Filling Open Shifts Sample Clauses

The "Filling Open Shifts" clause outlines the procedures and responsibilities for assigning personnel to unfilled work shifts. Typically, this clause specifies how open shifts are communicated to eligible employees, the process for expressing interest or being assigned, and any prioritization rules, such as seniority or availability. Its core function is to ensure that staffing gaps are addressed efficiently and fairly, minimizing disruptions to operations and clarifying expectations for both management and staff.
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Filling Open Shifts. Except in cases of extreme emergency, when the Employer determines to fill an open shift, such shift shall first be offered to part-time employees in seniority order who are not scheduled to work, or have not worked, or, as a result of this offer, will not work over forty (40) hours in the week of the open shift. If the shift remains open after exhausting such part-time employee list, full-time employees shall be offered the open shift(s) in seniority order. If the shift remains open after exhausting such full-time employee list, it shall be offered to part-time employees who have worked, are scheduled to work, or, as a result of this offer, will work over forty (40) hours. It shall then be offered to those employees on the “out of county” list. If the shift still cannot be filled, the least senior full-time employee who has not been called back within the last thirty (30) days, or in the event that all full- time employees have been called back within that period, the least senior full-time employee who has been called back during such thirty (30) day period must work the open shift. If the shift remains open after exhausting all available lists, the Employer may fill the position. Overtime as described above may be offered in person, by individual phone call, or by an alpha/numeric “all page”. If offered by alpha/numeric page, employees shall be allowed 30 minutes to respond. Then the overtime shall be awarded to the respondents in the order described above. A mandatory assignment of overtime may not occur more than 48 hours in advance of the need for such overtime. The sole exception to the 48 hours prior mandation limit shall be a local disaster as provided in Section 26.2 of this Agreement. The Company may request that employees in the CCT program work extra shifts above and beyond their submitted availability schedules. RNs who agree to work an extra shift will receive a shift bonus of $150 upon completion of the full shift. RNs are not subject to mandatory assignment. An Employee who works a mandatory assignment of overtime shall be paid an additional one (1x) times his/her pay in addition to such employee’s applicable rate of pay (mandatory premium). Mandatory overtime for purposes of the additional overtime premium above shall not include holdover or completion of a call. Overtime pay shall not be calculated on the mandatory premium. If the procedure described in this section results in a “hold-over”, an employee will not be required to hold-over ...
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Filling Open Shifts. When a shift needs to be filled it must be done first from a list of employees, sorted by seniority, that are in the position. The most senior person on the list is to be called first. If the shift is not filled after going through the list, then the Company may fill the shift from all other qualified candidates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, overtime shifts may be arranged for training purposes for specific employees, and specific purposes, regardless of seniority. These shifts will not be used to fill regular open shifts.
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Filling Open Shifts. When the Employer determines a shift is open, employees may pick them up through the Employer’s electronic scheduling system. An open shift is an individual single shift.
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Filling Open Shifts. Except in cases of extreme emergency, when the Employer determines a shift is open such shift shall first be offered to part-time employees in seniority order who are not scheduled to work, or have not worked, forty hours in the week of the open shift. If the shift remains open after exhausting such part-time employee list, full-time employees shall be offered the open shift in seniority order. If the shift remains open after exhausting such full-time employee list, the least senior full-time employee who has not been called back within the last thirty (30) days, or in the event all full- time employees have been called back within that period, the least senior full-time employee who has been called back during such thirty (30) day period must work the open shift. A mandatory assignment of overtime may not occur more than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the need for such overtime. The sole exception to the forty-eight-(48) hours prior mandation limit shall be a natural disaster such as, but not limited to, earthquake or fire. An employee who works a mandatory assignment of overtime shall be paid an additional one times (1x) premium in addition to such employee’s rate of pay. By mutual agreement between management and the employee, an employee may be allowed to accept twelve (12) hours of a twenty-four (24) open shift. The Employer will not unreasonably deny such opportunity. If the procedure described in this section results in a “hold-over”, an employee will not be required to hold-over for more than two and one half (2 1/2) hours without such employee’s agreement in accordance with section 10.10 above.
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Filling Open Shifts. A. Available hours/shifts shall be defined as those hours/shifts, which are open. Available hours filled as follows: 1. Part-time employees; 2. Full time employees on the available list by seniority; 3. Any employee willing to accept the shift; 4. Any means available to the Employer (i.e., non-bargaining unit management personnel); 5. Mandatory call back in reversed order of seniority. B. Availability schedules shall be submitted in accordance with the established practice.
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Filling Open Shifts. When the Employer determines a shift is open, employees may bid on open shifts through Employer’s electronic scheduling system. Circumstances permitting, the Employer will use reasonable efforts to post open shifts for a period of twenty-four hours (24) prior to filling them. In filling open shifts, Employees who bid on open shifts may be offered such shifts (full or partial) on the basis of who can fill the most hours of the opening and by their most recent shift bid seniority (i.e. shift bid seniority) If more than one person accepts the open shift or hours, it will be filled by seniority. Openings will be filled in the following order as listed below. A. Full time employees for whom assignment of the shift will not result in overtime. B. Part time employees who as a result of filling this vacancy will not result in overtime. C. Full time employees for overtime D. Part time employees for overtime
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Filling Open Shifts. A. The following terms shall be defined as follows:
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Filling Open Shifts. If seniority dates are the same the bidding order will be determined alphabetically by their last name. Full-time employees may bid schedules/shift blocks that are designated full-time or regular part-time blocks that total thirty (30) or more hours per week. Full-time blocks/schedules created by the Employer will be on average thirty-six (36) hours or more per week. Regular part-time employees may bid a schedule/shift block that is designated as a regular part- time schedule or are required to bid /pick-up at least two (2) scheduled shifts as a block per pay period for the remainder of the bid period. Once per bid period, a regular part-time employee who bids a shift that later conflicts with the employee’s school, work, or childcare schedule may request to pick-up a different, open part- time block for the remainder of the bid period. The Employer may require the employee to submit school or work schedules or other documents to verify the need for this exception. This exception may only be approved once per year. The Employer reserves the right to change schedules, shift blocks, and shifts for purposes of recruiting new employees or to fill shifts prior to their next shift bid. The Employer reserves the right to reduce unit work hours or down units based on operational needs. In the event that the Employer downs units for any reason, and if circumstances permit, the Employer will make best efforts to find crews who are interested in leaving early. The Employer will endeavor to give employees/crews who suffer a loss of four (4) or more hours per shift, the first opportunity to pick up any open shifts to make up the lost hours/shifts within the same work week or the next work week. It is the sole responsibility of the crew at the time they are downed, to notify Dispatch of an open shift(s) they are requesting.
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Filling Open Shifts. When the Employer determines a shift is open, such shift shall first be offered in the following order: A. Full-time employees who have lost hours, B. Part-time employees/per diem, in seniority order who is not scheduled to work, or have not worked forty hours in the week of the open shift. C. If the shift remains open after exhausting such part-time employee list then full-time employees shall be offered the open shift in seniority order for overtime. D. Part time employees by seniority for over time. E. Management / outside non-barging unit employees.
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Related to Filling Open Shifts

