Retail Stores & Warehouse - Government of British Columbia

Retail Stores & Warehouse Component Agreement (03/2012) Page 57.3 Shifts(a) The Employer will assign Clause 7.1(a)(i), (iii) and (iv), modified workweek shifts that becomeknown, and available, on the basis that if the available work is of a duration of at least one week, it willbe offered to the senior full-time regular employee within the store who is working a five day byseven-hour shift pattern, and failing that, to the senior employee on the recall list.(b) When two or more known vacancies abut one another, the cumulative time will be considered asone vacancy.7.4 Scheduling of Lieu Days(a) Pursuant to Clauses 17.3 and 17.4 of the Master Agreement, days off in lieu of paid holidays shallbe scheduled by mutual agreement and taken within 60 days following the paid holiday.(b) If the lieu day is not taken within the 60 days, it shall be immediately scheduled on the vacationroster.7.5 Meal PeriodsMeal periods shall be uninterrupted and scheduled as close as possible to the middle of the shift. Subjectto operational requirements, the length of the meal periods shall be by mutual agreement at the locallevel, 30 minutes or 60 minutes. In the event mutual agreement is not reached, the meal period shall be 30minutes duration in multiple shift stores and 60 minutes duration in all other stores. Meal periods inWarehouse Operations shall be uninterrupted and of 30 minutes duration. Meal periods for the night shiftshall be mutually determined at the local area.8.1 Minimum HoursARTICLE 8 - REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES(a) The minimum regular hours to be scheduled for regular part-time employees is one-halftime (17.5 hours per week, 35 hours biweekly), with corresponding pay and benefits in accordance withthe Master and Component Agreements. Pay and benefits will be prorated for additional straight-timehours worked.(b)Regular part-time employee shifts will be a minimum of five hours in length.8.2 Letter of Appointment(a) Regular part-time employees will receive a letter of appointment which confirms their status as apart-time regular employee.(b)Appointments to full-time regular positions will be in accordance with the Master Agreement.8.3 Schedules(a) Regular part-time employees are subject to as-and-when-required recall, and shall be recalled andlaid off, pursuant to Master Agreement Clause 31.5—Layoff and Recall.(b) Regular part-time employees are required to report for available work when called to work withinthe prescribed scheduled time periods established pursuant to 31.5(e) and (f). Exceptions to thisprovision will be in accordance with applicable Master Agreement leave and notice provisions forregular employees.(c) All of Master Agreement Clause 31.5 applies to regular part-time employees except for (c), (d),(k), (l), (m), (n)-1 through 11, (o), (p), (q) and (s).