Common use of Shift Assignment Clause in Contracts

Shift Assignment. 1. Annually, the University will notify employees of all available shifts for each of the four quarters in the coming year. Officers will bid the shift in each quarter in seniority order. Officers may not bid for the same shift for more than two (2) consecutive quarters. Bidding will be completed by May 15 for annual schedules to take effect July 1. 2. For the purposes of this section, seniority is defined as: a. Officer’s length of continuous service in their current position; b. Ties will be broken by the employees length of continuous service as a commissioned law enforcement officer with the WWU Campus Police; c. In the event of a demotion, the employee’s length of total continuous service as a commissioned law enforcement officer with the WWU Campus Police will be the employee’s seniority date. 3. The University will assign Sergeants and Corporals to shifts in a manner that best distributes department leadership and provides an equitable rotation, all as determined by the University. 4. Law enforcement employees who work more than four (4) consecutive days as a result of a permanent change in shift schedule, will be compensated at the rate of time-and-one-half (1 ½) for those hours worked on the days in excess of four (4). 5. Except for employee-requested schedule changes, emergencies, or where staffing does not permit, a law enforcement employee who is subject to a temporary schedule change, will receive a minimum of twelve (12) hours off between the end of the current shift assignment and the start of the new shift assignment.