Common use of Sleep-over Clause in Contracts

Sleep-over. 7.11.1 Where an Employee is required to sleep overnight on the Employer’s premises or other premises as directed by the Employer an allowance as provided in Appendix 5 shall be paid in respect of each such instance in addition to any other payments. All board and lodgings shall be provided free of charge to an Employee in respect of each such instance. 7.11.2 A sleepover period is not to exceed ten (10) hours. 7.11.3 An Employee required to sleep over shall be provided with at least four (4) hours work or payment therefore for each instance. Such work shall be performed immediately before, immediately after, or a combination of immediately before and after the sleep over period. 7.11.4 In the event of an Employee sleeping over as provided herein being required to perform work during the sleep over period, the Employee shall be paid for the time worked at the prescribed overtime rate with a minimum payment as for one (1) hour worked. Where the disturbances are of a short duration, the collective total can be added to form the minimum one (1) hour. 7.11.5 Where such work exceeds one (1) hour, the payment shall be made at the prescribed overtime rate for the duration of the work. 7.11.6 An alternative arrangement which is no less favourable than the combined payment under clauses 7.11.1 to 7.11.5 inclusive may be entered into in writing between the Employer, the Employee and the relevant union.