Common use of Alternate Work Week Clause in Contracts

Alternate Work Week. A. The Judiciary reserves the right to schedule alternate work weeks within the provisions of the administrative code. The purposes of alternate work weeks include, but are not limited to, practices involving night reporting, field visits by supervisors for purposes of evaluation and training of probation officers as well as weekend supervision of such officers and special programs. The amount of time allocated to the alternate work weeks is set forth as follows: 1. Up to one (1) night per week late night reporting for alternate work week supervision of officers pursuant to established vicinage report night hours. 2. Employees may also be “on-call” one night per seven (7) days which is defined as being in communication through radio, cell phone and/or any other forms of remote communication with field officers without being required to be on-site at any location. The “on-call” duty shall be rotated. The “on-call” duty may coincide with late report night duty, in which case the supervisor shall not be required to perform additional “on-call” duties within the seven (7) day period. 3. Up to one (1) night of field work per two (2) consecutive pay periods; and 4. Up to one (1) weekend day of field work per six (6) consecutive pay periods. All of these allocations shall be incorporated into the work week by use of alternate work hours. B. Notwithstanding the provision set forth in Paragraph 5.1.C, all time actually worked in receiving pages and/or phone calls while “on-call” will earn compensatory time on a straight time basis as per in addition to one (1) hour of compensatory time for serving “on-call.” All such compensatory time shall be credited for use by an employee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. C. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of the “on-call” alternate work week program shall not preclude Supervisors from volunteering to work in field work under the policies and procedures of the alternate work week schedule in his or her County/Vicinage that exceed the terms set forth herein. It is further understood and agreed that supervisors who do not normally supervise officers who work in the field may still be required to participate in late night reporting and “on-call” duties, and when needed to substitute for another supervisor or as temporary reassignment to participate in training and evaluation of officers in the field will also perform field work in accordance with the provision of this Agreement. D. Due consideration shall be given to issues of joint concern to the parties including safety, health, individual employee hardship and need for performance of services in the community. With regard to safety, Probation will be guided by the safety standards for New Jersey Probation Officers as prepared by the Task Force on Probation Staff Safety. PANJ and the AOC will continue to study and discuss field safety issues. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of alternate work weeks pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be done at the local (county) level. However, a committee will be established, consisting of two (2) representatives from PANJ and two (2) representatives from the Judiciary to review any problems that cannot be resolved in the first instance at the local level with a view to recommending a suggested solution. This committee should receive few, if any, problems, but once received the committee will act expeditiously (even by telephone) to make its recommendations.

Alternate Work Week. A. The Judiciary reserves the right to schedule alternate work weeks within the provisions of the administrative code. The purposes of alternate work weeks include, but are not limited to, practices involving night reporting, field visits by supervisors for purposes of evaluation and training of probation officers as well as weekend supervision of such officers and special programs. The amount of time allocated to the alternate work weeks is set forth as follows: 1. Up to one (1) night per week late night reporting for alternate work week supervision of officers pursuant to established vicinage report night hours. 2. Employees Supervisors regularly assigned to supervise officers who are assigned to any form of fieldwork may also be “on-call” one night per seven (7) days which is defined as being in communication through radio, cell phone and/or any other forms of remote communication with field officers without being required to be on-site at any location. The “on-call” duty shall be rotatedrotated among supervisors regularly assigned to supervise officers who are assigned to any form of field work. The “on-call” duty herein described may coincide with late report night duty, in which case the supervisor shall not be required to perform additional “on-call” duties within the seven (7) day period. 3. Up to one (1) night of field work per two (2) consecutive pay periods; and 4. Up to one (1) weekend day of field work per six (6) consecutive pay periods. All of these allocations shall be incorporated into the work week by use of alternate work hours. B. Notwithstanding the provision set forth in Paragraph 5.1.C, all time actually worked in receiving pages and/or phone calls while “on-call” under Section 5.3(A)(2) will earn compensatory time on a straight time basis as per in addition to one one (1) hour of compensatory time for serving “on-call.” All such compensatory time shall be credited for use by an employee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. C. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of the “on-call” alternate work week program Supervisors shall not preclude Supervisors be precluded from volunteering to work in field work under the policies and procedures of the alternate work week schedule in his or her County/Vicinage that exceed the terms set forth herein. It is further understood and agreed that supervisors Supervisors who do not normally supervise officers who work in the field may still be required to participate in late night reporting and “on-call” duties. In addition, and supervisors who do not normally supervise officers in the field will also perform field work in accordance with the provision of this Agreement when needed to substitute for another supervisor or as temporary reassignment to participate in training and evaluation of officers in the field will also perform field work in accordance with the provision of this Agreementfield. D. Due consideration shall be given to issues of joint concern to the parties including safety, health, individual employee hardship and need for performance of services in the community. With regard to safety, Probation will be guided by the safety standards for New Jersey Probation Officers as prepared by the Task Force on Probation Staff Safety. PANJ and the AOC will continue to study and discuss field safety issues. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of alternate work weeks pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be done at the local (county) level. However, a committee will be established, consisting of two (2) representatives from PANJ and two (2) representatives from the Judiciary to review any problems that cannot be resolved in the first instance at the local level with a view to recommending a suggested solution. This committee should receive few, if any, problems, but once received the committee will act expeditiously (even by telephone) to make its recommendations.

