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LOCAL 300 / MOLSON Vancouver 2006-2012 Contract
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ARTICLE 4
HOURS OF WORK

The purpose of this section is to define the workday and workweek at the brewery.

1. CONVENTIONAL EIGHT (8) HOUR SHIFT SCHEDULE:
   The workweek shall be defined as five (5) consecutive workdays, commencing Monday. Eight (8) consecutive hours, including a thirty (30) minute paid lunch period, and two (2) fifteen (15) minute breaks shall constitute a day's work. An employee who is assigned to work for less than eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week shall be considered as temporarily laid off.

   The operation, or certain sections, will operate with one (1), two (2) or three (3) consecutive eight (8) hour shifts as required. If two or three shifts are required, a shift rotation schedule which results in employees rotating between the two or three shifts will be established.

2. COMPRESSED WORK WEEK:
   The workweek shall be defined as four (4) consecutive workdays starting Monday or Tuesday. Ten (10) consecutive hours including a thirty (30) minute paid lunch period and two (2) fifteen (15) minute breaks shall constitute a day's work.

   The operation, or certain sections, will operate with one (1), or two (2) consecutive ten (10) hour shifts as required. If two (2) ten (10) hour shifts are required, a shift rotation schedule which results in employees rotating between the two shifts will be established.

   The four day work week will run for at least four weeks and the Company will provide two weeks notice of work week schedule changes.

3. WEEKEND WORK FORCE
   In the event that the Company is unable to meet production or maintenance requirements using the conventional or compressed work week schedules, the parties agreed the Company can implement a week-end work force. The provisions of this week-end schedule are detailed in an attached Letter of Understanding.

1. Overtime shall be paid as follows:

   For Employees on a Conventional Eight (8) Hour Shift Schedule
   Double time (2X) for all hours worked over eight (8) hours in any workday, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on Saturday, Sunday, or on a Plant Holiday plus eight (8) hours straight time holiday pay at his/her regular rate. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) on Saturday will be paid at the rate of double and one quarter (2¼ X ) time. Hours worked in excess of (8) on Sunday, or on a Plant Holiday, will be paid at triple (3X) time.

   For Employees on a Ten (10) Hour Compressed Work Week Shift Schedule
   Double time (2X) for all hours worked over ten (10) in any workday, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on a scheduled day off, or on a Plant Holiday plus eight (8) hours straight time holiday pay at his/her regular rate. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) on a scheduled day off will be paid at the rate of double and one quarter (2¼ X ) time. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) on a Plant Holiday will be paid at the rate of triple (3X) time.

   For Employees on a Twelve (12) Hour Week-end Shift Schedule
   Double time (2X) for all hours worked over twelve (12) in any workday, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on a scheduled day off, or on a Plant Holiday plus eight (8) hours straight time holiday pay at his/her regular rate. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) on a scheduled day off will be paid at the rate of double and one quarter (2 ¼ X) time. Hours worked in excess of eight (8) on a Plant Holiday will be paid at the rate of triple (3X) time.

2. Employees shall be entitled to an additional fifteen (15) minute break for each two (2) hour period of overtime worked. If overtime is likely to exceed one (1) hour the break shall be taken before overtime commences.

1. Preliminary shift schedules will be posted on Tuesday and the final shift schedule will be posted on Thursday for the following work week.

2. Provided also that no employee shall be required to work on Saturdays for production or bottling unless at least four (4) days notice thereof shall first be given by the Company.

3. In the event it is necessary to work overtime, the Company shall provide four (4) hours notice of such overtime. Employees shall not be compelled to work overtime but may volunteer to do so. It is agreed that the Union will supply competent help as provided elsewhere in this contract.

4. 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 the following conditions such overtime will be paid for the balance of the week in which change occurred:

   1. His job or his starting time is changed by the Company after his regular quitting time on Friday.

   2. He was asked by the Company to relieve another employee who was unavailable.

   3. If the member has a fulltime posting he/she will be paid double time (2x) the job rate for the remaining portion of the week. Also if the member holds a relief posting, he/she will be paid double time (2x) the job rate for the scheduled day only.

5. 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 posting.

   3. The employee is returning to his customary job.

Section 4. Minimum Compensation

1. Employees must be notified before quitting time if they are not 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.

2. When an employee is called back for a breakdown or emergency work after finishing his regular shift, he shall receive no less than four (4) hours pay at the overtime rate, or pay for all such hours worked by him at the overtime rate, whichever is the greater.

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