Common use of Sunday Hours Clause in Contracts

Sunday Hours. A. All notices will state that "a position may require a six day work week and may include Sunday as a regular work day at any agency." The Library ordinarily will not require employees to reduce their hours, or otherwise adjust their schedule, during any work week in which the employee is also scheduled to work on Sunday. B. Bargaining unit employees will earn time and one-half for all hours worked on Sunday, but Sunday hours shall not be subject to the overtime scheduling provisions of Section 5, above. Subject to the provisions of Article XIII, an employee may elect to take one and one-half hours of compensatory time off for each hour worked on a Sunday. C. Notwithstanding the Library’s contractual and statutory right to schedule employees and to establish and change hours of work, including Sunday hours, the parties have agreed to adhere to the following terms and conditions regarding Sunday scheduling: 1. There shall be two Sunday seasons: September through December and January through May. Not later than May 31 and September 30 of each year during the term of this Agreement, any bargaining unit employee who is regularly assigned to work in an agency that is not open on Sundays may notify Human Resources of his/her desire to be assigned to Sunday work during the ensuing Sunday season. Provided the Library determines such employee is qualified for Sunday work and the employee makes himself/herself available for orientation at any Library facility at which he/she will be assigned on Sundays, the Library will make a good faith effort to schedule such employee on Sundays along with those employees who are regularly assigned to work in the agencies that are open on Sunday. 2. Not later than May 31 of each year, managers in departments and branches open on Sunday will meet and confer with agency staff members to evaluate the adequacy and method of Sunday staffing. In planning for Sunday staffing, such managers will allow each agency staff member to indicate whether he/she prefers to receive Sunday assignments as well as whether he/she prefers Sundays to be included in the regular work week or to be in addition to the regular work week. In making Sunday staffing assignments, managers will make a good faith effort to maximize Sunday assignments to those agency staff members who desire them and to minimize Sunday assignments to those who prefer not to work on Sundays. Managers will likewise make a good faith effort to fairly and equitably distribute Sunday assignments among bargaining unit employees, subject to such considerations as seniority, employee qualifications for the available work, number of Sundays for which an employee volunteers, and the locations at which an employee is willing to work. When it is necessary to mandate employees to work on Sundays, for each Sunday season, the Library will rotate such assignments in reverse order of seniority among qualified bargaining unit employees. 3. Schedules for Sunday work for the September-December Sunday season will be posted by August 15. Schedules for Sunday work for the January-May Sunday season will be posted by December 15. The Library will meet and confer with the Union upon request to discuss Sunday scheduling matters or before the Library changes the scheduling process set forth herein.

Sunday Hours. A. All notices will state that "a position may When the Library is open for public service on Sundays which would require a six day work week and may include Sunday as a regular work day at any agency." The Library ordinarily will not require bargaining unit employees to reduce their hours, or otherwise adjust their schedule, during any work week in which the employee is also scheduled to work on SundaySundays, the following provisions shall apply: a. The Administration shall first solicit bargaining unit employees to volunteer for Sunday work. Assignments for volunteers shall be rotated among those employees who volunteer beginning with the most senior employees. B. Bargaining unit b. If, following the initial voluntary assignments, additional employees are needed for Sunday work, the Administration will earn time schedule mandatory assignments on a rotating basis beginning with the least senior employee who has not been scheduled or who has been scheduled for the least number of Sundays during the current scheduling period, and one-half has worked the least number of Sundays within the last calendar year. The last calendar year is defined as that twelve (12) month period prior to each scheduling session. See also the “Provisions for all Overtime” policy, February 2001, with subsequent amendments. c. All hours worked on Sunday, but Sunday shall be overtime hours and shall not be subject to paid at the overtime scheduling provisions rate of Section 5, above. Subject to the provisions of Article XIII, an employee may elect to take one and one-half hours (1 ½ ) times the employee's regular rate of compensatory pay. For purposes of computing overtime, overtime pay shall be paid only for time off for each hour actually worked on a Sundayby the employee. C. Notwithstanding d. Following the Library’s contractual posting of Sunday assignments employees may trade or give away their Sunday assignment(s) and statutory right to schedule employees and to establish and change shall notify the Administrative Office of such changes. e. Scheduling for Sunday hours of work, including Sunday hours, the parties have agreed to adhere to will be accomplished in accordance with the following terms and conditions regarding Sunday schedulingprovisions: 1. There shall be two Sunday seasons: The Library will provide a volunteer sign-up sheet to each employee twice per year beginning in June of each year for the time period from September through December and in October of each year for the time period from January through May. Not later than May 31 Employees shall complete the sign-up sheets and September 30 return them to the Administrative Office within fourteen (14) days of each year during the term of this Agreement, any bargaining unit employee who is regularly assigned to work in an agency that is not open on Sundays may notify Human Resources of his/her desire to be assigned to Sunday work during the ensuing Sunday season. Provided the Library determines such employee is qualified for Sunday work and the employee makes himself/herself available for orientation at any Library facility at which he/she will be assigned on Sundays, the Library will make a good faith effort to schedule such employee on Sundays along with those employees who are regularly assigned to work in the agencies that are open on Sundaydistribution. 2. Not later than May 31 of each year, managers in departments and branches open on Sunday will meet and confer with agency staff members to evaluate The sign-up sheet shall include the adequacy and method of Sunday staffing. In planning for Sunday staffing, such managers will allow each agency staff member to indicate whether he/she prefers to receive Sunday assignments as well as whether he/she prefers Sundays to be included in the regular work week or to be in addition to the regular work week. In making Sunday staffing assignments, managers will make a good faith effort to maximize Sunday assignments to those agency staff members who desire them and to minimize Sunday assignments to those who prefer not to work on Sundays. Managers will likewise make a good faith effort to fairly and equitably distribute Sunday assignments among bargaining unit employees, subject to such considerations as seniority, employee qualifications for the available work, number of Sundays for which an employee volunteers, and the locations at which an employee is willing to work. When it , any specific dates for which the employee is necessary unavailable for Sunday work and the employee’s preference for location(s) to mandate employees to work on Sundays, for each Sunday season, the Library will rotate such assignments in reverse order of seniority among qualified bargaining unit employeeswork. 3. Schedules for The Library will determine Sunday work for assignments from the Septembersign-December Sunday season will be posted by August 15up sheets and in accordance with Sections 2.a. Schedules for Sunday work for the January-May Sunday season will be posted by December 15and 2.b. above. The Library will meet and confer with post Sunday assignments at least one (1) month prior to the Union upon request to discuss beginning of each Sunday scheduling matters or before the Library changes the scheduling process set forth hereinterm.