Common use of Shift, Work Day, and Work Week Clause in Contracts

Shift, Work Day, and Work Week. a) The shift shall consist of eight (8) hours of work. b) The work day is a fixed and regularly recurring period of twenty-four consecutive hours and begins at 12:01 a.m., each calendar day. c) The standard workweek for full-time employees shall consist of five (5) consecutive workdays of eight (8) work hours each in length, followed typically by two (2) consecutive days off. The parties specifically recognize however that on some limited occasions, such as when an employee changes from one shift or schedule to another, an employee may not necessarily have two consecutive days off. On such occasions, the employee will not be entitled to receive any additional compensation based solely upon his or her failure to receive two (2) consecutive days off. The employee will be entitled to additional compensation only if the lack of two (2) consecutive days off results in the employee actually working more than forty (40) hours in any affected work week.