Common use of Second Assignments Clause in Contracts

Second Assignments. A second assignment is defined as working on two separate shifts where the hours worked plus any intermediate travel time exceeds ten hours. Em- ployees (pheresis & whole blood) who work such second assignment will be paid for six- teen hours. The Region shall seek volunteers to work second assignments. When there are insufficient volunteers, the Region shall assign employees in rotation by reverse sen- iority. Employees shall not be assigned to work a second assignment that is more than 40 miles from their first assignment. There shall be no more than 10 forced second assign- ments made per month unless there is a blood emergency. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to preclude the Company from maintaining, instituting or changing shifts or workweeks to obtain the production it desires per Article 7 of the National Addendum, which includes the right to require employees to work Sat- urdays or Sundays.