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9.01 A normal daily shift of ten (10) hours shall
constitute a normal day’s work beginning at 7:00 am and
ending by 5:30 pm. The normal workweek shall be forty (40)
hours.
Unless otherwise agree to a Pre-Job Conference, the Employer
may vary the start/quit times by changing the scheduled
starting time up to two hour at his option.
Variances beyond two (2) hour shall be agreed mutually by the
Employer and the Business Representative of the Union and the
consent to variance will not be unreasonably withheld.
9.02 Starting time shall be at an area designated by
the Employer. A suitable signal shall be provided to give
starting and quitting time where feasible.
9.03 Notwithstanding the normal work week generally
consists of 40 straight time hours per week, the Shift Cycles
noted below will apply, and overtime will be paid as noted in
each shift cycle below. Employees will be paid overtime at the
rate of 1.5 times the employee’s base wage rate for all
overtime hours. The Employer agrees to comply with the BC
Employment Standards Act in terms of overtime hours beyond 12
in a day.
All unscheduled overtime shall be voluntary.
9.04 Shift Cycles
The Employer will define the shift cycle and the start date
for each project as agreed to in the Pre-Job conference
report.
a) Shift Cycle 1 – 4 days of 10 hours, followed by 3 days
off; Day 1 normally being Monday or Tuesday
| Day |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Straight
Time |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overtime |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
b) Shift Cycle 2 – 5 days of 10 hours, followed by 2 days
off; Day 1 normally being Monday.
| Day |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Straight
Time |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Overtime |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
c) Shift Cycle 3 – 10 days of 10 hours, followed by 4 days
off; Day 1 normally being Tuesday.
| Day |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Straight
Time |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overtime |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
d) Shift Cycle 4 – 14 days of 10 hours, followed by 7 days
off; Day 1 normally being Monday to Friday.
| Day |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
Straight
Time |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overtime |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.05 Scheduled breaks will include a Sunday whenever
possible.
9.06 The Employer will attempt to distribute
unscheduled overtime work as evenly as possible among
Employees who normally perform the work and who indicate they
wish to work overtime.
9.07 Any amendments to hours of work and overtime will
be noted on the pre-job conference report.
9.08 The provisions of this Article are for the purpose
of computing overtime and will not be construed to be a
guarantee of or a limitation on the hours of work to be done
per day or per week other than as stipulated in Articles 8.03
and 8.04.
9.09 Coffee Breaks and Meal Periods
- There will be 2 coffee breaks of 15 minutes duration on
each shift, 1 in the first half of the shift and 1 in the
second half of the shift.
- Employees will be given an unpaid
meal period of 1/2 hour per 10 hour shift and such period will
not be considered as time worked.
- Employees required to work
beyond 10 hours in a day will be provided with an additional
coffee break of 15 minutes and a reasonable snack.
- If
employees are not scheduled, but are required to work beyond
12 hours in a day, the Employer will provide a meal period of
½ hour paid at straight-time and a meal for the employees. If
the Employer is unable to provide a meal it will pay each
employee $15.00 in lieu of the meal.
9.10 Provided the Employee notifies the Employer at the time
of hire the employer agrees to respect the employee's wishes
with regards to not working certain days of the week or
certain hours of the day because of religious convictions.
9.11 Shift Premiums
The employer shall pay a shift premium over and above the
otherwise applicable straight time hourly wage rate to any
employee who is employed on a night shift. Such shift premium
shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
| Day Shift: |
No Shift Premium |
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| Night Shift: |
Any shift which commences
after 5:30pm. |
Overtime on the night shift shall be payable as per the shift
cycles in 9.04.
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