Common use of HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES Clause in Contracts

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in work 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee employ- ee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee employ- ee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1317. Work DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a seven (7) day work schedule changes shall totaling 80.5 hours each bi- weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that rotation who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be made on an arbitrary or capricious basisallowed to charge only 80 hours of accrued leave time. 18. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks as follows: Region 1 8 hours holiday pay, work four 8-hour days; Region 2 – 8 hours holiday pay, work four 8-hour days;

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious 19. Employees completing a practicum or internship necessary as part of an

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU MSEA in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. It is recognized by all parties to this Agreement that employees are expected to be at their workstation at the beginning of the workday or at the end of any breaks throughout the day. Failure to do so may result in progressive discipline. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen five (145) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material materials shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 65. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 76. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled MMA is required to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees fully operational at least forty-five eight (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) 8) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24each day, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13Monday through Friday. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basisschedules may change if a Memorandum of Agreement is reached pursuant to Appendix B Work Day Hours.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.on 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. 16. The state agrees scheduled activities listed below will require District Forest Rangers to remake temporary work schedule changes in the event that the meeting(s) should fall on a scheduled day off: 17. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-publish day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the Personnel Memorandum purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on Flexible Work Schedules vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to include this recommendationcharge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 1218. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work: 19. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 20. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 21. Employees in the classification of Nurse IV at DHHS institutions (DDPC and RPC) who are required to work a full shift or shifts for the purpose of providing nursing coverage will be permitted to adjust/flex their schedules within the applicable two (2) week pay period to the extent that these additional shifts can be counted toward their biweekly eighty (80) hour schedule. 22. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 23. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1324. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.or 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1317. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Vessel Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a seven (7) day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi- weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that rotation who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only 80 hours of accrued leave time. 18. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be 19. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 20. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in work schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respectivegarages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1317. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a seven (7) day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi- weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that rotation who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only 80 hours of accrued leave time. 18. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work. 19. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 20. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.date 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee employ- ee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty 17. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work: 18. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 19. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 20. Employees in the classification of Nurse IV at DHHS institutions (DDPC and RPC) who are required to work a full shift or shifts for the purpose of providing nursing coverage will be permitted to adjust/flex their schedules within the applicable two (2) week pay period to the extent that these additional shifts can be counted toward their biweekly eighty (80) hour schedule. 21. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 22. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1323. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.employee’s individual 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit Employer will post work schedules at least two (2) weeks in advance. Such posting will be in the designated areas for each department and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in work 3made aware of the posting areas. It is recognized that involuntary the daily and weekly schedules are based on operating requirements and subject to change; that the Employer necessarily retains the right to change employees’ schedules to schedule straight time and overtime hours and the number of shifts; and that it is the obligation of the employees to work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on as scheduled. If work schedules are changed, the employer will provide as much notice as possible to the affected employees. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the Employer from making temporary assignments, changing shifts, duties or hours for the purpose of meeting emergency situations. In the Course of creating a new schedule, Management shall determine and designate a number of shifts that Management anticipates must be filled by overtime hours worked by bargaining unit employees, ie., anticipated overtime shifts. That overtime shall be offered to bargaining unit employees in order of seniority on a rotational basis and management shall keep documentation of overtime hours offered and assigned during this process. This process will be outlined in the instructional manual and the rotation schedule be made available to employees. The initial process will be developed by the Labor and Management Committee, as outlined in this contract, for implementation no later than three months after the signing of this contract. All hours worked by an employee in excess of forty (40) in one (1) week shall be paid one and one-half times his/her hourly rate of pay. Employees will be required to stay at their work until their replacement arrives unless he/she is permitted to leave by the Executive Director or the management person in charge of the affected shift. If employees have to be called in, the employer recognizes its obligation will strive to avoid or minimize such adverse impact cover the shift prior to requiring staff to stay over. Supervisors may use their judgment regarding not calling employees based on their availability and/or hours previously worked. When shift coverage is needed, employees may be called any time except between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless an emergency situation dictates otherwise. Should no one be willing to cover the extent practicable. An shift as contacted above, an employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice mandated to stay over as determined necessary for consumer health and safety. Mandating will be determined by taking into consideration hours worked prior to the effective date mandating, hours scheduled after mandating, and prior history of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency being mandated. If all factors are considerably equal between one or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required more employees, mandating will occur according to be inverse seniority on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious rotational basis.