Variable Shifts. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article for employees working shift work, upon the request of a three-quarter (3/4) majority of the employees affected and with the concurrence of the employer, hours of work may be scheduled that exceed seven and one-half (7 ½) hours per day provided no shift in excess of twelve (12) hours is involved. (b) The daily hours of work shall be consecutive and exclusive of meal periods. The hours of work shall be scheduled so that an employees normal work week shall average thirty-seven and one-half (37 ½) hours per week over a minimum period of four (4) weeks. (c) The commencement and/or end of each shift may be varied by fifteen (15) minutes to provide for the continuity of care and/or an appropriate length of the meal period.
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