Common use of Work Areas Clause in Contracts

Work Areas. a. There are twenty-seven (27) work areas - with limits as defined in Paragraph e of this Section 8.27. Any employee who is assigned a work area instead of a specific permanent headquarters will report to any job location within his/her assigned work area. Transportation to and from home and any job location within his/her assigned area is all personal time and expense, except as may herein be specifically noted. b. The employee referred to in Paragraph a of this Section 8.27 will be paid an hourly premium, called “work area differential”, equal to the differ- ence between the grade maximum of his/her classification and the next higher grade maximum (i.e., one pay grade). Depending on the size of the work area and as indicated by the work area chart, the work area differen- tial may be two, three or four times the single work area differential. For this purpose, a classification in an automatic progression will be assumed to have the grade of the highest classification in the automatic progression. Employees presently eligible to receive the area differential are shown in the work area chart. c. Underground Lines and Meter Bargaining Unit members who are assigned to a Work Area are also assigned a permanent headquarters. The work area differential provided in Paragraph b of this Section 8.27 is not applicable when a member is directed to report at and quit from his/her per- manent headquarters for the day. d. The limits of the North, South, D, E, F, G, and Meter work areas are:

Work Areas. a. There are twenty-seven (27) work areas - with limits as defined in Paragraph e of this Section 8.27. Any employee who is assigned a work area instead of a specific permanent headquarters will report to any job location within his/her assigned work area. Transportation to and from home and any job location within his/her assigned area is all personal time and expense, except as may herein be specifically noted. b. The employee referred to in Paragraph a of this Section 8.27 will be paid an hourly premium, called “work area differential”, equal to the differ- ence difference between the grade maximum of his/her classification and the next higher grade maximum (i.e., one pay grade). Depending on the size of the work area and as indicated by the work area chart, the work area differen- tial differential may be two, three or four times the single work area differential. For this purpose, a classification in an automatic progression will be assumed to have the grade of the highest classification in the automatic progression. Employees presently eligible to receive the area differential are shown in the work area chart. c. Underground Lines and Meter Bargaining Unit members who are assigned to a Work Area are also assigned a permanent headquarters. The work area differential provided in Paragraph b of this Section 8.27 is not applicable when a member is directed to report at and quit from his/her per- manent permanent headquarters for the day. d. The limits of the North, South, D, E, F, G, and Meter work areas are: