Common use of WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME Clause in Contracts

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. A. The regular work week of Newswriters News Editors shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of meal periods)days. 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 News Editors 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. D. Each News Editor shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off during each work week. Saturday and Sunday as days off shall be considered as consecutive for this purpose. The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours the hours worked by Employees during any day. If a xxxxx Xxxxxx who is required to work on a scheduled day off, is notified of such assignment less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the starting time of the assignment, he/she will be paid a penalty of eighteen dollars ($18.00), unless his/her assignment is necessitated by the illness of another xxxxx Xxxxxx, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the Employee such notification. (See also Sideletter 4)

WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. 1. The regular work week of Newswriters shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of any 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 weekweek or for more than eight (8) hours in any day, subject to the payment of overtime for any time 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 pro- vide 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 forty dollars ($40) hours 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 on 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 in excess shall not count as time worked for the purposes of five (5)computing overtime. 2. Each Employee Television Assignment Editor shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off during each week; provided, however, work week which days off shall be consecutive. Saturday and Sunday and Saturday in the same calendar week, when given as days off to facilitate schedule changes, shall satisfy be considered as consecutive for 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)purpose. The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours (inclusive of meal periods) the hours worked by Newswriters Employees during any day. If an onAssignment Editor is required by the Company to report for work on any day in excess of five (5) days in any work week, he/she shall be credited with a mini- mum of eight (8) hours of time worked on such day. 3. If a Television Assignment Editor is required by the Company to report for work on any day sooner than twelve (12) hours after the completion of his/her previous shift, he/she shall receive penalty pay of half time per hour for the hours worked within the period which ends twelve hours after the conclusion of his/her last staff assignment. Time off for Television Assignment Editors shall be scheduled so that a single day off will permit a Television Assignment Editor to be continuously absent from employment not less than thir- ty-duty meal six (36) hours, and two (2) consecutive days off will permit such continuous absence not less than sixty (60) hours. If a Television Assignment Editor is called in before the expira- tion of such thirty-six (36) hour period or a meal period of less than thirty such sixty (30) minutes is given, a penalty of one-half (½60) hour at time and one-half (1½) period, he/she shall be paidpaid penalty pay of half time per hour for all hours worked within such thirty-six (36) hour peri- od or such sixty (60) hour period. It is understood that meals continue to The penalty pay specified in this Paragraph 3 shall not be considered as not being time worked for purposes of calculating offset against overtime. C. 4. 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. 5. If at any time in the opinion of a Television Assignment Editor and the Union such Television Assignment Editor is required to work an excessive amount of overtime, the mat- ter shall be taken up under the grievance machinery hereinafter provided. 6. The Company will post assignment schedules by noon of Friday of the third pre- ceding week. An employee’s days off as shown on the posted assignment schedule for the first two weeks will not thereafter be changed for the period of such schedule. The schedule for the third of the three weeks will be a tentative schedule only, in the nature of a forecast, but the Company will endeavor to honor this tentative schedule. 7. If a Television Assignment Editor has worked ten (10) consecutive days, for each consecutive day he/she works thereafter and until such time as he/she receives a day off, he/she shall be paid (in addition to any other compensation to which he/she is entitled) addi- tional compensation at half his/her straight-time rate of pay. Additional compensation spec- ified herein shall not apply to out-of-town assignments, except in the case of a combination of consecutive days worked in-town and out-of-town which exceeds ten (10). 8. A Staff Television Assignment Editor who is notified by the Company subsequent to completing his/her tour of duty, of a change in his/her daily schedule affecting the start- ing time for the following day, will be paid a penalty of Fourteen Dollars ($14.00) unless the change is necessitated by the illness of another Staff Television Assignment Editor, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the Employee such noti- fication. 9. If a Staff Television Assignment Editor, who is required to work on a scheduled day off is notified of such assignment less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the starting time of the assignment, he/she will be paid a penalty of Twenty One Dollars ($21.00) unless his/her assignment is necessitated by the illness of another Staff Television Assignment Editor, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the employee such notification. 10. The Company will not assign a Television Assignment Editor to stand-by without crediting him/her with straight time in four (4) hour segments not to exceed eight (8) hours for the hours during which he/she is required to be on stand-by. The Company may release the Television Assignment Editor within four hours. However, if the Television Assignment Editor is not released within four hours, the Television Assignment Editor shall receive an additional four (4) hours at his/her straight time rate.

