Canadian Blood Services (Transport Unit) Collective Agreement 2017-2021

Article 9: Overtime

1. Overtime is all time authorized by the Employer and worked by the Employee in excess of seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours in a regular workday.  Overtime worked by an Employee immediately following or immediately preceding their scheduled shift shall be paid at two times (2X) their basic hourly rate for all consecutive hours worked, exclusive of any meal period taken.  This overtime payment will cease and the Employee’s regular rate will apply at the start of the Employee’s next regular scheduled working period. This Article shall not apply when an Employee has exchanged their shift or when an Employee works additional hours on an unscheduled day off or when given to them by another Employee.
2. 1. Compensating time off in lieu of pay for overtime worked will be granted by the Employer, if operational requirements permit, at the appropriate overtime rate upon the request of the Employee.  Such request must be made in writing within one (1) working week following the accumulation of seven and one-half (7 1/2) or more of overtime hours when converted to straight time.
   2. Should an Employee opt for compensating time off, such time off shall be taken at a date mutually agreed to by the Employee and the Employer, and shall be taken within twelve (12) working weeks of the request.  If no written request is received, or if such time off is not taken by the end of the twelve (12) week period, the overtime shall be paid to the Employee.  All banked overtime in excess of thirty-seven and one half (37 1/2) hours will be automatically paid out.
3. Employees required by the Employer to work on their scheduled day(s) off will be paid at the overtime rate set out under Article 9.01 instead of their basic rate of pay for all hours worked.  This overtime payment will cease and the Employee’s regular rate will apply at the start of their next regular scheduled working period.
4. Overtime payment will not be duplicated for the same hours worked nor shall there be pyramiding with respect to any other premiums payable under the provisions of this collective agreement, except as stated under Article 8.01 (c) and (e).
5. If an Employee is required to work overtime and does not receive a total of eight (8) consecutive hours off duty in the twenty-four (24) hour period beginning from the commencement of their shift, then the Employee will not be required to report for duty until the Employee has received a total of eight (8) consecutive hours off duty. In such circumstances, no deduction will be made on the Employee‘s pay and the Employee‘s normal shift hours will not be extended to have the Employee work a full shift.  The Employee in the above situation will advise their Supervisor in advance of the fact that they will not be reporting for duty at their scheduled time.