Network Operations. A. Insofar as service requirements permit, the Company shall assign tours within the work group in accordance with the preference of employees in the order of their seniority no less frequently than every four (4) weeks. The Company reserves the right to make assignments as may be necessary for compliance with the law, training or retraining and to determine the particular job classification experience level, or specialized training required for the tours being assigned. 1. When scheduled Saturday day tours (falling between 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.) are required, the assignment to work on Saturday will be rotated among all qualified employees in the same group who work at the same location(s) and who normally work day tours during the week. The hours of such tours will be assigned by the Company. B. Each employee shall exercise the choice of tours from the posted schedule in accordance with seniority. C. Tours will generally consist of two (2) four-hour sessions; however, there will be situations requiring sessions of three (3) hours and five (5) hours and/or three and one-half (3 1/2) hours and four and one-half (4 1/2) hours, separated by a lunch period of not less than one-half (1/2) hour except for employees on night tours falling wholly between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Where no lunch period is provided during the tour, the tour will be considered as consisting of two four-hour sessions. D. Once a schedule assignment is complete, no change shall be made in the assignment until the next selection period except where the Company finds it necessary for service requirements to revise the schedule to less than four (4) weeks. For each such revision, the opportunity to exercise preference for choice of tours will be afforded. E. An employee returning from leave of absence, or layoff or coming in by transfer, or employees who have their service bridged following the selection, shall be granted choice of tours in accordance with their seniority at the next revision of the schedule or selection as provided above. F. Not more than four (4) weeks prior to the effective date of a new schedule the Company will post the schedule notice for the work group. The notice shall state the effective date of the new schedule and the date for submitting preference. 1. At the time of posting the schedule the Company shall also post for each work group the names and seniority dates, as of the date of schedule revision, for all employees. An employee who will enter the work group or report to the work group when it is known in advance will be included on the list. 2. An employee on vacation or leave of absence who is expected to return on or before the effective date of the new schedule, or an employee who has not indicated a preference will be assigned in accordance with the employee's last previously expressed preference, if such tour is available. If no preference has been expressed and the tour previously held is not available, any similar available tour will be assigned. 3. Employees who return from leave of absence or vacation or who are transferred into the work group after the effective date of the new schedule shall be placed on the seniority list immediately after the last employee who has exercised a preference. 4. Employees entering or returning to the work group who have not been assigned in the current weekly work schedule shall be assigned any available tours for the current week. 5. After the weekly schedule is posted, employees who relieve in a higher rated job shall assume the hours assigned to the person being relieved. 6. The posted schedule notice for submitting preference shall include only the names of employees who, in the judgment of the supervisor concerned, are qualified as a result of experience and training to satisfactorily perform their job assignments with minimum assistance and supervision. Only those employees whose names are so listed shall be eligible to choose tours. 7. The posted list shall not be required in work groups of less than four (4) employees.
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Network Operations. A. Insofar as service requirements permit, the Company shall assign tours within the work group in accordance with the preference of employees in the order of their seniority no less frequently than every four (4) weeks. The Company reserves the right to make assignments as may be necessary for compliance with the law, training or retraining and to determine the particular job classification experience level, or specialized training required for the tours being assigned.
1. When scheduled Saturday day tours (falling between 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.) are required, the assignment to work on Saturday will be rotated among all qualified employees in the same group who work at the same location(s) and who normally work day tours during the week. The hours of such tours will be assigned by the Company.on
B. Each employee shall exercise the choice of tours from the posted schedule in accordance with seniority.
C. Tours will generally consist of two (2) four-hour sessions; however, there will be situations requiring sessions of three (3) hours and five (5) hours and/or three and one-half (3 1/2) hours and four and one-half (4 1/2) hours, separated by a lunch period of not less than one-half (1/2) hour except for employees on night tours falling wholly between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Where no lunch period is provided during the tour, the tour will be considered as consisting of two four-hour sessions.
D. Once a schedule assignment is complete, no change shall be made in the assignment until the next selection period except where the Company finds it necessary for service requirements to revise the schedule to less than four (4) weeks. For each such revision, the opportunity to exercise preference for choice of tours will be afforded.
E. An employee returning from leave of absence, or layoff or coming in by transfer, or employees who have their service bridged following the selection, shall be granted choice of tours in accordance with their seniority at the next revision of the schedule or selection as provided above.
F. Not more than four (4) weeks prior to the effective date of a new schedule the Company will post the schedule notice for the work group. The notice shall state the effective date of the new schedule and the date for submitting preference.
1. At the time of posting the schedule the Company shall also post for each work group the names and seniority dates, as of the date of schedule revision, for all employees. An employee who will enter the work group or report to the work group when it is known in advance will be included on the list.
2. An employee on vacation or leave of absence who is expected to return on or before the effective date of the new schedule, or an employee who has not indicated a preference will be assigned in accordance with the employee's last previously expressed preference, if such tour is available. If no preference has been expressed and the tour previously held is not available, any similar available tour will be assigned.
3. Employees who return from leave of absence or vacation or who are transferred into the work group after the effective date of the new schedule shall be placed on the seniority list immediately after the last employee who has exercised a preference.
4. Employees entering or returning to the work group who have not been assigned in the current weekly work schedule shall be assigned any available tours for the current week.
5. After the weekly schedule is posted, employees who relieve in a higher rated job shall assume the hours assigned to the person being relieved.
6. The posted schedule notice for submitting preference shall include only the names of employees who, in the judgment of the supervisor concerned, are qualified as a result of experience and training to satisfactorily perform their job assignments with minimum assistance and supervision. Only those employees whose names are so listed shall be eligible to choose tours.
7. The posted list shall not be required in work groups of less than four (4) employees.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement