Common use of Hours of Service and Overtime Clause in Contracts

Hours of Service and Overtime. 6.1 All employees will work in unassigned hours service. Eight hours shall constitute a basic day or tour of duty and such hours shall be consecutive unless otherwise required to meet the demands of the service; forty hours shall constitute a week's work. All employees will be allowed 30 minutes for lunch without deduction in pay, but must be available for immediate service during such period. 6.2 Employees of the Special Service Branch will arrange their own daily and weekly hours of work when employed away from their home location. 6.3 When employed away from their home location, Community Service Officers and Sergeants may arrange their own daily and weekly hours unless directed otherwise. 6.4 If and where required, duty rosters will be prepared and posted 72 hours prior to their effective date and will show tours of duty and starting times. Such duty rosters will cover a 4-week period and will include all tours of duty commencing 0001 hours on Sunday, up to and including 2359 hours on the fourth Saturday thereafter. 6.5 When a situation occurs where posted duty rosters have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances, always give as much notice as possible to the employees concerned. Overtime: 6.6 a) Time worked by employees on regular assignments, continuous with, before, or after their regularly assigned hours of duty shall be considered as overtime and shall be paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay. Every effort will be made to avoid the necessity for overtime; however, when conditions necessitate, employees will perform pre-authorized overtime work as directed by management.