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3.9 Hours of Work & Overtime

3.9.1 This Article must be read in conjunction with Article 2.6


3.9.2 Notwithstanding the normal work week generally consists of 40 straight time hours per week, the Shift Cycles in Article 2.6.3 will apply. Employees will be paid overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the Employee’s base wage rate for all overtime hours. Except as limited in Article 2.6.3, the first day of a Shift Cycle may vary. 


3.9.3 Shift Cycle 1 – 4 days of 10 hours, followed by 3 days off 
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Straight Time Hours 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Overtime Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


3.9.4
Shift Cycle 2 – 5 days of 10 hours, followed by 2 days off 
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Straight
Time Hours
8 8 8 8 8 0 0
Overtime Hours 2 2 2 2 2 0 0


3.9.4 Shift Cycle 2A – 6 days of 10 hours, followed by 1 day off (in camp for out-of-province workers) 
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Straight
Time Hours
6 7 7 7 7 6 0
Overtime Hours 4 3 3 3 3 4 0


3.9.5 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 Hours
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
Overtime Hours 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0


3.9.6
Shift Cycle 4A – 13 days of 10 hours, followed by 8 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overtime 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


3.9.6 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


3.9.6
Shift Cycle 5A – 20 days of 10 hours, followed by 8 days off 
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Straight
Time
6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overtime 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


3.9.6
Shift Cycle 5 – 21 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 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Straight
Time
6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overtime 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


3.9.7 A scheduled break will include a Sunday whenever possible. 


3.9.8 Employers 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. 


3.9.9 Any amendments to hours of work and overtime will be noted on the pre-job report (reference Appendix 3). 


3.9.10 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 3.8.3 and 3.8.4


3.9.11 Coffee Breaks and Meal Periods

  1. 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.

  2. Employees will be given an unpaid meal period of 1/2 hour per shift and such period will not be considered as time worked.

  3. Employees required to work beyond 10 hours in a day will be provided with an additional coffee break of 15 minutes.

  4. If Employees are not scheduled, but required to work beyond 12 hours in a day, the Employer will provide a meal period of 1/2 hour and a meal for the Employees. 

3.9.12 Provided the Employee notifies an 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. 
 
  
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