Common use of Overtime and Call Clause in Contracts

Overtime and Call. Back 28:01 The parties recognize that overtime work shall normally be performed by employees on a voluntary basis. However, in special circumstances employees may be required to work beyond normal hours where, in the opinion of the Authority or designate: (a) an urgent, unforeseen, internal operational requirement must be met; (b) urgent work is required in order to avoid serious threat to the health, safety and welfare of the tenants; (c) urgent work is required in order to avoid serious damage to property. 28:02 For the purpose of this Agreement, overtime shall mean: (a) In the case of a full-time employee, authorized time worked in excess of his or her regular work day or regular work week; (b) In the case of a part-time employee, all authorized time worked in excess of seven and one-quarter or eight (7¼ or 8) hours in a day or thirty-six and one-quarter or forty (36¼ or 40) hours in a week. 28:03 An employee who works overtime on his or her regular work day shall be compensated at time and one-half (1½x) for all such time worked. 28:04 An employee who is required to work on his or her first day of rest is entitled to compensation at time and one-half (1½x) for the first four (4) hours worked and double time (2x) thereafter. 28:05 An employee who is required to work on his or her second day of rest is entitled to compensation at double time (2x) for all hours worked. Second in this context means the second day in a series of consecutive calendar days of rest. 28:06 An employee, if called back to work overtime shall receive for the work compensation for a minimum of three (3) hours at the applicable overtime rate provided that the period of overtime worked by the employee is not contiguous to his or her regular work day. A meal break shall not be regarded as affecting contiguity. 28:07 An employee who is called back more than once within a three (3) hour period shall only be entitled to three (3) hours of compensation at the applicable overtime rate for that three (3) hour period in accordance with Section :06. 28:08 An employee who is called back in a subsequent three (3) hour period, shall be entitled to further compensation in accordance with Article 28:06. 28:09 Where an employee of the Authority is directed to work on a holiday, he/she shall be compensated at two times (2x) his/her regular hourly rate plus straight time hourly pay. 28:10 At the employee’s option, overtime shall be compensated by paying the employee for all time worked at the applicable overtime rate or by granting the employee the equivalent time off in lieu of payment. (a) Where an employee has chosen to receive time off in lieu of overtime payment, such time off shall be granted at a time mutually agreeable to the employee and a supervisor authorized to grant such time off within ninety (90) calendar days following the end of the bi-weekly pay period in which the overtime was worked. Such mutual agreement between the employee and the authorized supervisor shall not be unreasonably withheld. (b) Where mutual agreement has not been reached within this ninety (90) calendar day period, the employee shall receive payment and such payment shall be made at the rate of pay in effect for the employee at the time when the overtime was worked. 28:12 Except in emergency situations, the supervisor shall endeavour to assign overtime work as fairly as possible amongst those employees qualified to perform the work and who are in the classification which normally performs the work.