NATIONAL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

1 - Calculation of Time.

Time to be calculated at the rate of eight hours per day.

The total time for the week to be arrived at by adding the daily hours and fractions and pay-ment for the week to be made to the nearest half of an hour.

In connection with the calculation of time in respect of payment for;-

(a) Overtime.

(b) Sunday Duty.

(c) Night Duty.

the excess payments for odd minutes for overtime, Sunday duty and night duty shall be cumulative to the end-of the week, and the odd minutes then dealt with in the following manners:-

(i) Periods of less than 15 minutes to be dropped.

(ii) Periods of 15 minutes and up to 44 minutes 1/2, an hour.

(iii) Periods of 45 minutes and up to 60 minutes 1 hour

2.- Overtime.

All time worked on week-days in excess of the standard hours shall be paid for at the rate of time-and-a-quarter, or, if between the hours of 10.0 p.m. and 4.0 a.m. at the rate of time-and-a-half. (See Section 3 under the heading off Night Duty.") For the purpose of computing overtime each day shall stand by itself.

Overtime rates shall not apply to any hours worked between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday, nor from mid night Sunday to completion of turn on Sunday - Monday turns, but all time so worked shall be paid for (It the Sunday rate, viz., time - and - a - half.

All week-day time worked in excess of 48 hours in anyone week shall be paid for at overtime rates.

3. - Night Duty.

All ordinary time worked between the following hours, viz. :-

Sunday, midnight to 4.0 a.m. Monday (except all Sunday-Monday turns). 10. p.m. Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to 4.0 a.tn. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Saturday.

10.0 p.m. Saturday to midnight Saturday shall be paid for at the rate of time-and·a-quarter

All OVERTIME worked between these hours shall be paid for at the inclusive rate of time-and-a half.

4. - Sunday Duty.

All time worked between midnight. Saturday and midnight Sunday shall be paid for at. the rate of time and a·half.

A turn commencing all Sunday and running into Monday shall be paid as for a Sunday turn at the rate of time and a half.

Hours worked on these days in excess of 8 (standard day) shall not be computed as part of the hours of work of any other day.

Neither overtime rate nor night duty rate applies to any time worked on Sundays, or Sunday - Monday turns. All such time worked shall be paid for at the inclusive rate of time-and-a-half.

5. - Payment for Good Friday and on Christmas Day 

when latter falls on a Weekday. 

GOOD FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY (England and Wales). 

JANUARY 1st, and 2nd (Scotland) .

Turns of duty worked on Good Friday and Christmas Day by men employed in England, and on January 1st and 2nd by men employed all Scotland (except when Christmas Day, January 1st or 2nd falls on a Sunday), are included in and form part of the guaranteed week's work.

All time worked on these days to be paid at the inclusive rate of time-and-a-half, the extra allowance of half time on time worked to be paid for in addition to the payment for the guaranteed day.

6. - Definition of a Turn; also Sunday Turns.

A turn is the period of employment between each appointed time of booking all and off duty.

A Sunday turn is one which begins not earlier than midnight Saturday.

Turns commencing on Sunday and extending into Monday to be paid under the conditions applicable to Sunday turns.

7.- Guaranteed Day.

No man to be paid less than a standard day's pay for each time of signing all duty except as stated below:-

(a) Men working a short day for their own convenience, or illness.

(b) Men coming late on duty through their own fault to receive payment for the actual hours worked.

(c) Electric Trainmen - On the London Underground Railways. split. turns of duty are to be continued, but in the case of Motormen and Conductors are not to exceed 5 per cent. of the total duties on each line with a maximum spread over of 12 hours, and with a maximum of 7 1/2 hours actual work Time beyond this either "spread over" or "actual work" not to be booked. but if worked to be paid for at overtime rates.

Gatemen working the same turns as Motormen and Conductors will be governed by the same rules as to split turns, but Gatemen employed solely for strengthening trains may all have to work split turns, spread over not to exceed 12 hours, actual work 7 1/2 hours, in the same way as Motormen, Conductors, and other Gatemen. All possible steps will be taken to absorb them in other duties so as to reduce split working to all absolute minimum.

8 - Guaranteed Week.

The standard week's work to consist of 48 hours. The standard week's wages exclusive of any payment for overtime, Sunday duty or night duty to be guaranteed to all employees who are available for duty throughout the week, but turns commencing on a Saturday and finishing on Sunday shall form part of the guaranteed week, and all turns commencing on a Sunday shall be excluded from, and be paid for independently of the guaranteed week.

