Common use of Compressed Time Clause in Contracts

Compressed Time. (1) Employees who are eligible to select the compressed time option work their 1807.5 hours in eight (8) hour daily shifts except in July and August where the shift length is seven and one- half (7.5) hours. New employees on probation (including temporary employees) are not eligible for compressed time until five (5) months has elapsed. (2) Employees who wish to work an eight (8) hour shift for the following year shall indicate so no later than February 15 each year. The Employer shall then draw up a work schedule in consultation with the employee and/or work team based on the following: (i) The employee will normally be scheduled for one (1) working day off every other week for all months except July and August, during which it would be one (1) day in each of these two (2) months up to a maximum of twenty-two (22) days; (ii) the day off will be scheduled across all working days of the week except the one (1) day (either Tuesday or Thursday) designated as “flex and compressed free”, and the compressed day shall not be banked and can be exchanged within the same team and only if adequate coverage is maintained; (iii) the number of employees who can be absent on a compressed day on any given week day shall be determined by the Employer based on operational requirements; (iv) if urgent operational requirements necessitate the Employer changing the scheduled day, the Employer shall re-schedule the compressed day in consultation with the employee and such day shall be taken within sixty (60) days of the scheduled day; (v) the schedule will be developed on an annual basis, and shall rotate the days off through the four (4) allowable days of the week so that over the course of a year, employees get approximately the same number of Mondays and Fridays off. (3) An employee who wishes to switch from compressed time shifts to regular shifts may do so on one (1) weeks notice, but may not then switch back until the following April. (4) The Employer may remove any position from participating in the compressed time arrangements or may exclude a component from having compressed days off in July and August, because the overall job function is seriously and adversely affected. Prior to removing any position, the Employer will work with the employees to see if there is any way to modify the compressed time arrangements so that it might work. If the modifications are not feasible, or do not alleviate the problem, the Employer will advise the Union of its intention to remove the position in question. The Union may request a meeting to explore other options, and the Employer agrees to end participation in compressed time only as a last resort. For purposes of clarification, the only position excluded as of the date of this Agreement is the Payment Processing Clerk.

Compressed Time. (1) Employees who are eligible to select the compressed time option work their 1807.5 hours in eight (8) eight-hour daily shifts except in July and August where the shift length is seven and one- half (7.5) hoursshifts. New employees on probation (including temporary employees) are not eligible for compressed time until five (5) months has elapsed. (2) Employees who wish to work an eight (8) eight-hour shift for the following year shall indicate so no later than February 15 January 15th each year. The Employer shall then draw up a work schedule in consultation with the employee and/or work team based on the following: (i) The the employee will normally be scheduled for one (1) working day off every other week two to three weeks for all months months, except an employee may take one day in each of July and August, during which it would be one (1) day in each of these two (2) months up to a maximum of twenty-two (22) 20 days; (ii) the day off will be scheduled across all working days of the week except the one (1) day (either Tuesday or Thursday) designated as “"flex and compressed free”", and the compressed day shall not be banked and banked. Prior to the posting of the approved vacation schedule, flex days can be exchanged within the same team and only team. After the approved vacation schedule is posted, flex days can be exchanged within the same component in the same office or days can be changed for a similar day of the week within a 60-day period before or after the originally scheduled date if adequate coverage is maintained. In exceptional circumstances, exchanges and changes outside of these parameters may be approved by mutual agreement of the Employer and the employee; (iii) the number of employees who can be absent on a compressed day on any given week day weekday shall be determined by the Employer based on within each office by team and subject to operational requirements; (iv) Where an employee on a team of three or more employees requests at least three days of leave in a row, in the same week, a flex day held by another employee will not restrict the requesting employees’ ability to take their desired leave subject to the following: One additional employee on the team can be off where their time off would normally exceed the maximum number of staff off as set by operational requirements. The maximum that operational requirements can be exceeded by is two days per week. Where an employee on a team of two employees requests leave that would not meet operational requirements, it may be accommodated per (ii) above. (v) if urgent operational requirements necessitate the Employer changing the scheduled day, the Employer shall re-schedule the compressed day in consultation with the employee and such day shall be taken within sixty (60) 60 days of the scheduled day; (vvi) An employee who is on a day off scheduled under this section shall, where requested by the Employer, because of inadequate staff coverage due to the unscheduled absence of other staff, postpone their day off and report to work as usual. If the employee was not given notice of such required postponement until the actual day off, the employee shall have up to two hours to report to work. If this results in the employee working up to two hours less than a full shift as per Clause 15.1 (Hours of Work), the employee shall still be paid for a full shift. If an employee cannot be reached for callback, it will be deemed that the employee was never called back. The Employer shall reschedule the compressed day in consultation with the employee and such day shall be taken within 60 days of the originally scheduled day; (vii) the schedule will be developed on an annual basisfor the entire fiscal year, and shall rotate the days off through the four (4) allowable days of the week so that over the course of a year, employees get approximately the same number of Mondays and Fridays off. The schedule will be distributed to all employees on the last flex free day in January each year. (3) An employee who wishes to switch from compressed time shifts to regular shifts may do so on one (1) weeks notice, but may the change will not then switch back be effective until the following April. (4) The Employer may remove any position from participating in the compressed time arrangements or may exclude a component from having compressed days off in July and August, because the overall job function is seriously and adversely affected. Prior to removing any position, the Employer will work with the employees to see if there is any way to modify the compressed time arrangements so that it might work. If the modifications are not feasible, or do not alleviate the problem, the Employer will advise the Union of its intention to remove the position in question. The Union may request a meeting to explore other options, and the Employer agrees to end participation in compressed time only as a last resort. For purposes of clarification, the only position excluded as of the date of this Agreement is the Payment Processing Clerk.

