Common use of Overtime Equalization Clause in Contracts

Overtime Equalization. Base station overtime opportunities (including overtime at alternate airports with- in the same metropolitan area) shall be distributed as equally as possible among those available qualified employees who are shown on an overtime list as having accrued the least number of overtime hours. Employees will not be required to sus- pend work during regular working hours to absorb overtime. An employee tem- porarily transferred to a position not covered by this Agreement shall be charged on the overtime list at the applicable rate for overtime hours he would have been offered had he not been reassigned and will not be considered as available for over- time work until he has reported for two consecutive regular scheduled shifts. The following equalization rules are to be followed: 1. Overtime hours worked or declined by an employee will be recorded as equivalent straight time hours paid or offered, in one-hour increments, rounded to the nearest full hour. No charge will be made if overtime is cancelled. 2. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent from work shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent for forty-five (45) consecutive days or more shall, upon their return, be charged the average overtime hours of the employees on their overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greater. 3. Overtime opportunities of one (1) hour or less will not be charged. 4. Refused overtime opportunities when less than one (1) hour advance notice is given will not be charged. 5. Holiday work, one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, short turn arounds, premium rate training, pay for inadequate notice, etc., while paid at premium rates, are not subject to these overtime distribution rules. 6. Employees without a phone number listed for overtime contact will auto- matically be charged when they would have been called. 7. Employees who are absent a scheduled shift shall not be considered avail- able for overtime work until they have reported for a regular scheduled shift. 8. Overtime balances shall be posted in places accessible to all employees affected except by local agreement between the Union and the Company. Overtime balances shall not be zeroed. Overtime balances will be reduced periodically by subtracting the same number from all totals on an overtime list. 9. When an employee is placed on a different overtime list, he shall be charged with the average hours of the employees on the list. During his probationary period, an employee will not be placed on the overtime list and will not be considered for overtime work unless qualified employees on the overtime list are not available. Overtime worked by employees dur- ing their probationary period will be added to their average hours when placed on the overtime list. 10. An employee who is bypassed in violation of these overtime distribution procedures shall be paid and charged at the applicable rate for the over- time hours missed. Overtime bypass payments will be included in the pay- check for the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the award was granted. Should such payment be delayed, for any reason, an explanation will be provided upon request. 11. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. 12. When employees in premium and basic classifications are on the same overtime list and an overtime opportunity in the premium classification is to be offered, the qualified employee with the lowest overtime balance, regardless of classification, will be offered the overtime work unless the Union Local Committee and the Local Management agree such offer shall be made to the qualified employee in the pre- mium classification who has the lowest overtime balance. 13. Nothing herein shall require the establishment of a formal procedure for overtime distribution for groups where local management and the Local Committee determine that no such procedure is necessary. 14. Nothing herein shall prohibit Local Management and the Local Committee from agreeing to assign Shop Stewards or other designated local Union members to make offers of overtime opportunities to employ- ees.

