Standard Overtime. A. Overtime at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the regular rate of pay shall be paid for hours worked in excess of forty (40) within any normal workweek. B. Employer has the right to require any employee to work beyond his normal eight (8) hour shift or beyond his normal forty (40) hour week. If the situation permits, the Employer will first seek volunteers to work the additional hours. Employer shall attempt to equalize overtime work. C. The allowance of a premium payment, other than a shift premium or weekend premium, for any hour for which an employee receives compensation eliminates that hour from consideration for premium payment on any other basis. If time worked falls under two or more premium pay classifications, the higher rate shall prevail. D. Any fixed shift employee that works more than two hours past their normal scheduled shift will be paid a meal allowance of seven dollars ($7.00). An additional meal allowance will be paid for each consecutive four (4) hours of work performed thereafter. No time will be deducted for eating lunch during overtime work, it being understood that time consumed in eating lunch will be made as short as possible and in no case exceed thirty (30) minutes. E. Paid absence due to fragmented vacation, funeral leave, and holiday will count as time worked in determining if an employee is to be compensated at time and one-half (1-1/2) for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) within the applicable payroll week.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement