Common use of Permanent Day and Evening Shifts Clause in Contracts

Permanent Day and Evening Shifts. Patrol, first responders (excluding traffic and SAT officers) shall be assigned to either a permanent day or evening shift. Upon successful conclusion of the Field Training Program, Probationary POls will be assigned to a shift based upon bona fide operational, training and developmental needs, as reasonably determined by the Employer. When there is a waiting list of volunteers for shift hours and a probationary P01 is pending placement on a shift, the probationary P01 may be assigned the shift hours before a volunteer. [See MOA: March 25, 1996.] 1. Procedure for Day/Evening Intra-Station Transfers. a. Transfer requests will be given priority according to seniority, as defined by Article 12, Seniority, subject to the following conditions: i. there is a vacancy on a shift (with the desired hours) that the Department is seeking to fill; ii. it does not result in a staffing overage or shortage, as reasonably determined by the Employer; and iii. it does not result in the involuntary transfer of another officer. b. Transfer off the midnight shift shall follow the procedures outlined in Article 15, Section K of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The transferred midnight officer will be assigned to day or evening shift hours based upon his/her shift hours of preference whenever a vacancy exists on any shift with the preferred shift hours. If there is no vacancy on any shifts with preferred shift hours and if there are officers junior to the midnight officer already assigned to the preferred shift hours, the most junior officer may be involuntarily transferred to accommodate the midnight officer’s preference. If there are no officers junior to the midnight officer, the midnight officer will be assigned to shift hours based upon bona fide operational need. c. When an officer who was involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift is permanently transferred off of a shift, the effective date of the transfer will be recorded in the officer’s unit operating file. An officer will not be involuntarily transferred an additional time to any permanent day or evening shift if there are other officers in the district who have either no departure date from an involuntary shift assignment or an earlier departure date from an involuntary shift assignment. For purposes of this section, an involuntary transfer is defined as an aggregate of six months served involuntarily. Effectively, every officer must serve a total of six months of involuntary transfer time before being subject to another involuntary transfer to a day or evening shift. The intent of this section is to ensure that all officers have had the same opportunity to be selected for an involuntary assignment before an officer is subjected to such consideration an additional time. d. If, pursuant to the inverse seniority rotation, a midnight officer is subject to involuntary assignment to a permanent day or evening shift and the resulting vacancy would result in an additional transfer of another officer, the midnight officer will be bypassed for the selection. The bypassed midnight officer will remain at the top of the rotation and shall remain eligible for the next involuntary transfer assignment that arises. A midnight officer may be involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift if the vacancy created on the midnight shift goes unfilled, or it is backfilled by another officer’s voluntary transfer to the midnight shift. When the midnight officer’s involuntary transfer ends, both officers (the midnight officer and the officer voluntarily backfilling) will return to their original shift hours (day, evening, or midnight) unless: a vacancy exists on the midnight shift enabling the backfill officer to remain on midnights (subject to the provisions of l.a. above), or the involuntarily transferred midnight officer does not choose to return to the midnight shift. Except, however, if an officer who is less senior to the officer who backfills the midnight vacancy is voluntarily transferred to the midnight shift simultaneous with or after the officer who originally backfilled the vacancy, the junior, later-transferred officer will return to his/her original assignment when the midnight officer returns from the permanent day or evening shift unless there exists an additional midnight vacancy for the junior/later-transferred officer. e. Notice of all schedule changes will be in compliance with Section C of this Article.

Permanent Day and Evening Shifts. Patrol, first responders (excluding traffic and SAT officers) shall be assigned to either a permanent day or evening shift. Upon successful conclusion of the Field Training Program, Probationary POls will be assigned to a shift based upon bona fide operational, training and developmental needs, as reasonably determined by the Employer. When there is a waiting list of volunteers for shift hours and a probationary P01 is pending placement on a shift, the probationary P01 may be assigned the shift hours before a volunteer. [See MOA: March 25, 1996.] 1. Procedure for Day/Evening Intra-Station Transfers. a. Transfer requests will be given priority according to seniority, as defined by Article 12, Seniority, subject to the following conditions: i. there is a vacancy on a shift (with the desired hours) that the Department is seeking to fill; ii. it does not result in a staffing overage or shortage, as reasonably determined by the Employer; and iii. it does not result in the involuntary transfer of another officer. b. Transfer off the midnight shift shall follow the procedures outlined in Article 15, Section K of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The transferred midnight officer will be assigned to day or evening shift hours based upon his/her shift hours of preference whenever a vacancy exists on any shift with the preferred shift hours. If there is no vacancy on any shifts with preferred shift hours and if there are officers junior to the midnight officer already assigned to the preferred shift hours, the most junior officer may be involuntarily transferred to accommodate the midnight officer’s preference. If there are no officers junior to the midnight officer, the midnight officer will be assigned to shift hours based upon bona fide operational need. c. When an officer who was involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift is permanently transferred off of a shift, the effective date of the transfer will be recorded in the officer’s unit operating file. An officer will not be involuntarily transferred an additional time to any permanent day or evening shift if there are other officers in the district who have either no departure date from an involuntary shift assignment or an earlier departure date from an involuntary shift assignment. For purposes of this section, an involuntary transfer is defined as an aggregate of six months served involuntarily. Effectively, every officer must serve a total of six months of involuntary transfer time before being subject to another involuntary transfer to a day or evening shift. The intent of this section is to ensure that all officers have had the same opportunity to be selected for an involuntary assignment before an officer is subjected to such consideration an additional time. d. If, pursuant to the inverse seniority rotation, a midnight officer is subject to involuntary assignment to a permanent day or evening shift and the resulting vacancy would result in an additional transfer of another officer, the midnight officer will be bypassed for the selection. The bypassed midnight officer will remain at the top of the rotation and shall remain eligible for the next involuntary transfer assignment that arises. A midnight officer may be involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift if the vacancy created on the midnight shift goes unfilled, or it is backfilled by another officer’s voluntary transfer to the midnight shift. When the midnight officer’s involuntary transfer ends, both officers (the midnight officer and the officer voluntarily backfilling) will return to their original shift hours (day, evening, or midnight) unless: a vacancy exists on the midnight shift enabling the backfill officer to remain on midnights (subject to the provisions of l.a. above), or the involuntarily transferred midnight officer does not choose to return to the midnight shift. Except, however, if an officer who is less senior to the officer who backfills the midnight vacancy is voluntarily transferred to the midnight shift simultaneous with or after the officer who originally backfilled the vacancy, the junior, later-transferred officer will return to his/her original assignment when the midnight officer returns from the permanent day or evening shift unless there exists an additional midnight vacancy for the junior/later-transferred officer. e. Notice of all schedule changes will be in compliance with Section C of this Article.

Permanent Day and Evening Shifts. Patrol, first responders (excluding traffic and SAT officers) shall be assigned to either a permanent day or evening shift. Upon successful conclusion of the Field Training Program, Probationary POls will be assigned to a shift based upon bona fide operational, training and developmental needs, as reasonably determined by the Employer. When there is a waiting list of volunteers for shift hours and a probationary P01 is pending placement on a shift, the probationary P01 may be assigned the shift hours before a volunteer. [See MOA: March 25, 1996.] 1. Procedure for Day/Evening Intra-Station Transfers. a. Transfer requests will be given priority according to seniority, as defined by Article 12, Seniority, subject to the following conditions: i. there is a vacancy on a shift (with the desired hours) that the Department is seeking to fill; ii. it does not result in a staffing overage or shortage, as reasonably determined by the Employer; and iii. it does not result in the involuntary transfer of another officer. b. Transfer off the midnight shift shall follow the procedures outlined in Article 15, Section K of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The transferred midnight officer will be assigned to day or evening shift hours based upon his/her shift hours of preference whenever a vacancy exists on any shift with the preferred shift hours. If there is no vacancy on any shifts with preferred shift hours and if there are officers junior to the midnight officer already assigned to the preferred shift hours, the most junior officer may be involuntarily transferred to accommodate the midnight officer’s preference. If there are no officers junior to the midnight officer, the midnight officer will be assigned to shift hours based upon bona fide operational need. c. When an officer who was involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift is permanently transferred off of a shift, the effective date of the transfer will be recorded in the officer’s unit operating file. An officer will not be involuntarily transferred an additional time to any permanent day or evening shift if there are other officers in the district who have either no departure date from an involuntary shift assignment or an earlier departure date from an involuntary shift assignment. For purposes of this section, an involuntary transfer is defined as an aggregate of six months served involuntarily. Effectively, every officer must serve a total of six months of involuntary transfer time before being subject to another involuntary transfer to a day or evening shift. The intent of this section is to ensure that all officers have had the same opportunity to be selected for an involuntary assignment before an officer is subjected to such consideration an additional time. d. If, pursuant to the inverse seniority rotation, a midnight officer is subject to involuntary assignment to a permanent day or evening shift and the resulting vacancy would result in an additional transfer of another officer, the midnight officer will be bypassed for the selection. The bypassed midnight officer will remain at the top of the rotation and shall remain eligible for the next involuntary transfer assignment that arises. A midnight officer may be involuntarily transferred to a permanent day or evening shift if the vacancy created on the midnight shift goes unfilled, or it is backfilled by another officer’s voluntary transfer to the midnight shift. When the midnight officer’s involuntary transfer ends, both officers (the midnight officer and the officer voluntarily backfilling) will return to their original shift hours (day, evening, or midnight) unless: a vacancy exists on the midnight shift enabling the backfill officer to remain on midnights (subject to the provisions of l.a. above), or the involuntarily transferred midnight officer does not choose to return to the midnight shift. Except, however, if an officer who is less senior to the officer who backfills the midnight vacancy is voluntarily transferred to the midnight shift simultaneous with or after the officer who originally backfilled the vacancy, the junior, later-transferred officer will return to his/her original assignment when the midnight officer returns from the permanent day or evening shift unless there exists an additional midnight vacancy for the junior/later-transferred officer. e. Notice of all schedule changes will be in compliance with Section C of this Article.