Common use of Overtime Assignments Clause in Contracts

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where employees are eligible for overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization list.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Agreement, Agreement, Agreement

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Overtime Assignments. In classifications where Section 1: Overtime will be paid after forty (40) hours per week to all employees are eligible for overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability covered by this Agreement. Each employee shall be equalized entitled to compensation at the extent rate of time and one-half of his or her regular rate of pay for all activities and duties performed outside of or in excess of his or her regular and normally scheduled work hours. Regular overtime assignments shall be determined in a fair and equitable manner using bargaining unit seniority as a means of offering overtime and using bargaining unit seniority in scheduling mandatory overtime. The Sheriff may schedule special overtime assignments at his discretion. Overtime shall be distributed as equally as possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involvedqualified employees. Equalization An overtime list or lists shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of established for qualified employees. The employee with the most bargaining unit seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to placed at the bottom top of the list, and the list or lists shall be descended down to the employee with the least amount of bargaining unit seniority. When overtime is necessary, the opportunity to work it shall be offered to the most senior bargaining unit employee, pursuant to the following: when an employee accepts an overtime assignment, he/she will be noted as "accepted." Should an employee refuse the overtime assignment, the employee next on the list shall be offered the assignment. Employees who are unavailable, including who refuse the assignment or are unable to work the assignment will be noted and charged with the amount of hours involved as if they had worked the assignment. When the next overtime assignment is necessary, the list shall start where it left off. This procedure shall not apply to emergency situations or to employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees selected for whom special assignment overtime as directed by the requirement Sheriff. The determination of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall need will be excused from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform accordance with the overtime work by continuing rotation guidelines. The overtime guidelines are as set forth in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of Appendix F attached to this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Niagara Agreement, Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where Section 1: Overtime will be paid after forty (40) hours per week to all employees are eligible for overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability covered by this Agreement. Each employee shall be equalized entitled to compensation at the extent rate of time and one-half of his or her regular rate of pay for all activities and duties performed outside of or in excess of his or her regular and normally scheduled work hours. Regular overtime assignments shall be determined in a fair and equitable manner using bargaining unit seniority as a means of offering overtime and using bargaining unit seniority in scheduling mandatory overtime. The Sheriff may schedule special overtime assignments at his discretion. Overtime shall be distributed as equally as possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involvedqualified employees. Equalization An overtime list or lists shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of established for qualified employees. The employee with the most bargaining unit seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to placed at the bottom top of the list, and the list or lists shall be descended down to the employee with the least amount of bargaining unit seniority. Line Officers shall be contacted first, then Sergeants are called, and then Part-Time Officers to work the Line Officer overtime. When overtime is necessary, the opportunity to work it shall be offered to the most senior bargaining unit employee, pursuant to the following: when an employee accepts an overtime assignment, he/she will be noted as "accepted." Should an employee refuse the overtime assignment, the employee next on the list shall be offered the assignment. Employees who are unavailable, including who refuse the assignment or are unable to work the assignment will be noted and charged with the amount of hours involved as if they had worked the assignment. When the next overtime assignment is necessary, the list shall start where it left off. This procedure shall not apply to emergency situations or to employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees selected for whom special assignment overtime as directed by the requirement Sheriff. The determination of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall need will be excused from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform accordance with the overtime work by continuing rotation guidelines. The overtime guidelines are as set forth in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of Appendix E attached to this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listAgreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement, Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where The Company will maintain a Rotating Monthly Sign-Up List for Weekday overtime assignments. Every month a new Sign-Up List will be posted. Such lists will be posted for three days. When Weekday overtime has to be worked, employees are eligible for in the classification on the shift who have signed the Rotating Monthly Sign-up List will be offered the overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority accordance with their Seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees In offering overtime, Supervisors will rotate overtime opportunities in accordance with the list. In cases where all employees on the list decline the overtime, the most junior employee in the classification on the shift will be required to perform the work. Where there are students in that classification on the shift, the students will be the one(s) required to work the overtime before anyone else. When decreasing the number of employees on an overtime shift, in a particular classification,it will be offered by seniority to those employees who are unavailablewere scheduled. Overtime in the forklift class will be offered to the forklift drivers. Separate Seniority Lists for overtime assignments will be maintained on a Yearly Rotating basis; one for Saturday and one for Sunday/Holiday. Overtime work that is created as a result of an absent employee will be assigned in accordance with the above paragraph if the absence is known about before the start of the last two hours of the shift, including otherwise the junior qualified employee(s) will be assigned to work. Such employee(s) will be allowed to secure a qualified volunteer to work in his place. Forms will be provided for handling this provision in an orderly fashion. As a remedy for employees who are on vacationaccidentally bypassed for an overtime assignment, sick leave the employees bypassed will be offered the next overtime opportunity for the same time period and increment that they signed up for (unless the employee is in agreement to splitting up the hours or other approved leaves changing the time period). It is understood that the employee must point out this error to the appropriate Supervisor within three (3) days of absencethe error. If the Company fails to provide the employee the next opportunity within the next ten (10) working days for weekday overtime and thirty (30) working days for weekend overtime, the employee will be paid the lost overtime hours. Make up opportunities will be offered outside of the rotating overtime list. The Company will offer qualified employees by seniority “outside of the classification” overtime assignments before forcing the junior qualified employees in the class. When a volunteer sheet is posted for overtime and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused sign up from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization different shifts and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall will be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization list.filled as follows:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement, Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where employees are eligible for overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability Overtime assignments shall be equalized made by the Chief or his duly authorized representative at his sole discretion giving primary consideration to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform efficient operation of the duties involvedPolice Department. Equalization These assignments shall be tracked made by the Chief or his designee off one constantly rotating list; said list to be prepared on a rotating seniority basis. This assignment system may be changed or modified in any manner by mutual agreement in writing, and is a shared responsibility of the ASSOCIATION and the Chief. Discrepancies which may occur shall result in no loss to the TOWN. When regular officers are assigned to overtime by the Chief or his designee, such assignments shall be made fairly and equitably and a record will be kept of such assignments and available for inspection by employees. When the Chief or his designee has exhausted all available means otherwise provided in this agreement to fill a shift which he has determined must be filled to maintain sufficient staffing, and all officers have refused that assignment, he may assign an officer from a seniority list initially formed established for each rank, maintained and posted for this purpose. The list shall consist of all full-time officers in order of seniority. Each new employee shall be added to the list in the position of least seniority upon his commencement of duty to that rank.. The Chief or his designee shall assign the extra shift to the officer with the least seniority who has not previously been assigned a shift under this provision. The Chief or his designee may consider any hardship imposed upon the officer by this assignment and may, in his sole discretion, determine to by-pass that officer. If the officer is not by-passed he will be ordered to report for the assigned shift and his failure to so report will be a violation of a direct order. Once an officer has been assigned to a shift under this provision a notation to that effect shall be made on the list. When the assignment of all officers has been so noted on the list, a new list in order of seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference established. When a situation arises that the need to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts cover a shift under this provision is immediate the shift supervisor or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship acting shift supervisor shall be excused from a required overtime assignmentthe Chiefs designee. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall This paragraph may be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work modified as needed by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listmutual agreement.

