4.01       For all employees eight [8] hours shall constitute a day's work and five [5] days, namely forty [40] hours, Monday through Friday inclusive, shall constitute a week's work. An employee who is ordered to work for less than eight [8] hours per day or forty [40] hours per week shall be considered as temporarily laid off.

4.02       The Company and the Union are agreed that the five [5] days work each week shall be consecutive in accordance with the foregoing, subject only to circumstances in the Company's business making it necessary that the five [5] days work in the case of any employee be not consecutive. Provided, if subject to the aforementioned circumstances an employee is required to work a regular shift on Saturday, that he be given a prearranged regular day off during the following week, and further provided that if the said employee is required to work on such prearranged regular day off he shall be paid at the rate of double time.

COMPRESSED WORK WEEK

4.03       Not withstanding the provisions of Article 4.01 and 4.02, the Company shall have the right to negotiate alternate work weeks for certain runs and or sections of the work force in accordance with the following guide lines:

1. Shifts must be consecutive and shall be comprised of either;
   1. 5 times 8 hour shifts
   2. 4 time 10 hour shifts
   3. 3 times 12 hour shifts, pay for 40
   
   
   
2. Hours worked in excess of the normal work day (i.e. 8, 10, or 12 hours) or work in excess of 40 hours in a week shall be overtime and shall be paid at the rate of double time.
   
   
3. Employees working the compressed work week shall be given full credit for pension entitlement.
   
   
4. Where practical, and providing agreement with the Union is achieved, the employer may schedule a four, ten hour work week, fillowed by a three, twelve hour work week.
   
   
5. Inplementation of the foregoing compressed work weeks and or shift combinations shall be subject to mutual agreement between the local management and the Local Union Representatives.

4.04       Notification of the weekly shift schedule will be given no later than Wednesday for the week following; however, such schedule may be altered up to shift quitting time on Friday. In the event the employer operates on a two or three shift operation, employees shall have the right to select their preferred shift in order of their seniority.

OVERTIME

4.05       Employees shall not be compelled to work overtime, but may volunteer to do so.

4.06       However it is agreed that after accepting a delivery assignment, the employee should complete his delivery if still on the road at regular quitting time. Drivers must phone dispatcher for instructions if they are delayed more than 20 minutes in making deliveries.

4.07       All overtime shall be calculated at double time, with no pyramiding, except for triple time as provided in Article 4.10.

4.08       The following work shall be considered overtime:

1. work performed in excess of regular scheduled shift on any regular working day;
2. work performed prior to scheduled starting time;
3. work performed after scheduled quitting time;
4. work performed on Sundays;
5. work performed on Statutory Holiday.
6. payement for any overtime worked is payable by direct deposit and on the same deposit as wages earned. There will be no banked overtime.

4.09       No employee shall be allowed to work overtime while other employees are receiving less than a full weeks pay per week in his department.

SUNDAY TIME

4.10       For all work performed up to eight [8] hours on Sundays, the premium rate of double time shall be paid to all employees. All work performed over eight [8] hours on Sundays shall be paid for at the rate of triple time.

SHIFT CHANGES

4.11       An employee will be paid at overtime rates for all time worked before his regular starting time or time worked after his regular quitting time. If the change in time occurred under any of the following conditions such overtime will be paid for the balance of the week in which the change occurred:

1. His job or his starting time is changed by the Company after the Employee's quitting time Friday;
   
   
2. He was asked by the Company to relieve another employee who was unavailable or any change in starting time as per Wednesday shift schedule.

4.12       An employee will not be entitled to overtime for a change in his regular starting time or for work past his regular quitting time if the change occurred for any of the following reasons:

1. the employee has changed a job at his own request;
   
   
2. the changed job is a promotion, a bumping, or a training position;
   
   
3. the employee is returning to his customary job.

LUNCH BREAKS AND REST PERIODS

4.13       All employees working an 8, 10 or 12 hour shift shall be afforded a half hour lunch break approximately half way through their shift.

The Company shall allow employees two work breaks of no more than 15 minutes each, one in each half of a regular shift. An employee shall receive a paid 15-minute work break after completing one hour of overtime work beyond his scheduled shift.

The Company agrees to maintain adequate, clean and sanitary lunchroom and toilet facilities according to government regulations. Employees shall use such facilities carefully and considerately.

OVERTIME MEAL ALLOWANCE

4.14       In the event overtime is to be worked without notice being given the previous day and the period of overtime is to be more than two [2] hours in duration, then the Company agrees to provide the cost of a meal for all employees working such overtime up to a maximum of nine dollars [$9.00].

REPORTING PAY

4.15       Employees must be notified before quitting time if they are to report for work the next day. If they are not notified and report for work, then they shall be paid for the whole day.

4.16       Employees called out for work for less than a half day shall receive not less than one-half day's wages.

4.17       If an employee is called into work for less than 8 hours, but more than 4 hours, he shall be paid for 8 hours at straight time. This provision will not apply to a situation where an employee is receiving overtime or premium pay. If the employee has completed his regular work prior to the expiry of 8 hours, he must be prepared to accept other work, such as warehouse or cleanup.

4.18       Any employee called back for emergency purposes shall receive pay for not less than four [4] hours pay at the prevailing rate.