with the oldest stale date of overtime shall be called for the overtime, and if they are unavailable or his own choicedecline the overtime, then it shall be offered to any qualified employee with the oldest stale date of overtime. Overtime that is contiguous with a shall not count as a stale date. When maintenance employees are assigned to work on a special project where continuity of worker is critical such as an engine rebuild then they shall be able to work more than one overtime day in a row, and this overtime shall be counted as one stale date, on the last day of overtime worked. Overtime shall be posted for the position needed; or when employees on the employee is hired for only workshift shall not be moved into the position needed and then have their position posted.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. The following paragraphs and sections are intended regular scheduled work week for each employee consists of five eight-hour days, Mondaythrough Friday, inclusive. However, this is not to define the normal hours of work and shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours full employment. In the case of work per day or per week or shift schedules starting on Sunday night, the beginning of days off per week. The working day the shift will be construed as being a scheduled Monday shift for all full time intents and purposes. All employees covered by this Agreement shall consist are eligible for two ten-minute rest periods, during each scheduled eight-hour shift. All employees also have a minute wash-up period prior to the end of seven and oneeach half shift. In the case of continuous operations, the rest periods may be staggered. Employees are eligible for a ten-half (7 hoursminute rest period following the completion of the regular shift prior to the commencement of an overtime period, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an provided the employee is not scheduled to work one hour or more than six (6) consecutive daysand provided the employee receives one wash-up period of five minutes only taken at the completion of the overtime. Any employee that works In reference to the additional rest period in excess it may be taken either before or after the regular shift.” Employees who work a straight eight hour shift or on a scheduled three-shift operation, will have an allowance of six (6) consecutive days shall be thirty minutes for lunch and will have their lunch period paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of Company, unless otherwise mutually agreed to between the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, Union and the concernedCompany. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer An employee will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for receive payment at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that for all time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) worked outside scheduled hours as outlined in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked Local Agreements, and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,all time worked on such second but not subsequent shall Saturday, and double time for all time worked on a Sunday. But notwithstanding anything contained in the Local Agreements, overtime payments will be paid made for any work performed outside an employee’s eight hour shift as previously arranged. An employee who for the convenience of the Company is required to performwork on a shift other than his/her regular scheduled shift as previously arranged will receive payment at the rate of time and one one-half (1 unless the Employer, notwithstanding its best efforts, was unable to meet this standardfor time worked over eight hours in any continuous period of twenty-four hours. This premium pay does not apply when clause applies only to the normal five day work week. Where the Company has given at least forty-eight hours notice of overtime to employees mutually agree (and such notice will also be given to exchange shift; the committeeperson or when an alternate concerned) no employee accepts may refuse to acceptthe overtime compelling and legitimate personal reasons (which will be tendered to the Company at the time of advice of the assignment) or requests a shift at her or his own choice; or when the employee would have completed hours of work during thatweek. An overtime assignment posted on the bulletin board will not be construed as acceptance of the assignment by the employee. Where hours’ notice is hired not given the overtime will be on a voluntary basis but he/she will nevertheless be charged with time worked as though he/she had worked the overtime. Any employee who works more than eight hours in a continuous period will be paid at least time and one-half for only all hours worked in such period in excess of eight hours. There will be no pyramiding or compounding in the calculation of premium payments for overtime worked. Except in emergencies, the Company will not schedule any employees to work in excess of twelve consecutive hours. Overtime will be equitably distributed among those employees normally performing similar work in the same classification. In the administration clause the employee(s) who has the least overtime normally be allocated to the available overtime work, and in any case the Company will distribute overtime in any classification within a differential of sixteen hours of overtime work, unless prevented from so doing by matters outside the Company’s control. The intent of this clause is to balance the overtime within sixteen hours whenever possible on a regular and recurring basis rather than balancing annually or every three years. If the overtime to be worked is in excess of the amount which can be handled by the employees who are entitled to work, then additional employees with the least amount of overtime will be added per local agreement. The Local Agreements will contain specific procedures for the allocation of overtime which will be subject to and above.