A turn commencing at midnight on Saturday night is to be treated as a Sunday turn of duty, and a turn commencing at midnight on Sunday night is to be treated as a week-day turn of duty.

A turn commencing on a Saturday and extending into Sunday, which forms one of the six ordinary weekday turns of duty, shall be paid tor as a guaranteed day, and independent of any extra payment for night duty or Sunday duty, that is to say, a man who books on duty on a Saturday night and works one of his ordinary six turns into a Sunday, shall receive a full standard day's pay for such booking, in addition to the night duty rate between 10.0 p.m. and 12 midnight Saturday, and the Sunday rate for time worked after Saturday midnight into Sunday.

In the event of a Strike affecting the work of any grade, either generally or in any district, the question of suspending the operation of this Article shall be referred to the Joint Committee to be set up.

9. - Rest.

The roster shall provide for a period of 12 hours rest being shown in the case of all regular duties for men when at their home station. In all other eases a minimum of 9 hours shall be allowed from the time of signing off for one tum of duty to signing on for the next turn of duty.

(a) The rest interval agreed on shall not be adhered to when it is necessary to call men  out for emergencies, such as' breakdowns, failures, fog, etc. This is not intended to vary the agreed arrangements in regard to the intervals of rest between train duties.

(b) The 12 hours interval for rest may be reduced to 8 hours by mutual agreement in the case of men working in shifts of 8 hours when changing turns of duty at the week-ends.

(c) The 9 hours interval shall not necessarily be adhered to in respect of trainmen working

race trains, excursion trains. or other similar special trains; in such cases it is agreed that an interval of 7 hours rest only need be given where the outward working has not exceeded 7 hours. In such cases the men shall be released from work as soon as possible after completion of the return journey.

10 - Meal Times.

(a) Steam Locomotive Drivers and Firemen.

To have continuous duty. Meal times to be taken as opportunity arises. In the case of Drivers and Firemen working on shunting engines, where the working is continuous, it is realised that opportunity for a meal must be given, although a definite interval cannot be rostered, an interval of 20 minutes shall be arranged between the third and fifth hours of duty.

(b) Motormen and Electric Trainmen.

To have continuous duty. In cases where the work is so incessant as not lo give opportunities for carrying out the necessities of nature, there shall be allowed 30 minutes in one or more breaks, one of which breaks shall be of not less than 20 minutes duration, provided, if it be agreed that. there shall be only one break, that break will be arranged for between the third and fifth hours.

11 Special Train Duties.

Special train duties to be eliminated as far as possible with a view to the number of drivers and

firemen who are shewn as standing '"spare" for such duties being reduced to the minimum.

In view of the fact that it is not. possible to avoid special train duties for drivers and firemen who are not rostered for fixed working, a system shall be instituted under which each man when booking on duty shall be given a form to show at what hour, after he has had 12 hours rest, he shall hold himself in readiness for resuming work.

Weekdays

If he is not booked on for duty within 10 hours of the time shewn on the form, provided such time falls on a weekday, he shall be given a day's pay at his ordinary standard rate, and be allowed to take a further period of rest, with a minimum of 8 hours. Such payment shall be taken into consideration ill the Guaranteed Week's pay, but shall not be taken into consid-eration in regard to overtime payments. Before the expiration or the 8 hours rest, the man shall be advised at what hour he is again to hold himself in readiness to be called for work.

Sundays

If the time shewn on the form falls between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday, and t.he man is not booked on within 8 hours of that, time, he shall be given a day's pay at his ordinary standard rate. Such payments shall not form part of the Guaranteed Week. In cases where a man is shewn on the form to hold himself in rendiness for duty on Sunday, and is not made use of, he shall not be liable for call again before 6 a.m. on ·Monday.

12. - Mileage

(a) Where the mileage in any turn of duty exceeds 120 miles, payment to be made on the basis of 15 miles = 1 hour. Distances of less than 1/2 mile to be ignored, distances of 1/2 mile and upwards to be calculated as one mile.

(b) Men whose day's work is on the mileage basis, if brought out earlier, or kept out later, for

the purpose of piloting, shunting, or to perform work of any description other than mileage, not provided for in the "day's work on the mileage basis," are to be paid for such time worked, in addition to the day's mileage, in accordance with the regulations governing payment by time, less the usual diagrammed time for engine requirements.

(c) The allowances for night duty, overtime and Sunday duty, where payable, are to be paid on the hours worked, and in addition to the payments referred to in paragraph (a) of this Clause.

