Common use of Five Day Work Week Clause in Contracts

Five Day Work Week. (a) When it has been mutually agreed by the Union and the Association that any employees shall work a five (5) day week, the provisions of this Article 7.2 shall apply. The Union shall not unreasonably withhold its agreement in such situations. (b) The normal hours of work for employees on a five day work week shall be seven (7) hours per day, between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. The Association shall have the right to establish starting and stopping times for shifts on the basis of its operational requirements, after discussing such matters with the Union and the employees involved and after giving consideration to the employees' personal preferences. (c) Employees on a five (5) day week shall be scheduled to work either Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday. The Association shall have the right to establish the shift schedule which shall apply, after discussing such matters with the Union and the employees involved and after giving consideration to the employees' personal preferences. (d) In departments presently requiring a seven (7) day operation per week, the normal work week may be any five (5) days with two (2) consecutive days of rest.