Duty Coverage Clause Samples
The Duty Coverage clause defines the responsibilities and obligations for ensuring that essential tasks or roles are continuously fulfilled, even during absences or periods when the primary responsible party is unavailable. Typically, this clause outlines procedures for appointing alternate personnel or arranging backup coverage, specifying who is responsible for arranging such coverage and under what circumstances it must be activated. Its core practical function is to maintain uninterrupted operations and service levels, thereby preventing lapses in critical duties due to unforeseen absences or scheduling conflicts.
Duty Coverage. Employee will be responsible for sharing the on-call duty coverage. Duty coverage is defined as the emergency response capability of a Division Chief to respond to alarms within the District and arrive on scene of an emergency incident within 15 minutes 90% of the time. Performance shall be evaluated quarterly. Division Chiefs that are not on standby are expected to respond to working incidents and/or pick up the duty coverage while the primary chief is committed and/or any other support functions as needed if available.
Duty Coverage a. RAs are on duty during early arrival periods, College breaks and throughout the semester. RAs serve in a duty rotation with other staff members in their building/area and are required to cover a mix of weekday, weekend and break duty.
Duty Coverage. For the purpose of this section, official duty shall be construed to be acts done pursuant to authority conferred by law or within the scope of employment, whether or not there is negligence in the doing of such acts. Where there is willful misconduct or lack of good faith in the doing of such acts, the same shall not constitute the performance in good faith of the official duties of any employee within the operation or intent of this section.
Duty Coverage. The City and the Fire Management Group agree to continue discussions regarding the expectations and potential compensation for the duty coverage required of the Division Chief position with the goal of reaching mutual agreement by August 2, 2021.
Duty Coverage. It is management’s responsibility to arrange duty coverage for approved time off. If coverage is not available, the time off request may be denied.