VMC work in Edmonton, AB

[Lee.]

Hello All,

 

I have a VMC up and running and was wondering if there was a call for any custom work in this area.

 

Even some overflow work would be good.

[Thad]

Is that a Fadal you have open Lee?

 

Thad

[Lee.]

It is Thad.

 

3016L

 

I could really use some work for it though?????

[ReDEyZZ]

Our shop is slow right now, we are having trouble filling up our vmc's as well.

 

Wish I could help, but we are in the same boat.

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Slow???? What is that? We are just going nutz over here. Basically if OH&S allowed more then 12 hours a day, we would be working it.... :S

[Lee.]

Randy,

 

can I help you guys?

[Kevangel]

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Basically if OH&S allowed more then 12 hours a day, we would be working it.... :S

 

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Randy, can you explain that? Does Canada have limits on working like Europe?

[Philcott]

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OH&S

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Occupational health and safety. Also known a workers compensation board.

 

Phil

[Kevangel]

Phil, are there limits on working?

[Philcott]

I would guess so but am not too sure. I do know you have to be given a break every 2 hours or so and a paid meal if you work over a certain number of hours. That said, I have never heard whether you can be asked to work say 24 hours straight but I would think at a certain point you would be entitled to at least 8 hours off.

 

I'll see if I can find the info somewhere.

 

Phil

[Philcott]

Here are some for B.C.

 

Meal breaks

 

32 (1) An employer must ensure

 

(a) that no employee works more than 5 consecutive hours without a meal break, and

 

( that each meal break lasts at least a 1/2 hour.

 

(2) An employer who requires an employee to work or be available for work during a meal break must count the meal break as time worked by the employee.

 

 

Maximum hours of work before overtime applies

 

35 (1) An employer must pay an employee overtime wages in accordance with section 40 if the employer requires, or directly or indirectly allows, the employee to work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.

 

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply for the purposes of an employee who is working under an averaging agreement under section 37.

Hours free from work

 

36 (1) An employer must either

 

(a) ensure that an employee has at least 32 consecutive hours free from work each week, or

 

( pay an employee 1 1/2 times the regular wage for time worked by the employee during the 32 hour period the employee would otherwise be entitled to have free from work.

 

(2) An employer must ensure that each employee has at least 8 consecutive hours free from work between each shift worked.

 

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an emergency.

 

Overtime wages for employees not working under an averaging agreement

 

40 (1) An employer must pay an employee who works over 8 hours a day, and is not working under an averaging agreement under section 37,

 

(a) 1 1/2 times the employee's regular wage for the time over 8 hours, and

 

( double the employee's regular wage for any time over 12 hours.

 

(2) An employer must pay an employee who works over 40 hours a week, and is not working under an averaging agreement under section 37, 1 1/2 times the employee's regular wage for the time over 40 hours.

 

(3) For the purpose of calculating weekly overtime under subsection (2), only the first 8 hours worked by an employee in each day are counted, no matter how long the employee works on any day of the week.

 

Does that make sence?

 

Phil

[mig]

We are also very slow now .

For 9 years working for this company . I don't remember times like that .

This is B.C Canada

[Kevangel]

Thanks Phil, looks like you can work over 12 hrs. a day its just double time.