(d) In no circumstances will the time paid for be less than the actual time on duty.

NOTE.-Odd miles to be dealt with in the following manner;-

Distances of less than 5 miles to be dropped.

Distances of 5 miles and less than 11 miles = 1/2 hour

Distances of 11 miles up to 15 miles = 1 hour.

13. -Rates of Pay.

In cases where these rates do not reach the present combined Standard Rate of Wages and War Wage, the difference in War Wage must be added, that is the combined rate under the new Agreement will be the same as on August; 18th, 1919, and until an agreement has been arrived at on new standard rates.

14. - Engine Preparation, Drivers and Firemen.

(a) Booking on and off Duty.

It is agreed that booking on and off duty should be at the shed, with certain special exceptions

which will be agreed and scheduled locally.

(b) Men-booking on and off Duty whose Engines are prepared and disposed off by the Shed Staff.

It is recognised that the system of preparation and disposal of engines by the Shed Staff will of necessity be increased by the introduction of the 8-hour day. Where this is done, it is agreed that 15 minutes should be allowed before going off the shed, to include booking on, examining notices, taking charge of the engine, and taking the engine to the shed signal. The same allowance (viz. 15 minutes) to apply in the case of men relieved on arrival at the Shed Yard, to include making out tickets and booking off duty. In each case the allowances made, in certain circumstances, have to be dealt with, on a "give and take" basis on domestic lines.

It is agreed that the expression, "engines prepared and disposed of by Shed Staff'' means being prepared and disposed of by men, one of whom must; not be graded below that of passed driver in accordance with his seniority.

(c) Marginal Times for preparing Engines.

The following marginal times for preparing engines to be adopted :-

For engines with a heating surface of more than

1,500 Square feet ... 60 minutes.

For all other classes of steam engines 45

(The above not to include Gland packing will soft packing.)

It is recommended that the system of coaling engines before putting them on the Shed be  generally adopted.

(d) Time allowed for disposal of engines by Trainmen.

In accordance with paragraph (b) of this Clause it is understood that generally the work of disposal is done by the Shed Staff, the driver leaving the engine to be responsible for pointing out to the former any special matters requiring attention, and for booking the same in the repairs book when necessary.

If required to turn and examine engines, clean fires, ashpans, smoke boxes, etc., extra time

will be allowed according to circumstances.

15.-Engine Cleaners, Firemen and Drivers. 

Promotion and Seniority.

(a) Engine Cleaners to Firemen.

A cleaner when firing to be paid in accordance with the first ~and second years' firing rate.

Promotion from Cleaner to Fireman to be by seniority, if qualified, which a vacancy arises.

Permanent promotion to be by seniority.

A cleaner after working 313 turns or shifts as a fireman to be considered as entering upon his second year as a fireman when firing, and each 313 subsequent turns or shifts of firing duty will be treated as equivalent to one year's service as a fireman, and his pay regulated accordingly,

In the case of a cleaner who has worked 313 firing turns or shifts; and is not permanently appointed, he will be paid the minimum firing rate when cleaning and receive a fireman's uniform.

If, through force of circumstances, a permanently appointed fireman has to be put back to cleaning, he shall be paid the first year's fireman's rate whilst so acting.

All cleaners to be promoted to firemen, if qualified, on a "line" basis.

A cleaner who is not qualified by reason of age shall, when graded as a fireman, take his position in order of seniority of service.

For temporary firing duties the senior available cleaner shall be taken.

Opportunity to be given by removal on the "line" basis for the senior cleaner to qualify by 313 turns before his next junior.

A cleaner who for domestic reasons does not accept removal shall have a further opportunity with consequent loss of seniority.

Cleaners who have not done 313 firing shifts will be graded as cleaners and paid at cleaners' rates when cleaning.

If, owing to the exigencies of the service, the staff at a depot is in exess of the requirements, tho senior cleaners may be removed to depots where firing work is available.

When further adjustment is necessary the junior graded fireman to be so removed.

It is understood that the age at which a junior shall become au adult; is 18. It is, however, considered that in special emergency youths below that age may be called upon to act as firemen on Shunting Engines.

No cleaner under the age of 18 to be allowed to act as fireman on the Main line. When the 8 hour day becomes finally operative, no one under the age of 18 to be allowed to go out on the footplate. In the meantime, men specially promoted owing to existing conditions not to be put back.

(b) Firemen to Drivers (Steam Engines).

A fireman, when driving to be paid in accordance with the Driver's first year's rate.