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Samples: Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where The Company will maintain a Rotating Monthly Sign-Up List for Weekday overtime assignments. Every month a new Sign-Up List will be posted. Such lists will be posted for three days. When Weekday overtime has to be worked, employees are eligible for in the classification on the shift who have signed the Rotating Monthly Sign- up List will be offered the overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority accordance with their Seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees In offering overtime, Supervisors will rotate overtime opportunities in accordance with the list. In cases where all employees on the list decline the overtime, the most junior employee in the classification on the shift will be required to perform the work. Where there are students in that classification on the shift, the students will be the one(s) required to work the overtime before anyone else. When decreasing the number of employees on an overtime shift, in a particular classification, it will be offered by seniority to those employees who are unavailablewere scheduled. Overtime in the forklift class will be offered to the forklift drivers. Separate Seniority Lists for overtime assignments will be maintained on a Yearly Rotating basis; on for Saturday and one for Sunday/Holiday. Overtime work that is created as a result of an absent employee will be assigned in accordance with the above paragraph if the absence is known about before the start of the last two hours of the shift, including otherwise the junior qualified employee(s) will be assigned to work. Such employee(s) will be allowed to secure a qualified volunteer to work in his place. Forms will be provided for handling this provision in an orderly fashion. As a remedy for employees who are on vacationaccidentally bypassed for an overtime assignment, sick leave the employees bypassed will be offered the next overtime opportunity for the same time period and increment that they signed up for (unless the employee is in agreement to splitting up the hours or other approved leaves changing the time period). It is understood that the employee must point out this error to the appropriate Supervisor within three (3) days of absencethe error. If the Company fails to provide the employee the next opportunity within the next ten (10) working days for weekday overtime and thirty (30) working days for weekend overtime, the employee will be paid the lost overtime hours. Make up opportunities will be offered outside of the rotating overtime list. The Company will offer qualified employees by seniority “outside of the classification” overtime assignments before forcing the junior qualified employees in the class. When a volunteer sheet is posted for overtime and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused sign up from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization different shifts and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall will be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization list.filled as follows:

