Common use of Scheduling of Part-Time Employees Clause in Contracts

Scheduling of Part-Time Employees. (i) Each part time employee shall by the 15th day of the month provide a listing of days and shifts said employee is unable to work in the month following the upcoming month commencing with the first day of that month, (E.g. June 15th for August scheduling) on a form to be provided by the Company. (ii) All part time employees must be available to work a minimum of three (3) shifts per week Monday - Friday. In addition, part time employees who were hired with the Company after February 1, 1999 must be available to work a minimum of two (2) Saturdays per month. Part time employees must also be available to work two (2) Sundays per month, unless said employee advises the Company otherwise. Part time employees will be scheduled to work on a rotational basis consisting of days, evenings & weekends so that shifts are fairly and equally distributed. (b) Seniority shall be the governing factor when scheduling part-time employees their weekly hours of work. The weekly work schedule shall be posted in accordance with Article 6.05 of the Agreement. (c) Subject to the Company’s ability to manage the operations, senior part-time employees will have preference of available shifts, providing the senior part time employee is able to do the normal requirements of the job, and providing the employee notifies the Company of his/her shift preference in accordance with Article 21.12 (a) and is available and willing to work additional hours. (d) If a senior, part-time employee refuses to work a shift scheduled by the Company (in accordance with their availability), the Company may, at its discretion, give the next employee in line of seniority the available hours for that week. Any part-time employee refusing to accept a schedule of hours for three (3) consecutive weeks shall be dropped to the bottom of the seniority list. (e) The Company agrees not to schedule or call in any part-time employees during the period of time they are not available, except for call-ins when no-one else is available. It is understood however that the acceptance of the call-in during an employee's restricted time shall be on a voluntary basis. (f) Notwithstanding the above, part-time night shift employees (or part- time day shift if night stocking moves to days will only be subject to being bumped in order for a senior part time employee to avoid a layoff or in the event a stocking job comes open and is posted. (g) In the event a part time employee fails to provide a declaration of availability as outlined in 21.05 (a) above, the Company shall be free to schedule that employee for work in accordance with the Company’s requirements.