Alternate Work Week. A. The Judiciary reserves the right to schedule alternate work weeks within the provisions of the administrative code. The purposes of alternate work weeks include, but are not limited to, practices involving night reporting, field visits by supervisors for purposes of evaluation and training of probation officers as well as weekend supervision of such officers and special programs. The amount of time allocated to the alternate work weeks is set forth as follows: 1. Up to one (1) night per week late night reporting for alternate work week supervision of officers pursuant to established vicinage report night hours. 2. Employees Supervisors regularly assigned to supervise officers who are assigned to any form of fieldwork may also be “on-call” one night per seven (7) days which is defined as being in communication through radio, cell phone and/or any other forms of remote communication with field officers without being required to be on-site at any location. The “on-call” duty shall be rotatedrotated among supervisors regularly assigned to supervise officers who are assigned to any form of field work. The “on-call” duty herein described may coincide with late report night duty, in which case the supervisor shall not be required to perform additional “on-call” duties within the seven (7) day period. 3. Up to one (1) night of field work per two (2) consecutive pay periods; and 4. Up to one (1) weekend day of field work per six (6) consecutive pay periods. All of these allocations shall be incorporated into the work week by use of alternate work hours. B. Notwithstanding the provision set forth in Paragraph 5.1.C, all time actually worked in receiving pages and/or phone calls while “on-call” under Section 5.3(A)(2) will earn compensatory time on a straight time basis as per in addition to one one (1) hour of compensatory time for serving “on-call.” All such compensatory time shall be credited for use by an employee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. C. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of the “on-call” alternate work week program Supervisors shall not preclude Supervisors be precluded from volunteering to work in field work under the policies and procedures of the alternate work week schedule in his or her their County/Vicinage that exceed the terms set forth herein. It is further understood and agreed that supervisors Supervisors who do not normally supervise officers who work in the field may still be required to participate in late night reporting and “on-call” duties. In addition, and supervisors who do not normally supervise officers in the field will also perform field work in accordance with the provision of this Agreement when needed to substitute for another supervisor or as temporary reassignment to participate in training and evaluation of officers in the field will also perform field work in accordance with the provision of this Agreementfield. D. Due consideration shall be given to issues of joint concern to the parties including safety, health, individual employee hardship and need for performance of services in the community. With regard to safety, Probation will be guided by the safety standards for New Jersey Probation Officers as prepared by the Task Force on Probation Staff Safety. PANJ and the AOC will continue to study and discuss field safety issues. It is understood and agreed that the establishment of alternate work weeks pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be done at the local (county) level. However, a committee will be established, consisting of two (2) representatives from PANJ and two (2) representatives from the Judiciary to review any problems that cannot be resolved in the first instance at the local level with a view to recommending a suggested solution. This committee should receive few, if any, problems, but once received the committee will act expeditiously (even by telephone) to make its recommendations.