Avoidance of overtime Clause Samples
The "Avoidance of overtime" clause is designed to limit or prevent employees from working hours beyond their standard work schedule. Typically, this clause requires employers to organize work assignments and schedules in a way that minimizes the need for overtime, and may stipulate that overtime should only be authorized under specific circumstances or with prior approval. By setting clear expectations and controls around overtime, this clause helps manage labor costs, reduce employee fatigue, and ensure compliance with labor regulations regarding working hours.
Avoidance of overtime. The Employer has developed staffing procedures and guidelines which minimize the need for nursing personnel to work overtime shifts on a mandatory basis. Staffing procedures include the identification of staffing deficiencies as early as possible and the pursuit of non-overtime available resources. Local agencies that provide daily coverage will be contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime.
Avoidance of overtime. The Employer has developed staffing procedures and guidelines which minimize the need for nursing personnel to work overtime shifts on a mandatory basis. Staffing procedures include the identification of staffing deficiencies as early as possible and the pursuit of non-overtime available resources. Local agencies that provide daily coverage will be contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime. [Resources will be accessed in the following order:
a. Managers identify scheduling needs and available work monthly in like units.
b. Float pool nurses, resource nurses and part-time nurses are encouraged to fill holes.
c. Deficiencies in like units are reviewed twice weekly.
d. Centralized Staffing assigns nurses to float.
e. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at work.
f. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at home.
g. Volunteers are solicited for overtime assignments.
h. Local Agencies who provide daily coverage are contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime.
i. Overtime is assigned.] * * * *
Avoidance of overtime. The Employer has developed staffing 2 procedures and guidelines which minimize the need for nursing personnel to 3 work overtime shifts on a mandatory basis. Staffing procedures include 4 identification of staffing deficiencies as early as possible and the pursuit of non- 5 overtime available resources. Resources will be accessed in the following order:
6 a. Managers identify scheduling needs and available work 7 monthly in like units.
8 b. Float pool nurses, resource nurses and part-time nurses are 9 encouraged to fill holes.
10 c. Deficiencies in like units are reviewed twice weekly.
11 d. Centralized Staffing assigns nurses to float.
12 e. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at work.
13 f. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at home.
14 g. Volunteers are solicited for overtime assignments.
Avoidance of overtime. The Employer has developed staffing procedures and guidelines which minimize the need for nursing personnel to work overtime shifts on a mandatory basis. Staffing procedures include the identification of staffing deficiencies as early as possible and the pursuit of non-overtime available resources. Local agencies that provide daily coverage will be contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime. [Resources will be accessed in the following order:
a. Managers identify scheduling needs and available work monthly in like units.
b. Float pool nurses, resource nurses and part-time nurses are encouraged to fill holes.
c. Deficiencies in like units are reviewed twice weekly.
d. Centralized Staffing assigns nurses to float.
e. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at work.
f. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at home.
g. Volunteers are solicited for overtime assignments.
h. Local Agencies who provide daily coverage are contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime.
i. Overtime is assigned.] * * * *
9.2.1 On-call hours worked. For purposes of this article, on-call hours worked will constitute a shift and serve as the last hours worked in counting the eight (8) hours between shifts. Employees may, however, be called in to work from on-call status up to [one (1) hour] three (3) hours contiguous to the start of their regularly scheduled shift, without the Employer incurring double back liability when the need prompting the call-in results from an unscheduled event. Employer relief from double back pay under this exception is limited to one (1) shift per nurse in a rolling three (3) month period. * * * *
Avoidance of overtime. The Employer has developed staffing procedures and guidelines which minimize the need for nursing personnel to work overtime shifts on a mandatory basis. Staffing procedures include identification of staffing deficiencies as early as possible and the pursuit of non-overtime available resources. Resources will be accessed in the following order:
a. Managers identify scheduling needs and available work monthly in like units.
b. Float pool nurses, resource nurses and part-time nurses are encouraged to fill holes.
c. Deficiencies in like units are reviewed twice weekly.
d. Centralized Staffing assigns nurses to float.
e. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at work.
f. Volunteers are solicited from among those nurses at home.
g. Volunteers are solicited for overtime assignments.
h. Local Agencies who provide daily coverage are contacted and utilized to prevent mandatory overtime.
Avoidance of overtime. An employee shall not be required to take off any time for overtime worked nor will an employee’s schedule be changed to avoid payment of overtime to him.