Common use of Furloughs Clause in Contracts

Furloughs. Section a. This article sets forth procedures to be followed if the Employer determines it to be necessary to furlough bargaining unit employees for thirty (30) days or less due to a lack of work, funds, or operating authority. These procedures will be carried out in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations. Section b. Unless unforeseeable circumstances present themselves, such as sudden breakdowns in equipment, acts of God, or sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities, Management will notify the Union at the appropriate level, in advance and in writing, of the need to furlough employees. This notice will contain: Section c. When a furlough is necessary, and Management decides 1. the Agency will determine the number and types of positions which will be vacated in consideration of the workload and staffing levels needed to perform essential functions; 2. employees who wish to be furloughed will be given priority, provided they fall within a group of employees scheduled for furlough. If there are an insufficient number of volunteers, and Management has no legitimate work-related reason to retain some employees in the group and furlough others, employees in the group will be selected for furlough in an equitable manner; and 3. employees who will be furloughed on less than a full- time basis will be allowed to submit a preference for furlough days, and will have those preferences considered in developing the roster of furloughed employees. Section d. An employee who is to be furloughed for thirty (30) days or less is entitled to at least thirty (30) days advance written notice. This advance notice is not required if unforeseeable circumstances a rise as discussed in Section e. If a furlough is necessary due to lapse in appropriations, and the regulations allow, employees will be permitted to request placement in a furlough status for an absence that was previously approved as annual leave or sick leave. Employee requests to be placed in furlough status will be considered insofar as they do not decrease the safety, security, or mission accomplishment of the organization, and as long as the approval would be in line with appropriate regulations. Section f. When appropriations allow, employees who were furloughed, or who were required to work during the furlough, will be compensated. Section g. In accordance with laws, rules, and regulations, health benefits will continue during a furlough period for those employees who opt for continued coverage, and basic life insurance will continue for the time periods specified in applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Furloughs. Section a. This article sets forth procedures to be followed if A. Upon ratification of this MOU, each covered employee shall have a bank of forty eight (48) unpaid furlough hours for the Employer determines it to be necessary to 2014/2015 fiscal year and another bank of forty eight (48) unpaid furlough bargaining unit hours for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. Covered employees for thirty (30) days or less due may, pursuant to a lack of workside agreement between individual covered employees, funds, or operating authority. These procedures will be carried out in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations. Section b. Unless unforeseeable circumstances present themselves, such as sudden breakdowns in equipment, acts of God, or sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities, Management will notify the Union at the appropriate level, in advance and in writing, of the need to furlough employees. This notice will contain: Section c. When a furlough is necessary, and Management decides 1. the Agency will determine the number and types of positions which will be vacated in consideration of the workload and staffing levels needed to perform essential functions; 2. employees who wish to be furloughed will be given priority, provided they fall within a group of employees scheduled for furlough. If there are an insufficient number of volunteers, and Management has no legitimate work-related reason to retain some employees in the group and furlough others, employees in the group will be selected for furlough in an equitable manner; and 3. employees who will be furloughed on less than a full- time basis will be allowed to submit a preference for furlough days, and will have those preferences considered in developing the roster of furloughed employees. Section d. An employee who is to be furloughed for thirty (30) days or less is entitled to at least thirty (30) days advance written notice. This advance notice is not required if unforeseeable circumstances a rise as discussed in Section e. If a furlough is necessary due to lapse in appropriationsLocal 39, and the regulations allowCOUNTY, agree to take unpaid furlough hours in addition to the 48 required by this Article. Any and all unpaid furlough hours shall have no monetary value, and if any given covered employee does not utilize said hours, he/she shall not be compensated in any way for failing to use said hours, provided, however, that the use of such hours was not unreasonably denied by the employee’s department head. An employee shall request to use the unpaid furlough hours in the same manner as he/she is required to request the use of vacation time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a department head, and/or the CAO, may require an employee to utilize unpaid furlough hours not yet utilized by an employee, at specified dates, and in the County’s sole discretion. B. Covered employees subject to this section shall have their base salary reduced in an amount equivalent to reducing their weekly work hours by the total number of unpaid furlough hours that they are responsible for, which is at least 48, but may be more pursuant to a separate agreement between individual covered employees, Local 39, and the County. As a result, the monthly paycheck for each employee will be reduced by that amount as uniformly as reasonably possible. The pay reduction for the 2014/2015 fiscal year shall be accounted for in however many pay periods of the 2014/2015 fiscal year remain after ratification of this MOU by the UNION and the COUNTY (which is expected to be nine (9) pay periods). C. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, upon adoption of this MOU until December 31, 2016, there shall be no limit on vacation accrual for those covered employees subject to this Article. Beginning December 31, 2018, vacation accrual limits, as set forth in Article 12 above, shall again govern. D. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016, employees will shall not be permitted eligible to request placement in a sell back vacation hours for monetary compensation. E. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any unpaid furlough status for an absence that was previously approved as annual leave or sick leave. Employee requests hours taken pursuant to be placed in furlough status will be considered insofar as they do this Article shall not decrease the safety, security, or mission accomplishment adversely affect any of the organization, and as long as the approval would be in line with appropriate regulations.following: Section f. When appropriations allow, employees who were furloughed, or who were required to work during the furlough, will be compensated. Section g. In accordance with laws, rules, and regulations, health benefits will continue during a furlough period for those employees who opt for continued coverage, and basic life insurance will continue for the time periods specified in applicable laws, rules, and regulations.a. Seniority;

Furloughs. Section a. This article sets forth procedures to be followed if the Employer determines it to be necessary to furlough bargaining unit employees for thirty (30) days or less due to a lack of work, funds, or operating authority. These procedures will be carried out in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations. 1. the procedures to be followed for furloughs of more than thirty (30) days are contained in applicable portions of 5 USC, 5 CFR, and in Article 25 of this Agreement. Section b. Unless unforeseeable circumstances present themselves, such as sudden breakdowns in equipment, acts of God, or sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities, Management will notify the Union at the appropriate level, in advance and in writing, of the need to furlough employees. This notice will contain: 1. the reason(s) for the furlough; 2. the organizational segment(s) affected by the furlough; and 3. the estimated number of employees to be furloughed. Section c. When a furlough is necessary, and Management decidesdecides to furlough some, but not all, employees: 1. the Agency will determine the number and types of positions which will be vacated in consideration of the workload and staffing levels needed to perform essential functions; 2. employees who wish to be furloughed will be given priority, provided they fall within a group of employees scheduled for furlough. If there are an insufficient number of volunteers, and Management has no legitimate work-related reason to retain some employees in the group and furlough others, employees in the group will be selected for furlough in an equitable manner; and 3. employees who will be furloughed on less than a full- full-time basis will be allowed to submit a preference for furlough days, and will have those preferences considered in developing the roster of furloughed employees. Section d. An employee who is to be furloughed for thirty (30) days or less is entitled to at least thirty (30) days advance written notice. This advance notice is not required if unforeseeable circumstances a rise as discussed inor Section e. If a furlough is necessary due to lapse in appropriations, and the regulations allow, employees will be permitted to request placement in a furlough status for an absence that was previously approved as annual leave or sick leave. Employee requests to be placed in furlough status will be considered insofar as they do not decrease the safety, security, or mission accomplishment of the organization, and as long as the approval would be in line with appropriate regulations. Section f. When appropriations allow, employees who were furloughed, or who were required to work during the furlough, will be compensated. Section g. In accordance with laws, rules, and regulations, health benefits will continue during a furlough period for those employees who opt for continued coverage, and basic life insurance will continue for the time periods specified in applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Furloughs. Section a. This article sets forth procedures to be followed if the Employer determines it to be necessary to furlough bargaining unit employees for thirty (30) days or less due to a lack of work, funds, or operating authority. These procedures will be carried out in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations. Section b. Unless unforeseeable circumstances present themselves, such as sudden breakdowns in equipment, acts of God, or sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities, Management will notify the Union at the appropriate level, in advance and in writing, of the need to furlough employees. This notice will contain: Section c. When a furlough is necessary, and Management decides 1. the Agency will determine the number and types of positions which will be vacated in consideration of the workload and staffing levels needed to perform essential functions; 2. employees who wish to be furloughed will be given priority, provided they fall within a group of employees scheduled for furlough. If there are an insufficient number of volunteers, and Management has no legitimate work-related reason to retain some employees in the group and furlough others, employees in the group will be selected for furlough in an equitable manner; and 3. employees who will be furloughed on less than a full- time basis will be allowed to submit a preference for furlough days, and will have those preferences considered in developing the roster of furloughed employees. Section d. An employee who is to be furloughed for thirty (30) days or less is entitled to at least thirty (30) days advance written notice. This advance notice is not required if unforeseeable circumstances a rise arise as discussed in Section e. If a furlough is necessary due to lapse in appropriations, and the regulations allow, employees will be permitted to request placement in a furlough status for an absence that was previously approved as annual leave or sick leave. Employee requests to be placed in furlough status will be considered insofar as they do not decrease the safety, security, or mission accomplishment of the organization, and as long as the approval would be in line with appropriate regulations. Section f. When appropriations allow, employees who were furloughed, or who were required to work during the furlough, will be compensated. Section g. In accordance with laws, rules, and regulations, health benefits will continue during a furlough period for those employees who opt for continued coverage, and basic life insurance will continue for the time periods specified in applicable laws, rules, and regulations.