Shift Preferences. Two weeks prior to the posting of a new schedule of shift assignments, employees may request shift assignment based on seniority. The Sheriff will consider the preferences of staff along with the needs of the Sheriff’s Office and the qualifications of individual employees when preparing the new schedule. If an employee is assigned to the same shift for a third or successive shift change, the employee may request that the Sheriff provide reasons for the shift assignment. The Sheriff will respond prior to the implementation of the next shift schedule. An employee will receive seven (7) days’ notice of a schedule change during a posted shift schedule.
Shift Preferences. Seniority shall determine shift preference, subject only to ability to perform the job required. Should any dispute arise in the interpretation of this section, the matter shall be referred to the Labour Management Committee in accordance with Article 8(c).
Shift Preferences. The provisions of this Paragraph H govern filling shift vacancies for jobs in which an Agency employs employees to work more than one (1) shift. They do not apply to any other types of jobs, other circumstances, or any other vacant positions.
1. During the first two (2) weeks of January of each calendar year, employees who are employed in a job in which an Agency employs employees to work more than one (1) shift and who have successfully completed their initial probationary period may submit to their program or department head a request to be assigned to a different shift if a vacancy on a different shift for the same job arises during the year. Such employees hired after the first two (2) weeks in January may submit such a request within two (2) weeks after successfully completing their initial probationary period. Requests must be limited to the same department or program and the same work site and in the same job in which an employee is employed at the time of a request. No other requests for a change of shift assignment may be made and no others will be considered.
2. Seniority, skill, experience, disciplinary history that may be considered for imposing discipline under Article XIII, Paragraph E, and ability to perform the job on the shift an employee has requested will be taken into account in filling a shift vacancy, it being recognized by the Agencies and the Union that the capability of an employee to work on a shift that is more heavily staffed and supervised than a different shift does not necessarily give an employee the ability to work on such a different shift. In the event that skill, experience, disciplinary history that may be considered for imposing discipline under Article XIII, Paragraph E, and ability to perform the job on the requested shift are relatively equal as between employees who have requested it, then seniority shall prevail.
3. The provisions of this Paragraph H supersede the posting and notification requirements of Article XI, A as to shift vacancies where any employee qualified to request a shift change under this Paragraph has made request permitted by this paragraph. If no such request has been made, the provisions of Article XI, A shall apply. The provisions of this Paragraph H do not supersede the provisions of Paragraph G of this Article immediately above.
Shift Preferences. Shift preferences will be granted on the basis of seniority within the same job classification.
Shift Preferences. As soon as possible after January 1 of each year of this Agreement, each employee shall specify, a first, and where applicable, a second preference as to the shift in which the employee is to be scheduled. The Employer may require that such preferences be specified on a form prepared by the Employer. Employees who neglect to specify their preference shall be presumed to have no preference.
Shift Preferences. Employees may submit shift assignment preferences for the following year by submitting such preferences in writing to his supervisor before December 1 of the year proceeding the year in which such assignments are to be effective. In making shift assignments, the supervisor shall consider all such requests, and shall give consideration to the relative seniority of the Employee making requests for the same shift. The supervisor shall retain the right to make final decisions on shift assignments, provided that shift assignments shall not be made for arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory reasons. Once shift assignments are made for any given year, the supervisor shall have the right to transfer Employees to shifts other than the shifts to which they were initially assigned for reasons having to do with the operational needs of the respective Department, such as but not limited to the need for qualified Employees to fill permanent assignments, seniority imbalances among shifts, and the need for closer supervision of Employees with performance problems. An Employee shall be given as much advance notice as practicable before being transferred and shall not be transferred for arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory reasons.
Shift Preferences. When vacancies on preferred shifts and in the same work unit open, requests may be entered by staff members in the same classification as the vacancy. Such requests shall be given preferential treatment prior to job bidding in the staff member's order of seniority whenever the requirements of proper patient care permits.
Shift Preferences. An employee who successfully bids for a job posting, must work on the shift where the vacancy appears. The employee must remain on that shift for one year. During this period of time, they have the option of applying for any other job posting within the plant. After one year, the employee has the option of bumping less senior employees with the same job posting. If an employee is laid off their regular job on their shift, they have the option of bumping to another shift or choosing a lay off day providing the needs of the business are satisfied.
Shift Preferences. 9.2.1 The County will honor requests for shift preference including the Service Truck position, by seniority provided that the granting of such preference will not interfere with, disrupt or curtail operations, and that the senior employee is qualified. Seniority for shift preference is defined as based on time in the bargaining unit. Employees shall make their requests for shift selection by November 1st of each year and the County will notify employees of the shift selection by December 1st of each year, to be effective on January 1st.
9.2.2 When openings occur, shift selection including the Service Truck position, by seniority shall be permitted, provided that such preference does not interfere with, disrupt or curtail operations, and the senior employee is qualified, except a newly hired employee may be placed on any shift for the purpose of orientation and training, not to exceed the probationary period.
Shift Preferences. A. The Employer will provide a permanent day shift for each nursing inpatient unit, Care Initiation Unit (CIU/SSU), Emergency Department, Med Flight, Radiology Nursing, Nursing Operations Support/Inpatient Float, Access Center and three (3) permanent day shifts for Operative Services for the term of this Agreement. Bargaining Unit seniority (as defined by Article IX § 1(B)(3)) of employees in the unit will be used for the purpose of determining permanent day shift preferences. There will be no more than one person on a permanent day shift per nursing inpatient unit,
B. At least fifty percent (50%) of the evening and at least fifty percent (50%) of the night shifts on each inpatient nursing unit, Care Initiation Unit (CIU/SSU), Emergency Department, Med Flight, Radiology Nursing, Nursing Operations Support/Inpatient Float, Access Center and operative services will be offered as permanent shifts. Those employees having preference for working nights or evenings shall, based upon bargaining unit seniority, be given such preferences, as vacancies on those shifts become available.
C. Employees on permanent shifts may be required to deviate temporarily from those shifts. In such an event, employees who are scheduled to work a second shift (of at least 7.5 hours) due to a sudden increase in patient acuity and/or patient population will be paid time and one–half. This excludes instances where employees have traded shifts and also excludes instances where a 12-hour permanent shift employee picks up an extra four hours contiguous to that employee’s shift (that employee would receive holdover pay under Section 15).
D. Nurse Clinicians designated either a permanent day or a permanent night shift assignment, who are assigned to work 12-hour shifts that sign up to work the companion 12-hour shift to their permanent work schedules will receive off shift premium for the entire 12-hour shift.
E. Shift / FTE realignment opportunities
1. Shift and FTE increase and decrease opportunities, including shift length will be announced in writing on the unit for seven (7) calendar days and limited to those bargaining unit members on the unit.
2. In making the selection, the Employer will make the decision based on ability, seniority, and job requirements. If ability and job requirements are comparable, seniority shall govern.
3. This action shall not be considered a vacancy.
