Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission Collective Agreement 2023-2025

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Article 13: Overtime

Overtime for Full Time Employees

  1. Overtime is all time authorized by the Employer and worked by an Employee in excess of their regularly scheduled shift, either immediately following or immediately preceding the normally scheduled shift; and any additional shift, or part thereof, over and above the normally scheduled shifts. Such hours shall be paid at two times (2X) the Employee's Basic Rate of Pay, for all hours worked. This overtime payment will cease and the Employee's basic rate of pay will apply at the start of their next regularly scheduled shift.
  2. Unless given fourteen (14) calendar days notice of the change, an Employee required by the Employer to work a scheduled day off will receive times (2X) their basic rate of pay for all hour worked.  This overtime payment will cease and the Employee's basic rate of pay will apply at the start of their next regularly scheduled shift.
    1. An Employee shall be allowed to bank overtime, to be taken as time off in lieu of payment for overtime.  One hour of overtime shall equal two times (2X) hours lieu time.  This time off shall be taken at a time mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee.  Banked overtime may be taken in conjunction with scheduled vacation.
    2. The maximum amount of time that may be banked is 48 hours. When the maximum is reached the employee may elect to have the time paid out, at (2 X) the basic rate of pay.
    3. Overtime banks will be paid out on the first full pay period after December 31 each year unless by that time the employer and employee have agreed when the overtime bank will be used. If agreement is reached in respect of partial usage of the bank then the remainder will be paid out.
  3. Overtime for Part-time and Casual Employees.
    Part-time and Casual employees shall be deemed to be working overtime when required by the Employer to work:
    1. Hours immediately preceding or following a scheduled 12 hour shift: or
    2. Hours worked in excess of 42 hours per week averaged over an 8 week schedule.