Common use of Rotating Shifts Clause in Contracts

Rotating Shifts. A. When so elected by the Employer, a continuous rotating shift system may be utilized for work related to drilling operations or internal combustion power generating systems covered by this Agreement. It is not the intent of the Employer to use any of the provisions of this Section to utilize a rotating shift system for general construction work unrelated to drilling operations, or to assign an Employee to a rotating shift who does not spend the majority of their time performing work related to drilling or combustion power generating systems operations. B. Such work shall be performed on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour basis, seven (7) days a week, for a period of not less than thirty (30) calendar days, and provided the Union is notified twenty- four (24) hours in advance of the commencement of such shift. C. It is agreed that the rotating shift system shall be operated as follows: a. Standard shift rotation shall be six (6) days’ work and two (2) days off for four (4) shift groups (crews). b. The standard work shift shall be eight (8) hours continuous work including meal period. c. The identity of those Employees to be worked under the rotating shift system will be posted at least seven (7) days before the start of the shift showing the rotating group to which the Employee is assigned, the days to be worked by that group, and the days off assigned to that group. D. If a rotating shift system is not continued for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, the Employees assigned to work such rotating shifts shall be paid an additional one-half (1/2) time at the straight- time hourly rate for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday on said rotating shift. E. Employees temporarily assigned to a rotating crew shall be assigned for a minimum of one (1) rotation. Employees temporarily assigned for less than one (1) rotation will be paid in accordance with the overtime provisions of this Agreement.

Rotating Shifts. A. When so elected by the Employer, a continuous rotating shift system may be utilized for work related to drilling operations or internal combustion power generating systems covered by this Agreement. It is not the intent of the Employer to use any of the provisions of this Section to utilize a rotating shift system for general construction work unrelated to drilling operations, or to assign an Employee employee to a rotating shift who does not spend the majority of their time performing work related to drilling or combustion power generating systems operations. B. Such work shall be performed on a continuous twenty-four (24) hour basis, seven (7) days a week, for a period of not less than thirty (30) calendar days, and provided the Union is notified twenty- twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the commencement of such shift. C. It is agreed that the rotating shift system shall be operated as follows: a. Standard shift rotation shall be six (6) days’ days work and two (2) days off for four (4) shift groups (crews). b. The standard work shift shall be eight (8) hours continuous work including meal period. c. The identity of those Employees employees to be worked under the rotating shift system will be posted at least seven (7) days before the start of the shift showing the rotating group to which the Employee employee is assigned, the days to be worked by that group, and the days off assigned to that group. D. If a rotating shift system is not continued for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, the Employees employees assigned to work such rotating shifts shall be paid an additional one-half (1/2) time at the straight- straight-time hourly rate for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday on said rotating shift. E. Employees temporarily assigned to a rotating crew shall be assigned for a minimum of one (1) rotation. Employees temporarily assigned for less than one one (1) rotation will be paid in accordance with the overtime provisions of this Agreement. F. The Employer shall not schedule and/or work an employee covered by this Agreement for two (2) consecutive, successive straight-time shifts even though such shifts occur on different workdays. G. An employee who is scheduled to work two (2) consecutive, successive straight- time shifts on different workdays and who does work these shifts shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate for the actual time worked during the second of those shifts. H. The Union shall be notified in writing within twenty-four (24) hours of the discontinuance or reduction of an established rotating shift system. However, neither a holiday nor non-work day shall be construed as a discontinuance or break in the rotating shift. I. In the event an established rotating shift system is discontinued, the employees who worked said rotating shift may be reassigned to a shift, as set forth in sections above, without any penalty to the Employer. J. Employees assigned to rotating shifts while working on the swing shift shall be paid a shift differential of ten percent (10%) of their straight-time hourly rate per hours worked. K. Employees assigned to rotating shifts while working on the graveyard shift shall be paid a shift differential of fifteen percent (15%) of their straight-time hourly rate per hours worked. L. Prior to the implementation of a rotating shift, the Employer and the Union(s) shall mutually agree to a schedule.