WAITING AND REPORTING TIME

When an employee, on initial hire or transfer to a project, is instructed by the Employer to report to a job location on a certain day but is not placed to work until a later date, they shall be entitled to four (4) hours pay, plus subsistence if applicable, for each of the first two regular working days they are kept waiting. Thereafter the waiting pay shall be increased to a full day of pay (i.e. 8 hours) for each regular working day. This waiting pay shall continue until the employee is given work or released from the job in which latter case Article 19.02 shall govern.

When an employee is instructed to report for work, but is not placed to work or is unable to continue to work because of inclement weather or any other reason beyond the control of the Employer, the following shall apply: a) If an employee is not placed to work, they shall be entitled to a minimum of two (2) hours of pay at the applicable rate of pay or the actual waiting time, whichever is greater, provided such employee consents, if requested, to perform available work not affected by the weather. b) If an employee is placed to work, either initially or after a waiting period, they shall be entitled to a minimum of four (4) hours of pay at the applicable rate of pay or the actual waiting and working time, whichever is greater, and subject also to the following. c) If an employee is required to stay beyond the regular lunch break period, they shall be entitled to a minimum of one (1) day of pay (i.e. 8 hours ) at the applicable rate of pay. The decision and instructions to start or cease waiting or working shall be made by the Employer. Any employee failing to comply with such decision or instruction shall not be entitled to the foregoing minimums.

In the event a lack of work is due to a situation under the control of the Employer, the following shall apply: a) If an employee reports but is not placed to work, they shall be entitled to a minimum of four (4) hours of pay at the applicable rate of pay. If this occurs more than two (2) consecutive normal working days, then the employee shall, at their option, be entitled to a layoff. b) If an employee starts work and is then sent home by the Employer for lack of work, they shall be entitled to a minimum of four (4) hours of pay at the applicable rate of pay and if they are required to stay beyond the regular lunch break period, they shall be entitled to one (1) day of pay at the applicable rate of pay.

An employee who is affected by the Conditions set out above shall be entitled to subsistence in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

When an employee qualifies for reporting or waiting time, such time shall include the regular shift premium when applicable.

When an employee is notified eight (8) hours prior to the commencement of the scheduled starting time not to report for work, then such employee will not be entitled to any reporting time. On camp jobs, the notice time may be reduced to one (1) hour prior to starting time. If this occurs more than twice in any one week, Monday through Friday, then the employee shall, at their option, be entitled to a layoff.

When an employee is unable to report for work due to a strike or work stoppage on the project where they are employed, such employee will not be entitled to any reporting time.

If an employee meets with an accident during working hours and available medical advice or proper medical considerations deem it unsafe for them to continue their work, they shall be paid at the applicable rates for all hours worked up to the time of the accident, and shall also receive any other applicable daily allowances. If it is not a lost time accident, covered by Worker's Compensation, they shall also be paid for the remaining unworked normal daily hours for that day, (i.e. 8 hours) at the applicable rate.

In case of death in the employee's immediate family (parents, spouse, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, and father-in- law), three (3) days bereavement leave with pay will be given for time lost from the employer's regular scheduled hours. Such leave shall not be made for time that would not normally have been worked by the employee, and under no circumstances will pay be granted for overtime missed as a result of the absence. The allowance to be made will be computed at the employee’s regular straight time rate for a period not to exceed eight (8) hours per day.