Common use of Work Sharing Program Clause in Contracts

Work Sharing Program. ‌ The City may establish a work sharing program in accordance with the provisions of this Article. a. The City will decide the classification and positions which are feasible for a work sharing program. The Union will have the opportunity to make suggestions. b. The program is voluntary. c. Two (2) employees in the same classification who voluntarily agree shall equally share work hours of one full-time position in a bi-weekly pay period. The program is limited to full-time permanent civil service employees in the same classification and same work unit, except the City may hire a part-time employee to implement or continue the work sharing arrangement in those cases where only one full-time permanent civil service employee voluntarily agrees. d. Participating employees will receive pro rata benefits, including pro rata City insurance contribution and retirement, and pro rata seniority accrual. e. A work sharing arrangement may be terminated by the City or by either of the two (2) employees upon submission of written notice to the other parties. Upon receipt of the written notice, the work sharing arrangement will be terminated on a date mutually acceptable to the City and the two (2) employees or thirty (30) calendar days from the date of written notice, whichever occurs first. This option shall apply for the first nine (9) months of the work sharing arrangement. Thereafter, the City may terminate the work sharing arrangement at its discretion.