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- 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. A. 1. The regular work week of Newswriters shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of any 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 weekweek or for more than eight (8) hours in any day, subject to the payment of overtime for any time 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 forty 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 pro- vide the employee with an opportunity to eat on the job during the regular eight (408) hour work day and it will make a flat payment of thirty dollars ($30) hours 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 on 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 in excess shall not count as time worked for the purposes of five (5)computing overtime. 2. Each Employee Researcher shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off during each week; provided, however, Sunday and Saturday in the same calendar work week, when given with Saturday and Sunday as days off being considered as consecutive for this pur- pose; provided that non-consecutive days off may be scheduled by mutual agreement between the Company and the employee. If a Researcher is required by the Company to facilitate schedule changesreport for work on any day in excess of five (5) days in any work week, he/she shall satisfy this provision. (See also Sideletter 6) B. The workday shall consist be cred- ited with a minimum 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)on such day. 3. The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours (inclusive of meal periods) the hours worked by Newswriters Researchers during any day. 4. If an ona Researcher is required by the Company to report for work on any day sooner than twelve (12) hours after the completion of his/her previous shift, he/she shall receive penalty pay of halftime per hour for the hours worked within the period which ends twelve hours after the conclusion of his/her staff assignment. Time off for Researchers shall be scheduled so that a single day off will permit a Researcher to be continuously absent not less than thirty-duty meal six (36) hours, and two (2) consecutive days off will permit such continuous absence not less than sixty (60) hours. If a Researcher is called in before the expiration of such thirty-six (36) hour period or a meal period of less than thirty such sixty (30) minutes is given, a penalty of one-half (½60) hour at time and one-half (1½) period, he/she shall be paidpaid penalty pay of halftime per hour for all hours worked within such thirty-six (36) hour period or such sixty (60) hour period. It is understood that meals continue to The penalty pay specified in this Paragraph 3 shall not be considered as not being time worked for purposes of calculating offset against overtime. C. 5. 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. 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 includ- ing at the conclusion of seven and one-half (7½) hours of work. In the alternative, an employee may be assigned to an on- 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 pur- poses 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. A. 1. The regular work week of Newswriters shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of any 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 weekweek or for more than eight (8) hours in any day, subject to the payment of overtime for any time 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 forty 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 pro- vide the employee with an opportunity to eat on the job during the regular eight (408) hour work day and it will make a flat payment of thirty dollars ($30) hours 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 on 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 in excess shall not count as time worked for the purposes of five (5)computing overtime. 2. Each Employee Television Assignment Editor shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off during each week; provided, however, work week which days off shall be consecutive. Saturday and Sunday and Saturday in the same calendar week, when given as days off to facilitate schedule changes, shall satisfy be considered as consecutive for 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)purpose. The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours (inclusive of meal periods) the hours worked by Newswriters Employees during any day. If an onAssignment Editor is required by the Company to report for work on any day in excess of five (5) days in any work week, he/she shall be credited with a minimum of eight (8) hours of time worked on such day. 3. If a Television Assignment Editor is required by the Company to report for work on any day sooner than twelve (12) hours after the completion of his/her previous shift, he/she shall receive penalty pay of half time per hour for the hours worked within the period which ends twelve hours after the conclusion of his/her last staff assignment. Time off for Television Assignment Editors shall be scheduled so that a single day off will permit a Television Assignment Editor to be continuously absent from employment not less than thir- ty-duty meal six (36) hours, and two (2) consecutive days off will permit such continuous absence not less than sixty (60) hours. If a Television Assignment Editor is called in before the expiration of such thirty-six (36) hour period or a meal period of less than thirty such sixty (30) minutes is given, a penalty of one-half (½60) hour at time and one-half (1½) period, he/she shall be paidpaid penalty pay of half time per hour for all hours worked within such thirty-six (36) hour period or such sixty (60) hour period. It is understood that meals continue to The penalty pay specified in this Paragraph 3 shall not be considered as not being time worked for purposes of calculating offset against overtime. C. 4. 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. 5. If at any time in the opinion of a Television Assignment Editor and the Union such Television Assignment Editor is required to work an excessive amount of overtime, the mat- ter shall be taken up under the grievance machinery hereinafter provided. 6. The Company will post assignment schedules by noon of Friday of the third pre- ceding week. An employee’s days off as shown on the posted assignment schedule for the first two weeks will not thereafter be changed for the period of such schedule. The schedule for the third of the three weeks will be a tentative schedule only, in the nature of a forecast, but the Company will endeavor to honor this tentative schedule. 7. If a Television Assignment Editor has worked ten (10) consecutive days, for each consecutive day he/she works thereafter and until such time as he/she receives a day off, he/she shall be paid (in addition to any other compensation to which he/she is entitled) addi- tional compensation at half his/her straight-time rate of pay. Additional compensation spec- ified herein shall not apply to out-of-town assignments, except in the case of a combination of consecutive days worked in-town and out-of-town which exceeds ten (10). 8. A Staff Television Assignment Editor who is notified by the Company subsequent to completing his/her tour of duty, of a change in his/her daily schedule affecting the starting time for the following day, will be paid a penalty of Fourteen Dollars ($14.00) unless the change is necessitated by the illness of another Staff Television Assignment Editor, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the Employee such noti- fication. 9. If a Staff Television Assignment Editor, who is required to work on a scheduled day off is notified of such assignment less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the starting time of the assignment, he/she will be paid a penalty of Twenty One Dollars ($21.00) unless his/her assignment is necessitated by the illness of another Staff Television Assignment Editor, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the employee such notification. 10. The Company will not assign a Television Assignment Editor to stand-by without crediting him/her with straight time in four (4) hour segments not to exceed eight (8) hours for the hours during which he/she is required to be on stand-by. The Company may release the Television Assignment Editor within four hours. However, if the Television Assignment Editor is not released within four hours, the Television Assignment Editor shall receive an additional four (4) hours at his/her straight time rate.

WORK WEEK, WORK DAY AND OVERTIME. A. The regular work week of Newswriters News Editors shall consist of forty (40) hours in five (5) days (inclusive of meal periods)days. While meal periods shall be paid at straight time, meal periods shall not be considered con- sidered 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 includ- ing at the conclusion of seven and one-half (7½) hours of work. In the alternative, an employee may be assigned to an on- 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 pur- poses 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. D. Each News Editor shall be granted two (2) consecutive days off during each work week. Saturday and Sunday as days off shall be considered as consecutive for this purpose. The Company agrees to schedule as consecutive hours the hours worked by Employees during any day. If a xxxxx Xxxxxx who is required to work on a scheduled day off, is notified of such assignment less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the starting time of the assignment, he/she will be paid a penalty of eighteen dollars ($18.00), unless his/her assignment is necessitated by the illness of another xxxxx Xxxxxx, which the Company was not aware of forty-eight (48) hours before giving the Employee such noti- fication. (See also Sideletter 4)