Overtime Equalization. Base station The following rules shall apply to overtime opportunities opportunity equalization: (including overtime at alternate airports with- in the same metropolitan areaa) The equalization groups shall be distributed as equally as possible among those available by job classification of qualified employees. (b) The Department Head may designate to the supervisor in charge of the shift the responsibility of calling the bargaining unit members based on the board computations of overtime credits. If the bargaining unit employee is unavailable to accept the call, the supervisor in charge shall credit that member with overtime refused for the assignment requested after reasonable effort to contact and may proceed through the roster. In case of equal hours credited, the most senior employee will be offered overtime first. (c) A bargaining unit employee who is offered but refuses overtime assignments shall be credited on the roster with the amount of hours refused. If a bargaining unit employee is ordered to work overtime after refusing, he shall be credited with only the hours worked. (d) Overtime hours worked after the end of a shift for completion of an ongoing assignment emergency overtime and overtime hours resulting from off-duty court time, shall not be recorded nor included in overtime opportunity equalization calculation. (e) When the City requires overtime, it shall provide employees who reasonable notice before scheduling it. The City shall first request qualified volunteers. If more employees are shown on an overtime list as having accrued still needed, the City shall then assign the least number of senior qualified employee(s) to perform the work. (f) In some cases, when the task to be performed requires a unique skill possessed by certain employees, the City may assign overtime hours. Employees will without regard to volunteers or seniority. (g) When a bargaining unit member’s name comes up on the roster while the member is on vacation, compensatory time, bereavement leave, or is at an approved school, he shall not be required to sus- pend work during regular working hours to absorb overtime. An employee tem- porarily transferred to a position not covered by this Agreement shall be charged on the roster for the hours he could have worked had he been available. (h) Where there are errors in the distribution of overtime list at opportunities, as determined by agreement between the applicable rate shift xxxxxxx and the Department Head, the City will be given the reasonable opportunity to correct the error by granting to any employee who was missed the next opportunity for overtime hours he would have been offered had he within his overtime group. (i) Persons assigned to a forty (40) hour shift such as the EMSC and the FPO, are not been reassigned eligible for shift overtime assignments and will not be considered as available for over- time work until he has reported for two consecutive regular scheduled shifts. The following equalization rules are to be followed: 1. Overtime hours worked or declined by an employee will be recorded as equivalent straight time hours paid or offered, in one-hour increments, rounded to the nearest full hour. No charge will be made if overtime is cancelled. 2. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent from work shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent for forty-five (45) consecutive days or more shall, upon their return, be charged the average overtime hours of the employees on their overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greater. 3. Overtime opportunities of one (1) hour or less will not be charged. 4. Refused overtime opportunities when less than one (1) hour advance notice is given will not be charged. 5. Holiday work, one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, short turn arounds, premium rate training, pay for inadequate notice, etc., while paid at premium rates, are not subject to these overtime distribution rules. 6. Employees without a phone number listed for overtime contact will auto- matically be charged when they would have been called. 7. Employees who are absent a scheduled shift shall not be considered avail- able for overtime work until they have reported for a regular scheduled shift. 8. Overtime balances shall be posted in places accessible to all employees affected except by local agreement between the Union and the Company. Overtime balances shall not be zeroed. Overtime balances will be reduced periodically by subtracting the same number from all totals on an overtime list. 9. When an employee is placed on a different overtime list, he shall be charged with the average hours of the employees on the list. During his probationary period, an employee will not be placed on the overtime list and will not be considered for overtime work unless qualified employees on the overtime list are not available. Overtime worked by employees dur- ing their probationary period will be added to their average hours when placed on the overtime list. 10. An employee who is bypassed in violation of these overtime distribution procedures shall be paid and charged at the applicable rate for the over- time hours missed. Overtime bypass payments will be included in the pay- check for overtime equalization rotation. In the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the award was granted. Should such payment be delayed, for any reason, an explanation will be provided upon request. 11. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. 12. When employees in premium and basic classifications event that shift personnel are on the same overtime list and an overtime opportunity in the premium classification is going to be offered, forced to work persons assigned to a forty (40) hour shift such as the qualified employee with EMS / Training Coordinator and the lowest overtime balance, regardless of classification, will FPO shall be offered the opportunity to work the shift. Overtime will be paid at a 48 hour rate provided that the overtime is outside of their normal work unless the Union Local Committee and the Local Management agree such offer shall be made to the qualified employee in the pre- mium classification who has the lowest overtime balanceschedule. 13. Nothing herein shall require the establishment of a formal procedure for overtime distribution for groups where local management and the Local Committee determine that no such procedure is necessary. 14. Nothing herein shall prohibit Local Management and the Local Committee from agreeing to assign Shop Stewards or other designated local Union members to make offers of overtime opportunities to employ- ees.

