Common use of Fire Suppression employees Clause in Contracts

Fire Suppression employees. The regular hours of work for employees whose primary responsibilities are fire suppression shall be an average of 42 hours per week with a schedule of two (2), 10‐ hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour nights. The average of forty‐two (42) hours is achieved over a fifty‐six (56) day cycle. The Fire Chief shall establish the shift schedules which may be amended from time to time. Shift schedules established by the Fire Chief under the above paragraph may vary from the regular hours for the purposes of transferring employees from one shift to another due to: cross‐shifting, promotion or coverage for long term employee absences. Where such variation occurs, the hours worked by any impacted employees shall not exceed three hundred and thirty‐six (336) over the fifty‐six (56) day period. The parties further agree that variations to shift schedules for the purposes of training shall be a subject for discussion between the parties at the Training Committee. Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief may implement shifting patterns that vary from the schedule of two (2), 10‐hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour nights for employees who are designated as “pool employees”. In establishing a pool the Employer may assign up to ten percent (10%) of the workforce (rounded to the next higher number of employees) to be included in the pool. Those employees assigned to the pool shall be the least senior employees. Employees assigned to work as pool employees shall not be assigned to a permanent shift and shall not necessarily work a schedule of two (2), 10‐hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour nights rotation; rather they shall be assigned by the Fire Chief as need dictates, and shall have their hours of work balanced over each fifty‐six (56) day cycle as follows:

Fire Suppression employees. The regular hours of work for employees whose primary responsibilities are fire suppression shall be an average of 42 hours per week with a schedule of two (2), 10‐ 10- hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour 14-hour nights. The average of forty‐two forty-two (42) hours is achieved over a fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day cycle. The Fire Chief shall establish the shift schedules which may be amended from time to time. Shift schedules established by the Fire Chief under the above paragraph may vary from the regular hours for the purposes of transferring employees from one shift to another due to: cross‐shiftingcross-shifting, promotion training or coverage for long term employee absences. Where such variation occurs, the hours worked by any impacted employees shall not exceed three hundred and thirty‐six thirty-six (336) over the fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day period. The parties further agree that variations may occur to shift schedules for the purposes of training shall be a subject for discussion between the parties at the Training Committeeby mutual agreement or with prior notice. Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief may implement shifting patterns that vary from the schedule of two (2), 10‐hour ) 10-hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour ) 14-hour nights for employees who are designated as “pool employees”. In establishing a pool the Employer may assign up to ten percent eight (10%) of the workforce (rounded to the next higher number of employees) 8) employees to be included in the pool. Those employees assigned to the pool shall be the least senior employees. Employees assigned to work as pool employees shall not be assigned to a permanent shift and shall not necessarily work a schedule of two (2), 10‐hour ) 10-hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour ) 14- hour nights rotation; rather they shall be assigned by the Fire Chief as need dictates, and shall have their hours of work balanced over each fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day cycle as follows:

Fire Suppression employees. The regular hours of work for employees whose primary responsibilities are fire suppression shall be an average of 42 hours per week with a schedule of two (2), 10‐ 10-hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour 14-hour nights. The average of forty‐two forty-two (42) hours is achieved over a fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day cycle. The Fire Chief shall establish the shift schedules which may be amended from time to time. Shift schedules established by the Fire Chief under the above paragraph may vary from the regular hours for the purposes of transferring employees from one shift to another due to: cross‐shiftingcross-shifting, promotion or coverage for long term employee absences. Where such variation occurs, the hours worked by any impacted employees shall not exceed three hundred and thirty‐six thirty-six (336) over the fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day period. The parties further agree that variations to shift schedules for the purposes of training shall be a subject for discussion between the parties at the Training Committee. Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief may implement shifting patterns that vary from the schedule of two (2), 10‐hour 10-hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour 14-hour nights for employees who are designated as “pool employees”. In establishing a pool the Employer employer may assign up to ten percent (10%) of the workforce (rounded to the next higher number of employees) to be included in the pool. Those employees assigned to the pool shall be the least senior employees. Employees assigned to work as pool employees shall not be assigned to a permanent shift and shall not necessarily work a schedule of two (2), 10‐hour 10-hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour 14-hour nights rotation; rather they shall be assigned by the Fire Chief as need dictates, and shall have their hours of work balanced over each fifty‐six fifty-six (56) day cycle as follows:

Fire Suppression employees. The regular hours of work for employees whose primary responsibilities are fire suppression shall be an average of 42 forty‐two (42) hours per week with a schedule of two (2), 10‐ hour 10‐hour days followed by two (2), 14‐hour nights. The average of forty‐two (42) hours is achieved over a fifty‐six (56) day cycle. The Fire Chief shall establish the shift schedules which may be amended from time to time. Shift schedules established by the Fire Chief under the above paragraph may vary from the regular hours for the purposes of transferring employees from one shift to another due to: cross‐shifting, promotion training or coverage for long term employee absences. Where such variation occurs, the hours worked by any impacted employees shall not exceed three hundred and thirty‐six (336) over the fifty‐six (56) day period. The parties further agree that variations may occur to shift schedules for the purposes of training shall be a subject for discussion between the parties at the Training Committeeby mutual agreement or with prior notice. Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief may implement shifting patterns that vary from the schedule of two (2), ) 10‐hour days followed by two (2), ) 14‐hour nights for employees who are designated as “pool employees”. In establishing a pool the Employer may assign up to ten percent eight (10%) of the workforce (rounded to the next higher number of employees) 8) employees to be included in the pool. Those employees assigned to the pool shall be the least senior employees. Employees assigned to work as pool employees shall not be assigned to a permanent shift and shall not necessarily work a schedule of two (2), ) 10‐hour days followed by two (2), ) 14‐hour nights rotation; rather they shall be assigned by the Fire Chief as need dictates, and shall have their hours of work balanced over each fifty‐six (56) day cycle as follows: