Common use of HOURS OF WORK AND PREMIUM PAY Clause in Contracts

HOURS OF WORK AND PREMIUM PAY. 9.1 The normal period of work which a member is required to perform in a period of eight (8) consecutive days shall be four (4) twelve (12) hour tours of duty. A member who performs his duties in one (1) period of twelve (12) consecutive hours shall, where the requirements of the service permit, be allowed two forty- five (45) minute lunch breaks. One forty-five (45) minute break during the first six (6) hours of the tour of duty and one forty-five (45) minute break during the second six (6) hours of the tour of duty. Where a member is unable to take the first forty-five (45) minute break due to the exigencies of the service he shall receive one and one-half (1-1/2) hours during the second six (6) hours of his tour of duty subject to the exigencies of the service. If a member does not receive at least one (1) hour for lunch during his twelve (12) hour tour of duty, he shall be compensated for any lost time at straight time rates. Further, a member on maternity leave shall be deemed to be working a normal forty (40) hour work week. (A) A member shall be credited with accrued time to a maximum of 104 hours per annum calculated on the basis of the actual time spent working a compressed work week. Members shall receive this time in two blocks with each block being not more than 52 hours. The first block is to be credited on January 1st, the second to be credited on July 1st, during the calendar year of this Agreement. (B) Accrued time shall be taken off in time only by Agreement between the member and his Unit Commander subject to the exigencies of the service. If the member has any accrued time remaining to his credit six (6) weeks prior to the end of each six (6) month period, the York Regional Police shall assign such remaining time, subject to the exigencies of the service and; (1) time shall be assigned in minimum blocks of four (4) hours; (2) a member shall receive at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice for any time assigned to the member that exceeds four (4) hours; (3) a member who is unable to use his accrued time due to illness, or due to injury or illness compensable under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act prior to December 15 of the calendar year in which the illness or injury occurred, shall subject to the approval of the Chief of Police, be permitted to take such time off between December 15 and December 31 of the calendar year. If the time is not taken by December 31, as aforesaid, the member shall be credited with any remaining time on January 1st of the following calendar year. 9.2 Subject to the exigencies of the service, as determined by the Chief of Police, the days off in each week of those members who are engaged in shift work shall be consecutive and such days off shall be so designated that all such members are off work approximately the same number of weekends during the calendar year. (A) Call-back" means the calling back of a member to duty after he has reported off duty and before his next following period of duty, but does not include call-back to face disciplinary action or call-back not more than one hour prior to a member's regular period of duty where the member is given compensating time off therefore at the end of such period of duty, nor shall it include any additional duty which has been previously posted or where a member has received at least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice, in writing or verbally, provided that such time is confirmed on the posted duty roster that such additional duty has to be performed. (B) Call back compensation will be calculated based on the time members physically report for duty at the building to which they are normally assigned or the location to which they are called out. (C) Call back compensation will be calculated based on the time the call back is received for members assigned to the following units only: Child Abuse; Sexual assault; Hold up; Special Services; Drugs and Vice Auto/Cargo Recovery; Intelligence; Homicide; Forensic Identification; Emergency Response Unit; Air Support; Canine; Incident Response (Public Order and Search and Rescue); Marine/Underwater Recovery; Traffic Collision Reconstruction; Professional Standards; Corporate Communications; High Risk Offender Unit; and Information Technology. In certain circumstances, and with the prior approval of a Senior Officer, members of the units listed in 9.3(C) above, may complete the call back requirements without the member physically reporting for duty at the building to which he is normally assigned or the location to which he is called out, as required in 9.3(B). In the event that the member appropriately completes a call back without physically attending at the location to which he is normally assigned or called out, a Senior Officer must sign off on the completion of the call back.