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Samples: Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where employees are eligible for The Employer(s) shall assign and distribute overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent equitably as possible among the employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involvedwork in the position classification where the overtime is needed. Equalization Except where precluded by emergencies, the Employer(s) shall, when overtime needs arise, attempt to distribute overtime on a rotating basis among such employees according to seniority, with the most senior employees having the least number of credited overtime hours within the accumulation period (as defined in Section 12.17) being given first opportunity. If an employee declines an offer of overtime, the next most senior employee(s) having the least number of credited overtime hours within the accumulation period will be given the opportunity until enough employees are secured. If a volunteer (or enough volunteers) are not available, the Employer(s) may mandate or require employees to work the overtime. Such mandated overtime shall be tracked assigned in reverse seniority order, beginning with the least senior employee who has not previously been directed by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority on January 1 the Employer(s) to work the overtime during the accumulation period. At the conclusion of each year and no employee or group accumulation period the process shall begin anew. For the purpose of employees shall completing particular work assignments, overtime may be given preference assigned to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave singularly responsible for particular assignments or other approved leaves are already present and working rather than utilizing the normal overtime rotation procedure. Except for emergencies no employee shall work in excess of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from sixteen (16) consecutive hours without at least that employee having a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotationnormal full shift off duty. In the event no employee accepts required overtime worktwo or more employees are mandated to complete a work assignment, the Trustees employees shall assign employees within be relieved on the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order basis of seniority, if requested, whenever practicable. Work in progressIn the event that the voluntary list and mandatory lists have been exhausted and there is not a replacement for a vacancy, when appropriate, management reserves the right to fill the position after reviewing the business necessity for each occurrence. This provision shall not be completed used by the employee performing Employer to erode the work at the bargaining unit. A mandate is defined as any time the determination is made that overtime is required except that assigned to an employee for whom the requirement outside of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignmenthis/her normal shift hours, which an employee does not volunteer for. Assignment This definition is inclusive of all departments under this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listAgreement.

