HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME Clause Samples

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 8.01 The following is intended to define the normal hours of work for bargaining unit employees but shall not be interpreted as a guarantee of normal hours of work per day, or normal hours of work per week, or normal days of work per week nor shall this paragraph be interpreted as a guarantee that the normal hours of work will not be increased or decreased if found necessary by the Employer. The hours of work are set out only for the purpose of computing overtime. a. The regular work shift for full time employees shall be seven and one-half (7½) working hours per day exclusive of meal periods. The seven and one- half (7½) working hours per day will be worked within an eight (8) hour period. It is expected that all charge staff arrive in sufficient time prior to the start of their shift to receive report from the nurse coming off duty. Report time is not paid time. b. Shorter shifts may be regularly scheduled by the Employer of no less than two and one half (2½) hours in duration. Student dietary shifts may be of shorter duration with prior mutual agreement between Union and Employer. Private duty shifts will usually be of at least one (1) hour in duration. The Employer will schedule consecutive Private duty assignments to maximize continuous shifts where possible. 8.03 Employees who are hired to work normally less than seven and one-half (7½) hours per day or normally less than thirty-seven and one-half (37½) hours per week but more than twenty-four (24) hours per week shall be offered work in accordance with their stated availability and in accordance with the operating requirements of the Retirement Home. 8.04 Employer authorized work performed in excess of eight (8) hours a day or eighty (80) hours in a bi-weekly pay period will be counted as overtime work and will be paid for at the rate of time and one-half (1½) the employee's regular rate of pay. No overtime shall be paid to an employee who works in excess of her regularly scheduled work hours as a result of a voluntary exchange of shifts with another employee for personal convenience. It is understood where an agent of the Employer is not present to authorize overtime hours, that the designated in-charge staff person may authorize overtime work for attendants. Where the in-charge person is required to work overtime, the authorization may be approved through written request provided to the Administrator, and such request shall not be unreasonably denied. 8.05 Each employee who works five (5) or less ...

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 10.01 The Hospital does not guarantee any hours of work per day or days of work per week with respect to any employee covered by this Agreement. 10.02 The normal or standard daily hours of work for full-time employees shall be seven and one-half (7½) hours exclusive of a one-half (½) hour unpaid meal period. The normal or standard daily hours of work for part-time employees shall be up to seven and one-half (7½) hours exclusive of a one-half (½) hour unpaid meal period. a. All authorized work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7½) hours per day or thirty-seven and one-half (37½) hours per week averaged over the period scheduled by the Hospital will be paid at the rate of time and one- half (1½) the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. b. Where a full-time or part-time employee is required to work on a paid holiday and the employee is authorized to work additional hours following the normal daily tours for that unit but not including hours on their subsequent regularly scheduled tour, such employee shall receive two times (2x) his/her straight hourly rate of pay for such additional hours worked. c. Full-time employees who are required to work on their scheduled day off will be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1½) the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. d. Where a full-time employee has worked and accumulated approved overtime hours (other than overtime hours related to paid holidays), such employee shall have the option of electing payment at the applicable overtime rate or time off equivalent to the applicable overtime rate (i.e. where the applicable rate is time and one-half (1½), then time off shall be at time and one-half (1½) times). Where a full-time employee chooses the equivalent time off option, the scheduling of such time off, request must be submitted in advance and approved by the Hospital. Such requested time off must be the equivalent of the normal daily tour of the unit and be taken within the succeeding sixty

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 6.1 HOURS OF WORK/WORK SCHEDULES

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. Section One. Work Schedules.

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. Standard Workweek.

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 9.01 Overtime pay is defined as one and one-half (1½) times the straight hourly rate. 9.02 Employees shall receive overtime pay for all work performed: • in excess of seven and one-half (7½) hours per day with the exception of employees working the night shift (8 paid hours shift) who shall receive overtime pay for all work performed in excess of eight (8) hours per day, or eighty (80) hours per pay period; • in excess of seventy-five (75) straight time hours per pay period; • in excess of five (5) consecutive Master Scheduled days; • in excess of seven (7) consecutive days; • within the specified “break” period defined in Article 9.07 9.03 There shall be no pyramiding of overtime under any provisions of this Agreement. 9.04 The following is intended to define the normal hours of work for employees, but shall not be interpreted as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week, or days of work per week. a. It is agreed that the normal hours shall be as follows: • First shift starts at 11:00 p.m., ends at 7:00 a.m. • Second shift starts at 7:00 a.m., ends at 3:00 p.m. • Third shift starts at 3:00 p.m., ends at 11:00 p.m. b. The parties agree that there are existing shifts, including short shifts that vary from the times set out above. These shifts shall continue in accordance with established practice. c. The parties agree that there may be a requirement to change shifts or to establish alternative shifts in the future. Changes, if required, will be based on the need to provide efficient, quality care for the residents. d. So long as a full-time position exists, there will be no splitting of that position into two or more part-time positions, without the agreement of the Union; such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. e. No new shifts will be less than three (3) hours in length. Notwithstanding this Agreement, where there is a unique, “one- time” shift such as special event catering or cleaning, the Employer may offer shifts of no less than two (2) hours, it being understood that employees have the right to refuse to work such a shift and that a refusal will not be held against them. a. Each employee will be entitled to eating periods/breaks based on the following: i. employees for seven (7) to eight (8) hours in a shift will be allowed one (1) thirty (30) minutes “unpaid” lunch break and a fifteen (15) minute break “with pay” during each half (½) shift at approximately the mid-point of the half shift. ii. Employees scheduled for five (5) hours but...

