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Where an employee entitled to the guaranteed work week is called to work during the week they shall be entitled to receive pay not less than on the following basis each year: to May receive thirty (30) hours pay for that week; June to December thirty-six (36) hours pay for that week; regardless of the fact that such employee may not work for that many hours. Effective July employees during the period between January to May thirty (30) calendar days of employment with the shall receive thirty (30) hours pay regardless of the fact that employee may not work for that many hours. The .following provisions apply in this regard: The Employer will adjust employees in proportion to the work available or expected tu be available. provide such regular employees with guaranteed hours of work, the shall be free to distribute within departments and to transfer from one to another, reasonable consideration given to seniority, ability and to any extreme change in physical conditions. The Employer expects all employees will perform conscientiously, whatever task may be assigned to them their respective departments. If any employee refuses to perform the work assigned to them, the Employer shall be absolved from any guarantee in respect of the work performed during that week. 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To provide such regular employees with guaranteed hours of work, the Company shall be free to distribute within departments and to transfer employees from one department to another, reasonable consideration being given to seniority, ability, and to any extreme changes in physical working conditions.\n(b) The Company expects all employees will perform conscientiously, whatever task may be assigned to them in their respective departments. If any employee refuses to perform the work assigned to them, the Company shall be absolved from any guarantee in respect of the work performed during that week.\n(c) The guarantee shall be the same for weeks in which one (1) of the eleven (11) Statutory Holidays occur as\n(d) Any employee who is absent from work after having started to work on a week which would entitle them to receive the guaranteed work week, shall have their guarantee reduced by the time so lost.\n(e) Any employee who is laid off in excess of one (1) month is not eligible for the guaranteed work week provision in the week of recall.\n(f) Where overtime or other premium paid hours are worked they shall be computed as, one (1) hour worked is one (1) hour of the guarantee only.\n(g) Despite the above, employees hired after the date of ratification of this Agreement must work four thousand, one hundred sixty (4,160) hours before becoming eligible for the provisions of the guaranteed work week.", "samples": [{"hash": 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"explanation": "The Guaranteed Work Week clause establishes a minimum number of paid work hours that an employer commits to provide to an employee each week, regardless of whether there is sufficient work available. Typically, this means that even if an employee is sent home early or there is a slowdown in business, they will still receive pay equivalent to the agreed-upon minimum hours, such as 40 hours per week. This clause provides income stability for employees and protects them from unexpected reductions in pay due to fluctuating workloads or scheduling changes."}, "json": true, "cursor": ""}}