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work.those 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve- hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.be 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non- standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.on 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit Employer will post work schedules at least two (2) weeks in advance. Such posting will be in the designated areas for each department and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in work 3made aware of the posting areas. It is recognized that involuntary the daily and weekly schedules are based on operating requirements and subject to change; that the Employer necessarily retains the right to change employees’ schedules to schedule straight time and overtime hours and the number of shifts; and that it is the obligation of the employees to work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on as scheduled. It is understood that employees under this agreement will be limited to working with individuals they support at the ICF/IID. If work schedules are changed, the employer will provide as much notice as possible to the affected employees. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the Employer from making temporary assignments, changing shifts, duties or hours for the purpose of meeting emergency situations. In the Course of creating a new schedule, Management shall determine and designate a number of shifts that Management anticipates must be filled by overtime hours worked by bargaining unit employees, i.e., anticipated overtime shifts. That overtime shall be offered to bargaining unit employees in order of seniority on a rotational basis and management shall keep documentation of overtime hours offered and assigned during this process. This process will be outlined in the instructional manual and the rotation schedule be made available to employees. All hours worked by an employee in excess of forty (40) in one (1) week shall be paid one and one-half times his/her hourly rate of pay. Employees will be required to stay at their work until their replacement arrives unless he/she is permitted to leave by the Executive Director or the management person in charge of the affected shift. If employees have to be called in, the employer recognizes its obligation will strive to avoid or minimize such adverse impact cover the shift prior to requiring staff to stay over. Supervisors may use their judgment regarding not calling employees based on their availability and/or hours previously worked. When shift coverage is needed, employees may be called any time except between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless an emergency situation dictates otherwise. Should no one be willing to cover the extent practicable. An shift as contacted above, an employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice mandated to stay over as determined necessary for consumer health and safety. Mandating will be determined by taking into consideration hours worked prior to the effective date mandating, hours scheduled after mandating, and prior history of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency being mandated. If all factors are considerably equal between one or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required more employees, mandating will occur according to be inverse seniority on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious rotational basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments develop- ments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including in­cluding work schedules or practices prac­­­­tices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU em­ployer in­form­ing MSLEA in advance and negotiating negoti­ating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employeesem­ploy­ees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation obliga­tion to bargain shall continuecontin­ue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregu­lar or frequently changed hours, shifts or work­weeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary in­voluntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employeesemploy­ees, and the employer recognizes recog­nizes its obligation obli­gation to avoid or minimize such adverse ad­verse impact to the extent practicablepractic­able. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar calen­dar days' notice prior to the effective ef­fective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen un­fore­seen developments preclude the possibility pos­sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active ac­­tive duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively ex­cessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned regu­larly assign­ed meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority au­tho­rity as permitted by statutory proceduresstatu­tory proce­dures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 108. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs Employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the North Haven Ferryday preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU MSEA in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.to 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non- standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of thisAgreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respectivegarages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1317. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a seven (7) day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi- weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that rotation who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only 80 hours of accrued leave time. 18. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work. 19. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 20. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.thirty 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workdaytheirworkday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven FerryHavenFerry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments develop- ments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.prior 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her the employee’s individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-re- publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Vessxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty 17. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work: 18. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxchiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 19. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 20. Employees in the classification of Nurse IV at DHHS institutions (DDPC and RPC) who are required to work a full shift or shifts for the purpose of providing nursing coverage will be permitted to adjust/flex their schedules within the applicable two (2) week pay period to the extent that these additional shifts can be counted toward their biweekly eighty (80) hour schedule. 21. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx xxxing the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 22. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1323. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU MSLEA in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.employee 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 108. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs Employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the North Haven Ferryday preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 119. