Common use of Assigned Hours Clause in Contracts

Assigned Hours. a. The actual hours of duty time shall vary at work locations, dependent upon individual assignments. b. The District shall assign a fixed shift and fixed number of hours to each position at the beginning of each school year. This assignment shall be made in writing. c. Once the hours of work are established by the immediate supervisor, including variables in yearly work assignment such as student vacation periods and modified school day, they shall not be changed for an individual employee except in accordance with Section 83d. d. Employees shall be assigned a work week upon initial employment within a classification. The number of hours in the work week shall not be voluntarily reduced except in accordance with the following procedure. With good cause, an employee may request a reduction in his/her hours. The request shall be for an unpaid leave of absence. The initial request may not exceed one calendar year. Should the leave not be approved the position will be filled by the incumbent at the original hours. If the incumbent does not desire the position at the original hours, the employee's alternative would be to resign, participate in the transfer process or request consideration for job sharing per Section 84. If the position becomes vacant, the District will either fill the position at the original hours or proceed to reduce the hours in accord with Article 36 (Layoffs). e. The starting and ending time of the shift may be changed due to changes in bell schedules, slip reading schedules, bus schedules, for safety of employees, other just cause given the employee in writing and subject to challenge in the grievance procedure, or by mutual agreement. f. Where a site has more than one shift and the shift need not be associated with a particular assignment, the persons within the classification shall be assigned on the basis of seniority, with the most senior employee having the right to select his/her shift, rotating until all assignments have been made.

Assigned Hours. a. The actual hours of duty time shall vary at work locations, dependent upon individual assignments. b. The District shall assign a fixed shift and fixed number of hours to each position at the beginning of each school year. This assignment shall be made in writing. c. Once the hours of work are established by the immediate supervisor, including variables in yearly work assignment such as student vacation periods and modified school day, they shall not be changed for an individual employee except in accordance with Section 83d. d. Employees shall be assigned a work week upon initial employment within a classification. The number of hours in the work week shall not be voluntarily reduced except in accordance with the following procedure. With good cause, an employee may request a reduction in his/her their hours. The request shall be for an unpaid leave of absence. The initial request may not exceed one calendar year. Should the leave not be approved the position will be filled by the incumbent at the original hours. If the incumbent does not desire the position at the original hours, the employee's alternative would be to resign, participate in the transfer process or request consideration for job sharing per Section 84. If the position becomes vacant, the District will either fill the position at the original hours or proceed to reduce the hours in accord accordance with Article 36 (Layoffs). e. d. The starting and ending time of the shift may be changed due to changes in bell schedules, slip reading schedules, bus schedules, for safety of employees, by mutual agreement or other just cause given the employee in writing and subject to challenge in the grievance procedure, or by mutual agreement. f. e. Where a site has more than one shift and the shift need not be associated with a particular assignment, the persons within the classification shall be assigned on the basis of seniority, with the most senior employee having the right to select his/her their shift, rotating until all assignments have been made.