HOURS OF WORK AND SHIFT ARRANGEMENTS. 20.01 The standard hours of work shall be as provided by one or other of the following standard shift arrangements as the Company shall deem proper for each of its various operations. (a) A single shift of eight (8) hours, not including a lunch period called "Standard Day Shift", worked on five (5) days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive. (b) Two (2) alternating shifts each of eight (8) hours not including a lunch period worked on five (5) days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive, one shift working the same hours as and being also called the "Standard Day Shift" and the second shift being called the "Standard Night Shift". The shifts shall change every two (2) weeks. Employees working on the Standard Night Shift shall be paid the premium provided by Section 23.01 hereof for a second shift. (c) Three (3) alternating shifts each of eight (8) hours with lunch taken on the job, worked on five (5) days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive and collectively called "Five-Day Continuous Shifts". The shifts shall change every two (2) weeks. Employees working on the second shift shall be paid the premium provided by Section 23.01 hereof for a second shift; employees working on the third shift shall be paid the premium provided by Sections 23.01 hereof for a third shift, and the third shift shall be of seven (7) hours duration with lunch taken on the job, worked five (5) days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive. (Employees working a full third shift shall receive the equivalent of eight (8) hours pay.) (d) In addition to the "Standard" two (2) shift operation as specified in 20.01 (b) herein, there shall be a "Special" two (2) shift operation as an alternative. Two (2) alternating shifts, the first of eight (8) hours, nor including a lunch period worked four (4) days each week Monday to Thursday inclusive, the second ten (10) hours not including a lunch period worked four (4) days each week Monday to Thursday inclusive. • Qualification for Holiday Pay - 10 Hours • Holiday Observed on Friday - 30 Hours Worked Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday • Holiday Observed on Monday - 30 Hours Worked Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday • When absence during these periods is justified and proved, the above qualifications may be waived by the Company. Disqualification for Holiday Pay ten (10) hours shall apply to one (1) shift when the Holiday comprises more than one (1) shift. Employees shall be given at least two (2) weeks notice if the shift is to change from "Standard Night Shift" to "Special Night Shift" or vice-versa provided by Section 20.01 herein. All departments will work shifts, which are consistent, and any change in the shift arrangement shall be discussed with the Union before said notice is given to the employees required to change. (e) For Janitors on night duty a single shift of eight (8) hours not including a lunch period, worked on five (5) nights each week from Monday to Friday inclusive. Employees on the said shift shall be paid the premiums provided by Section 23.01 hereof for a third shift. (f) Two (2) alternating shifts of eight (8) hours not including a lunch period, called "Clean-Up Shifts" worked on five (5) days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive, on a schedule of starting and stopping times which permits work during the between-shifts periods of the standard shifts provided by Sub-Section 20.01 (b) hereof. "Clean-Up Shifts" shall be employed in scrap removal and like operations. The shifts shall change every four (4) weeks. Employees working on the night shift shall be paid the premium provided by Section 23.01 hereof for a third shift. (g) A single shift of eight (8) hours not including a lunch period called the "Shipping & Receiving Shift", to be used solely by employees in Occupational Group 024, worked on five days each week from Monday to Friday inclusive. Should more than one (1) employee be required to work this shift, mutual concurrence is required by both the Company and the Union. Employees working the Shipping & Receiving shift will be paid shift premiums in accordance with Article 23.01. 20.02 The normal starting and stopping times shall be as provided by Appendix 1 annexed to this Agreement. 20.03 At its discretion the Company may change starting and stopping times by not more than one (1) hour from the normal times provided by Section 20.02 hereof provided that the duration of any shift shall not be other than that provided by Section 20.01 hereof and further provided that at least one (1) week in advance of any such change the Company shall notify the Union and the employees affected. 20.04 An employee shall be given at least two (2) weeks notice if he is required to change from one to another of the standard shift arrangements provided by Section 20.01 hereof. Any change of a department or section thereof from one standard shift arrangement to another shall be discussed with the Union before the said notice is given to the employees who are required to change. 20.05 The Company shall at all times take reasonable steps to give employees advance notice of any change or cancellation of regular working hours. Any employee not so notified who reports for work at his regular starting time shall be guaranteed four (4) hours work or shall receive four (4) hours pay at his regular rate unless any such change or cancellation of regular working hours is due to circumstances beyond the control of the Company such as fire or power failure. To qualify for the said four (4) hours pay an employee may be required to perform such work as is available except work of a higher classification. 20.06 All shifts provided by this Article 20.00 shall be paid at straight time. Time Cards 20.07 Every employee shall swipe his/her badge card immediately upon entering and immediately before leaving the Plant. Employees reporting without their badge must report to security prior to entering the building. Should he/she fail to swipe his/her badge card without sufficient reason, he shall lose one-quarter (1/4) hours pay for each such failure. 20.08 Late starting up to fifteen (15) minutes on any one shift or a total of fifteen (15) minutes during any pay period shall not be deductible. Lateness totalling over fifteen (15) minutes but not exceeding thirty (30) minutes during one pay period shall be calculated and deducted as thirty
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement