Common use of Overtime Breaks Clause in Contracts

Overtime Breaks. If an employee is expected to work more than one-half (1/2) hour beyond the end of the shift a paid fifteen (15) minute rest period shall be provided. In addition, if the employee works overtime such that the employee is working more than five (5) hours since the meal period referred to in (a) above, then a further fifteen (15) minute paid rest break shall be provided; and the Company will either provide a meal, or pay the employee a seven dollar ($7.00) meal allowance, which shall be added to their gross earnings for that week. 6.09 Employees required to work more than five (5) hours without a meal period shall be compensated at one and one-half (1.5X) times the regular hourly rate for all time worked in excess of five (5) hours until a meal period is granted. Employees engaged in continuous shift operations (engineers and first aid attendants) shall be exempt from this clause, but shall be entitled to a lunch period of thirty (30) minutes on Company time. In the event of an earlier than normal start the Company shall have the right to change the time of the meal period in order to avoid the double penalty. (a) Continuous shift employees shall be given forty-eight (48) hours notice of change of shifts except in an emergency. Employees who because of an emergency are required to change shifts shall be paid the applicable overtime rate until the expiration of the forty- eight (48) hour notice. (b) Single shift employees shall be given twenty-four (24) hours notice of change of shift except in an emergency. Employees who because of an emergency are required to change shifts shall be paid the applicable overtime rates until the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours. (a) The Company will allow the employees reasonable time for the sharpening of tools, knives, etc. This time is to be scheduled and handled by the Supervisor of the department, the same as any other work assignment. A qualified operator shall be available as needed to sharpen knives of those desiring this service. It is understood and agreed that there shall be a full-time employee available to sharpen knives for those who do not sharpen their own and that this will be a modified duty job for an employee with a disability. (b) The Company shall furnish all knives, scabbards, steels, whetstones, triers and hooks necessary for the performance of the work by the employees and shall establish regulations in respect thereto. The Company agrees to maintain its present practice of furnishing heavy tools. All tools furnished shall remain Company property. 6.12 A fifteen (15) minute rest period will be given twice each shift, midway before lunch and midway after lunch provided that each work period is of not more than two and one-half (2-1/2) hours. It is agreed that except in cases of personal necessity, employees shall not ask for additional time off during the day. It is mutually agreed that rest periods shall not be abused. 6.13 The Company and the Union agree that in the event of a work shortage, ways and means will be discussed in an attempt to shorten the working hours of the week, in preference to laying off of employees. 6.14 When other than emergency overtime is to be worked, every reasonable effort will be made to rehire employees who may be on layoff status in the department where overtime is to be worked.