Common use of Paid Time to Working Time Clause in Contracts

Paid Time to Working Time. (a) Employees absent on approved leave paid by the Hospital or by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, shall for the purpose of computing overtime pay during the work schedule during which the overtime occurred, be considered as having worked their regularly scheduled hours during such leave of absence. No pyramiding shall result from the application of this provision. (b) Where an 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 (1 ½) times). Where an employee chooses the latter option such time off must be taken within ninety (90) days at a time mutually agreeable to the Hospital and the employee or payment in accordance with the former option shall be made.