Adverse Working Conditions Allowance Sample Clauses

The Adverse Working Conditions Allowance clause provides additional compensation to employees who are required to work in environments that are considered hazardous, uncomfortable, or otherwise unfavorable compared to standard working conditions. This allowance typically applies to roles involving exposure to extreme temperatures, dangerous substances, or physically demanding tasks, and is calculated as a percentage of base pay or as a fixed sum. Its core function is to recognize and offset the increased risks or hardships faced by employees, ensuring fair treatment and incentivizing acceptance of challenging assignments.
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Adverse Working Conditions Allowance. AT A GLANCE 8.9.1.1 Level 1 - adverse working conditions allowance is in addition to the weekly rate of pay and shall be payable to designated employees to compensate for the special disabilities associated with working outdoors and/or for moderately obnoxious, offensive or dirty working conditions. 8.9.1.1.1 This allowance shall be paid at the rates set out in the Allowances Table of this Agreement and shall be paid for all purposes of the Agreement but shall not attract any penalty. 8.9.1.1.2 Employees who are Team Leaders or below working in positions where the adverse working conditions allowance is appropriate should generally receive the allowance. Team Leaders in these positions may also be referred to as leading hands or supervising tradesperson within Council. 8.9.1.1.3 Excepting staff engaged in the following functions:  administration  civic centre, recreation and theatre  community services  finance  garbage, sanitary and sullage  managing saleyards  noxious plant inspection  ordinance control  ordinance inspectors  overseers  public relations  storekeepers  technical services  works supervisor and also some specific employees who have been exempted from receiving the allowance because of position and historic reasons. 8.9.1.1.4 Designated employees who are Team Leaders or below who do not qualify for the allowances at 8.9.1.1.3 and 8.9.1.2.1 shall be paid the level 1 adverse working conditions allowance for the actual time worked by direction performing the following work with a minimum payment of one hour per day on which the work is performed:  Childcare employees – whilst changing nappies.  Employees whose duties involve animal destruction – whilst destroying companion animal and/or manual handling the remains or faeces of such companion animals. For the purpose of this sub-clause, companion animals means cats and dogs. Council may make an average payment equivalent ▇▇▇▇ agreed number of hours per week where the employee is regularly required to perform such work. 8.9.1.2 Level 2 – Adverse Working Conditions Allowance 8.9.1.2.1 All employees classified as Team Leaders or below who are employed in garbage, sanitary and sullage collection work or engaged at garbage tips, in street sweeping and in cleaning offensive materials from gutters or storm water drains, shall in addition to their weekly rate of pay, be paid an adverse working conditions allowance at the rate set out in the Allowances Table of this Agreement. This allowa...
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Adverse Working Conditions Allowance. (a) This allowance is payable only in association with the performance of the following duties: bathroom cleaning (including but not limited to sinks, basins, toilets, bins etc), garbage emptying, mowing, manual pool chemical dosing, pool plant maintenance and repairs, cleaning of used greasy BBQ’s, guernying and the annual commissioning cleaning of the water slide. (b) Hose out duties, other than those that would meet the definition of clause
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Adverse Working Conditions Allowance. 21.6.1 Operational and trade employees engaged in levels 2-4 of the City‟s salary scale, will be paid an additional hourly allowance at the rate specified in sub-clause 21.6.1 (a) for all time worked by direction under adverse working conditions as defined in sub-clauses 21.6.2 and 21.6.3 provided that in all cases, in addition to the payment of this allowance, the employer will supply all appropriate clothing and equipment for working in the particular adverse conditions. a) An employee will be paid an additional hourly allowance for each hour in which work under adverse conditions is performed as follows; i) Level 1 working conditions – 5% of the employee‟s ordinary rate. ii) Level 2 working conditions – 50% of the employee‟s ordinary rate.
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Adverse Working Conditions Allowance. 26.1 Adverse working conditions allowance was previously incorporated into what is the Hourly Ordinary Time Rate. 26.2 However, operational and trade Employees engaged in Levels 1 to 5 of this Agreement will be paid an additional hourly allowance of $13.59 for each hour in which they work under adverse working conditions described in 26.3. 26.3 Definition of adverse working conditions which attract allowance described in 26.2: Extremely obnoxious, offensive or dirty work in septic and sewerage treatment services, which typically includes: (a) working in digestion tanks at sewerage treatment works; (b) entering and cleaning aeration ponds or wet ▇▇▇▇▇ at sewer pump stations; (c) working in live sewers; and (d) cleaning septic tanks, septic closets and/or chemical closets by other than mechanical means.
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Adverse Working Conditions Allowance. Council will pay a $11.10 per day allowance for an Employee who is required to undertake the following activities which have been determined to be adverse working conditions:
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  • Unsafe Working Conditions Employees shall be recognized by the Employer to have the competence to determine what constitutes unsafe working conditions within their discipline. No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work in a situation which is deemed unsafe beyond the reasonable requirements of the employee's job.

