Common use of Trades Clause in Contracts

Trades. Employees may substitute for other employees or themselves and work each others’ shifts or ▇▇▇▇▇ days provided they give one (1) working day’s notice for a full-day trade in writing to the shift commander. The notice of the trade does not need to explain the reason for the trade. Trading with another firefighter or captain is not subject to the approval of the shift commander, who can, however, challenge the trade for lack of competence of the substituting employee for the job. Captains can obtain captains or acting captains of equal or greater competence to substitute for them; and firefighters can obtain firefighters or captains of equal or greater competence to substitute for them. Partial trades for periods of less than 24 hours shall not require prior approval, but shall require prior notice to the shift commander in accordance with past practice. The City shall not be required to pay any overtime to any employee, or any wages in excess of those which would have been paid to the originally scheduled employee, as the result of any trade. The employee who works the holiday in trade with another employee receives the premium pay. Any trade that would jeopardize the ability of the City to keep all of the fire stations open may be rejected by the Chief.