Common use of MISSING Clause in Contracts

MISSING. Section 1. A miss is defined as a failure to report to work at the proper time and place or the failure to telephone at least ninety (90) minutes before the scheduled report time. If a bus or rail operator misses and appears for work after his/her scheduled time, he/she loses his/her run or tripper for the day and may work an alternate assignment that day. The employee's weekly guarantee also shall be reduced by eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours, as applicable, and the employee shall be paid only for the actual time worked that day. An operator who fails to report or telephone within four (4) hours of the scheduled report time will be charged with both a miss and an AWOL. Section 2. When a bus or rail operator accumulates eight (8) misses he/she will be subject to discharge. However, if the bus or rail operator does not miss for a period of thirty (30) days, one (1) miss shall be removed from his/her record. The 30 day period shall be days actually worked. On a one time only basis, on November 14, 1998 all operators shall have two (2) misses removed from their records. Section 3. Whenever a bus or rail operator misses and does not receive an assignment, he/she may be required by the Authority to also report at 2:00 p.m. that same day. Provided, however, that when an employee who misses in the A.M. is required to report at 2:00 p.m. as per this Article, he/she shall not be required to work past 7:30 p.m.