Common use of Extra Shift Clause in Contracts

Extra Shift. (a) It is agreed that the Company shall have the privilege of operating three (3) shifts. One (1) shift is to be the established working day and to be paid as per Article 4 of this Agreement. The second (2nd) and third (3rd) shifts shall be of eight (8) hours' duration including a one‑half (1/2) hour meal period which will be paid. In addition to payment for work performed in accordance with Article 4 of this Agreement, employees and apprentices working on the second (2nd) or third shift shall receive a shift premium of One Dollar and Seventy-five Cents ($1.75) per hour. (b) The Company shall not require any employee to work alone unless a telephone is readily available on the premises and a beeper with an automatic safety call‑in every fifteen (15) minutes unless deactivated by the employee.