Common use of Relief Duties Clause in Contracts

Relief Duties. An employee who is classified to perform relief duties shall be available for duty in revolving shifts on any day of the week and may be assigned for relief in any shift without advance notice. Such employee shall not, as a result of relief assignments, be paid overtime for work performed during regular work hours. Such employee is considered a shift employee and shall not receive overtime as a result of being notified of any schedule change during work hours. However, said employee shall receive the applicable shift premium for hours worked on an established shift. However, if the employee is required to report for work without having had eight (8) hours off following the end of the last preceding work period, the employee will be paid overtime for any time worked in the eight (8) hour period following the end of the last preceding work period. A work period is defined as any eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shift or extension thereof.