Article 17

Shift Work Provisions for Regular Part-Time Employees and Auxiliary Employees

17.01 Application

This Article applies to all regular part-time employees and auxiliary employees.

17.02 Shift Premium for Full-Time Employees

(a) Where a shift is regularly scheduled to start between 4:30 a.m. and 10:59 a.m. inclusive, no shift premium is payable.

(b) Where a shift is regularly scheduled to start between 11:00 a.m. and 1:59 p.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.20 per hour, effective May 14, 2006 (effective April 1, 2007 – $1.25 per hour; effective March 30, 2008 – $1.30 per hour – effective March 29, 2009 – $1.35 per hour) shall be paid for all hours worked after 2:00 p.m. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.40 per hour.

(c) Where a shift is regularly scheduled to start between 2:00 p.m. and 8:59 p.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.20 per hour, effective May 14, 2006 (effective April 1, 2007 – $1.25 per hour; effective March 30, 2008 – $1.30 per hour – effective March 29, 2009 – $1.35 per hour) shall be paid for all hours worked. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.40 per hour.

(d) Where a shift is regularly scheduled to start between 9:00 p.m. and 4:29 a.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.30 per hour, effective May 14, 2006 (effective April 1, 2007 – $1.35 per hour; effective March 30, 2008 – $1.40 per hour – effective March 29, 2009 – $1.45 per hour) shall be paid for all hours worked. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.50 per hour.

17.03 Shift Premium for Part-Time Employees

(a) Where more than one-half of a shift is regularly scheduled between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.20 per hour, effective May 14, 2006 (effective April 1, 2007 – $1.25 per hour; effective March 30, 2008 – $1.30 per hour – effective March 29, 2009 – $1.35 per hour) shall be paid for all hours worked. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.40 per hour. 47

(b) Where a shift is regularly scheduled to start between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.30 per hour, effective May 14, 2006 (effective April 1, 2007 – $1.35 per hour; effective March 30, 2008 – $1.40 per hour – effective March 29, 2009 – $1.45 per hour) shall be paid for all hours worked. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.50 per hour.

17.04 Overtime and Shift Premium

(a) Where a shift premium is payable for a shift, the same premium shall apply to all overtime hours worked adjoining that shift.

(b) Where an employee is called out between 9:00 p.m. and 4:29 a.m. inclusive, a shift premium of $1.15 effective April 1, 2001 ($1.20 effective March 31, 2002; $1.25 effective March 30, 2003) per hour for all hours worked between 9:00 p.m. and 4:29 a.m. inclusive will apply. Effective April 1, 2016 it shall be $1.50 per hour.

17.05 Flextime and Shift Premium

No shift premium is payable to an employee working flextime who, by personal volition, chooses to start the shift at a time which would normally qualify for a shift premium.