Common use of Continuous Shift Clause in Contracts

Continuous Shift. After a continuous shift of 18 hours (excluding meal breaks), the employee must have a mandatory rest period equal to the length of the next day’s scheduled shift. For example, an employee who starts at 6:30 a.m., works 18 hours (leaving at 1:00 a.m.) and is scheduled for 9 hours the following day may report back to work no earlier than 10:00 a.m. the following day. The employee will be awarded three and one-half hours of Safety Leave to make up the difference between the normal start time and the mandatory earliest report time (6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.).