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Sales Equipment Service Trainee /
Outside Vehicle Washing Service /
Truck Maintenance and Safety and Heavy Lifting /
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November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2010
Section 1
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The Company and the Union agree that the standard workday shall consist of eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours and the standard workweek shall consist of forty (40) hours. During any week that a Holiday falls employees, who are scheduled on a ten hour shift shall receive ten (10) hours pay for such holiday. Where it becomes necessary to reschedule employees in that week from ten (10) hour shifts to eight (8) hours shifts during that week to accommodate customer requirements, the Company will provide adequate notice to employees so affected. Management will consider recommendations from union staff, through its committee, regarding summer hours start time adjustments.
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Where shift work is in operation, it is agreed that all employees in such classifications within the warehouse shall be rotated on each of the shifts every two (2) week period.
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Furthermore, the parties agree that a two (2) week shift rotation schedule will be posted prior to the end of the employees' shift on Friday.
The Employer shall give to each employee whose shift is to be changed a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours advance notice prior to such shift change becoming applicable.
Should the proper notice not be given, then the employee shall work the originally scheduled shift.
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Should employees choose to trade shift rotations on a daily or weekly basis, both employees involved shall be limited to the junior employee's seniority.
Section 2
Time worked in excess of the standard hours of work as herein specified shall be considered as overtime and overtime rates of pay shall be as follows:
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Time and one-half for the first two (2) hours after the regular shift and double time thereafter.
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Time and one-half for the first four (4) hours on an employee's day off and double time thereafter.
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Two (2x) times the regular rate shall be paid for all work performed on Sunday, except as provided herein:
Employees whose services are regularly required on weekend, will be paid the regular rates for work done on Saturday and Sunday, but in no case will they work more than eight (8) hours per shift or ten (10) hours per shift, (if they are working on a ten (10) hour shift schedule), or forty (40) hours per week without overtime rates being paid.
In order to prevent returned calls, the Company may require its Delivery Drivers to work a maximum of ten (10) hours overtime per week. Employees shall not be required to work more than two (2) hours per day of such overtime, unless he agrees to do so.
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Employees not on approved leave of absence will be entitled to the following holidays with pay:
1. NEW YEARS DAY
2. VICTORIA DAY
3. CANADA DAY
4. B.C. DAY
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. LABOUR DAY
7. GOOD FRIDAY
8. THANKSGIVING DAY
9. REMEMBRANCE DAY
10. BOXING DAY
In addition to the above, one (1) “Floater Holiday” shall be provided in 2005 and effective in 2006, the number of “Floater Holidays” provided shall be increased to two (2). Such days shall be arranged between the employee and his supervisor. The request for the Holiday shall be in writing at least ten (10) days in advance of the requested date and shall be taken at a time outside of the regular summer vacation period.
Employees who are hired after June 30th in each year of this agreement shall only be entitled to one (1) floater day during that year of employment.
Employees absent the day before or the day after a holiday will be required to provide reasons for any such absence. Anyone found abusing this provision will be subject to discipline.
When required to work on any one of the preceding holidays, overtime rates of two (2x) times the regular day rate will be paid for all hours worked plus eight (8) hours holiday pay at the regular day rate.
When not required to work on any one of the preceding holidays, hourly paid employees shall be paid for eight (8) hours of their regular day rate.
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Where permissible by law, the parties may, by the mutual agreement, change the day on which a holiday may be observed.
Section 3
Should any of the above holidays, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, occur on a Saturday or Sunday, they will normally be observed on either the preceding Friday or the following Monday
Christmas Day and Boxing Day occur on a Saturday and Sunday, either the preceding Friday or the following Monday shall be normally substituted for Christmas Day by the Company and a substitute day for Boxing Day shall be observed as a Floater Day. Such Floater Day shall be requested in writing at least ten (10) days in advance of the requested date and shall not be taken during the month of December. In addition, no more than one Driver, one Equipment Service and one Warehouse employee shall be allowed off at the same time.
If either Christmas Day or Boxing Day (but not both) occur on a weekend, the Company shall substitute an alternate day to be observed as a Floater Day. Such Floater Day shall be requested in writing at least ten (10) days in advance of the requested date and shall not be taken during the month of December. In addition, no more than one Driver, one Equipment Service and one Warehouse employee shall be allowed off at the same time.
Section 4
Under no circumstances will holiday pay be paid when Health and Welfare or Workers' Compensation covers the holiday. However, employees will receive from the Company any difference between a lesser amount received and eight (8) hours pay at their applicable rate.
Section 5
Work performed over five (5) consecutive hours without a meal period shall be paid for at the rate of double time.
All employees called in to work and receiving less than four (4) hours work shall be paid for four (4) hours at the applicable rate.
Effective January 1, 2003, the foregoing provision shall be amended to provide for a supper allowance of $9.50 after having worked a minimum of two (2) hours of overtime beyond an employee’s regular shift, in the event the Employer is unable to provide a meal.
The Company will endeavour, in so far as to the requirements and efficiency of operations will permit, to equalize (over such period of time as may be necessary to do so) the opportunities for overtime work among those regular employees who normally perform the work on which such overtime is required. In doing so, the Company will follow a seniority order rotation of opportunity. However, if insufficient employees volunteer for overtime assignment, then the junior employees in those classifications which are required for work must work such overtime but will not be required to work more than eight (8) hours overtime during the normal work week.
Notwithstanding section 5(d) above, the Company will endeavour to recall qualified employees on layoff in seniority order to work the overtime prior to forcing any employee to work whenever possible.
Section 6
All employees shall have a fifteen (15) minute rest period midway during each work period of three (3) hours or more without a deduction in pay. Rest periods shall be so arranged that all employees shall enjoy benefits of the full period in a place providing the opportunity to take a snack. A thirty (30) minute unpaid meal break will be provided approximately half way through the employee's shift.
Section 7
Employees working on afternoon or second shift shall receive a shift bonus of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per hour.
Day Shift is defined as commencing between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 1:59 p.m., all other employees are shift employees and shall receive shift bonus.
The Company agrees to consider recommendations for swing shifts from union through its committee. In the event it is necessary to work such shifts, they shall rotate on a two-week basis.
Section 8
Employees who arrive late for work shall have their wages reduced on the basis of quarters of an hour.
Section 9 Serviceman on Call
Effective from January 1, 2004, an employee required to be on call shall receive $50.00 per seven (7) day week and $75.00 for a week containing a holiday, in addition to his regular rate, such payment not being used in overtime calculations.
Section 10 Layover and Subsistence
An employee who is required to be absent from his home overnight shall be provided with meal allowances and lodgings. Lodgings shall be at an establishment approved by the Company and who will bill the Company directly for room plus tax. Such employee shall receive a meal allowance of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each night’s stay, which shall be paid to him through payroll.
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