Common use of Rest Interval After Overtime Clause in Contracts

Rest Interval After Overtime. (i) An employee who has worked overtime shall return to work, after eight (8) hours’ rest, but only if the employee can do so by the mid-point of his/her regular shift unless he/she will report earlier by mutual agreement. Whether or not the employee does report to work he/she shall nevertheless be paid for the regular shift following the overtime at his/her normal straight-time rate. (ii) However, if the employee’s overtime finished at or before eight (8) hours prior to the mid-point of his/her regular shift on the day in question, the employee must return to work by the mid-point of his/her regular shift in order to qualify for full pay for his/her regular shift. (iii) An employee who is called in and reports to work before the expiration of his/her eight (8) hours absence shall receive double time (200%) payment for those hours which coincide with the working hours of his/her normal shift, plus his/her regular salary for the day. (iv) Notwithstanding (i), (ii) and (iii) above, a call-out occurring within a period of four (4) hours prior to the commencement of his/her regular working day or shift will nevertheless require an employee to report at his/her regular hour and be paid at straight-time rates for his/her full regular shift.