(h): Conservation Officers. Conservation Officers have a great deal of discretion in setting their work schedules. The restrictions found in Article 7.1(h) are only that the daily hours of work shall be seven and members are to work five days per week with two consecutive days of rest. Members are entitled to determine their daily starting and stopping times and which days of the week they wish to work, subject to operational requirements. Any time worked in excess of seven hours per day or on a scheduled day of rest is considered overtime and should be compensated at the applicable overtime rates. Members may gain discretion under Article 7.1(h)(3), which provides that members may request to work, with the mutual agreement of the Employer, a two week 70 hour or four week 140 hour averaging period schedule. Doing so removes the requirement to limit work hours to seven hours per day. A member working on an averaging period schedule is entitled to overtime if working more than 10 hours per day or in excess of the maximum hours worked in an averaging period. No time is to be banked for later use. Members using averaging periods must schedule four days off during each 14 day period. This is to be done prior to each averaging period in consultation with the member's supervisor. The only restriction is that the days of rest are to "reflect the nature of work assignments in that cycle". If you work on a scheduled day of rest, you are entitled to the applicable overtime rate. Members are required to keep an record of actual daily hours worked and submit that record to their supervisor at the end of each work cycle.
