Common use of Special Overtime Assignments Clause in Contracts

Special Overtime Assignments. a. Employees not assigned to take trouble calls outside their normally scheduled work hours, but who are called out to perform other than prearranged overtime work, will be paid a minimum sum equal to two (2) hours pay at the rate applicable for each time called out, except that they will be paid not less than three (3) hours at applicable rates for each time called out between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. Multiple calls received within the same two (2) hour or three (3) hour span described herein shall be compensated as a single call. b. An employee who reports for prearranged overtime work at an hour outside his/her normal work schedule will be compensated in a sum of not less than two (2) hours pay at applicable overtime rates, provided further that an employee who reports for prearranged overtime work on a day outside his/her normal work schedule, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, will be compensated in a sum of not less than four (4) hours pay at applicable overtime rates. In the event that an employee is notified not to report for prearranged overtime work less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the assigned reporting time, he/she shall nevertheless, be paid for two (2) hours at his/her basic straight time rate. If, however, work is cancelled due to an act of God or the provisions of Section 2.5, the employer will not be liable for any pay, providing one (1) hour’s notification is given. c. Overtime immediately following the normally scheduled workday will be paid for at the actual overtime worked at applicable rates.