Promotion from fireman to driver to be by seniority, if qualified, when a vacancy arises.

Permanent promotion to be by seniority.

A fireman after working 313 driving turns or shifts to be considered as entering upon his second year as a Driver when driving, and each 313 subsequent turns or shifts of driving duty will be treated as equivalent to one year's service as a driver, and his pay regulated accordingly.

In the case of a fireman who has worked 313 driving turns or shifts, and is not permanently appointed, be will be paid the maximum fireman's rate when firing, unless he has completed 10 years service as a fireman, including the first 313 turns or shifts of firing duty as one year; in such case he will be paid the minimum driver's rate of pay when firing.

If, through force of circumstances, a permanently appointed driver has to be put back to firing, he shall be paid the first year's driver's rate whilst so acting.

(c) Seniority of men off duty through Sickness or Accident ..

Men whose duties entitle them to automatic promotion will not be debarred from receiving that promotion for any period of absence from duty through illness, or accident all or off duty, not exceeding 6 months, at the expiration of such time each case to be specially considered.

(d) General.

These conditions to apply to future promotions only.

16. Incapacity of Enginemen owing to Defective Eyesight.

If a driver or fireman is taken off a footplate owing to railing eyesight, the Company will do the best they can to find him employment, and if he is put. into a lower rated position, he shall receive the mean between the position he vacates and the position he assumes; provided that in no case where employment is found shall a driver be rated at less than 40s. per week, nor a fireman at less than 35s. per week

NOTE. -It has been agreed that this applies to Motormen also.

17. Lodging Allowances.

(1) WHEN NOTIFIED OFF DOUBLE HOME TURN BEFORE LEAVING PLACE OFF RESIDENCE.

The allowance to be l 1/2d. per hour, or portion thereof, for the whole of the time from booking on duty at the home station to booking off duty at the home station. Minimum 3s. 6d.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation, a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

(2) MEN BOOKED OFF TO TAKE A SECOND REST.

After being once booked oft, a man shall be worked back to his own station, but if in unfore-seen circumstances it. is necessary to book a man off again, the allowance shall be at the rate of 2d. per hour from the time of signing off duty for the second rest to signing off duty at the home station.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation, a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

(3) WHEN NOT NOTIFIED OFF DOUBLE HOME TURN BEFORE LEAVING PLACE OF RESIDENCE

The allowance to be 2d. per hour, or portion thereof, for the whole of the time from booking on duty at the home station to booking off duty at the home station. Minimum 4s.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation, a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

(4) ALLOWANCE FOR FOOD PROVIDED BUT NOT REQUIRED.

In the case of a man ordered to work a double home turn, who packs food accordingly, but is

advised after leaving his home that he will not be required to take rest away from home, the sum of 1s. 6d. shall be allowed.

(5) MEN TEMPORARILY TRANSFERRED FROM HOME STATION TO ANOTHER STATION.

Lodging allowances for men temporarily transferred from their home station to another station to be 3s. 6d. per day and night.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation, a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

l8.-Clothing.

It is agreed that the following clothing shall be supplied to Enginemen free of cost:-

2 suits of jean overalls, 1 serge jacket, 1 cap. Anually

1 reefer jacket., or  1 overcoat,  Every 2 years.

This arrangement to commence with the next. general issue of clothing.

19. Height at which Youths are Eligible for Cleaners.

The height, of all youths entering t.he service of any Railway Company as cleaners shall be as follows:-

5 ft. 2 ins. at the age of 16, and

5 ft. 4 ins. at the a.goof 18.

It is, however, understood that these heights are not to be considered absolute so as to preclude the engagement of suitable entrants into the Railway Service,

Any Cleaners now in the service of the Railway Companies who are 5 ft. 4 ins. or more in height to-day shall not be debarred from promotion to firemen and drivers.

20. Higher Duly Pay.

A man temporarily filling the post of a man a higher grade or higher class of a grade shall be paid as

follows: 

If he works 4 hours or less per day in the higher grade, he shall be paid for the full turn of duty a mean between his lower rate of pay and the minimum of the higher grade he follows. If he works more than 4 hours per day in the higher grade, be shall be paid the minimum wage of the higher grade for the full turn of duty. This arrangement not to apply to cleaners when working as firemen, or firemen when working as drivers.

21. Holidays.

One week's holiday with pay after 12 months' service, to include the causal employees who are regularly employed, without prejudice to those men who already have a longer holiday under their existing conditions of service.