Beluga Clerk. Schedule Commencing one month after this Agreement takes effect, the regular Beluga clerks will be given a three
Beluga Clerk. Schedule Commencing one month after this Agreement takes effect, the regular Beluga clerks will be given a three (3) month trial period on a week-on, week-off seven day shift, provided they mutually agree to make that change. For the week-on, week-off schedule, Employer shall determine the day of the week on which the clerks will change out. Subsequent extensions of the trial period at three (3) month increments will be subject to the sole discretion of the Employer up to a total period of eighteen (18) months. If the Employer deems the week-on, week-off schedule to be successful at the end of the eighteen month period, it shall be incorporated into the Generation Agreement by a letter of understanding. Temporary Beluga clerks shall work either a week-on, week-off schedule or the five (5) day workweek and four (4) day workweek schedules (as defined below) as determined by Employer When working the week-on, week-off schedule, Employer shall have the option of scheduling Beluga clerks to be off duty on scheduled holidays. Notwithstanding the language of Section 4.14.1 of this Agreement, the scheduled holiday for Beluga clerks shall not be observed on the Beluga Clerk’s next regular workday when working the week-on, week-off schedule. If the trial schedule does not work out to the Beluga Superintendent’s satisfaction, and the Employer elects to end the trial, the Beluga Clerks will be scheduled to work a five (5) day workweek and a four (4) day workweek on an opposing rotation. When working the five (5) day workweek, the employee will work nine (9) hours Monday through Thursday and eight (8) hours on Friday; on this schedule, the first eight hours of each scheduled workday is at straight time and the ninth hour is at the applicable overtime rate. When working the four (1) day workweek, the employee shall work ten (10) hours at the straight time rate for each day, Monday through Thursday. When working the four (4) day workweek the employee will use the scheduled Thursday night crew flight to travel to Anchorage. Employees will not be paid for any time between the end of their workday and the departure of the Thursday crew flight except for hours worked at the direction of the employer. The Employer shall schedule the workday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
