UP8 Union Counter - LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING - 12 hours, 4/5/5/4/5/5 rotation - May 4, 2022

Sep 12, 2026

Union counter letter of understanding setting and piloting a 12-hour shift schedule with a continuous 4/5/5/4/5/5 rotation pattern between on-duty and off-duty periods. Defines shift start times at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., pay timing within a 14-day pay period, overtime rates after 12 through 15 hours and double time thereafter, and special holiday and rest-period pay rules. Includes vacation entitlements, premium pay for 6:00 p.m. starts, rest/lunch breaks, and a 2025 calendar block layout.

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General Operating Conditions

Shift schedule structure (4/5 rotation)

Pay, overtime, and premium provisions

Holidays, vacation, and breaks

Calculation of the normal week

2025 calendar

UP8-Union Counter-LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING-12 hours, four five rotation May 4, 2022 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING \# (tbd) 12-Hour Shift Work-4/5/5/4/5/5 Rotation The following shift schedule will be piloted in the Maintenance department effective January 1, 2023. Following the successful pilot of the 4 by 5 rotation in the Maintenance department, the following shift schedule will be effective for Production, starting January 1, 2024. General Operating Conditions 1. The system involves four (4) shifts on, five (5) off followed by five (5) shifts on, four (4) shifts off followed by five (5) shifts on, five (5) shifts off, on a continuing basis. 2. The shifts will start at 6:00 a. m. and 6:00 p. m. 3. Pay will be made on the basis of hours worked within the existing and normal fourteen (14) day pay period. 4. Overtime will be at the rate of time and onehalf (1 ½ X) times for hours worked after twelve (12), and up to and including fifteen (15) . After fifteen (15), double (2X) time will apply. 5. Reasonable notification of absence from work will become even more important. It was agreed that the maximum possible warning UP8-Union Counter-LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING-12 hours, four five rotation May 4, 2022 should be given, with a minimum being two (2) hours. 6. Anyone scheduled to work during a normal rest period shall be paid at a rate of time and one-half (1 ½ X) except for the first and last day, when double (2X) time shall be paid. 7. Statutory holidays – days worked will be paid at twelve (12) hours single time and twelve (12) hours at time and one-half (1 ½ X) for the equivalent of thirty (30) hours pay for a twelve (12) hour shift worked. 8. Twelve (12) hour shift employees will beentitled to the specified number of calendar weeks off work for vacation time each year based on their years of seniority. Vacation pay will equal two (2%) percent of annual gross pay per week of entitlement. Article 13.02 is applicable to twelve (12) hour shift employees. 9. A premium of one dollar fifty ($1 .50) cents/hour shall be paid to all employees who work a shift starting at 6:00 p. m. 10. A full shift commencing within eleven (11) hours of the completion of the previous shift shall be paid for at the rate of time and onehalf (1 ½ X) . 11. All other articles of the Collective Agreement remain in effect. UP8-Union Counter-LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING-12 hours, four five rotation May 4, 2022 12. Those employees forming part of a twelve (12) hour shift system may, (instead of receiving holiday pay) bank six (6) statutory holidays ina calendar year. 13. For the purpose of computing overtime, the normal week shall be: • four (4) shifts on, forty-eight (48) hours, the normal shift shall be twelve (12) hours, • five (5) off followed by five (5) shifts on, sixty (60) hours, the normal shift shall be twelve (12) hours, • four (4) shifts off followed by five (5) shifts on, • five (5) shifts off, sixty (60) hours, the normal shift shall be twelve (12) hours, • on a continuing basis. 14~~3~~. Employees shall receive three (3) paid fifteen (15) minute rest periods and a twenty (20) minute paid lunch break. FOR THE EMPLOYER: FOR THE UNION: CANADA MALTING CO. LTD. UFCW LOCAL 401 Kelsey Schenk Chris O’Halloran Manager Human Resources Executive Director Local No. 401 Date: Date: Calendar 2025 A Block B Block | January | | | | | | | | February | | | | | | | | March | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | | Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | | Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | | | | | 1 |
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FAQs

What shift rotation does the letter set for the 12-hour system?

It uses a continuous cycle of four shifts on, five shifts off, then five shifts on, four shifts off, then five shifts on, five shifts off.

When do shifts start and how is overtime calculated?

Shifts start at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Overtime is time-and-one-half for hours worked after 12 up to and including 15; after 15, double time applies.

What are the holiday and vacation pay rules for 12-hour shift employees?

Statutory holidays are paid using a twelve-hour single-time plus twelve-hour time-and-one-half equivalent for a 30-hour pay value, and employees may bank six statutory holidays instead of receiving holiday pay. Vacation entitlement is based on seniority with vacation pay equal to 2% of annual gross pay per week of entitlement.

Sep 12, 2026

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