Common use of Emergency Closures Clause in Contracts

Emergency Closures. A. In the event a weather emergency requires the University President to close the University, bargaining unit employees will be compensated at their regular rate for the number of hours for which they were scheduled to work during the designated emergency period. B. Only bargaining unit employees who are designated by the University as “Essential Personnel” are required to work during the emergency period. On or before October 1 of each year, the University shall communicate a list of Essential Personnel to the Union. The University will also provide each employee who has been designated as Essential Personnel with a credential confirming such designation, which such employee shall carry with them when commuting to and from work during the emergency period. C. Employees not scheduled to work because of scheduled vacation, compensatory time or continuing sick leave will be charged for the leave regardless of the declared emergency. If vacation, compensatory time or sick leave ends prior to the end of the declared emergency Sections A and B will then apply. D. During the emergency period, all Essential Personnel shall, in addition to pay for their regularly scheduled hours, be paid for the actual hours worked at their regular rate. Such hours worked will be included in the computation of overtime as set forth in Article 20. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency fails to come to work, the employee will not receive the pay referenced in Section A. However, said employee may use compensatory time or vacation time to avoid the loss of pay. E. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency period demonstrates to the University’s satisfaction that he/she was unable to report to work and that there was a Level 3 emergency declared in Portage County or in the county in which the employee resides, then so long as the employee complies with departmental work rules for calling off, such employee will not be disciplined for a failure to report to work absent a pattern of such failures.

Emergency Closures. A. In the event a weather emergency requires the University President to close the University, bargaining unit employees will be compensated at their regular rate for the number of hours for which they were scheduled to work during the designated emergency period. B. Only bargaining unit employees who are designated by the University as “Essential Personnel” are required to work during the emergency period. On or before October 1 of each year, the University shall communicate a list of Essential Personnel to the Union. The University will also provide each employee who has been designated as Essential Personnel with a credential confirming such designation, which such employee shall carry with them when commuting to and from work during the emergency period. C. Employees not scheduled to work because of scheduled vacation, compensatory time or continuing sick leave will be charged for the leave regardless of the declared emergency. If vacation, compensatory time or sick leave ends prior to the end of the declared emergency Sections A and B will then apply. D. During the emergency period, all Essential Personnel shall, in addition to pay for their regularly scheduled hours, be paid for the actual hours worked at their regular rate. Such hours worked will be included in the computation of overtime as set forth in Article 20. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency fails to come to work, the employee will not receive the pay referenced in Section A. However, said employee may use compensatory time or vacation time to avoid the loss of pay. Due to the nature of an Emergency Closure, overtime equalization will not be considered applicable. E. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency period demonstrates to the University’s satisfaction that he/she was unable to report to work and that there was a Level 3 emergency declared in Portage County or in the county in which the employee resides, then so long as the employee complies with departmental work rules for calling off, such employee will not be disciplined for a failure to report to work absent a pattern of such failures.

Emergency Closures. A. In the event a weather emergency requires the University President to close the University, bargaining unit employees will be compensated at their regular rate for the number of hours for which they were scheduled to work during the designated emergency period. B. Only bargaining unit employees who are designated by the University as “Essential Personnel” are required to work during the emergency period. On or before October 1 of each year, the University shall communicate a list of Essential Personnel to the Union. The University will also provide each employee who has been designated as Essential Personnel with a credential confirming such designation, which such employee shall carry with them when commuting to and from work during the emergency period. C. Employees not scheduled to work because of scheduled vacation, compensatory time or continuing sick leave will be charged for the leave regardless of the declared emergency. If vacation, compensatory time or sick leave ends prior to the end of the declared emergency Sections A and B will then apply. D. During the emergency period, all Essential Personnel shall, in addition to pay for their regularly scheduled hours, be paid for the actual hours worked at their regular rate. Such hours worked will be included in the computation of overtime as set forth in Article 20. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency fails to come to work, the employee will not receive the pay referenced in Section A. However, said employee may use compensatory time or vacation time to avoid the loss of pay. Due to the nature of an Emergency Closure, overtime equalization will not be considered applicable. E. If an employee who is required to work during the emergency period demonstrates to the University’s satisfaction that he/she was they were unable to report to work and that there was a Level 3 emergency declared in Portage County or in the county in which the employee resides, then so long as the employee complies with departmental work rules for calling off, such employee will not be disciplined for a failure to report to work absent a pattern of such failures.