Relief Days a. Assistance in the form of relief days on evaluated routes, except during the Christmas period, will be provided when the evaluated time exceeds forty-six (46) hours per week or as necessary to keep the total actual work hours under 2,080 during the guarantee period. When such relief is provided, the rural carrier’s compensation will be on the basis of the remaining hours of required evaluated service per week.
b. In offices where the Employer determines it is necessary to change the relief day of one or more regular routes, the following formula will be uti- lized. The minimum number of routes on which a Saturday relief day must be authorized will be cal- culated using the total number of leave replace- ments assigned and working in the office minus the number of auxiliary routes divided by the total number of regular routes authorized a relief day. Then, subtract .10 and the result is then multiplied by the total number of routes authorized a relief Article 9.2.C.5.b day and rounded down to the next whole number. This figure is the minimum number of routes on which management must authorize a Saturday relief day. Subtract this figure from the total num- ber of regular routes authorized a relief day. This final figure is the maximum number of K routes that management may require a non-Saturday relief day.
c. The Employer will not require a single non-Satur- day relief day to be assigned to more routes than a Saturday relief day. A Friday/Saturday rotating relief day or any pair of Friday/Saturday rotating relief days equates to one Friday relief day.
d. The following actions will occur in the order pre- sented until the required number of K routes with relief days other than Saturday is reached:
(1) Any regular rural carrier assigned to a K route with a Saturday relief day may elect to permanently change the relief day to another day (including Friday/Saturday rotating), pro- vided the new relief day will assist in reaching the required number of routes with relief days other than Saturday. Any rural carrier that selects Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as the relief day will be given the incentive of allowing the route’s evaluation to increase to 53:00 to 55:00 standard hours through normal growth and maintain such evaluation for the duration the rural carrier is assigned that route and that relief day. The Employer will adjust these routes down to 53:00 to 55:00 standard hours when adjust- ments are necessary. However, adjustments may be made below 53:...
Relief Days a. Assistance in the form of relief days on evaluated routes, except during the Christmas period, will be provided when the evaluated time exceeds forty-six (46) hours per week or as necessary to keep the total actual work hours under 2,080 during the guarantee period. When such relief is provided, the rural carrier’s compensation will be on the basis of the remaining hours of required evaluated service per week.
b. In offices where the Employer determines it is necessary to change the relief day of one or more regular routes due to a shortage of leave replacements, regular rural carriers working their relief day on more than an infrequent basis, and the office having documentation of hiring efforts consisting of a minimum of four
Relief Days a. Assistance in the form of relief days on evaluated routes, except during the Christmas period, will be provided when the evaluated time exceeds forty-six (46) hours per week or as necessary to keep the total actual work hours under 2,080 during the guarantee period. When such relief is provided, the rural carrier’s compensation will be on the basis of the remaining hours of required evaluated service per week.
b. In offices where the Employer determines it is necessary to change the relief day of one or more regular routes, the following formula will be uti- lized. The minimum number of routes on which a Saturday relief day must be authorized will be cal- culated using the total number of leave replace- ments assigned and working in the office minus the number of auxiliary routes divided by the total
Relief Days a. Assistance in the form of relief days on evaluated routes, except during the Christmas period, will be provided when the evaluated time exceeds forty-six (46) hours per week or as necessary to keep the total actual work hours under 2,080 during the guarantee period. When such relief is provided, the rural carrier’s compensation will be on the basis of the remaining hours of required evaluated service per week.
b. In offices where the Employer determines it is necessary to change the relief day of one or more regular routes, the following formula will be utilized. The minimum number of routes on which a Saturday relief day must be authorized will be calculated using the total number of leave replacements assigned and working in the office minus the number of auxiliary routes divided by the total number of regular routes authorized a relief day. Then, subtract .10 and the result is then multiplied by the total number of routes authorized a relief day and rounded down to the next whole number. This figure is the minimum number of routes on which management must authorize a Saturday relief day. Subtract this figure from the total number of regular routes authorized a relief day. This final figure is the maximum number of K routes that management may require a non- Saturday relief day.
Relief Days. Relief days are paid days off for full-time, overtime-exempt employees granted under the specific circumstances below. Relief days will be scheduled in whole-day increments as close as possible to the point at which they are granted. Relief days will be scheduled by mutual agreement of the employee and their direct supervisor. Relief days will be granted to a full-time, overtime-exempt employee in the following circumstances:
7.1.3.1. The Employer and the Union recognize that employees may work long and irregular hours. Because of these demands, employees will earn relief days on the basis of either one-half (½) relief day for each additional half-day of work or one (1) relief day for each additional work day worked over forty (40) hours in any one work week. For this purpose, an additional “half-day of work” can mean any four-hour period of work over a seven-day work week; and an additional “work day” can mean any eight-hour period – in either case, it does not have to occur on a specific single calendar day.
7.1.3.2. A relief day (half or full) will be accrued as determined by mutual agreement between the employee and supervisor. An employee who believes they should receive a relief day (half or full) on the basis of sustained additional work but have not received such a day from their supervisor shall be granted the relief day (half or full) if they are able to document the additional work time.
Relief Days a. Assistance in the form of relief days on evaluated routes, except during the Christmas period, will be provided when the evaluated time exceeds forty-six (46) hours per week or as necessary to keep the total actual work hours under 2,080 during the guarantee period. When such re- lief is provided, the rural carrier’s compensation will be on the basis of the remaining hours of required evaluated service per week.
b. In offices where the Employer determines it is necessary to change the relief day of one or more regular routes, the following formula will be utilized. The minimum num- ber of routes on which a Saturday relief day must be au- thorized will be calculated using the total number of leave replacements assigned and working in the office minus the number of auxiliary routes divided by the total number of regular routes authorized a relief day. Then, subtract .10 and the result is then multiplied by the total number of routes authorized a relief day and rounded down to the next whole number. This figure is the mini- mum number of routes on which management must au- thorize a Saturday relief day. Subtract this figure from the total number of regular routes authorized a relief day. This final figure is the maximum number of K routes that management may require a non-Saturday relief day.
