WORKING HOURS, BREAKS, OVERTIME AND SHIFTWORK Clause Samples

WORKING HOURS, BREAKS, OVERTIME AND SHIFTWORK. 5.1 WORKING HOURS The basic working week shall consist of 38 normal working hours, worked over four days, Monday to Thursday. The start and finish times will be in accordance with NAECI 7.2 which fall within permitted working periods under planning consent for the Project. The normal start and finish times for the basic working week will be: Monday to Thursday: 07:00 to 17:00 Hours (9.5 hours working day) The efficient use of working hours will be in accordance with NAECI 3.1. and NJC Guidance Note (20)01 – Efficient Use of Working Hours. Any permanent changes to the project working hours are to be notified to the Contractors, NJC True Alliance Project Team and Operations Site Management in writing, prior to implementation. It is envisaged that special measures such as double day shifting, or the use of night shifts may be required during the project to meet schedule needs. 5.2 BREAKS Breaks shall be allocated Monday to Thursday (30 minutes unpaid and 10 minutes paid) as per NAECI 7.5(b), which may be staggered. Employees will be allowed sufficient time to leave the workface, clean up prior to commencement of each break and return to the workface promptly after the end of the break. In general, this allowance should be kept to a minimum in order that the least disruption is caused to work performance. Where 2 or more overtime hours is worked in any day, NAECI 7.5 (c) will apply. Working hours may need to be changed or staggered to alleviate any congestion during access / egress to site, canteen facilities or other problems outside of the Project’s control e.g., on-going traffic congestion or to maximise daylight working hours as per NAECI 7.6. Any such changes will be in consultation locally with as much notice as reasonably practicable. Any such changes will be noted at the next scheduled Project Forum. Work hours may be altered to facilitate either deliveries or schedule requirements at the discretion of BGEN and Kent Plc to support specific identified out of normal hours work e.g., radiographic, hydrotesting testing etc. The following break times are provisionally proposed: Morning Break: 10:20 to 10:30 Lunch Break: 14:00 to 14:30 Consistent with the agreed arrangements for improving productivity, all hourly paid operatives will use Alliance designated scanning time keeping system. Employees shall prepare for work in the changing room provided and collect their tools before clocking on/other recording means after which they shall proceed straight to the...