HOURS OF WORK

Regular hours for Office staff at 40 hours / week - all office staff are required to report to the office or shop 5 days a week for the hours listed below.

Our regular in-office business hours are typically as follows (except for holidays):

Monday to Friday 

Office  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Shop   7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Our regular hours may be subject to change to adhere to the needs of the business. All office employees are expected to work in office eight (8) hours per day, including an unpaid 30-minute  lunch break. Employees may also be expected to work other hours as may be requested or required from  time to time in order to meet the needs and objectives of the Business.

The Business reserves the right to alter the regular work week and regular work hours at any time,  although we will provide as much advance notice as possible.

Where applicable under the ESA, the employee is required to take a 30-minute unpaid rest period after five  (5) consecutive hours of work. The precise scheduling of rest periods will be determined by management  and are subject to the needs of the Business.

Shop hours:

Shop hours are set by the shop manager and include up to 40 hours per week. Shop staff are required  to take two 15 minute breaks paid and one 30 minute break unpaid after 5 hours of work for lunch. All staff are intitled to take a 1 hour break at lunch as opposed to 2 -15minute breaks and ½ hour lunch  break.

Installation hours:

Installation hours are set by the construction manager and include up to 44 hours of work. Installation staff  are required to take two paid 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute break unpaid after 5 hours of work for  lunch.

All staff are intitled to take a 1 hour break at lunch as opposed to 2 -15minute breaks and ½ hour lunch  break.

OVERTIME

General

Unless ineligible under the ESA, hourly employees may be entitled to overtime pay for working a certain  number of hours in a week, as set out in the ESA. Furthermore, unless an employee’s contract of  employment states otherwise, overtime pay will be paid at one and a half (1.5) times an employee’s  regular rate of pay.

Employees must always receive prior written approval from their manager before working overtime.

Employees who work overtime without the approval of management will be subject to discipline. Abuse of the overtime policy is considered serious misconduct and will result in discipline up to and including dismissal.

Managers & Supervisors

Managers and supervisors do not qualify for overtime. Even if they perform other kinds of tasks that are  not managerial or supervisory, they do not get overtime pay if these tasks are performed only on an  irregular or exceptional basis.

Travel to and from work

Travelling to and from work does not qualify as work time.

“Banking” Overtime

If both an employee and the Business agree in writing, an employee may receive paid time off instead  of overtime pay. This is called “banked” time or “time off in lieu”.

Time off in lieu is earned at the rate of one and a half (1.5) hours of paid time off work for each hour of  overtime worked.

Paid time off must be taken within three (3) months of the end of the work week in which it was earned or, with the employee’s agreement, within twelve (12) months of that work week. However, any banked  time must be taken on a date mutually agreed upon in advance by the Business and the employee.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

The Business adheres to the public holiday provisions of the ESA, as amended from time to time, and will  administer this policy in accordance with the requirements of the Act. Eligible employees are entitled to the  following 9 public holidays stated in the ESA with pay:

• New Year’s Day 

• Family Day • Good Friday 

• Victoria Day 

• Canada Day

• Labour Day

• Thanksgiving Day 

• Christmas Day 

• Boxing Day

In addition, employees will be given the Civic holiday in August as a paid holiday. The business  reserves the right to close its office from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day. This policy will be reviewed annually and will depend on operational requirements.

These non-statutory days off will have no impact on an employee’s vacation or lieu time.

Holiday Pay Employees who qualify for public holiday pay under the ESA will receive holiday pay calculated  in accordance with the Act.

If an employee agrees to work on a holiday in accordance with the Act, they shall be compensated in  accordance with the Act.

In any event, this policy shall always be applied in accordance with the ESA and under no circumstances will an employee receive less than their full entitlement under the ESA, as amended from time to time.

VACATION

Vacation Time

All employees are required to take their vacation time in the calendar year in which the vacation time is  earned.

Each employee’s vacation entitlement, and the method for determining that entitlement, will be specifically set out in the employee’s contract of employment. If not, it will be determined in accordance  with the ESA.

You will not be permitted to carry vacation time over to a subsequent year unless you obtain approval in  writing from management. However, at no time will you receive less than your vacation entitlements under  the ESA.

Scheduling Vacations

All vacation requests must be made by submitting to management a completed Form A (Vacation  Request Form), which can be found in the Appendix hereto. All requests for vacation must be submitted  for approval at least 30 days before the start of the proposed vacation period.

All vacations must be approved by management in advance. While the Business will make every effort  to accommodate employee vacation requests, the timing of an employee’s vacation is ultimately subject  to management’s discretion and the needs of the business.

Furthermore, the Business reserves the right to withdraw approval for a vacation should business circumstances require it. However, should that occur, we will make reasonable efforts to minimize  any inconvenience or hardship to the employee.