Common use of Shift Systems Clause in Contracts

Shift Systems. The following shift systems and the detailed provisions governing each of them have been approved by the NJC: (a) Night shift/working (i) The night working week shall consist of 38 normal hours worked over 4 or 5 consecutive nights. The normal starting time will be no earlier than 8.00pm and the normal finishing time no later than 8.00am. The hours which constitute the 38 normal hours of the week are to be identified. The precise arrangements including the time of the unpaid meal break will be determined locally, but no night will be of less than 6 hours. (ii) The night shift rate is set out in NAECI Appendix A for all normal hours including normal hours scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays. (iii) Overtime hours worked before or after the full normal night has been worked will be paid at Overtime Rate A, except on Saturday and Sunday when NAECI 7.4(f) shall apply. Where a Sunday night overtime shift is a regular feature of the work pattern, Overtime Rate A shall be paid from midnight until the end of the shift. Where, however, intermittent overtime on a Sunday or public holiday night has simply overlapped into the next morning, Overtime Rate B should continue to be paid until the task is completed. (iv) Day work employees who work during the day beyond the midday meal break and who undertake night work the same night shall be paid overtime Rate A up to midnight. From midnight until the end of the shift employees shall be paid Overtime Rate B. (v) Night working employees who are required to change over to day work shall normally be warned at least 24 hours in advance of the necessity for such a change and shall take a minimum break of 8 hours before starting on day work. Any loss, up to a maximum of 8 normal dayshift hours, which results from the observance of this rule, shall be compensated for by payment for the lost hours at the basic rate. If the last period of night work of an employee transferring to day work ends at or after 7.00am, they shall not be required to commence their first period of day work on that day. (b) Afternoon shift (i) 38 hours shall normally be worked over 5 afternoons from Monday to Friday. Alternatively, the afternoon shift may be worked over any 4 or 5 consecutive afternoons in the week. (ii) The normal starting time shall not be earlier than 12.00 noon and the normal finishing time not later than 11.00pm. The precise arrangements including the time of the unpaid meal break will be determined locally, but no afternoon shift shall be of less than 6 hours. (iii) The shift rate is set out in NAECI Appendix A. (c) Double day shift (i) The shift week shall consist of 38 hours normally worked over 5 days Monday to Friday by 2 separate shifts, one working morning shift and the other afternoon shift and the 2 shifts shall rotate, either on a 1, 2 or 4 week cycle. Alternatively, each such shift may be worked over any 4 or 5 consecutive days in the week. (ii) Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to a paid 10 minutes refreshment break except on Fridays or such day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The precise arrangements will be determined locally, but any variation to the above is subject to prior approval by the NJC. (iii) Under these arrangements the double day shift rate for normal hours is as set out in NAECI Appendix A. (iv) Where shift workers are required to work overtime beyond the normal shift finishing time they shall receive Overtime Rate A for the first 7.5 hours or part thereof. (v) If they are required to work further time beyond the first 7.5 hours of overtime they shall receive Overtime Rate B for up to a maximum of an additional 7 hours. If, however, the task is completed part way through this 7 hour period, they shall be allowed to cease work but shall receive a payment at Overtime Rate A from the time they complete the task up to the balance of the 7 hours. (vi) Employees who are required to work the additional 7 hours overtime as in (v) above will not be required to work the following shift and will receive Overtime Rate A for the normal shift hours for that day (provided it is a normal work day). (vii) Saturday and Sunday overtime hours shall be paid in accordance with NAECI 7.4(f). (d) 3 shift working - 5 days (i) 38 hours per week shall be worked by 3 separate work crews such that the contract is manned 24 hours per day from Monday to Saturday morning. The 3 shifts shall rotate. Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to take a paid 10 minute refreshment break except Fridays or such other day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The precise arrangements will be determined locally. (ii) The shift rate for all 3 shifts is set out in NAECI Appendix A. (e) 3 shift working - 7 days (i) 38 hours per week shall be worked by 4 or more separate work crews such that the contract is continuously manned 24 hours per day and 7 days a week. The shifts shall rotate with rest days in between. Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to take a paid 10 minute refreshment break except on Fridays or such other day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The choice of day and the precise arrangements will be determined locally.

