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Article 9 - Hours of Work & Overtime |
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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.
All unscheduled overtime shall be voluntary.
9.04 Shift Cycles
The Employer will define the shift cycle 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
- 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 straighttime
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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