Common use of TIME EXCHANGE Clause in Contracts

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 shift exchanges is the personal responsibility of each employee involved and that the City has no responsibility whatsoever for any time owed between employees related to shift exchanges, and that the City will be held harmless against any claim of liability involving any dispute between employees about time owed arising from a shift exchange. SECTION 10.7 An employee who abuses this Article shall be subject to the loss of the right to time exchanges for the period of up to one (1) year. SECTION 10.8 Any member of the bargaining unit who agrees to exchange time, but fails to report to work the agreed shift, shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. An employee who agrees to exchange time with another employee, and who then fails to report to work the agreed shift because of illness or for a reason that qualifies for emergency annual leave, or who reports but leaves early due to illness or emergency annual leave, may be required to provide a doctor's note to verify the illness; the employee's sick leave account (or annual leave account in cases of emergency annual leave) will also be "docked" for each one-quarter (1/4) hour missed. SECTION 10.9 If an employee fails to work all or part of an agreed time exchange and, for any reason (except illness or injury), the City incurs any costs or expenses or a result thereof (including but not limited to overtime payments), all of said costs and expenses will be deducted from the annual leave account of the employee who fails to work.

TIME EXCHANGE. SECTION 10.1 Members of the bargaining unit shall have the right to voluntarily request a time exchange by completing a request form provided by the City, which both parties to the exchange must complete and sign. The request 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 request form will be forwarded by the Battalion Chief (or designee) to the Fire Fire-Rescue 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, ,hours will be permitted and will require the prior approval of the Battalion Chief. The exchange of time request 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 request 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 shift exchanges is the personal responsibility of each employee involved and that the City has no responsibility whatsoever for any time owed between employees related to shift exchanges, and that the City will be held harmless against any claim of liability involving any dispute between employees about time owed arising from a shift exchange. SECTION 10.7 An employee who abuses this Article shall be subject to the loss of the right to time exchanges for the a period of up to one (1) year, as determined by the Fire Chief or designee(s). SECTION 10.8 Any member of the bargaining unit who agrees to exchange time, but fails to report to work the agreed shift, shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. An employee who agrees to exchange time with another employee, and who then fails to report to work the agreed shift because of illness or for a reason that qualifies for emergency annual leave, or who reports but leaves early due to illness or emergency annual leave, may be required to provide a doctor's note to verify the illness; the employee's sick leave account (or annual leave account in cases of emergency annual leave) will also be "docked" for each one-quarter (1/4) hour missed. SECTION 10.9 If an employee fails to work all or part of an agreed time exchange and, for any reason (except illness or injury), the City incurs any costs or expenses or a result thereof (including but not limited to overtime payments), all of said costs and expenses will be deducted from the annual leave account of the employee who fails to work.or

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 Fire Chief (or designee). The Battalion Fire 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 Fire Chief (or designee) to the Fire Department's ’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 ChiefFire Chief (or designee). 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 his 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 thethe time exchange. Also, no employee may have more than five (5) shifts “owed” to him and no employee may “owe” more than 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 shift exchanges is the personal responsibility of each employee involved and that the City has no responsibility whatsoever for any time owed between employees related to shift exchanges, and that the City will be held harmless against any claim of liability involving any dispute between employees about time owed arising from a shift exchange. SECTION 10.7 An employee who abuses this Article shall be subject to the loss of the right to time exchanges for the period of up to one (1) year. SECTION 10.8 Any member of the bargaining unit who agrees to exchange time, but fails to report to work the agreed shift, shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. An employee who agrees to exchange time with another employee, and who then fails to report to work the agreed shift because of illness or for a reason that qualifies for emergency annual leave, or who reports but leaves early due to illness or emergency annual leave, may be required to provide a doctor's ’s note to verify the illness; the employee's ’s sick leave account (or annual leave account in cases of emergency annual leave) will also be "“docked" ” for each one-quarter (1/4) hour missed. SECTION 10.9 If an employee fails to work all or part of an agreed time exchange and, for any reason (except illness or injury), the City incurs any costs or expenses or as a result thereof (including but not limited to overtime payments), all of said costs and expenses will be deducted from the annual leave account of the employee who fails to work.