Shift Systems. The following shift systems and the detailed provisions governing each of them have been approved by the NJC: (a) Night shift/working (i) The night working week shall consist of 38 normal hours worked over 4 or 5 consecutive nights. The normal starting time will be no earlier than 8.00pm and the normal finishing time no later than 8.00am. The hours which constitute the 38 normal hours of the week are to be identified. The precise arrangements including the time of the unpaid meal break will be determined locally, but no night will be of less than 6 hours. (ii) The night shift rate is set out in NAECI Appendix A for all normal hours including normal hours scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays. (iii) Overtime hours worked before or after the full normal night has been worked will be paid at Overtime Rate A, except on Saturday and Sunday when NAECI 7.4(f) shall apply. Where a Sunday night overtime shift is a regular feature of the work pattern, Overtime Rate A shall be paid from midnight until the end of the shift. Where, however, intermittent overtime on a Sunday or public holiday night has simply overlapped into the next morning, Overtime Rate B should continue to be paid until the task is completed. (iv) Day work employees who work during the day beyond the midday meal break and who undertake night work the same night shall be paid overtime Rate A up to midnight. From midnight until the end of the shift employees shall be paid Overtime Rate B. (v) Night working employees who are required to change over to day work shall normally be warned at least 24 hours in advance of the necessity for such a change and shall take a minimum break of 8 hours before starting on day work. Any loss, up to a maximum of 8 normal dayshift hours, which results from the observance of this rule, shall be compensated for by payment for the lost hours at the basic rate. If the last period of night work of an employee transferring to day work ends at or after 7.00am, they shall not be required to commence their first period of day work on that day. (b) Afternoon shift (i) 38 hours shall normally be worked over 5 afternoons from Monday to Friday. Alternatively, the afternoon shift may be worked over any 4 or 5 consecutive afternoons in the week. (ii) The normal starting time shall not be earlier than 12.00 noon and the normal finishing time not later than 11.00pm. The precise arrangements including the time of the unpaid meal break will be determined locally, but no afternoon shift shall be of less than 6 hours. (iii) The shift rate is set out in NAECI Appendix A. (c) Double day shift (i) The shift week shall consist of 38 hours normally worked over 5 days Monday to Friday by 2 separate shifts, one working morning shift and the other afternoon shift and the 2 shifts shall rotate, either on a 1, 2 or 4 week cycle. Alternatively, each such shift may be worked over any 4 or 5 consecutive days in the week. (ii) Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to a paid 10 minutes refreshment break except on Fridays or such day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The precise arrangements will be determined locally, but any variation to the above is subject to prior approval by the NJC. (iii) Under these arrangements the double day shift rate for normal hours is as set out in NAECI Appendix A. (iv) Where shift workers are required to work overtime beyond the normal shift finishing time they shall receive Overtime Rate A for the first 7.5 hours or part thereof. (v) If they are required to work further time beyond the first 7.5 hours of overtime they shall receive Overtime Rate B for up to a maximum of an additional 7 hours. If, however, the task is completed part way through this 7 hour period, they shall be allowed to cease work but shall receive a payment at Overtime Rate A from the time they complete the task up to the balance of the 7 hours. (vi) Employees who are required to work the additional 7 hours overtime as in (v) above will not be required to work the following shift and will receive Overtime Rate A for the normal shift hours for that day (provided it is a normal work day). (vii) Saturday and Sunday overtime hours shall be paid in accordance with NAECI 7.4(f). (d) 3 shift working - 5 days days (i) 38 hours per week shall be worked by 3 separate work crews such that the contract is manned 24 hours per day from Monday to Saturday morning. The 3 shifts shall rotate. Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to take a paid 10 minute refreshment break except Fridays or such other day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The precise arrangements will be determined locally. (ii) The shift rate for all 3 shifts is set out in NAECI Appendix A. (e) 3 shift working - 7 days (i) 38 hours per week shall be worked by 4 or more separate work crews such that the contract is continuously manned 24 hours per day and 7 days a week. The shifts shall rotate with rest days in between. Each shift shall have an unpaid half hour meal break. Employees shall be entitled to take a paid 10 minute refreshment break except on Fridays or such other day determined locally (NAECI 7.5(b) refers). The choice of day and the precise arrangements will be determined locally.