Force Hire. 21.7.1 To prevent a force hire, “qualified/certified” personnel may be assigned additional time at ranks below their current rank. In reference to the Engineer rank, individuals must have previously held that rank in order to be assigned. The person with the rank closest to the vacancy will be utilized first.
Force Hire. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any employee directed to work on a scheduled day off; and, any employee required to continue working a shift or part of a shift immediately after working the previous shift, shall be paid at the time and one-half overtime rate.
Force Hire. If a vacancy exists in the upcoming 48 hours, off going employees are assigned by a shift lieutenant to slot one (first 24 hours) and slot two (second 24 hours) respectively, according to force hire list, to fulfill classification qualifications for each position. The force hire list automatically moves the person who was last force hired to the bottom of the list. Station One Minimum of one Lieutenant Station Two Minimum of one Upgrade Lieutenant Station Three Minimum of one Upgrade Lieutenant Qualifications Each station will have two IAFF members. One employee must be a paramedic.
