ARTICLE 6
REGULAR
HOURS OF WORK
Section 1. Regular Hours.
The
regular schedule of hours shall be as follows: First (daylight) Shift: Starting
time will be from 5:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.; Second Shift: Starting time will
be from 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.; and Third Shift: Starting time will be from
10:00 P.M. to 1:30 A.M., (eight (8) hour shift, thirty (30) minute unpaid
lunch) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Requests by individuals for deviation
from the set times based on hardship will be considered. The Company shall
assign the initial starting times as stated above. Any time in excess of eight (8) hours on a day of rest shall be accomplished
according to the Overtime Section 10 below. A minimum of nine (9) hours
is required between shifts. Each employee
who is scheduled to work overtime after his/her regular shift shall receive
a ten (10)-minute rest period prior to the start of the overtime and an additional
ten (10)-minute break every two (2) hours thereafter.
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2. Overtime Rate for Regular Hours.
Time
worked in excess of eight (8) hours in one (1) day or forty (40) hours in
any one (1) week, shall be paid for at one and one-half (1 ½) times one’s
Base Rate. Time worked on one’s Saturday will be
paid at a rate of one and one-half (1 ½) times one’s Base Rate. Time worked on one’s Sunday will be paid at
a rate of two (2) times one’s Base Rate.
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3. Regular Hours for Alternate Work Week.
A. Alternate work week assignments shall be on a voluntary basis and
such assignments shall be communicated to the
B.
The regular schedule of hours shall be as follows: First (daylight)
Shift: Starting time will be from 5:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.; Second Shift: Starting
time will be from 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.; and Third Shift: Starting time will
be from 10:00 P.M. to 1:30 A.M., (ten (10)-hour shift, thirty (30) minute
unpaid lunch). Saturday
and Sunday shall be two (2) of the three (3) days of rest. Requests by individuals for deviation
from the set times based on hardship will be considered. The Company shall
assign the initial starting times as stated above. A minimum of nine (9)
hours is required between shifts. Each
employee who is scheduled to work overtime after his/her regular shift shall
receive a ten (10)-minute rest period prior to the start of the overtime and
an additional ten (10)-minute break every two (2) hours thereafter.
C.
Any time in excess of eight (8) hours on a day of rest shall be accomplished
according to the Overtime Section 10 below.
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4. Overtime Rate for Alternate Work
Week.
Time
worked in excess of ten (10) hours in one (1) day or forty (40) hours in any
one (1) week, will be paid at a
rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times one’s Base Rate. Time worked on one’s first (1st)
day of rest will be paid at a rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times one’s
Base Rate. Time worked on one’s second
(2nd) day of rest will be paid at a rate of two (2) times one’s
Base Rate. Time worked on one’s third (3rd)
day of rest will be paid at a rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times one’s
Base Rate.
The length of a vacation day for
employees working the Alternate Work Week will be eight (8) hours, or ten
(10) hours at the employee’s discretion.
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5. Premium Rate for Alternate Work
Week.
A
premium of $0.75 per hour for all hours worked will be paid to all employees
working the alternate work week.
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6. Shift Differentials.
The
second and third shift shall be paid a shift differential of seventy-five
(75) cents per hour.
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7. Report Time.
If
an employee reports for work in accordance with instructions, he/she shall
receive a minimum of four (4)
hours pay at his/her Base Rate, including shift differential, alternate
work week premium pay and Lead Pay,
where applicable. Report time will not apply in case of emergency shutdowns
arising out of any condition beyond the Company's control. An employee who
leaves work of his/her own volition, or because of incapacity (other than
industrial injury or illness), or is discharged or suspended after beginning
work, will be paid only for the number of hours actually worked during that
day. An employee who leaves work because of incapacity due to industrial injury
will be paid eight (8) hours pay, or ten (10) hours pay if working alternate
work week, at his/her Base Rate,
including shift differential, alternate
work week premium pay and Lead Pay, where applicable.
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8. Call Back Pay.
A
minimum of four (4) hours’ pay at the applicable overtime rate will be paid
for any emergency work performed outside of one's regularly scheduled hours
except in case of a continuation without interruption of work on the employee’s
regular shift.
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9. Pay Day.
First
and third shift employees shall be paid on Friday. Second shift employees shall be paid on Thursday.
If Thursday and Friday are recognized holidays in a workweek, all employees
shall be paid on Wednesday. If Thursday is a recognized holiday in a workweek,
second shift employees shall be paid on Friday. Paydays and pay times shall remain in the future
as are now in effect, unless unforeseen conditions arise in the Payroll Department
making change necessary. Paychecks may be issued at any time after the start
of the employee’s shift. Any discrepancies
found in an employee’s paycheck will be rectified within three (3) business
days, if possible.
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10. Overtime Scheduling.
It
is the intent of the Company to distribute overtime as equally as practicable
in light of the work to be performed by shift, classification and skill. Both the