  • Broken Shifts (a) An employee may agree to work broken shifts at any time; however an employee may be required to work broken shifts in the following circumstances: (i) in homecare; or (ii) in an emergency – including staff absence; or (iii) up to and including a 4 week continuous period for circumstances other than those covered by subclauses 14.4(a)(i) and (ii). (A) Where an employee has served a period of broken shifts in accordance with subclause (iii) the employee shall not be required to serve a further period on broken shifts until he or she has been off broken shifts for a period equivalent to the previous period on broken shifts. (b) A “broken shift” for the purposes of this sub-clause means a single shift worked by an employee that includes one or more breaks in excess of that provided for meal breaks, where the time between the commencement and termination of the broken shift shall not exceed 12 hours. (c) An employee must receive a minimum break of 10 hours between broken shifts rostered on successive days. (d) Where broken shifts are worked, employees shall receive the per shift allowance set out in Item 1 of Table 2 of Schedule B to this Agreement. (e) Payment for a broken shift shall be at ordinary pay with penalty rates and shift allowances in accordance with Clause 18 - Shift and Weekend Work, with shift allowances being determined by the commencing time of the broken shift. (f) All work performed beyond the maximum span of 12 hours for a broken shift will be paid at double ordinary pay.

  • Time Clocks The Company shall provide a time clock, or some other form of time recording, to enable employees to record their own time for payroll purposes. Employees shall record their own time and the time they start and finish work and the time they commence and return from meal periods, and such other recording as may be required by the Company. Employees shall be entitled to review their time cards if requested.

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  • Time Off Between Shifts Failure to provide the minimum number of hours between the commencement of an employee's scheduled shift and the commencement of such employee's next scheduled shift shall result in payment of one and one-half (1½) times the employee's regular straight time hourly rate for only those hours which reduce the minimum hour period. Where the minimum period is reduced as a result of an approved change of shift(s) requested by the employee(s), such premium payment shall not apply. The minimum number of hours for purposes of this Article shall be determined locally and will be set out in the Local Provisions Appendix.

  • Shiftwork (A) Where the Employee would have received shift loadings had the Employee not been on leave during the relevant period and such loadings would have entitled the Employee to a greater amount than a loading of 17.5% of the payment under clause 23.1(c), then the shift loadings must be added to the payment under clause 23.1(c)(i) instead of the 17.5% loading. (B) Provided further that if the shift allowance would have entitled the Employee to a lesser amount than the loading of 17.5% then such loading of 17.5% shall be used for the purpose of calculating annual leave loading in lieu of the shift allowance.