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Samples: Master Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. I The following paragraphs and sections are intended to define the normal hours of work and shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week or of days off per week. The working day standard for all full time employees an employee covered by this Agreement shall consist is seven (7) consecutive days starting on Monday. I The standard'shift of seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not employee,scheduled to work more than six eight (6) 8) Hours shall eight (8) consecutive dayshours including lunch and rest breaks. Any employee that works Hours by an employee' in excess of six eight (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) 8) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; per Day or forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time times the standard,hourly rate unless scheduled hours exceeds the standard. A regular not work more than seven (7) consecutive Days, whether included in the same week or not, failing which, as of the eighth (8) day will be paid at the rate times the standard hourly rate. Employees will be allowed to exchange shifts subject to management approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Employees must notify the employer, in writing, forty-eight (48) hours in advance of any planned exchanged shifts. No shifts will be scheduled with less than eight (8) hours rest Between shifts unless by mutual agreement. For purposes of computing overtime, annual vacations and one half paid holidays, which fall on an employee's normally scheduled workday, shall be deemed to be working days. The Employer shall undertake not to unduly change the work schedules. Employees will be allowed a meal period of thirty (1 unless 30) minutes with pay for each shift worked to be taken as close as possible to the mid point of the shift; and will be allowed a fifteen (15) minute paid break as close as possible to the mid point of each four (4) hour interval, however, the employee must remain on site and respond to any emergency that may occur, a full compliment of passenger are required during flight screening. An employee who reports for work and has not been advised not to do so prior to the start of scheduled shift and no work is available, be paid a reporting allowance to four (4) hours at the employees standard hourly rate. 'For purposes of computing the standard workweek, a shall to the calendar day on which it begins. The following week's schedule of employees assigned to regular contracts shall be posted in the workplace by the Employer. Should a grievance concerning an employee's work schedule occur, the Employer, notwithstanding its best effortsat the Union request, was unable to meet must supply the Union with a copy of this standardemployee's work schedule. This premium pay does not apply when employees mutually I The Company and the union agree that the distribution of Overtime will be done as equitable as practical. With this in mind the parties agree to exchange shift; develop specific overtime procedures at each station with the of distributing overtime in a fair and equal manner. An employee who has already left the work site the end of regular shift and is called out to work, shall be paid the overtime rate for each hour worked but in any event, shall not be paid less than four (4) hours at hourly rate. An employee already scheduled to work or when an employee accepts working may be asked to report to work early or requests a shift remain at her or his own choice; or when the employee is hired work site, shall be paid for only workthese additional hours as per the collective agreement.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. The following paragraphs Company does not guarantee to provide work for the daily or weekly hours, or for any other hour. The standard work week shall consist of hours per week, Monday to Friday inclusive. The regular daily starting and sections are intended quitting times, the days to define be worked each week, and the normal time and duration of lunch period, and the time of the rest periods, will be determined by the Company in accordance with its produc- tion requirements. A lunch of thirty (30) minutes shall be allowed on each shift but in no event shall employees be required to work more than five (5) con- secutive hours without one-half hour off to eat lunch. The shift premium for the afternoon shifts is to be increased to cents an hour and after the date of ratification to cents ($0.36) an hour on and after December The shift premium for the third shift is to be increased to cents ($0.47) per hour on and after ratification and to cents ($0.49) per hour on and after December The Company will provide a ten minute rest period in the first half of a xxxx- dard work shift, and a ten minute rest period in the second half of a standard work When an overtime period is of two (2) or more hours duration, a paid ten (10) minute rest period will be provided, providing there is no break at the end of the regular scheduled shift. Time worked in excess of standard hours of work shall be considered as overtime and overtime rates of pay shall be paid as follows: Time and one-half for the first two (2) hours worked after the shift and double time thereafter; i All employee shall be paid two (2) times their regular rate for any hours worked on Sunday and the following statutory holidays: New Year’s Day Good Friday Victoria Day AGREEMENT Dominion Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day New Year's Eve Additional holiday between December and January of each year. In the event that a given department works six (6) consecutive weeks of overtime whereby the overtime on a shift in that depart- ment exceeds forty (40) hours per week, the Company will endeavour to recall people on layoff where such people can be scheduled into the regular shift production process in that depart- ment. When an employee has signified that he is willing to report for overtime hours on Saturday, Sunday or any of the public holidays listed in that day shall be considered by attendance a regular working day. Employees requested to work more than two (2) hours overtime (after regular hours) shall be given one-half on Company time to eat their lunch. A meal allowance of six dollars ($6.00) shall be provided by the Company. The opportunities to work overtime shall be distributed equitably among the employees in that particular job classification who have signified that they wish to work overtime. The Company shall prepare a list of such employees, commencing with the most senior employee and the opportunities to work overtime work shall be then rotated amongst the employees on that list commencing with the most senior employee. Employees should not be construed as a guarantee of hours of called in to perform work per day or per week or of days off per weekout- side their job classification, except when there are no employees in that classification available to do the work. The working day When additional shifts are required and do not for all full time employees covered by this Agreement shall consist of seven three consecu- tive nights then one and one-half (7 1 times will be paid. Employees required to work the lunch period shall be paid double time, but in no event shall employees be required to work more than five (5) consec- utive hours without one-half hour off to each lunch. Employees shall not be requested to leave work solely for the purpose of reducing weekly hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, so that the above weekly overtime provisions may be circumvented. Shift work will be distributed as equitably as practical among the employees regularly performing the work on which second and third shifts may be required. Shift changes shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a made every two (2) week cycle shall weeks. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT An employee is required to notify the Company at least one (1) hour before the commencement of his that he will not be an average able to report for to notify the Company will subject the employee to discipline. This paragraph will not apply where good and sufficient reason is given for failure to so report. ARTICLE VACATIONS Vacations with pay will be granted by the Company in accordance with the following schedule: one (1) year of thirty-seven and one-half continuous service two (37 hours, with an average of 2) weeks i five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not scheduled to work more years of continuous service and less than six ten years of continuous service three (63) consecutive days. Any employee that works in excess weeks ten years of six continuous service and less than twenty (620) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the years of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time and one half (1 unless the Employer, notwithstanding its best efforts, was unable to meet this standard. This premium pay does not apply when employees mutually agree to exchange shift; or when an employee accepts or requests a shift at her or his own choice; or when the employee is hired for only work.continuous service weeks
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Samples: Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. (a) The following paragraphs and sections are intended to define the normal standard hours of work and for all employees shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or based on forty four (44)hours per week or of days off per weekexclusive oftraveling time to and thejob, save and except as specificallyoutlined below respecting the Bricklayers Assistants and Forklift Drivers and their respective apprentices and/or learners. The working day for all full time employees covered by this Agreement shall consist of seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days. Any employee that works in excess of six (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half nine (7 9) hours in a per day, Monday to Thursday and eight (8) hours will be counted as overtime work on Friday, and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of all Saturday work, until they return subject to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time offbelow, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time one and one-half times the regular rate. No work shall be assigned on Sunday or Government Holidays, save and except in the case of emergencies, in which the rate payable shall be double time, the parties hereto agree that due to the preparation for the trade, the Bricklayer's Assistants and Forklift Drivers and their respective apprentices overtime rates are effective after nine and one-half (9%)hours per day, Monday to Thursday and eight and one- half (8%)hours on Friday, accommodating a and one half (1 unless 46%)hour week. Work may be performed on a Saturday at the Employer, notwithstanding its best efforts, was unable to meet this standardemployee's regular rate provided that duringthe immediate preceding five (5) days the employee worked fewer hours than the hours in a regular work week for the employee's classification. This premium pay does not apply when employees mutually agree to exchange shift; or when The maximum number of hours an employee accepts may work at the employee's regular rate shall be the