TIME EXCHANGE Clause Samples

TIME EXCHANGE. SECTION 10.1 Members of the bargaining unit shall have the right to voluntarily request a time exchange by completing a form provided by the City, which both parties to the exchange must complete and sign. The form must then be presented to the applicant's Battalion Chief (or designee). The Battalion Chief or designee(s) will make the decision of whether or not to approve the request and shall provide a copy of the request form to the applicant indicating his decision prior to the shift exchange. Such shift exchange requests will not be capriciously or arbitrarily denied. However, the denial of a shift exchange request because the employees are not equally qualified shall not be considered arbitrary or capricious. In cases of approved time exchange requests, the form will be forwarded by the Battalion Chief (or designee) to the Fire Department's Administrative Officer. SECTION 10.2 Generally, employees will exchange twenty-four (24) hours shifts. Partial shift exchanges with a minimum of two (2) hours, will be permitted and will require the prior approval of the Battalion Chief. The exchange of time form must be completed before the employee commences the time exchange. In any partial time exchange, the applicant must remain on duty until his replacement arrives, and the replacement must report ready for duty. The replacement must remain on duty until the employee scheduled for the shift returns and is ready for duty. The one (1) shift advance notice will not be required for partial shift exchange for less than twelve (12) hours unless the exchange of time is to start at the beginning of the shift 0800 hours. In this case the procedure in Section 10.1 will be followed. SECTION 10.3 The City will maintain the original time exchange forms. SECTION 10.4 An employee may exchange time only with employees of equal rank or qualifications; this determination will be made by the Fire Chief or designee(s) in his sole and exclusive discretion. An employee working on a time exchange will not be entitled to receive out-of-class pay unless the employee is officially assigned to work in a higher classification by the department while on the SECTION 10.5 Any employee on duty by virtue of a shift exchange or partial shift exchange shall be entitled to the same benefits, privileges, and protections and shall assume the same responsibilities as any on-duty personnel. SECTION 10.6 The Union and all employees agree that the time that may be owed between employees based on shif...