Compressed Time. (1) Employees who are eligible to select the compressed time option work their 1807.5 hours in eight (8) hour daily shifts except in July and August where the shift length is seven and one- half (7.5) hours. New employees on probation (including temporary employees) are not eligible for compressed time until five (5) months has elapsed. (2) Employees who wish to work an eight (8) hour shift for the following year shall indicate so no later than February 15 each year. The Employer shall then draw up a work schedule in consultation with the employee and/or work team based on the following: (i) The employee will normally be scheduled for one (1) working day off every other week for all months except July and August, during which it would be one (1) day in each of these two (2) months up to a maximum of twenty-two (22) days; (ii) the day off will be scheduled across all working days of the week except the one (1) day (either Tuesday or Thursday) designated as “"flex and compressed free”", and the compressed day shall not be banked and banked. Flex days can be exchanged within the same team and only or days can be switched if adequate coverage is maintained;maintained and in exceptional circumstances by mutual agreement. (iii) the number of employees who can be absent on a compressed day on any given week day shall be determined by the Employer based on operational requirements; (iv) if urgent operational requirements necessitate the Employer changing the scheduled day, the Employer shall re-schedule the compressed day in consultation with the employee and such day shall be taken within sixty (60) days of the scheduled day; (v) the schedule will be developed on an annual basis, and shall rotate the days off through the four (4) allowable days of the week so that over the course of a year, employees get approximately the same number of Mondays and Fridays off. (3) An employee who wishes to switch from compressed time shifts to regular shifts may do so on one (1) weeks notice, but may not then switch back until the following April. (4) The Employer may remove any position from participating in the compressed time arrangements or may exclude a component from having compressed days off in July and August, because the overall job function is seriously and adversely affected. Prior to removing any position, the Employer will work with the employees to see if there is any way to modify the compressed time arrangements so that it might work. If the modifications are not feasible, or do not alleviate the problem, the Employer will advise the Union of its intention to remove the position in question. The Union may request a meeting to explore other options, and the Employer agrees to end participation in compressed time only as a last resort. For purposes of clarification, the only position excluded as of the date of this Agreement is the Payment Processing Clerk.