History — 172

Maximum hours of work — collective agreement 172 (1) An employer may, in respect of one or more employees subject to a collective agreement, establish, modify or cancel a work schedule under which the hours exceed the maximum set out in section 171 or in regulations made under section 175 if (a) the average hours of work for a period of two or more weeks does not exceed forty-eight hours a week; and (b) the schedule, or its modification or cancellation, is agreed to in writing by the employer and the trade union. Maximum hours of work (2) Subject to subsection (3), an employer may, in respect of one or more employees not subject to a collective agreement, establish, modify or cancel a work schedule under which the hours exceed the maximum set out in section 171 or in regulations made under section 175 if (a) the average hours of work for a period of two or more weeks does not exceed forty-eight hours a week; and (b) the schedule, or its modification or cancellation, has been approved (i) in the case of one employee’s schedule, in writing by that employee, or (ii) in the case of more than one employee’s schedule, by at least 70% of the affected employees. Posting of notice (3) Where…