TECHNICAL STAFFING GUIDELINES
Updated March 4, 2009

Staffing Requirements:
The PRESENTER is required to hire the venue technician (minimum 4 hour call) for Technical staffing services. The GICS venue Technician (or authorized GICS designate) must be present at all times. The PRESENTER may supply additional qualified technical personnel as needed, subject to the approval of the GICS Production Manager. Or, if the PRESENTER prefers, and with sufficient notice being given to the GICS production Manager, additional Technical Personnel can be hired from the Granville Island Cultural Society technician call list.

Rates of Pay:
All technicians will be charged back at a rate of $26.00 per hour for the first eight working hours of the day. After eight hours of work, technicians will be billed back at a rate of $34.50 per hour, and after twelve hours worked, hours will be charged back at $46.00 per hour. Hours worked on statutory holidays will be charged back at a rate of $34.50 per hour. Hours worked on the 7th consecutive day will be charged at overtime rates with and additional $10 per hour penalty. Invoices for Technical staffing services will be issued weekly and be payable immediately upon receipt. Productions with large technical estimates may be required to prepay a portion of technical fees at the discretion of the GICS management

Hours of Work:
Each shift scheduled must be no less than four hours.

Meal Breaks:
There must be an unpaid meal break of not less than 30 minutes scheduled no later than five hours after the start of shift. A second meal break of one unpaid hour must be scheduled no later than five hours after the end of the first meal break. During meal breaks, the theatre must be cleared of all personnel.

Meal Break Infringement:
A/ Scheduled and pre-approved: For meal break infringement that is required due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts that have been approved at least 48 hours in advance by the GICS Production Manager, one hour at the overtime rate will be added to the technicians time sheet

B/ Unscheduled and unapproved: For meal break infringement that is due to unscheduled and unplanned circumstances, one hour at the overtime rate will be added to the technicians time sheet. In addition, the PRESENTER will be required to reimburse the technician for a meal up to a maximum of $20 and give the technician sufficient free time to eat the meal. Meal cost will be added to final staffing invoice.

Time off:
Overnight rest must be no less than ten hours free of work between each working day. A break of more than two hours between shifts constitutes a new shift. There must be at least one day off per work week (Monday thru Sunday), and no more than eleven consecutive days worked.

Schedule Changes:
Changes to the scheduled hours of work must be approved in advance by the GICS Production Manager.