Overtime Equalization. Base station overtime opportunities (including overtime at alternate airports with- in the same metropolitan area) Overtime work shall be distributed as equally as possible among those available qualified employees who are shown to Employees working within the same job classification at the same job site. The distribution of overtime shall be equalized after six (6) months commencing on July 1st, except for Public Works Department, Roads Division. Public Works Department, Roads Division shall equalize overtime on an annual basis as of May1st each year. If overtime list is not substantially equal over each equalization period, the Employer shall equalize overtime by awarding the affected Employee compensatory time or pay equaling the overtime the Employee lost by not being provided equal overtime opportunity. As used in this Article, substantially equal is defined as having accrued within ten (10) hours of the average overtime of all Employees within the same job classification at the same job site. Calculation of average overtime shall not include refused overtime. Except in emergencies that preclude the procedure, the opportunity to work overtime shall be offered to the Employee within the job classification at each job site who has the least number of overtime hourshours to his/her credit at that time. Employees will The Employer shall not be required to sus- pend break in on work during regular in progress or change an Employee's shift to maintain an equitable balance of overtime opportunities. Building Technicians shall be considered as working hours to absorb at one job site for the purposes of equalizing overtime. An employee tem- porarily transferred to a position If an Employee does not covered by this Agreement accept the offered overtime, the hours offered shall be charged considered as overtime refused. If an employee is not available to work overtime, then the average number of overtime hours worked by available employees shall be considered overtime refused. An Employee is considered not available if he/she is on paid or unpaid leave on the date the overtime list at the applicable rate for overtime hours he is worked and would have been offered had he the overtime. Overtime refused shall not be considered hours subject to overtime equalization, but shall be utilized for purposes of overtime distribution. If the overtime offer is refused, the Employee with the next fewest number of overtime hours to his/her credit shall be offered the assignment. This procedure shall be followed until the required number of qualified Employees have been reassigned and selected for the overtime work. If the above procedure does not provide for an adequate number of Employees, the least senior qualified Employee shall be required to work. Newly transferred/promoted or newly hired employees shall be credited with the average number of overtime hours worked by current employees following their date of transfer/promotion or hire. Employees of the Public Works Department, Roads division shall notify the Employer in writing that they will not be considered as available for over- time work until he overtime work, whenever possible. If an employee has reported for two consecutive regular scheduled shifts. The following equalization rules are not notified the Employer in writing that they will not be available and if the Employer is unable to be followed: 1. Overtime hours worked or declined contact the employee, as verified by an phone record that they attempted to do so, then the employee will be recorded as equivalent straight time hours paid or offered, in one-hour increments, rounded having refused to the nearest full hourwork overtime. No charge will be made if overtime The parties recognize that snow removal is cancelled. 2. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent from work shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent for forty-five (45) consecutive days or more shall, upon their return, be charged the average overtime hours an essential function of the employees on their overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greaterPublic Works Department. 3. Overtime opportunities of one (1) hour or less will not be charged. 4. Refused overtime opportunities when less than one (1) hour advance notice is given will not be charged. 5. Holiday work, one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, short turn arounds, premium rate training, pay for inadequate notice, etc., while paid at premium rates, are not subject to these overtime distribution rules. 6. Employees without a phone number listed for overtime contact will auto- matically be charged when they would have been called. 7. Employees who are absent a scheduled shift shall not be considered avail- able for overtime work until they have reported for a regular scheduled shift. 8. Overtime balances shall be posted in places accessible to all employees affected except by local agreement between the Union and the Company. Overtime balances shall not be zeroed. Overtime balances will be reduced periodically by subtracting the same number from all totals on an overtime list. 9. When an employee is placed on a different overtime list, he shall be charged with the average hours of the employees on the list. During his probationary period, an employee will not be placed on the overtime list and will not be considered for overtime work unless qualified employees on the overtime list are not available. Overtime worked by employees dur- ing their probationary period will be added to their average hours when placed on the overtime list. 10. An employee who is bypassed in violation of these overtime distribution procedures shall be paid and charged at the applicable rate for the over- time hours missed. Overtime bypass payments will be included in the pay- check for the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the award was granted. Should such payment be delayed, for any reason, an explanation will be provided upon request. 11. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. 12. When employees in premium and basic classifications are on the same overtime list and an overtime opportunity in the premium classification is to be offered, the qualified employee with the lowest overtime balance, regardless of classification, will be offered the overtime work unless the Union Local Committee and the Local Management agree such offer shall be made to the qualified employee in the pre- mium classification who has the lowest overtime balance. 13. Nothing herein shall require the establishment of a formal procedure for overtime distribution for groups where local management and the Local Committee determine that no such procedure is necessary. 14. Nothing herein shall prohibit Local Management and the Local Committee from agreeing to assign Shop Stewards or other designated local Union members to make offers of overtime opportunities to employ- ees.

