Working Hours and Rules Clause Samples

Working Hours and Rules. (a) The regular working hours shall be a minimum of nine (9) hours in one (1) day inclusive of a one-half (½) hour lunch break or thirty-six (36) hours in one (1) week; days off to be consecutive and arrangements of working shifts to be negotiated locally. The Parties agree that a twelve (12) hour shift per day and thirty-six (36) hours in one (1) week day comply with this Article. Where feasible other hours can be negotiated locally between the Company and the Union. The regular day shift shall be a shift commencing between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Shift schedules showing the starting times, days of work and days of rest shall be posted in a conspicuous place and shall not be subject to change or alteration unless mutually acceptable to the Company and Union concerned. (b) It is understood and agreed that no Engineer shall be permitted to leave the Plant for more than ten (10) minutes while steam is being drawn from the boilers and no other work that may be assigned to them shall be allowed to interfere with the safe operation of the boilers and machinery. (c) The Business Representative of the Union shall, on presentation of his credentials, be permitted admittance at any time to any part of the Plant or building in which said Engineers are employed, for the purpose of calling on the Engineers on duty. (d) All Engineers, with the exception of the Chief Engineer, will be required to rotate shifts equally unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by all parties within the local Plant.