Common use of Plant Holiday Premium Clause in Contracts

Plant Holiday Premium. (a) Those employees who are, as part of their normal job, regularly required and scheduled to work on statutory holidays because of the nature of their job (i.e. Batch & Furnace Attendant, Cullet Operator and Shift Electrician) and employees who are regularly scheduled to work on a statutory holiday for the purpose of ensuring the maintenance of buildings or machinery, will be paid at double time (2x) for hours worked. Such employees who so notify the Human Resources Department before the end of the pay period in which a paid holiday occurs, may in the alternative replace such a paid holiday which they have worked by another day off which they shall take at a date mutually satisfactory to them and the Company, or subject to the same conditions, accumulate up to a maximum of five (5) days the holidays so worked so as to take them consecutively. Such days shall accumulate as such holidays accumulate. For the purpose of Fire Watch, it is understood and agreed, that Forming Specialists will perform the Fire Watch. (b) Other employees who volunteer and are scheduled to work on statutory holidays shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours pay at double time (2x) or actual hours worked at double time (2x), whichever is greater. (c) Employees who volunteer to work in accordance with clause 15.03(b) will be scheduled on the basis of the shift that would normally be scheduled to work, by classification, by seniority, provided that such employees can perform the available work satisfactorily. In the event that sufficient employees are not available from the shift that would normally be scheduled to work, the remaining vacancies will be filled on a voluntary basis from other shifts by employees in the classification required, by seniority, provided that such employees can perform the available work satisfactorily. Any overtime worked or refused under this clause shall not be recorded in the applicable department's overtime record. It is hereby agreed that this sentence will be applied as follows: 1. Vacancies on the continuous shift will be filled first by the volunteers from the continuous shifts not scheduled to work. If sufficient volunteers are not available from these off-shifts, the vacancies may be filled by volunteers from the steady day workers or intermittent shift employees. 2. Similarly, vacancies for steady day jobs will be filled first by volunteers who normally work in steady day jobs, and vacancies for intermittent shift jobs will be filled first by volunteers who normally work in intermittent shift jobs. If sufficient volunteers are not available from within the type of shift, the vacancies may be filled by volunteers from any type of shift. (d) Employees called into work on a statutory holiday, as covered by Article 14, Clause 14.08, may accumulate one day even if they have worked only four (4) hours subject to the maximum of five (5) days as specified under Clause 15.03(a). To qualify for plant holiday pay employees must work their regularly scheduled shift immediately preceding and immediately following the holiday. However, under the following special circumstances employees will also qualify: (a) If on lay-off of eighteen (18) calendar days or less; (b) If on authorized leave of absence of not more than ten (10) days during which the holiday is recognized and having complied with other standard requirements; (c) If absent because of illness for at least two (2) working days either before or after the holiday or if absent because of illness for a period of not more than twenty-one (21) days within which the holiday falls providing a written confirmation of illness from the employee's physician is provided to the Human Resources Department; (d) If absent because of a bereavement leave; (e) If the holiday falls within an employee's scheduled vacation period. Employees will be paid as per clauses 15.01 and 15.02 for any holidays which fall within their vacation period. Employees who wish to take an extra day off at the beginning or end of their vacation can request a one (1) day leave-of-absence from their supervisor. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, an employee will be granted a lieu day at a time mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee. All lieu days accumulated in accordance with the terms of the Collective Agreement must be taken within a twelve (12) months of the date earned.

Plant Holiday Premium. (a) Those employees who are, as part of their normal job, regularly required and scheduled to work on statutory holidays because of the nature of their job (i.e. job(i.e. Batch & Furnace Attendant, Cullet Operator and Shift ElectricianOperator, etc.) and employees who are regularly scheduled to work on a statutory holiday for the purpose of ensuring the maintenance of buildings or machinery, will be paid at double time (2xtime(2x) for hours worked. Such employees who so notify the Human Resources Department before the end of the pay period in which a paid holiday occurs, may in the alternative replace such a paid holiday which they have worked by another day off which they shall take at a date mutually satisfactory to them and the Company, or subject to the same conditions, accumulate up to a maximum of five (5five(5) days the holidays so worked so as to take them consecutively. Such days shall accumulate as such holidays accumulate. For the purpose of Fire Watch, it is understood and agreed, that Forming Specialists will perform the Fire Watch. (b) Other employees who volunteer and are scheduled to work on statutory holidays shall receive a minimum of four (4four(4) hours pay at double time (2xtime(2x) or actual hours worked at double time (2xtime(2x), whichever is greater. (c) Employees who volunteer to work in accordance with clause 15.03(b) will be scheduled on the basis of the shift that would normally be scheduled to work, by classification, by seniority, provided that such employees can perform the available work satisfactorily. In the event that sufficient employees are not available from the shift that would normally be scheduled to work, the remaining vacancies will be filled on a voluntary basis from other shifts by employees in the classification required, by seniority, provided that such employees can perform the available work satisfactorily. Any overtime worked or refused under this clause shall not be recorded in the applicable department's overtime record. It is hereby agreed that this sentence will be applied as follows: 1. Vacancies on the continuous shift will be filled first by the volunteers from the continuous shifts not scheduled to work. If sufficient volunteers are not available from these off-shifts, the vacancies may be filled by volunteers from the steady day workers or intermittent shift employees. 2. Similarly, vacancies for steady day jobs will be filled first by volunteers who normally work in steady day jobs, and vacancies for intermittent shift jobs will be filled first by volunteers who normally work in intermittent shift jobs. If sufficient volunteers are not available from within the type of shift, the vacancies may be filled by volunteers from any type of shift. (d) Employees called into work on a statutory holiday, as covered by Article 14, Clause 14.08, may accumulate one day even if they have worked only four (4four(4) hours subject to the maximum of five (5five(5) days as specified under Clause 15.03(a). To qualify for plant holiday pay employees must work their regularly scheduled shift immediately preceding and immediately following the holiday. However, under the following special circumstances employees will also qualify: (a) If on lay-off of eighteen (18fifteen(15) calendar days or less; (b) If on authorized leave of absence of not more than ten (10ten(10) days during which the holiday is recognized and having complied with other standard requirements; (c) If absent because of illness for at least two (2two(2) working days either before or after the holiday or if absent because of illness for a period of not more than twenty-one (21one(21) days within which the holiday falls providing a written confirmation of illness from the employee's physician is provided to the Human Resources Department; (d) If absent because of a bereavement leave; (e) If the holiday falls within an employee's scheduled vacation period. Employees will be paid as per clauses 15.01 and 15.02 for any holidays which fall within their vacation period. Employees who wish to take an extra day off at the beginning or end of their vacation can request a one (1one(1) day leave-of-absence from their supervisor. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, an employee will be granted a lieu day at a time mutually agreed to between the Company and the employee. All lieu days accumulated in accordance with the terms of the Collective Agreement must be taken within a twelve (12) months of the date earned.