Common use of Standard Hours of Work Clause in Contracts

Standard Hours of Work. 4.2.1 The standard hours of work shall be defined as regularly scheduled twenty-four (24) hours per week or less averaged over each bi-weekly pay period. 4.2.2 The standard hours of work may be increased up to eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week for up to three (3) weeks as applicable for each of the following periods: the Christmas break, March break, university study breaks, university exam periods (normally the middle two weeks in December and the last two weeks in April of each year) and the Easter break. 4.2.3 The standard hours of work may be increased up to eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week to offer programs in the event of unforeseen school closures during the school year. 4.2.4 The standard hours of work may be increased up to eight (8) hours per day, up to twenty (20) days per year for replacement situations for work in this Bargaining Unit. 4.2.5 The Employer may, with the approval of the Union, require employees to work more than twenty-four (24) hours per week where the Employer identifies a specific need or program. The Employer and the Union agree to participate in meaningful consultation on a case-by-case basis to discuss the specifics of each situation and all agreements must be confirmed in writing.