Overtime Equalization. Base station overtime opportunities (including overtime at alternate airports with- in within the same metropolitan area) shall be distributed as equally as possible among those available qualified employees who are shown on an overtime list as having accrued the least number of overtime hours. Employees will not be required to sus- pend suspend work during regular working hours to absorb overtime. An employee tem- porarily transferred to a position not covered by this Agreement shall be charged on the overtime list at the applicable rate for overtime hours he would have been offered had he not been reassigned and will not be considered as available for over- time overtime work until he has reported for two consecutive regular scheduled shifts. The following equalization rules are to be followed: 1. Overtime hours worked or declined by an employee will be recorded as equivalent straight time hours paid or offered, in one-hour increments, rounded to the nearest full hour. No charge will be made if overtime is cancelled. 2. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime over- time or are absent from work shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent for forty-five (45) consecutive con- secutive days or more shall, upon their return, be charged the average overtime hours of the employees on their overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greater. 3. Overtime opportunities of one (1) hour or less will not be charged. 4. Refused overtime opportunities when less than one (1) hour advance notice is given will not be charged. 5. Holiday work, one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, short turn arounds, premium rate training, pay for inadequate notice, etc., while paid at premium rates, are not subject to these overtime distribution rules. 6. Employees without a phone number listed for overtime contact will auto- matically automatically be charged when they would have been called. 7. Employees who are absent a scheduled shift shall not be considered avail- able con- sidered available for overtime work until they have reported for a regular scheduled shift. 8. Overtime balances shall be posted in places accessible to all employees affected except by local agreement between the Union and the Company. Overtime balances shall not be zeroed. Overtime balances will be reduced periodically by subtracting the same number from all totals on an overtime list. 9. When an employee is placed on a different overtime list, he shall be charged with the average hours of the employees on the list. During his probationary period, an employee will not be placed on the overtime list and will not be considered for overtime work unless qualified employees on the overtime list are not available. Overtime worked by employees dur- ing during their probationary period will be added to their average hours when placed on the overtime list. 10. An employee who is bypassed in violation of these overtime distribution procedures shall be paid and charged at the applicable appli- cable rate for the over- time overtime hours missed. Overtime bypass payments will be included in the pay- check paycheck for the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the award was granted. Should such payment be delayed, for any reason, an explanation will be provided upon request. 11. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. 12. When employees in premium and basic classifications are on the same overtime list and an overtime opportunity in the premium classification is to be offered, the qualified employee employ- ee with the lowest overtime balance, regardless of classificationclassifica- tion, will be offered the overtime work unless the Union Local Committee and the Local Management agree such offer shall be made to the qualified employee in the pre- mium premium classification who has the lowest overtime balance. 13. Nothing herein shall require the establishment of a formal procedure for overtime distribution for groups where local management and the Local Committee determine that no such procedure is necessary. 14. Nothing herein shall prohibit Local Management and the Local Committee from agreeing to assign Shop Stewards or other designated local Union members to make offers of overtime opportunities to employ- eesemployees.

