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Time At A Premium: The Arbitration Of Overtime And Premium Pay Disputes, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan
Time At A Premium: The Arbitration Of Overtime And Premium Pay Disputes, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan
Roger I. Abrams
This article continues the joint work of Professors Abrams and Nolan concerning the major issues addressed in labor arbitration. Unionized workplaces often include in their collective bargaining agreements provisions for the payment of premium pay to employees who work in certain situations, such as overtime hours beyond the normal workday or work week or hours worked when employees are called-in to work during non-working hours. The resolution of these disputes requires careful attention to the terms used by parties in their agreements within the context of the basic purposes of such provisions and an understanding of how they generally operate …
Buying Employees' Time: Guaranteed Pay Under Collective Agreements, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan
Buying Employees' Time: Guaranteed Pay Under Collective Agreements, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan
Roger I. Abrams
This Article will address the most significant issues that arise under call-in pay and reporting pay clauses. After discussing in general the different situations covered by the two types of guarantee clauses, the Article will address problems concerning the application and calculation of pay under a call-in provision. The following sections examine qualification for reporting pay, the interpretation of contractual exceptions to the guarantee, and management's obligation to notify employees not to report if it wishes to avoid liability under a guaranteed pay clause.