Temporary Shift Vacancies Clause Samples
The Temporary Shift Vacancies clause outlines the procedures for filling short-term gaps in work schedules when regular employees are unavailable. Typically, this clause specifies how such vacancies are identified, the process for offering these shifts to other employees (such as by seniority or availability), and any limitations or requirements for accepting temporary assignments. Its core function is to ensure that operational needs are met efficiently while providing fair opportunities for existing staff to take on additional work, thereby minimizing disruptions and maintaining adequate staffing levels.
Temporary Shift Vacancies. (a) Where an employee is temporarily on an approved leave of absence from duties (e.g. W.C.B., leave of absence), and the temporary absence is expected to last for the duration of the existing schedule, the vacant shift schedule will be available for bid to the remaining employees of the same status in order of seniority. The same procedures apply for successive shifts which become available through the operation of this Article. When the absent employee returns he will be entitled to displace a junior employee with the same status.
(b) When an employee is temporarily on an approved leave of absence from duties and the absence is not expected to last until the next seasonal scheduling change, the Employer may schedule a temporary vacancy of less than one (1) month as it sees fit (e.g. dividing remaining hours among other employees, offer shift in seniority order within the status etc.). Where the temporary absence is for longer than one (1) month the Employer will:
(i) offer any full-time vacancy to employees in the other status;
(ii) offer any part-time vacancy to other part-time employees.
Temporary Shift Vacancies. In the event the Sheriff, or the Sheriff's representative, is 21 required to fill a temporary vacancy in the Sheriff's Department in a classification on a shift 22 on an overtime basis, and the County has more than sixteen (16) hours advance notice of 23 the need for filling such temporary shift vacancy, the assignment of such temporary shift 24 vacancy must be made on a seniority basis to employees within that classification in the
27 1) The Sheriff, or the Sheriff's representative, shall first attempt to make the 28 assignment of the total hours the Sheriff, or the Sheriff's representative, determine 29 to fill either to one off-duty employee, or to make the assignment of approximately 30 one-half of such total hours to two off-duty employees. The Sheriff, or the Sheriff’s 31 representative, shall not be required to make more than one telephone call in an 32 attempt to contact and offer such assignment to such off-duty employee or 33 employees.
35 2) If no such off-duty employee is available or willing to accept such assignment, the 36 Sheriff, or the Sheriff's representative, will then make the assignment to cover the 37 hours the Sheriff, or the Sheriff's representative determines to fill, as follows:
39 a) When the total shift or approximately the total shift is to be filled, by 40 extending the shift of an employee on the previous shift and the shift of an 41 employee on the succeeding shift, or
42 b) When only a portion of the total shift is to be filled, by extending either the
Temporary Shift Vacancies. It is the intent of the parties that temporary shift vacancies will be filled utilizing employees on their scheduled relief week. In the event the Company has implemented a five (5) week rotation (i.e., eliminated the relief week) this section will operate per Section 14.4, subsections b. – d., or Section 14.5, subsections b. – c. of the Agreement.