Selection of Work Schedules. A. In those work groups where more than one tour is required to meet service requirements, the Company will assign work schedules in accordance with the preference of full-time employees in the order of their seniority, provided the employee is qualified and capable, as determined by the Company, of performing the duties of a particular assignment.
Selection of Work Schedules. 16.1 Seniority in the assignment of Hours-Days Schedule and reporting locations shall apply as follows:
Selection of Work Schedules. Employees must request a work schedule within the parameters outlined in this policy. This request must be submitted to their Supervisor and shall include the following; a time of arrival, lunch period and time of departure. The Section Chief in consultation with the respective Laboratory Supervisor will determine the final work schedule for each employee in a given Laboratory. Each laboratory must be staffed on a daily basis from 8:30am – 4:30pm. Once a schedule has been established for an employee, that schedule may only be changed with the prior approval of the Laboratory Supervisor or the Section Chief. Employees must give 24-hour notice to their Supervisor or Section Chief if they need to change their work schedule for any given day, which will not be unreasonably withheld. If this request is denied by the Supervisor, Section Chief and/or the Associate Director of Health (Laboratories), the employee may file a grievance in accordance with the union agreement, but not have to ability to file for arbitration if the grievance is denied. Under this system the maximum degree of flexibility possible is as follows: The employee begins their scheduled workday between 7:30am and 9:00am, takes a lunch of at least one-half hour, but not greater the one and one-half hours, between 12:00pm and 1:30pm, and stops working between 3:00pm and 5:30pm. However, depending upon the staffing requirements for the individual work areas, it may be necessary to restrict the degree of flexibility in scheduling available to each employee. As noted above, the Section Chiefs and Supervisors are responsible for determining staffing requirements for their work areas and thus they may need to arrange more restrictive work schedules for employees to meet demands in their work areas. In some cases, this may involve the changing of existing work schedules, the rotation of work schedules and will follow the application of the principle of state seniority. Supervisors must review in advance the following with their respective Section Chief; staffing requirements for their area, employee work schedules and all restrictions to work schedule flexibility.
Selection of Work Schedules. On an annual basis, employees will indicate their preference for shift schedules based on classification seniority. This bidding process should be done prior to the MECC Dispatchers annual bidding process such that employees in that classifications know who their direct supervisory staff will be. To the extent possible, preferences will be honored. However, the Employer reserves the right to assign or reassign shift schedules for good and justifiable cause. Exempt Employees - The normal work week for all full-time exempt employees covered by this Agreement shall normally consist of forty (40) hours within each seven (7) calendar day period. The provisions of this section are intended to define the work day and work week for payroll calculation purposes only. All payroll calculations shall be based on the employee’s annual salary. Nothing in this section or article shall be construed as a limitation upon the Employer's ability to provide municipal service or to schedule its employees consistent with its legitimate needs.
