Common use of Variable Work Schedule Clause in Contracts

Variable Work Schedule. A variable work schedule may be approved subject to 449 operational need. Employees with a documented need for a variable schedule to a summer 450 4/10 schedule under Article 7.1.3, shall submit a written request to their supervisor prior to 451 April 1st, stating with specificity the reason for the request. Priority shall be given to 452 employees needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability and/or medical reason. 453 Next priority shall be given to employees with child- or elder-care concerns. All other 454 requests, including requests due to non-District employment, shall be evaluated on the 455 basis of seniority. If a request is denied, CSEA may upon request of the unit member submit 456 the decision for review by the Executive Director. 457 7.2 Workday: The length of the workday shall be designated by the District for each classified 458 assignment in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Agreement. Each bargaining unit 459 member shall be assigned a fixed, regular, and ascertainable minimum number of hours. 460 461 7.3 Adjustment of Assigned Time: 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 7.4 486 487 488 489 7.5 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 7.3.1 Any unit member in the bargaining unit who is assigned and who works an average of thirty (30) minutes or more per day in excess of their regular part-time assignment for a period of twenty (20) consecutive working days or more shall have their regular assignment adjusted upward to reflect the longer hours effective with the next pay period. 7.3.1.1 With the written mutual consent of CSEA and the unit member, a waiver shall be granted to allow the District to offer additional hours on a temporary basis to existing part-time unit members without establishing a right to a permanent increase in assigned time. 7.3.2 The District may alter the shift assignment or days off of unit members for non- arbitrary operational reasons. Volunteers for the shift assignment change will be solicited first. If there are no volunteers, then the person with the least seniority will be assigned unless a person with greater seniority desires the shift. The District shall provide a twenty (20) work day notice to affected unit members before altering their shift assignment or days off. By mutual agreement, notice time can be less than twenty (20) days. Upon written request from the unit member, they shall be granted an opportunity for a personal conference with the unit member’s immediate supervisor and/or the Executive Director or Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, with a CSEA representative if desired, to discuss the operational reasons for the reassignment of shift or days off within the twenty (20) work day notice period. Increase in Hours: When additional hours are assigned to a part-time position on a regular basis, the assignment shall be offered to all of the unit members in the appropriate class on a reasonable basis within the affected operating unit as determined by the District. Meal Period: 7.5.1 Meal periods will be scheduled by the supervisor depending on the operational needs of the unit. A unit member may request a preferred meal period of either thirty (30) minutes or one (1) hour in consultation with the supervisor. The supervisor will notify the unit member as to their approved ongoing meal period. A supervisor may change an ongoing meal period with a fifteen (15) day notice or by mutual agreement between the unit member and supervisor. 7.5.2 A unit member required to work during their scheduled meal period who is not afforded an alternate meal period shall receive pay at the rate of time and one-half or compensatory time off for all time worked during the normal meal period. This Section shall not apply to unit members working less than five (5) consecutive hours per day.