FOUR DAY WORK WEEKS Sample Clauses
The "Four Day Work Weeks" clause establishes that employees will work a standard schedule condensed into four days instead of the traditional five. Typically, this means employees work longer hours each day to meet the total weekly requirement, such as four ten-hour days instead of five eight-hour days. This arrangement can apply to all staff or specific roles, depending on the agreement. The core function of this clause is to provide greater flexibility in scheduling, potentially improving work-life balance and operational efficiency.
FOUR DAY WORK WEEKS. Note: In the event the provisions of California law governing alternative workweeks (Labor Code Section 511) are deemed applicable to collectively bargained-for employees, the scheduling of a 4 day work week with 10 hour shifts shall be governed by the provisions of that Section, but only to the extent the provisions of this Section 7.5 are inconsistent with the provisions of Labor Code Section 511. Any provisions of this Section that are not inconsistent with the provisions of Labor Code Section 511 shall have full force and effect.
1. Notwithstanding Section 7.1 of this Article, the Company may establish a four-day work week, composed of four (4) ten (10) hour shifts, as a normal 40 hour work week. In such cases, the total number of hours constituting a five-day normal work week will be scheduled over four days of the calendar week, with at least two (2) consecutive days off where the needs of the business permit doing so.
2. When a four-day schedule is in effect, the duration of normal shifts as specified in the Agreement shall be considered to be expanded accordingly in their starting and/or ending times.
3. In administering four-day work weeks, the Company will first offer four-day work weeks to qualified employees on a voluntary basis in seniority order. If there are insufficient qualified volunteers, a four-day work week will be assigned to qualified employees on a rotating basis, starting with the least senior qualified employee in the affected work group(s).
4. When a four-day schedule is in effect as a normal work week, overtime payments shall be made only for time worked in excess of 40 hours in a week or in excess of 10 hours in a day.
5. Pay allowances for absent time (including short term disability absence) occurring during four-day work weeks will be subject to the conditions specified in this Agreement. When pay treatment is calculated on a daily as opposed to an hourly basis (such as bereavement leave days versus short term disability absence), a scheduled day of a four-day work week and a scheduled day of a five-day normal work week will each count as one full day. Otherwise, pay treatment will be handled on an hourly basis.
6. Paid Time Off (PTO) will be charged hour for hour based on the number of hours actually scheduled on the tour in question. If an employee has exhausted PTO and is absent on a day or days that would require the use of PTO time, there will be no pay for the number of hours scheduled on those day(s) of absence.
7. Fo...