Time Returns. 26.1 When the Company so requires, the in-charge employee will complete and submit a time return for himself or herself and the second employee, as the case may be, upon the completion of each shift, tour of duty or round trip. 26.2 When the Company so requires, each employee will complete and submit time returns; (a) for general holiday pay claims (1) if in assigned service concurrently with the time returns submitted for the last shift, tour of duty or round trip completed prior to or on the General Holiday, as the case may be; or (2) if in unassigned service or on a spare board concurrently with the time return submitted for the first shift, tour of duty or round trip completed after the General Holiday. (b) for annual vacation pay claims prior to going on annual vacation; if annual vacation allotment is split, prior to going on any split portion of annual vacation; (c) for maintenance of earnings claims to which entitled under a material change notice or equivalent, at the end of every second pay period for the 4-week period for which the guarantee is claimed; (d) for guarantee claims, at the end of each calendar month in which such claims are made; (e) for all other time claims, at the earliest possible date. 26.3 Where questions arise regarding time or mileage claimed: (a) any portion not in dispute will be allowed and paid; and (b) each employee under this Agreement whose name appears upon the time return when such is required and/or for whom compensation is claimed will be advised within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the time return or, if a time return is not required, within 30 calendar days from the date the claim is made, of the amount not paid and the reasons therefor; otherwise such claims will be paid except that for guarantee claims, the time limits as provided herein will be 60 calendar days. (a) An employee will be considered short paid when not in receipt of wages to which entitled on the designated pay day for the pay period in which the claim for such wages was submitted. (b) An employee who has been short paid may request of the designated officer the issuance of a voucher to cover such shortage provided that (1) the amount short paid is equivalent to more than a basic day; and (2) the time return involved was submitted promptly in accordance with the provisions of this article. (c) Such voucher will be issued within three working days (i.e. excluding week-ends and general holidays) of the employee's request. (d) Vouchers will not be issued in respect of (1) maintenance of earnings claims; and (2) claims arising out of an alleged violation of the collective agreement involving disputed wages.
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