Common use of Day Workers Clause in Contracts

Day Workers. All time worked before or after the employee's regular work day or regular work week, or on an employee's regular day off or on a public holiday shall be considered overtime. Employees will not be required to work overtime unless impracticable to make other arrangements. Overtime rates will be as follows: i) Time and one-half will be paid for the first two hours worked over the regular working time in any one day, and double time thereafter. ii) Double time will be paid for Saturdays and Sundays or for work performed by an employee on his or her regular weekly days off. iii) Day workers will be compensated at the rate of double time for all work between midnight and 8:00 a.m. In addition, employees required to work overtime immediately prior to, and continuous with, their next regular starting time will be compensated at the rate of double time for the overtime so worked. iv) Employees required to work on a public holiday will be paid at double time rates for all hours so worked and, in addition, the employee shall be paid at their regular daily rate of pay for the public holiday in accordance with Article 24-4. The employee shall have the option of converting all or a portion of the time worked at double time rates into compensating time off which may be taken as time off at a time mutually agreeable to the employee and the department.