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Samples: Agreement

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Overtime Assignments. In classifications where The Company will maintain a Rotating Monthly Sign-Up List for Weekly overtime assignments. Every month a new Sign-Up List will be posted. When Weekday overtime has to be worked, employees are eligible for in the classification on the shift in the plant who have signed the Rotating Monthly Sign-Up List will be offered the overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority accordance with their Seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who In offering overtime, Supervisors will rotate overtime opportunities in accordance with the list. In cases when all employees on the list decline the overtime, the most junior employee in the classification on the shift in the plant will be required to perform the work. Where there are unavailablestudents in that classification on the shift in the plant, including the students will be the one(s) required to work the overtime before anyone else. Separate Seniority Lists for overtime assignments will be maintained on a Rotating basis; one for Saturday and one for Sunday/Holiday. Overtime work that is created as a result of an absent employee will be assigned in accordance with the above paragraph if the absence is known about before the start of the last two hours of the shift, otherwise the junior qualified employee will be assigned the work. Such employee will be allowed to secure a qualified volunteer to work in his place. Forms will be provided for handling this provision in an orderly fashion. As a remedy for employees who are accidentally bypassed for an overtime assignment, the employees bypassed will be offered the next overtime opportunity. It is understood that the employee must point out this error to the appropriate Supervisor within three (3) days of the error. If the Company fails to provide the employee the next opportunity within the next (10) working days, the employee will be paid the lost overtime hours. The Company will continue its practice of offering qualified employees by seniority “outside of the classification” overtime assignments before forcing the junior qualified employees in the class. Notices of scheduled foreseen weekly overtime must be given at least one (1) day before on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees the shift it’s to be worked. The work notice for whom the requirement of foreseen weekend overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall must be excused from a required given by 2:30 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the weekend. When possible, the Company will let the employees know on Wednesday. The work notice for any unforeseen overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at will be given as soon as the top Company becomes aware of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification need to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listovertime.

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Samples: Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where employees are eligible for overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave or other approved leaves of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization list.

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Samples: Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where The Company will maintain a Rotating Monthly Sign-Up List for Weekday overtime assignments. Every month a new Sign-Up List will be posted. Such lists will be posted for three days. When Weekday overtime has to be worked, employees are eligible for in the classification on the shift who have signed the Rotating Monthly up List will be offered the overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent possible among employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involved. Equalization shall be tracked by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority accordance with their Seniority on January 1 of each year and no employee or group of employees shall be given preference to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees In offering overtime, Supervisors will rotate overtime opportunities in accordance with the list. In cases where all employees on the list decline the overtime, the most junior employee in the classification on the shift will be required to the work. Where there are students in that classification on the shift, the students will be the required to work the overtime before anyone else. When decreasing the number of employees on an overtime shift, in a particular classification, it will be offered by seniority to those employees who are unavailablewere scheduled. Overtime in the forklift class will be offered to the forklift drivers. Separate Seniority Lists for overtime assignments will be maintained on a Yearly Rotating basis; one for Saturday and one for Overtime work that is created as a result of an absent employee will be I assigned in accordance with the above paragraph if the absence is known about before the start of the last two hours of the shift, including otherwise the junior qualified will be assigned to work. Such will be allowed to secure a qualified volunteer to work in his place. Forms will be provided for handling this provision in an orderly fashion. As a remedy for employees who are on vacationaccidentally bypassed for an overtime assignment, sick leave the employees bypassed will be offered the next overtime opportunity for the same time period and increment that they signed up for (unless the employee is in agreement to splitting up the hours or other approved leaves changing the time period). It is understood that the employee must point out this error to the appropriate Supervisor within three (3) days of absencethe error. If the Company fails to provide the employee the next opportunity within the next ten working days for weekday overtime and thirty (30) working days for weekend overtime, the employee will be paid the lost overtime hours. Make up opportunities will be offered outside of the rotating overtime list. The Company will offer qualified employees by seniority “outside of the classification” overtime assignments before forcing the junior qualified employees in the class. When a volunteer sheet is posted for overtime and employees sign up from different shifts and classifications, the overtime will be filled as follows: hour requirements first hour split shift hours off shift The first to be used are employees on shift, in the class Next are qualified out of class, on shift Next are in class, off shift Next are qualified out of class, off shift Out of class overtime is not rotated; it is awarded to the highest seniority employee qualified. When a person is training in a new classification, during that training period they have no rights to overtime in the new class, they continue to fall under the out of class rules. If they are qualified for whom the requirement new bid prior to the end of the training period they can sign a waiver form and if approved they will be placed on the overtime list in their new classification. Notices of scheduled foreseen weekday overtime must be given at least one day before on the shift it’s to be worked. The work notice for foreseen weekend overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall must be excused from given by on the Thursday prior to the weekend. When possible, the Company will let the employees know on Wednesday. The work notice for any unforeseen overtime will be given as soon as the Company becomes aware of the need to work overtime. For any scheduled overtime, employees will be allowed to secure a qualified volunteer to work in his place by using the replacementform. Overtime Pay All employees will be required to work overtime assignmentas required by the Company. Employees so excused shall No employee will be required to work in excess of hours, with the exception of the maintenance department as prescribed in the EmploymentStandards Act. Hours worked beyond eight (8) in a work day or forty (40) in a work week will be paid at time and one half the employee’s regular straight time hourly rate. Hours worked on Saturday will be paid at time and one half the employee's straight time hourly rate. This will not lose their eligibility apply for hours worked on a Saturday during a shift that began on the preceding Friday. Hours worked on a Sunday, unless they are the regular starting or ending of an employee's shift will be paid at double the employee's regular straight time hourly rate. Hours worked on a paid holiday, unless they are the start or the end of a shift before or after the holiday, will be paid at double the employee's straight time hourly rate plus the holiday pay. The allowance for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top overtime premium on any hour excludes that hour from any considerationfor overtime premium pay on any other basis, thus eliminatingany duplication of the equalization listpremium pay. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotation. In the event no employee accepts required overtime work, the Trustees shall assign employees within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization list.ARTICLE

