Common use of Clear Hours of Rest Clause in Contracts

Clear Hours of Rest. Where the interval between a member’s last completed shift, including overtime or court time, and the time that member’s pending shift is scheduled to commence is less than seven (7) hours, that member shall be permitted to use the equivalent number of hours from accumulated overtime in lieu of that pending shift. The purpose of this Section is to allow the member to take his pending tour of duty off as accumulated overtime due to being overtired. This is merely a permissive section, and does not allow for any increased time or pay benefit.

Clear Hours of Rest. Where the interval between a member’s 's last completed shift, including overtime or court time, and the time that member’s 's pending shift is scheduled to commence is less than seven (7) hours, that member shall be permitted to use the equivalent number of hours from accumulated overtime in lieu of that pending shift. The purpose of this Section section is to allow the member to take his pending tour of duty off as accumulated overtime due to being overtired. This is merely a permissive section, and does not allow for any increased time or pay benefit.