COMPENSATORY TIME EARNINGS Sample Clauses

COMPENSATORY TIME EARNINGS. Twenty six and .66 (26.66) hours overtime can be converted to 40 hours of compensatory time per year. Compensatory time may only be taken (as vacation is approved and taken, minimum 2 hours at a time) if no other member of the crew and/or department is currently off duty for any reason and without causing an overtime shift. No compensatory time shall be allowed if it creates any overtime shift on the day it is taken or on an immediate adjoining shift. If compensatory time is requested for a future day and any other department employee makes a request for time off later, this later time off request will be responsible for any overtime shift and not the previous compensatory time off request. An employee may cash out accumulated compensatory time in the last paycheck of any calendar quarter, provided the employee gives notice at least two weeks in advance of intent to cash out compensatory time. (Cashing out compensatory time does not change the maximum twenty six and .66 (26.66) hours overtime that can be converted to compensatory time per year.) If not taken or cashed out by December 31st, the compensatory time will be paid on the last regular check of the year.