HOURS OF LABOUR AND OVERTIME

The regular work week shall be 40 hours per week consisting of 5 x 8 hour days, Monday through Friday, or 4 x 10 hour days Monday through Thursday or Tuesday to Friday on all commercial and industrial work, with 2 x paid as overtime after 8 hours per day on 5 x 8 hour work week and after 10 hours per day on 4x10 work week and 2 x for Friday (or Monday) when working 4x10 work week, with 2 x the regular rates paid for Saturday, 2 x for Sundays and holidays. There shall be two 10-minute paid coffee or rest breaks and one % hour unpaid dinner break at mid shift. On mutual agreement between the Business Manager and the Employer, on a 10-hour shift, employers have the option to have two 30-minute breaks, one paid and one unpaid. Best efforts will be made to share overtime among employees based on specific skills and abilities pertaining to the job. (a The regular work week on commercial and targeted work (in town in St. John’s) shall be 40 hours per week, consisting of 5 x 8 hour days, Monday through Friday or 4 x 10 hour days, Monday through Thursday or Tuesday to Friday with 1 1/2 x paid on commercial targeted work and 2 x paid on industrial targeted as overtime after 8 hours per day on 5 x 8 hour work week and after 10 hours per day on a 4 x 10 work week, and 1 1-2 x for Monday or Friday on commercial work and 2 x for Monday or Friday on industrial work when working 4x10 work week, with 1 1/2 x the regular rate paid for Saturday on commercial and 2 x the regular rate on industrial, 2 x for Sundays and holidays for commercial and industrial. (b The regular work week on commercial and targeted work (out of town) shall be 50 hours per week consisting of 5 x 10 hour days Monday through Friday, with 1 1-2 paid as overtime after 10 hours per day or 50 hours per week on commercial targeted work and 2 x paid on industrial targeted work, with 1 1-2 times the regular rates paid for Saturday, Sunday and holidays on commercial targeted work and 2 x the regular rates for industrial targeted work.

Subject to Article 11.04, except where this Agreement calls for higher rates, all times worked in excess of the regular hours, shall be considered overtime and shall be paid at double the regular rates.

Employees who report for work without having been told in advance not to report shall be given work or pay equivalent to two hours pay at regular rates plus Living Out Allowance or travel if applicable. CLRA and Sheet Metal Local 512 Collective Agreement 2022-2027

In the event a shop or job must close due to inclement weather, the following shall apply to employees: (a) An employee who reports for work shall be given work or pay equivalent to 2 hours pay at regular rates plus Living Out Allowance or travel if applicable. (b) If the shop or job closes after having worked more than two but less than four hours, the employee shall be paid four hours at regular rates plus Living Out Allowance or travel if applicable. (c) If the shop or job closes after having worked more than four hours but less than eight hours, the employee shall be paid eight hours at regular rates plus Living Out Allowance or travel if applicable. (d) On a ten (10) hour shift, if the shop/job closes after having worked more than five hours but less than ten hours, the employee shall be paid ten hours at applicable rate plus Living Out Allowance or travel if applicable. ARTICLE11 WAGES

Wage increases are as outlined below: Industrial work effective November 13, 2022 Commercial work effective November 13, 2022 3% increase on base hourly rate effective November 13, 2022 3% increase on base hourly rate effective May 1, 2023 3% increase on base hourly rate effective May 1, 2024 3% increase on base hourly rate effective May 1, 2025 3% increase on base hourly rate effective May 1, 2026 The welder’s base hourly rate will increase $0.50 effective November 13, 2022. The total hourly wage package included in this Collective Agreement is defined in the attached Appendix A of this Agreement.

INDUSTRY FUND: Upon signing of this Agreement the Employer shall remit eighty one cents ($0.81) per hour worked on all ongoing work to the Newfoundland Construction Industry Fund: thirty cents ($0.30) to the Construction Labour Relations Association of NL Inc. (CLRA); thirty cents ($0.30) to Trades NL; twenty-one ($0.21) to Sheet Metal Workers Local 512. Such monies shall be remitted not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month worked. The monies shall be remitted to the administrator (Benefit Plan EET SE = CLRA and Sheet Metal Local 512 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Page 12 Administrators Limited) appointed by the parties. HST of 15% will be applicable only on the $0.30 remitted to the CLRA, and the HST portion shall be mailed separately to the CLRA at 69 Mews Place, St. John’s, NL A1B 4N2 with supporting documentation.

Paycheques to be issued on a weekly basis on Thursday or cash or direct deposit on Friday. Pay stub to show contributions paid for the employee. Copy of same to be made available to Business Agent upon request.

Should the employer pay a higher rate of pay than that set forth above to an employee ona particular job or contract because of a shortage of skilled employees or otherwise, the Union shall be notified of same and all Journeyperson tradespersons on that job or contract, and Working Forepersons and Forepersons rates shall be based on those higher rates. These rates shall then become the regular rate of pay and workers shall have their pay based on the regular rate of pay for that job or contract only.

The following premium above the regular hourly rate shall be paid to employees required to work at heights where there is a possibility of free fall drop of SO feet or more: 50 Feet and above $1.00 (One Dollar).

Market Recovery Stabilization Fund: The Employer shall remit one dollar ($1.00) per person hour worked for each employee covered under this agreement to the Union Market Recovery Stabilization Fund. Payment shall be made no later than fifteen (15) days after the termination of the calendar month to the Administrator (Benefit Plan Administrators Limited) of the Fund accompanied by a statement of names, hours worked, amount for each employee during such calendar month. Employers who are delinquent for forty-five (45) calendar days or more will be assessed a penalty payment of (15%) fifteen percent for all hours owning. This penalty payment shall be payable to the Fund. This Fund will be jointly administered under a Terms of Reference as mutually agreed in the Market Recovery Stabilization Agreement and Declaration of Trust.