  • Safe Working Conditions The Employer undertakes to maintain office furniture, equipment, etc., in a practical and safe condition in order to avoid injury to employees or damage to their attire. Employees, for their part and in their own interest, are expected to advise the Employer of any such potentially injurious equipment.

  • GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS Section 18-1. Employment begins and ends at each project site. Section 18-2. The selection of craft foremen and/or general foremen and the number of foremen required shall be entirely the responsibility of the Employer, it being understood that in the selection of such foremen and/or general foremen the Employer will give primary consideration to the qualified individuals available in the local area. After giving such consideration, the Employer may select such individuals from other areas. All foremen shall take orders from the designated Employer representatives. Craft foremen shall be designated working foremen at the request of the Employer. Section 18-3. There shall be no limit on production by employees nor restrictions on the full use of tools or equipment. Employees using tools shall perform any of the work of the trade and shall work under the direction of the craft foremen. There shall be no restrictions on efficient use of manpower other than as may be required by safety regulations. Section 18-4. Employees shall be at their place of work at the starting time and shall remain at their place of work performing their assigned functions under the supervision of the Employer until quitting time. The parties reaffirm their policy of a fair day’s work for a fair day’s wage. Section 18-5. All equipment assigned to a project shall be under the control of the Employer. The Employer shall have the right to determine how many pieces of equipment an individual employee shall operate. In an emergency, foremen shall operate any equipment assigned by the Employer, and there shall be no restriction on foremen in the use of the tools of his or her craft in such emergency. The foremen shall be from the craft normally operating the equipment. In accordance with currently recognized craft jurisdiction, the Employer shall determine the assignment of employees to start, stop, and maintain small portable construction equipment. Such work may be assigned to craft employees within a reasonable distance of their primary duties or an employee may be assigned full time to start, stop and maintain the Employer’s small, portable equipment on the job site. There shall be no over ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of this type of equipment. The number of employees assigned to rigging and scaffolding operations shall be at the sole discretion of the Employer. The ratio of journeyperson to welders shall be determined solely by the Employer. Section 18-6. The Employer may utilize the most efficient methods or techniques of construction, tools or other labor saving devices to accomplish the work. Practices not a part of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, stand by crews and feather bedding practices will not be recognized. Section 18-7. It is recognized that specialized or unusual equipment may be installed and/ or serviced by individuals who have special training, skill, or qualifications and are not covered by this Agreement. Testing, inspection, or service performed on plant equipment under warranty may be performed by the vendor’s personnel. Section 18-8. Neither the Union nor its local unions shall coerce or in any way interfere with the Owner’s personnel, operation or facilities at the plant site. The Owner’s right to contract directly with other companies for work at the plant site shall not be limited, and the Union shall cooperate and not interfere with the Employer’s operations. Section 18-9. It is agreed that overtime is undesirable and not in the best interest of the industry or the employees; therefore, except in unusual circumstances, overtime will not be worked. Where unusual circumstances do exist, however, the Employer will have the right to assign specific employees and/or crews to perform such overtime work as is necessary to accomplish the job. Section 18-10. There will be no rest periods, organized coffee breaks or other non-working time established during working hours. Section 18-11. Individual seniority shall not be recognized or applied to employees working on projects under this Agreement. Section 18-12. The Employer shall establish such reasonable project rules as the Employer deems appropriate. These rules will be reviewed at the pre-job conference and posted at the project site by the Employer, and may be amended thereafter as necessary.

  • WORKING CONDITIONS In order to effectively resolve workload issues, please provide details about the working conditions at the time of occurrence by providing the following information: Regular Staffing #: RN RPN PSW Clerks & Other Actual Staffing #: RN RPN PSW Clerks & Other Agency/Registry RN: Yes No And how many? Junior Staff*: Yes No And how many? RN RPN PSW Temp RNs RN Staff Overtime: Yes No If yes, how many staff? Total Hours: If there was a shortage of staff at the time of the occurrence, (including support staff) please check one or all of the following that apply: Absence/Emergency Leave Sick Call(s) Vacancies Management Support available on site? Yes No On Standby? Yes No On Call? Yes No Did they respond? Yes No Did they resolve the issue? Yes No Charge nurses (CN) are not held accountable for the actions of others, they are accountable for their actions in relation to others (“Nurse in Charge”, CNO Communique, Sept. 2002). Were you working in a Charge Nurse Leadership Role? Yes No i) Assigning: Could you assign staff according to their abilities? Yes No Did you have time to determine what staff was most likely to need your help? Yes No Did you have time to provide necessary support and supervision? Yes No

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