WORK HOURS, SCHEDULES, AND DIFFERENTIALS Sample Clauses

WORK HOURS, SCHEDULES, AND DIFFERENTIALS. A. The regular work period shall consist of not more than eighty (80) hours during each established biweekly pay period. Under no circumstances shall there be any pyramiding of overtime pursuant to any provision of this Article. B. Employees will be compensated on the basis of the calendar day (midnight to midnight) on which their shift starts, for the hours worked during the shift. C. At the discretion of the Hospital, employees may request to be scheduled for shifts up to forty (40) hours in a calendar week, Sunday through Saturday (i.e., placement on a 40-hour work week rather than an 8-and-80 work period under the Fair Labor Standards Act). Any time worked in excess of forty (40) hours in such week shall be paid at time and one-half (1 and 1/2) the employee's base hourly rate, less all time for which daily overtime/doubletime premium has been earned. D. When employees are scheduled to work more than four (4) straight hours, they will be given a paid fifteen (15) minute break period for each four (4) hours of scheduled work. Breaks shall be scheduled or taken in such a manner as not to interfere with Hospital operations. In addition, employees scheduled to work eight (8) hours or more shall receive an unpaid and uninterrupted meal period of at least thirty (30) minutes' duration. Every effort will be made to schedule the meal period at least halfway into the scheduled shift. Breaks shall not be combined with meal periods except in rare and unusual circumstances. Such combinations must have received the prior approval of the department director or designee. If a meal period cannot be taken or is interrupted by work, the employee must cancel the auto-deduct lunch break in the timekeeping system or submit an edit sheet and the employee will be paid at the applicable rate of pay. E. No employee may work more than sixteen (16) hours in any one (1)-work day (unpaid meal periods are excluded from the work day hours total), except for emergency situations, which may include legal, regulatory, or entity licensing/accrediting requirements. F. Straight Time 1. For employees scheduled to work pursuant to Section A above, for the first eight (8) hours worked in any continuous twenty-four (24) hour period, beginning with the starting time of the employee's shift. 2. For employees scheduled to work pursuant to Section C above, for the first forty (40) hours worked in a week. 3. For the time worked during the regular hours of any shift, which starts on the day before a...