Daily Hours of Work. 24.1 Daily hours of work shall be 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. less one-half hour for lunch (unpaid) for the day shift. In the case of the afternoon shift, the hours of work shall be 4:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch break. In the case of a midnight shift, the hours shall be 11:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. with a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch break. In the case of three shift operations, there shall be a twenty minute lunch period paid for at regular rates. The hours of such shifts shall be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. to 12 midnight and 12:00 midnight to 8:00 a.m. 24.2 In a special situation of short duration, changes of shift will only be allowed for safety and production reasons. The Union will be informed prior to these changes taking place. 24.3 A fifteen (15) minute rest break will be provided in each full half shift which will include travel time from the employee's work station to the cafeteria and return. 24.4 Where shift rotation is required, such shifts shall be rotated equitably on a weekly basis and no employee will be required to work more than one (1) week on the same off shift. No employee will be sent home with instructions to report on a later shift, without his/her consent, provided there remains a junior employee who is capable of performing the work. Unless with the consent of an employee, when a change of shift rotation of five (5) days or more is required, an employee will be given two (2) working days notice. Where a fixed shift other than day shift is utilized, a senior employee holding the classification shall have the right to volunteer and shall receive preference over a junior employee. If no employee volunteers for the fixed shift, the junior employee will be assigned the shift.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement