WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. The regular work week of Newswriters shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of meal periods). While meal periods shall be paid at straight time, meal periods shall not be considered time worked for purposes of calculating overtime. The Company may require the rendition of services for more than forty (40) hours or on more than five (5) days in any week, subject to the payment of overtime for any time worked in excess of forty (40) hours or on days worked in excess of five (5). Each Employee shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off each week; provided, however, Sunday and Saturday in the same calendar week, when given as days off to facilitate schedule changes, shall satisfy this provision. (See also Sideletter 6)
B. The workday shall consist of eight (8) hours inclusive of a one-half (½) hour paid meal period. The meal period may be given at any point during the work day, including at the conclusion of seven and one-half (7½) hours of work. In the alternative, an employee may be assigned to an on- duty meal, in which case the work day shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours. It is understood that the Employer may, but need not, assign the meal period to be taken at a specific time. The Company may require the rendition of services for more than eight (8) hours, subject to payment of overtime for any time worked in excess of eight (8). The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours (inclusive of meal periods) the hours worked by Newswriters during any day. If an on-duty meal period or a meal period of less than thirty (30) minutes is given, a penalty of one-half (½) hour at time and one-half (1½) shall be paid. It is understood that meals continue to be considered as not being time worked for purposes of calculating overtime.
C. Overtime shall be compensated for in money at the rate of time and one-half. Any hours paid at overtime on any one basis shall be excluded in determining overtime due on any other basis, and in no event shall overtime be pyramided.
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. 1(a). Television Assignment Editors
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. The regular work week of News Desk Associates shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days, inclusive of meal periods. While meal periods shall be paid at straight time, meal periods shall not be considered time worked for purposes of calculating overtime. The Company may require the rendition of services for more than forty (40) hours or on more than five (5) days in any week, subject to the payment of overtime for any hour worked in excess of forty (40) hours or on days worked in excess of five (5).
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. 1(a). Television News Writers
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. 1(a). Television News Writers The regular work week shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of any meal periods). The Company may require the rendition of services for more than forty (40) hours or on more than five (5) days in any week or for more than eight (8) hours in any day, subject to the payment of overtime for all hours worked in excess thereof. If it is not already the practice, overtime will be computed in ¼ hour units. The Company will provide such employees a paid meal period of one hour during the work day where operations allow. If, in the Company’s sole judgment, operations do not allow the Company to grant an employee a meal period of one hour, the Company will provide the employee with an opportunity to eat on the job during the regular eight (8) hour work day and it will make a flat payment of thirty dollars ($30) to the employee in addition to the employee’s regular compensation for such day. This payment shall be in lieu of any other premiums or penalties. Notwithstanding any practices, grievance settlements, arbitration awards, or any provision to the contrary contained in the National Agreement, any paid meal period (not worked) shall not count as time worked for purposes of calculating overtime. Sick Days, Short-Term Illness Leave, compensating days, vacation days or any other time not worked shall not count as time worked for the purposes of computing overtime.
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. All regular full-time employees shall be guaranteed a minimum of forty (40) hours' pay per week and eight (8) hours' pay per day. The weekly guarantee shall be completed between Monday and Friday or between Tuesday and Saturday with the understanding that when night shift employees are required to work on Sunday, that day shall be considered as the first day of the scheduled work week. .Scheduled work days shall be consecutive days, except that the work days for^^ft^on perishable operations need not necessarily be consecutive days. Preference shall be given senior men for their choice of the day or night shift. It is understood that the requirement for consecutive days shall not apply during holiday weeks or the four (4) weeks per year in which inventory is taken. Employees required to work on their days off shall receive a minimum guar xxxxx of four (4) hours' work at time and one-half (1%) their straight-time hourly rate of pay, Extra employees shall not be covered by the daily or weekly guarantee, but shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours' pay for each day they report for work when requested.
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. The regular work week shall be forty (40) hours (inclusive of meal periods). The Company shall have the right to schedule employees to a work week consisting of any five (5) days in a seven (7) day period. The Company shall have the right to change an employee’s schedule up to six (6) times each calendar year, upon fourteen (14) days written notice to the employee.
B. All employees whose actual hours worked are in excess of forty
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. The regular work week of News Desk Associates shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days, inclusive of meal periods. While meal periods shall be paid at straight time, meal periods shall not be considered time worked for purposes of calculating overtime. The Company may require the rendition of services for more than forty (40) hours or on more than five (5) days in any week, subject to the payment of overtime for any hour worked in excess of forty (40) hours or on days worked in excess of five (5).
B. The workday shall consist of eight (8) hours inclusive of a one-half (½) hour paid meal period. The meal period may be given at any point during the work day, including at the conclusion of seven and one-half (7½) hours of work. In the alternative, an employee may be assigned to an on- duty meal, in which case the work day shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours. It is understood that the Employer may, but need not, assign the meal period to be taken at a specific time. The Company may require the rendition of services for more than eight (8) hours, subject to payment of overtime for any time worked in excess of eight (8). The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours (inclusive of meal periods) the hours worked by News Desk Associates during any day. If an on-duty meal period or a meal period of less than thirty (30) minutes is given, a penalty of one-half (½) hour at time and one-half (1½) shall be paid. It is understood that meals continue to be considered as not being time worked for purposes of calculating overtime.
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. The work day of Assistant Producers and/or Production Assistants/Assistant Producers shall consist of no less than four (4) hours; provided, however, that the Company may require the rendition of services for more than eight (8) hours, subject to the payment of overtime for any hours worked in excess of eight (8).
WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. 1(a). Television News Writers
1(b). Network Radio Employees The regular work week of News Writers shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (exclusive of any meal periods). Employees in Radio will have a work day consisting of eight (8) hours of actual work, exclusive of any meal periods. The Company may require the ren- dition of services for more than forty (40) hours or on more than five (5) days in any week or for more than eight (8) hours in any day, subject to the payment of overtime. If it is not already the practice, overtime will be computed in 1/4 hour units. The Company will provide such employees an unpaid meal period of at least one-half hour but not more than one hour during the work day where operations allow. If, in the Company’s sole judgment, operations do not allow the Company to grant an employee a meal period of at least one-half hour, the Company will provide the employee with an oppor- tunity to eat on the job during the regular eight (8) hour work day and it will make a flat pay- ment of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the employee in addition to the employee’s regular compensation for such day. This payment shall be in lieu of any other premiums or penalties.
