Common use of SCHEDULING METHODS Clause in Contracts

SCHEDULING METHODS. 1. Management will establish, and adjust as needed, a rotational duty schedule that minimizes driving time within and between Duty Areas. A duty schedule whale shall normally be made up and published for a six-month period of time. The duty schedule will include vacation time that has been approved sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the schedule. The Division may change the schedule, or substitution arrangement, to meet any unforeseen circumstances. a. Each schedule shall be published one month in advance in order to allow a technician to substitute for another. b. Substitution of one Duty Technician for another must be voluntary on the part of both technicians and be approved by the affected Area Supervisor and Duty Supervisor. 2. The Duty Technician or substitute Duty Technician must call the Duty Supervisor's State home phone at the beginning of the Duty Week or substituted standby day(s) (on or before 1700 hours weekdays, or on or before 0800 hours weekends or holidays) and leave a message on the answering machine. This message must inform the Duty Supervisor who the technician is and the Duty Area they will be covering. 3. Once a duty schedule has been established and implemented, it may be changed under the following circumstances. a. Substitution of one Duty technician for another in the same Duty Area is permitted for one day, or a multiple thereof, in compliance with section 5.1.2. b. If a Duty Technician is incapacitated, the Duty Supervisor shall: (1) Seek volunteers from among the technicians in the same Duty Area. (2) If no volunteers, then the Area Supervisor shall appoint from an existing Duty Area Seniority List that includes Telecommunications Technicians and Senior Telecommunications Technicians. Such list shall be ranked in order of seniority from most senior down to least senior. Seniority shall be determined by considering all time spent in the class of Telecommunications Technician and /or Senior Telecommunications Technician in the Duty Area. If it becomes necessary to replace a Duty Technician and there are no volunteers, the employer will assign the least senior technician from the seniority list. Once an individual has been assigned to fill an unanticipated vacancy, his/her name shall be moved to the top of the seniority list and any subsequent vacancy shall continue to be filled by use of the list. If an employee has pre-approved vacation, the employer will assign the next least senior technician on the seniority list to fill the unanticipated vacancy and his/her name will move to the top of the list. However, the technician scheduled for vacation will remain at the bottom of the list and will fill the next unanticipated vacancy.