Overtime Equalization. Base station overtime opportunities (including overtime at alternate airports with- in the same metropolitan area) Overtime work shall be distributed as equally as possible among those available qualified employees who are shown to Employees working within the same job classification at the same job site. The distribution of overtime shall be equalized after six (6) months commencing on July 1st, except for Public Works Department, Roads Division. Public Works Department, Roads Division shall equalize overtime on an annual basis as of May1st each year. If overtime list is not substantially equal over each equalization period, the Employer shall equalize overtime by awarding the affected Employee compensatory time or pay equaling the overtime the Employee lost by not being provided equal overtime opportunity. As used in this Article, substantially equal is defined as having accrued within ten (10) hours of the average overtime of all Employees within the same job classification at the same job site. Calculation of average overtime shall not include refused overtime. Except in emergencies that preclude the procedure, the opportunity to work overtime shall be offered to the Employee within the job classification at each job site who has the least number of overtime hourshours to his/her credit at that time. Employees will The Employer shall not be required to sus- pend break in on work during regular in progress or change an Employee's shift to maintain an equitable balance of overtime opportunities. Building Technicians shall be considered as working hours to absorb at one job site for the purposes of equalizing overtime. An employee tem- porarily transferred to a position If an Employee does not covered by this Agreement accept the offered overtime, the hours offered shall be charged considered as overtime refused. If an employee is not available to work overtime, then the average number of overtime hours worked by available employees shall be considered overtime refused. An Employee is considered not available if he/she is on paid or unpaid leave on the date the overtime list at the applicable rate for overtime hours he is worked and would have been offered had he the overtime. Overtime refused shall not be considered hours subject to overtime equalization, but shall be utilized for purposes of overtime distribution. If the overtime offer is refused, the Employee with the next fewest number of overtime hours to his/her credit shall be offered the assignment. This procedure shall be followed until the required number of qualified Employees have been reassigned and selected for the overtime work. If the above procedure does not provide for an adequate number of Employees, the least senior qualified Employee shall be required to work. Newly transferred/promoted or newly hired employees shall be credited with the average number of overtime hours worked by current employees following their date of transfer/promotion or hire. Employees of the Public Works Department, Roads division shall notify the Employer in writing that they will not be considered as available for over- time work until he overtime work, whenever possible. If an employee has reported for two consecutive regular scheduled shifts. The following equalization rules are not notified the Employer in writing that they will not be available and if the Employer is unable to be followed: 1. Overtime hours worked or declined contact the employee, as verified by an phone record that they attempted to do so, then the employee will be recorded as equivalent straight time having refused to work overtime. The parties recognize that snow removal is an essential function of the Public Works Department, Roads Division, and the ability to safely operate snow removal equipment is a required ability for Equipment Operator and positions. A record of overtime hours paid worked or offered, in one-hour increments, rounded to the nearest full hour. No charge turned down by each Employee will be maintained by the department head and made if overtime is cancelledavailable for inspection upon request by the Employee or Union. 2. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent from work shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees who are physically restricted from working overtime or are absent for forty-five (45) consecutive days or more shall, upon their return, be charged the average overtime hours of the employees on their overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greater. 3. Overtime opportunities of one (1) hour or less will not be charged. 4. Refused overtime opportunities when less than one (1) hour advance notice is given will not be charged. 5. Holiday work, one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, short turn arounds, premium rate training, pay for inadequate notice, etc., while paid at premium rates, are not subject to these overtime distribution rules. 6. Employees without a phone number listed for overtime contact will auto- matically be charged when they would have been called. 7. Employees who are absent a scheduled shift shall not be considered avail- able for overtime work until they have reported for a regular scheduled shift. 8. Overtime balances shall be posted in places accessible to all employees affected except by local agreement between the Union and the Company. Overtime balances shall not be zeroed. Overtime balances will be reduced periodically by subtracting the same number from all totals on an overtime list. 9. When an employee is placed on a different overtime list, he shall be charged with the average hours of the employees on the list. During his probationary period, an employee will not be placed on the overtime list and will not be considered for overtime work unless qualified employees on the overtime list are not available. Overtime worked by employees dur- ing their probationary period will be added to their average hours when placed on the overtime list. 10. An employee who is bypassed in violation of these overtime distribution procedures shall be paid and charged at the applicable rate for the over- time hours missed. Overtime bypass payments will be included in the pay- check for the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the award was granted. Should such payment be delayed, for any reason, an explanation will be provided upon request. 11. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. 12. When employees in premium and basic classifications are on the same overtime list and an overtime opportunity in the premium classification is to be offered, the qualified employee with the lowest overtime balance, regardless of classification, will be offered the overtime work unless the Union Local Committee and the Local Management agree such offer shall be made to the qualified employee in the pre- mium classification who has the lowest overtime balance. 13. Nothing herein shall require the establishment of a formal procedure for overtime distribution for groups where local management and the Local Committee determine that no such procedure is necessary. 14. Nothing herein shall prohibit Local Management and the Local Committee from agreeing to assign Shop Stewards or other designated local Union members to make offers of overtime opportunities to employ- ees.