Highway Maintenance and Incident Response Employees Only Sample Clauses

Highway Maintenance and Incident Response Employees Only. Shifts are assigned by the supervisor and where an employee volunteers for a shift, the employee will be assigned; subject, however, to the requirements of the Agency to have qualified employees on all shifts to provide the best service to the motoring public. When two (2) or more employees volunteer for the same shift, the shift will be assigned to the most senior employee qualified to work that shift within the classification. When there are unfilled shifts that employees refuse to be assigned to and there are no volunteers, the supervisor will assign the shift to the least senior employee that is qualified to work that shift within the classification. Seniority, for purposes of this Section, shall be calculated by adding total time worked in the Agency in a position represented by SEIU Local 503, OPEU and total time worked in the employee’s present classification. The provisions of this Section shall not apply when employees have been assigned to a specific shift for purposes of training. When an employee is assigned for purposes of training, the employee shall be informed of the reason for the training and the projected length of the training assignment. Further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to bumper, jump, or relief personnel.