number of hours short of the normal work week for the employee's classification actually worked during the immediately preceding five (5) days, but in no event shall work be performed after In the event that an employee works after on a Saturday, all time worked on Saturday shall be paid at one and one-half (1 times the employee's regular rate. It is understood that any employee shall have the right to refuse work on Saturday and that the Employer will not resort to any action against said employee that may be perceived as discriminatory, punitive or requests prejudicial because of said employee's refusal to work. The Union agrees that where it enters into Collective Agreements covering the work covered by this Collective Agreement it shall include in those Collective Agreements a shift clause containing the same provisions as those contained in this Article Where work cannot be performed during the regular work day defined in (a) and above on Monday to Friday inclusive, such work may be done as evening or night work at her or his own choice; or when one and (I times the employee is hired for only work.regular day rate. Shift Work
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Samples: Agreement and Condition of Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. The following paragraphs provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and sections are intended to define regular daily tours over the normal hours of work and nursing schedule by the Centre shall not be construed as to be a guarantee of the hours of work per day to be performed on each tour or per week or during each tour schedule. Effective the beginning of days off per week. The working day for all full time employees covered by this Agreement the first pay period following the date of the Award of the Arbitration Board, the normal daily tour shall consist of be seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days. Any employee that works hours in excess of six (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the of the month, to take effect, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of any twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning hour period exclusive of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and unpaid one-half hour meal period, being that at the change of tour there will normally be additional time required for reporting which shall be considered to be part of the normal daily tour for a period of up to fifteen (7 15) minutes duration. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes, however, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purposes of payment under Article Effective the commencement of the first pay period following the date of the Award of the Arbitration Board, all hours worked by a nurse, which have been authorized by the Employer, which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld, and which exceed seven point five hours (7.5) any one day or exceeds seventy-five hours (75) hours in a dayperiod, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time and one one-half the regular straight time rate of pay. Where a nurse required to work on a paid holiday or on an overtime tour, or on a tour that is paid at a rate of time and one-half her regular straight time rate as a result of the scheduling regulation in Article and she required to work additional hours following her full tour on the day (1 unless the Employerbut not including hours on a subsequent regularly scheduled tour for such nurse), notwithstanding its best efforts, was she shall receive two (2) times her regular straight time hourly rate for such additional hours worked. Where a nurse notifies her that she has been or will be unable to meet take the normal lunch break due to the requirement of providing resident care, every effort will be made to reschedule that period of missed lunch break and if this standardis not practical the nurse shall be paid time and one-half her regular straight hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her normal daily hours. This premium pay does not apply when employees mutually agree to exchange shift; or when an employee accepts or requests There shall be a paid fifteen (15) minute break period during each half shift at her times designated by the Employer A nurse who called in to work a regular shift less than one (1) hour prior to the commencement of the shift, and arrives within one (1) hour of being called, will be paid for the full tour provided that she worked until the normal completion of the tour, The tour at or his own choice; or when about midnight shall be considered the employee is hired for only work.first tour of each day. A tour shall be deemed to be entirely within the calendar day in which the majority of hours falls regardless of what calendar day the tour There shall be no split tours. Time schedules shall be posted four (4) weeks in advance, and will cover a period of four (4) weeks. There shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) hours between changes of tour unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Employer and the nurses. The Centre will endeavour not to schedule a nurse more than seven (7) consecutive days. If the Centre schedules a nurse to work more than seven
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Samples: Collective Agreement