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24Forest Ranger Pilots will work and eight (8) or ten (10) hour work day, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip resulting in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six eighty (680) hours of per pay cycle. After regular work hours, Ranger Pilots are required to be available and prepared to return to work to meet operational needs. Temporary schedule changes may be required to accommodate short-term operational needs as determined by the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13Forest Protection Director. Work Such temporary schedule changes shall not be made subject to the fourteen (14) day notice period referenced in section 3 above. 10. Employees of the Maine Warden Service and Marine Patrol, while serving as Cadre Members at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy during Basic Law Enforcement Training Programs (BLETP), shall be subject to temporary schedule change while in their role as cadre members. Hours of work shall be determined by the MCJA cadre supervisor. Employees will be eligible for premium overtime for actual time worked beyond forty (40) hours in a week, for a total of one hundred twenty (120) hours maximum per cadre member during their assignment to the BLEPT. Respective agencies may authorize additional overtime hours for extenuating circumstances subject to approval by the agency Colonel or designee. 11. Marine Patrol Officers participating and/or attending Advanced Marine patrol School, cadets and cadre, shall be subject to temporary schedule change. Employees will be eligible for premium overtime for actual time worked beyond forty (40) hours in a week. Upon completion of the Advanced Marine Patrol School, employees will immediately be returned to their regularly assigned work schedule in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for Marine Patrol. Employees in overnight status for training purposes will not be considered on an arbitrary or capricious basiscall. Employees choosing to travel will not be compensated for travel time, with the exception of travel to and from their residence at the beginning and end of the training week. Employees attending Advanced Marine Patrol School included in coverage rotations and traveling to their residence, will be considered on call once they reach their patrol areas. Officers may request 10-7 time as minimum coverage allows. Officers called out on availability status will be compensated according to the Memorandum of Agreement for Marine Patrol Officers.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit Employer will post work schedules at least two (2) weeks in advance. Such posting will be in the designated areas for each department and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in work 3made aware of the posting areas. It is recognized that involuntary the daily and weekly schedules are based on operating requirements and subject to change; that the Employer necessarily retains the right to change employees’ schedules to schedule straight time and overtime hours and the number of shifts; and that it is the obligation of the employees to work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on as scheduled. It is understood that employees under this agreement will be limited to working with individuals they support at the ICF/IID. If work schedules are changed, the employer will provide as much notice as possible to the affected employees. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the Employer from making temporary assignments, changing shifts, duties or hours for the purpose of meeting emergency situations. In the Course of creating a new schedule, Management shall determine and designate a number of shifts that Management anticipates must be filled by overtime hours worked by bargaining unit employees, i.e., anticipated overtime shifts. That overtime shall be offered to bargaining unit employees in order of seniority on a rotational basis and management shall keep documentation of overtime hours offered and assigned during this process. This process will be outlined in the instructional manual and the rotation schedule be made available to employees. All hours worked by an employee in excess of forty (40) in one (1) week shall be paid one and one-half times his/her hourly rate of pay. Employees will be required to stay at their work until their replacement arrives unless he/she is permitted to leave by the Executive Director or the management person in charge of the affected shift. If employees have to be called in, the employer recognizes its obligation will strive to avoid or minimize such adverse impact cover the shift prior to requiring staff to stay over. Supervisors may use their judgment regarding not calling employees based on their availability and/or hours previously worked. When shift coverage is needed, employees may be called any time except between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless an emergency situation dictates otherwise. Should no one be willing to cover the extent practicable. An shift as contacted above, an employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice mandated to stay over as determined necessary for resident health and safety. Mandating will be determined by taking into consideration hours worked prior to the effective date mandating, hours scheduled after mandating, and prior history of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency being mandated. If all factors are considerably equal between one or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required more employees, mandating will occur according to be inverse seniority on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious rotational basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.negotiating 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non- standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any The scheduled activities listed below will require District Forest Rangers to make temporary work schedule changes in the event that the meeting(s) should fall on a scheduled day off: 17. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be paid a minimum of six allowed to charge only eighty (680) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greateraccrued leave time. 1318. Work When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule changes shall not of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks as follows: Region 1 8 hours holiday pay, work four 8-hour days; Region 2 – 8 hours holiday pay, work four 8-hour days;

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as diminished during the employee is available for workterm of this Agreement. 89. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1317. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a seven (7) day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi- weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that rotation who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only 80 hours of accrued leave time. 18. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work. 19. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 20. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work.those 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve- hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 17. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.date 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state State agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 1216. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments develop- ments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work.those 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.the 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee employ- ee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 10. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 11. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to charge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 14. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 15. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 16. The State agrees to continue its policy of compensating Revenue Agents for all time actually worked even when the work is performed during travel time that would not otherwise qualify for compensation under FLSA regulations. 17. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 18. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU MSEA in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice.employee 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The Crew Supervisor’s time book or electronic equivalent for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Forest Watchperson shall be placed on the standard six (6) days on, two (2) days off schedule. 12. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1013. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 14. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1115. The parties agree Effective July 1, 2005, employees in the following job classifications who are regularly scheduled to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to rework forty-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules three and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six one-half (643½) hours will have their regularly scheduled workweek reduced to forty (40) hours at an hourly rate computed by multiplying forty-three and one-half (43 ½) times the base hourly rate and dividing the product by forty (40). Vacation and sick leave accruals shall thereafter be computed on the basis of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greatera forty (40) hour workweek. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue. 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five (5) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 13. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.informing 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee is available for work. 8. Present practices concerning rest breaks for highway crews on snow removal operations shall not be diminished during the term of this Agreement. 9. The supervisor's time book for highway crews shall be available on a current basis at their respective garages. 10. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 911. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 1012. Maintenance employees in the Department of Transportation, institutions and the Department of Defense and Veterans Services shall be entitled to eight (8) hours rest including travel time after fifteen (15) consecutive hours of work. 13. Ferry Service service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1114. Law Enforcement employees within this unit designated as non-standard shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 a.m. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. 15. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. 16. The state agrees scheduled activities listed below will require District Forest Rangers to remake temporary work schedule changes in the event that the meeting(s) should fall on a scheduled day off: 17. DOT Ferry Service crew employees assigned to the Vessel Xxxx Xxxxxxx are regularly assigned a 7-publish day work schedule totaling 80.5 hours each bi-weekly pay period. This additional .5 hours does not count as scheduled overtime for the Personnel Memorandum purpose of accruing additional leave benefits, and an employee assigned to that vessel who is out a full rotation on Flexible Work Schedules vacation, sick or compensating time will be allowed to include this recommendationcharge only eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time. 1218. When DOT maintenance crews are assigned a work schedule of four (4) 10-hour days for several weeks during the summer season, employees will be compensated and scheduled during holiday weeks with eight (8) hours of holiday pay and four (4) 8-hour days of work: 19. With the continued approval of management, alternative work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Xxxxxxxx Xxx Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate. 20. With the continued approval of management, alternative twelve-hour work schedules will be available to any nurse assigned to any work unit at Riverview Psychiatric Center, provided a sufficient number of nurses voluntarily agree to participate to make the schedule viable. In cases when the hospital needs cannot accommodate all nurses requesting twelve-hour shifts, seniority will be the determining factor. 21. Employees in the classification of Nurse IV at DHHS institutions (DDPC and RPC) who are required to work a full shift or shifts for the purpose of providing nursing coverage will be permitted to adjust/flex their schedules within the applicable two (2) week pay period to the extent that these additional shifts can be counted toward their biweekly eighty (80) hour schedule. 22. The Department of Transportation will pay one (1) hour at straight time for trips made by the crew of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx during the scheduled lunch break and carrying dangerous cargo. 23. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1324. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

HOURS AND WORK SCHEDULES. 1. The basic department, agency or other operational unit work schedules and practices, including work schedules or practices peculiar to particular classes, in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, shall not be changed without the employer informing MSEA-SEIU in advance and negotiating the impact of such changes, if requested, on the affected employees. Negotiations shall occur no longer than a thirty (30) day period prior to the implementation of the change. If the parties have not reached agreement within the thirty (30) day period, the obligation to bargain shall continue.the 2. To the extent practicable, employees shall be scheduled in a manner that will not result in split shifts, split days off or frequent changes in workwork schedules. Every practical effort will be made to equitably treat employees whose jobs require that they work irregular or frequently changed hours, shifts or workweeks. 3. It is recognized that involuntary work schedule changes may have an adverse impact on employees, and the employer recognizes its obligation to avoid or minimize such adverse impact to the extent practicable. An employee will be given at least fourteen (14) calendar days' notice prior to the effective date of the change in his/her individual schedule unless emergency or unforeseen developments preclude the possibility pos- sibility of such notice. 4. All time during which an employee is required to be on active duty shall be considered hours worked. 5. Employees who perform excessively dirty work or who work with toxic or noxious material shall be allowed five ten (510) minutes personal wash-up time before regularly assigned meal periods and at the end of their workday. 6. Job sharing by qualified employees may be permitted at the discretion of the appointing authority as permitted by statutory procedures. 7. Whenever ferry runs are canceled because of weather, breakdown or other such circumstances, Ferry Service employees scheduled to work on those runs shall be credited with and paid for their scheduled hours as hours worked as long as the employee employ- ee is available for work. 8. The work schedules of Ferry Service employees will be provided to the employees at least forty-five (45) days in advance. 9. Present practices with respect to travel time shall be continued. 109. Ferry Service employees are to be credited with four (4) hours work during the layover of the summer Sunday runs on the North Haven Ferry. 1110. The parties agree to accept the recommendation of the Labor/Management Committee on Flexible Work Schedules dated October 24, 2006. The state agrees to re-publish the Personnel Memorandum on Flexible Work Schedules to include this recommendation. 12. Any Ferry Service employee who makes an Emergency Trip in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Ferry Service Tariff will be paid a minimum of six (6) hours of the employee’s regular rate of pay or hours actually worked at the appropriate rate, whichever is greater. 1311. Work schedule changes shall not be made on an arbitrary or capricious basis.capricious

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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