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 8.01 Full-time employees shall receive overtime rates for all time worked in excess of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours per day, and for all time worked in excess of ten (10) days in a two (2) week period. 8.02 Employees shall receive overtime rates for all time worked in one (1) department in excess of: a) Seven and one half (7.5) hours per day (with the exception of split shifts - two four hour shifts within one [1] day, when overtime rates would apply after eight [8] hours worked). b) Seventy-five (75) hours per pay period. c) Ten (10) scheduled shifts per pay period. d) ▇▇▇ (6) consecutive days worked for part-time employees. 8.03 The Employer shall schedule employees to reflect the following: a) No shift shall be less than four (4) hours duration; b) The nursing staff shall basically be scheduled in three (3) shifts. The first shift of the day, the night shift, shall commence at 11:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 a.m.; the day shift shall commence at 7:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.; the evening shift shall commence at 3:00 p.m. and end at 11:00 p.m. Registered staff shall continue on with the previous practice of reporting ten (10) minutes prior to the hour. The Employer may continue to introduce and implement reasonable variations of the above. c) Effective January 4, 2009, employees scheduled to work between the hours of 2300 and 0700 shall receive an extra night premium of fifteen ($0.15) cents for all hours worked. d) All other departments shall be scheduled in accordance with established practice which may be amended by mutual agreement between the parties. e) Where there is a change to daylight savings from standard time or vice versa, an employee who is scheduled and works a full shift shall be paid for the actual number of hours worked. No overtime shall apply to this provision. 8.04 a) All employees shall be entitled to a fifteen (15) minute break with pay during each half (½) shift at approximately the midpoint of the half (½) shift. Registered staff required to report ten (10) minutes to the hour as outlined in Article 8.03 b) shall be entitled to a twenty (20) minute break with pay during each (½) shift, at approximately the midpoint of the half (½) shift. Employees on a half (1/2) shift shall have one (1) fifteen (15) minute break with pay at approximately the midpoint of the half (1/2) shift. Except in cases of emergency, these breaks shall not be interrupted.

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. 10.01 The regular hours of work will be as scheduled. 10.02 Work schedules covering a six (6) week period will be posted seven (7) days in advance. a. No Full-Time employee shall be required to work more than two (2) different shifts in any one (1) pay period, except in case of emergency, unavailability, safety, or resident care needs. b. No employee shall be scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days, or more than twenty (20) shifts in any four week period. Also, each employee shall have a break of at least twelve (12) hours between shifts unless mutually agreed. c. No changes shall be made to the schedule after it has been posted except in the cases of emergency, safety or other resident care needs. Where possible employee concerns will be accommodated. d. Master schedules will be developed using either two extended shifts in a day for RPN’s, UHCP’s and Private Duty RCAs, or three eight (8) hour shifts for all other classifications. The first shift of the day shall be the day shift, followed by the evening shift, followed by the night shift (in cases of a three shift rotation). It is understood and agreed that shifts of shorter duration may be scheduled over the period of a day. Changes in the current master schedule may be introduced after discussion with the Union at the Labour Management Committee. e. The Employer shall arrange shifts so that all full-time employees shall be scheduled every other weekend off. For part-time employees, the Employer shall arrange shifts so that employees are scheduled at least one (1) in three (3) week end off. For the purpose of this Article, a weekend is considered to be a Saturday and Sunday. For further clarification, the weekend shall be the start of the shift commencing on or about 2300 hours on the Friday to the end of the shift ending on or about 2300 hours on Sunday. This Article will not impede the Employer’s ability to hire weekend-only employees and does not apply in terms of employee requests or exchanges of shifts. 10.03 Night premium 10.04 Weekend premium 10.05 The following is intended to define the normal hours of work for bargaining unit employees but shall not be interpreted as a guarantee of normal hours of work per day, or normal hours of work per week, or normal days of work per week nor shall this paragraph be interpreted as a guarantee that the normal hours of work will not be increased or decreased. The hours of work are set out only for the purpose of computing overtime. a. The regular...

HOURS OF WORK, WORK SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME. Section One. (a) Basic Workweek. The regular workweek of all employees shall be in conformance with C.G.S. Section 5-246, except, portal to portal time shall be standardized at thirty (30) minutes for travel from home to duty station and