Rest Periods

[Dbearman]

Would like to hear how other companies work their rest periods . We have to either work 8 hours OT to get eight hours paid rest or work 3 hours or more between midnight and 8:00 am to get hour for hour paid rest the next day. Curious to hear how others do it . Thanks , Bear

[co lineman]

You have it better then we do..Our rest period starts 8 hours before the start of the next days shift and we only get a maximum of 4 hours rest..Also if you work up to the start of your shift you can take the four hour rest in the afternoon. We are trying to get it changed next year in the contract so it will better for us...

[thrasher]

Our contract says if you work 16 hours in a 24 hour period you are due 8 hours rest when you are released.

[topgroove]

in the eight hours immediately preceeding your normal eight if you work two hours you get four hours rest time as long as you start your overtime before 3:00am. if you work five hours you get the whole day off as long as you start before 2:00am

[PA BEN]

If we work 4hrs or more on OT. we are on OT until we get an 8 hr rest period. If our rest period is during our regular shift we get straight time while on our rest period.

[Squizzy]

Max 16hours followed by a 10 hour break if that 10 hours covers any of your normal hours you get paid your normal hours up to when you can start again. Can't work more than 7 days straight without a 24 break.

[Squizzy]

Forgot to add that if you come in and you have had less than a 10 hour break then you get double time all day. Over in Queensland they have a rule (some companies not all) that if they are working in the rain they get double whatever rate they are on so out of hours they can get double double time......

[lewy222]

We have about three different sets of rules for rest. Some are pretty complicated but basically we get 7 hours off after 17 hours of work. If the rest time falls on regular shift hours we get paid at regular rate, otherwise we rest on our own time. Storms have their own rules. If you work it right though, you may never have to rest. If you get more than 2 hours off during the 17 you are working then your clock starts over. It keeps going, but you get the idea...

[BillyMac]

Right on there Squizzy WIR gotta love it especially this time of year, storm season. This morning out in the rain on a public holiday $$$, we even get the public holiday back in our leave.

We do a maximum of 16hrs straight followed by a 9hr break. Also on call we require a 9hr break from the finish time of our last call, say finish midnight don't go back to work till 9am the next day.

[Squizzy]

Lucky sod! Rain on a public holiday what was that double time and a half times two?! Going to see if we can get that in our next EBA - fat chance but it doen't rain that much here it was 44.2C on boxing day glad I wasn't working. You guys get a 9 hour break I know the minimum is 8 but the local utility runs off 10 which is better for all concerned.