WORK AND OVERTIME. The following paragraphs Hours of Work and sections are intended Overtime shall be as set out in Schedule of the full time Agreement, of which this Addendum is part. VACATIONS WITH PAY It is mutually agreed that employees with less than hours accumulated by June will receive vacations with pay equalling of their total earnings for the vacation year of July to define June Employees who have accumulated hours or more by June of any year, shall receive vacation with pay at of their total earnings for the normal vacation year of July to June Employees who have accumulated hours or more by June of work and any year, shall receive vacations with pay at of their total earnings for the vacation year of July 1 to June Employees who have accumulated hours or more by June of any year, shall receive vacation with pay at of their total earnings for the vacation year of July 1 to June Employees who have accumulated hours or more by June of any year, shall receive vacation with pay at ten percent of their total earnings for the vacation year of July 1 to June Where an employee's scheduled vacation is due to a serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a Hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee's vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provision, will not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week or of days off per weekcounted against the employee's vacation credits. The working day 5 PAID HOLIDAYS Holidays for all full part time employees covered by this Agreement shall consist of seven and one-half (7 hours, excluding a thirty (30) minute meal period which, except under emergency conditions, shall be continuous and uninterrupted. The work week for all full on the following basis: If a part-time employees over a two (2) week cycle shall be an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 hours, with an average of five (5) working days per work week. Shift schedules shall be arranged so that an employee is not scheduled required to work more than six (6) consecutive days. Any employee that works in excess of six (6) consecutive days shall be paid overtime for each consecutive day. Shift schedules shall be posted by the on any of the month, to take effectholidays listed in hereof, the first of the following month. Once posted, employees work schedules shall not be altered without the mutual agreement of the Department Head, and the concerned. In case of departments where employees are required to rotate on the day, evening and/or night shifts, the employer will endeavour to schedule shifts such that there will be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours off between the beginning of shifts and a change of shifts; forty (40) hours off between when there is one day off. If this requirement is not met then applicable overtime rates shall apply. Provided that in respect of a shift exchange requested and signed by employees concerned and approved by the Department Head, the Employerwillnot be responsible for or liable for overtime rate claims nor for any infringement of this Article which might accrue or arise consequent upon such an exchange of shifts. Authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7 hours in a day, hours will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and half an employees regular rate of pay. Provided that time (not to exceed ten 0) minutes per day) in the Nursing Department necessary to finish assigned work or to brief incoming members of the staff shall not be paid for. When averaging hours the period will be the same period as the pay period. Where an employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to Paid Holidays) such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (I then time off shall be at one and one half times (1 Where an employee chooses the latter option, such time off must be taken within the succeeding two (2) pay periods of the occurrence of the overtime at a time mutually agreeable to the Home and the employee, or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made. All employees will be allowed two (2) rest periods per day of fifteen 5) minutes duration without reduction in pay and without increasing the regular working hours. The fifteen 5) minutes rest period shall be calculated from the time the employee leaves their station of work, until they return to their station of work. Employees who are absent on approved paid time off, during their scheduled work week, shall, for the purpose of computing overtime pay, be considered as if they had worked their regular hours during such paid absence. The Employer will schedule full time employees to be off every other Where a off is not granted off within a two (2) week period,time worked on such second but not subsequent shall be paid at the rate of time and one half her regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked on such holiday. There shall be twelve holidays: New Year's Day Good Friday Victoria Day Dominion Day Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Civic Holiday Employees Birthday November Boxing Day Monday in February 6 SICK LEAVE AND BALANCE OF PAID HOLIDAYS Effective April a part time employee shall receive in lieu of all fringe benefits (1 unless being those benefits to an employee, paid in whole or part by the EmployerHospital, notwithstanding its best effortsas part of direct compensation or otherwise, was unable including holiday pay, save and except salary, vacation pay, standby pay, call back pay, reporting pay, responsibility allowance, jury and witness duty, bereavement and maternity supplemental unemployment benefits) an amount equal to meet this standardfourteen percent of his/her regular straight time hours paid. This premium The above is to be paid in addition to any vacation pay does not apply when employees mutually agree to exchange shift; or when an employee accepts or requests a shift at her or his own choice; or when the employee is hired for only workand coincident with their vacation pay.
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Samples: Collective Agreement