Common use of Mandatory Overtime Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Overtime. The Employer may schedule mandatory overtime to meet the needs of the business. If mandatory overtime is scheduled with less than 24 hours’ notice to the employee, the employee may decline such overtime due to reasonable extenuating circumstances (e.g. weather, childcare requirements). There shall be no expectation that any one employee will be mandated more than once during their rotation. Any employee who believes that continuing to work mandatory overtime, or working many consecutive days without a rest day may tend to cause harm to his/her health or to the safety and quality care of the residents may refuse to work more mandatory overtime or on consecutive days until the employee has had at least one (1) full day (twenty four [24] hours) off. The employee shall state such refusal in writing to his/her immediate supervisor, and state the date or shift time when s/he will be willing to resume taking shift assignments. There will be no retaliation for such refusal of mandatory overtime.

Mandatory Overtime. ‌ The Employer may schedule mandatory overtime to meet the needs of the business. If mandatory overtime is scheduled with less than 24 hours’ notice to the employee, the employee may decline such overtime due to reasonable extenuating circumstances (e.g. weather, childcare requirements). There shall be no expectation that any one employee will be mandated more than once during their rotation. Any employee who believes that continuing to work mandatory overtime, overtime or working many consecutive days without a rest day may tend to cause harm to his/her health or to the safety and quality care of the residents may refuse to work more mandatory overtime or on consecutive days until the employee has had at least one (1) full day (twenty twenty-four [24] hours) off. The employee shall state such refusal in writing to his/her immediate supervisor, supervisor and state the date or shift time when s/he will be willing to resume taking shift assignments. There will be no retaliation for such refusal of mandatory overtime.

Mandatory Overtime. The Employer may schedule mandatory overtime to meet the needs of the business. If mandatory overtime is scheduled with less than 24 hours’ notice to the employee, the employee may decline such overtime due to reasonable extenuating circumstances (e.g. e.g., weather, childcare requirements). There shall be no expectation that any one employee will be mandated more than once during their rotation. Any employee who believes that continuing to work mandatory overtime, or working many consecutive days without a rest day may tend to cause harm to his/her health or to the safety and quality care of the residents may refuse to work more mandatory overtime or on consecutive days until the employee has had at least one (1) full day (twenty four [24] hours) off. The employee shall state such refusal in writing to his/her immediate supervisor, supervisor and state the date or shift time when s/he will be willing to resume taking shift assignments. There will be no retaliation for such refusal of mandatory overtime.