D. After a bargaining unit employee has been assigned and has worked in a
classification in a higher pay level than the employee’s regular classification, for an accumulated
period of one hundred twenty (120) hours within a twenty-four month period, the employee shall
be entitled to the pay rate of the higher paid classification while working in such classification if
the employee is assigned to and works in the higher paid classification for a minimum of eight
(8) hours in any one (1) calendar day.
E. Employees who operate the sweeper, drives pulling the hot box or operates a
vehicle required by state or federal law to be operated by a CDL-A license and who have met the
qualification period specified in paragraph D above, will be paid a differential of one dollar
($1.00) per hour above the rate of the position in addition to any shift differential which may be
appropriate, while operating such equipment.
E, Equipment operators at the Solid Waste Department who hold valid Asbestos
Disposal Site Worker licenses issued by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services will be paid a differential rate of $1.00 per hour when performing asbestos remediation
activities outside of normal landfill operations on City properties or projects and working within
the scope of their license.
ARTICLE 8 - WORKWEEK AND WORK SCHEDULE
A. The workweek shall consist of seven (7) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour
periods with 12:01 AM Sunday being the end of the workweek.
B. The normal work schedule shall consist of five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour
workdays.
G Employees engaged in continuous operations are defined as being any employee
or group of employees engaged in an operation for which there is regularly scheduled
employment for twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. The workweek for
employees engaged in continuous operations shall consist of five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour
days. The City will schedule regular working hours and regular workweeks to suit specific jobs
in continuous operations.
D. The City may establish working hours for jobs having other than normal
requirements.
E; Any change in the regular work schedule hours shall be the subject of discussions
between the Union and the City before being implemented.
F. Employees shall be allowed a fifteen (15) minute wash-up period prior to the end
of the work shift.
G. Assignments as collection equipment operators/rubbish collectors will first be
made from those who desire the position.
