# The Guarantee Payments (Exemption) (No. 15) Order 1978, Paragraph 5: Re-arrangement of Hours


(a) The Unions and their members will co-operate in the immediate re-arrangement of working hours where such re-arrangement would enable production to be maintained or increased up to the normal level. Where such co-operation is unreasonably withheld, benefit will not be payable.
(b) (i) The pay arising from re-arranged hours shall be the basis for comparison in determining the amount, if any, of Benefit due for the week in which such re-arranged hours are worked, save that bonus, overtime premium and other plus payments shall be disregarded if and where paid during such re-arranged hours.
(ii) The normal overtime provisions shall apply where re-arranged hours are worked in respect of hours in excess of the normal number of contracted hours for the day or shift if a week-day or in respect of all hours normally qualifying for premium time at a week-end. Where appropriate, shift differential will be paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/153/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/guarantee-payments-exemption-no-15-order-1978/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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