Variable Hours of Work (VHW Clause Samples

The Variable Hours of Work (VHW) clause defines the employer's right to adjust an employee's working hours based on operational needs. Typically, this clause allows for flexibility in scheduling, meaning employees may be required to work different hours or shifts from week to week, depending on workload or business demands. Its core practical function is to provide the employer with the flexibility to manage staffing levels efficiently, ensuring that labor resources align with fluctuating business requirements.
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.1, upon request of an employee and subject to operational requirements as determined by the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days, the employee works an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. 36.5.2 In every fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period, the employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. 36.5.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours of work shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Council to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. 36.5.4 The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a variable schedule specified in clause 36.5.6, may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Council and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive.
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.8.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.2, upon request of an employee to whom Schedules 2 (Supervisory) and 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 (Non-Supervisory) applies and subject to operational requirement as determined by the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days, the employee works an average of thirty- seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. While VHW arrangements are employee-initiated, they are not entitlements, and require management approval. VHW arrangements must be operationally feasible and cost-effective, and are best implemented where they balance operational requirements and employee interest. 36.8.2 In every fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period, the employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. 36.8.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours of work shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Council to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. 36.8.4 The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a variable schedule specified in clause 36.8.6 may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Council and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive.
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.1, upon request of an employee and subject to operational requirements as determined by the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.1, upon request of an employee and subject to operational requirements as determined by the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty- eight (28) calendar days, the employee works an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. 36.5.2 In every fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period, the employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee.
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.1, upon request of an employee and with the concurrence of the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days, the employee works an average of thirty-seven and one-half (37 ½) hours per week.
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Variable Hours of Work (VHW. 36.7.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 36.1, upon request of an employee and with the concurrence of the Council, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period of other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days, the employee works an average of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours per week. 36.7.2 In every fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty- eight (28) day period, the employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. 36.7.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours of work shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Council to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. 36.7.4 The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a variable schedule specified in clause 36.7.1, may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Council and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive. 36.7.5 Such schedules shall provide an average of thirty seven decimal five (37.5) hours of work per week over the life of the VHW schedule. 36.7.6 The maximum life of a VHW schedule shall be six (6) months.
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