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Samples: Agreement

Overtime Assignments. In classifications where employees are eligible for The Employer(s) shall assign and distribute overtime pay and within a work group or at a work location as appropriate, overtime work availability shall be equalized to the extent equitably as possible among the employees within a classification who normally perform the duties involvedwork in the position classification where the overtime is needed. Equalization Except where precluded by emergencies, the Employer(s) shall, when overtime needs arise, attempt to distribute overtime on a rotating basis among such employees according to seniority, with the most senior employees having the least number of credited overtime hours within the accumulation period being given first opportunity. If an employee declines an offer of overtime, the next most senior employee(s) having the least number of credited overtime hours within the accumulation period will be given the opportunity until enough employees are secured. If a volunteer (or enough volunteers) are not available, the Employer(s) may mandate or require employees to work the overtime. Such mandated overtime shall be tracked assigned in reverse seniority order, beginning with the least senior employee who has not previously been directed by a rotating list initially formed in order of seniority on January 1 the Employer(s) to work the overtime during the accumulation period. At the conclusion of each year and no employee or group accumulation period the process shall begin anew. For the purpose of employees shall completing particular work assignments, overtime may be given preference assigned to larger blocks of overtime offered. Employee who accepts or rejects overtime work assignments shall move to the bottom of the list. Employees who are unavailable, including employees who are on vacation, sick leave singularly responsible for particular assignments or other approved leaves are already present and working rather than utilizing the normal overtime rotation procedure. Except for emergencies no employee shall work in excess of absence, and employees for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from sixteen (16) consecutive hours without at least that employee having a required overtime assignment. Employees so excused shall not lose their eligibility for overtime equalization and shall remain at the top of the equalization list. When the required overtime duties normally overlap from one classification to another, every attempt shall be made to equalize the availability of such work among members of those classifications. Overtime assigned to perform these overlapping tasks shall use an independent equalization list and shall function in the aforementioned manners of establishment, seniority, and rotationnormal full shift off duty. In the event no employee accepts required overtime worktwo or more employees are mandated to complete a work assignment, the Trustees employees shall assign employees be relieved on the basis of seniority, if requested, whenever practicable. In the event that the voluntary list and mandatory lists have been exhausted and there is not a replacement for a vacancy, management reserves the right to fill the position within the work location involved from the appropriate work group to perform the overtime work department as required by continuing rotation in inverse order of seniority. Work in progress, when appropriate, shall be completed by the employee performing the work at the time the determination is made that overtime is required except that an employee for whom the requirement of overtime work would cause bona fide undue hardship shall be excused from the overtime assignment. Assignment of this overtime work shall move the employee to the bottom of the overtime equalization listbusiness necessity.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement

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