Early Relief. 8.17.1 Early relief (two hours or less) may occur pursuant to employee agreement; either expressed or implied and is unknown to the department. This practice will not have the effect of increasing the number of compensable hours of work where it is voluntary on the part of the employees.
Early Relief. An Early Relief is defined as an occurrence where one employee relieves another employee three (3) or more hours prior to the normal end of a work shift. Any employee, assigned to a shift as strength, may engage in an early relief provided:
Early Relief. The common practice of relieving employees on the previous shift prior to the scheduled starting time shall not have the effect of increasing the number of compensable hours of work for employees.
Early Relief. The practice of early shift relief shall be voluntary on behalf of each employee involved in the relief. An employee must have the approval of the watch commander prior to being allowed early relief. The employee providing the early relief shall not have his/her compensable hours increased as a result of the early relief; nor shall the employee relieved early have his/her compensable hours decreased as a result of the early relief. "Paybacks" of early relief hours are the sole obligation of the two employees involved in the early relief. Any dispute is to be resolved by the involved employees. The department is not responsible in any manner for hours owed to employees by other employees that leave the employment of the City or are assigned other duties.
Early Relief. Holdover Trades Early relief trades or hold over between employee(s) of four (4) hours or less shall not require a pay back, but shall require a trade card, and must be approved by the Assistant Chief or the Acting Assistant Chief on duty. Should an Employee need an early relief or hold over for less than one (1) hour, the employee may do so with verbal permission of the Assistant Chief on duty, and this will not require a trade card. Any employee who is holding over for another employee, and has the permission to do so by the Assistant Chief or the Acting Assistant Chief on duty, shall not be subject to call-in.
Early Relief. For early relief to take place the following must occur:
Early Relief. It is recognized practice for some unit employees to voluntarily relieve other unit employees working on the previous shift prior to the scheduled starting time. This practice shall not change the actual amount of hours worked nor afford additional benefits to an employee.
Early Relief. The Fire Chief or his/her representative may authorize employees covered by this Agreement to relieve another department employee of equal rank or qualifications for the position prior to the end of the scheduled shift.
Early Relief. 1. Unit employees may voluntarily relieve other unit employees working on the previous shift prior to the scheduled starting time with the approval of Fire Management.
Early Relief. Early relief may occur on a voluntary basis between employees of equal qualifications at the discretion of their captains. Such early relief may occur between the hours of 0600 and 0800; relief earlier than 0600 will constitute "trading of time". Early relief will not have the effect of increasing the number of compensable hours of work.
