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Common use of Shift Selection Clause in Contracts

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 and shall be awarded based upon seniority. Approximately three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it will be assigned to the least senior officer in the department. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 30 and shall be awarded based upon seniority. Approximately three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. A. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it will be assigned to the least senior officer in the departmentDepartment. 2. B. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. C. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers officers’ shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shift. 4. D. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. E. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 and shall be awarded based upon seniority. Approximately three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on Limited shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments selection will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shiftsallowed. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions guidelines agreed upon are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments:set forth below. 1. During The project is to begin and end on a scheduled shift rotation date. 2. Sixty-five percent (65%) of the complement of assigned uniformed Officer positions on each shift will be available for selection. If 65% of the available positions do not equal a whole number, the number will be rounded up to determine the number of positions available for selection. 3. Uniformed shift Officers with more than three years of service are eligible for inclusion in the project and may select one of the available shifts according to seniority. 4. The Union will receive 12 week advance notice of the number of positions on each shift which are available for selection on the term being scheduled. 5. The Union will complete the selection process and provide a list of this Agreement, no employee names and corresponding shifts selected to the Director or his designee. This list must be submitted ten (10) weeks prior to the first day of the term being scheduled. Tentative schedules will be reassigned posted 60 days prior to the beginning of the term. 6. An eligible Officer may opt out of making a different selection and become subject to the normal shift other than assignment procedure. The Union may then go to the next eligible Officer to allow for filling of all of the available positions. 7. If all of the available positions are not selected, those remaining will be filled through the existing shift awarded assignment procedure. 8. An eligible Officer who does select a shift may not then arrange a shift trade. Letter of Agreement #1 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ October 1, 1996 Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Executive Board, POAM 0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: During our most recent negotiations, the issue of the use of personal business days was discussed by seniority except in situations where both parties. This letter is to clarify those discussions. It is the intent of the University to grant personal business days to Officers who request them under the terms of the Agreement. However, personal business days may be denied during emergencies or for an officer undergoing training. However, the University cannot continue guarantee that more than one personal business day request will be granted per shift. Departmental management may grant an additional person a personal day based on their determination of manpower needs. Very truly yours, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Contract Administrator Letter of Agreement #2 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ Letter of Agreement #3 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Executive Board, POAM 0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: In the course of our on-going contract negotiations, the Union expressed concern about the amount and sufficiency of protection existent in the event a lawsuit is filed against one or more of its members. At the September 14, 1973, meeting of the Xxxxx State University Board of Governors, a statute was passed which will protect all University employees. Since this statute becomes general University policy, it is applicable to provide police servicesPublic Safety Officers and provides all the protection necessary so that these employees may feel secure that they will be protected should they be placed in a liability situation. The statute adopted by the Xxxxx State University Board of Governors, September 14, 1973, reads as follows: "Any person serving as a member of the Board of Governors or an officer or employee of the University shall be indemnified and held harmless from all costs, expenses, and liabilities incurred by him/her in his/her capacity as governor, officer, or employee which arises out of their employment and within the scope of their authority, except for willful misconduct and liability related to professional negligence or malpractice. In all such instances indemnification shall be available only if the University has provided counsel or has given written consent to outside counsel." This statute satisfies all problems which have been raised at the bargaining table in this area of concern. Very truly yours, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Assistant Vice President Human Resources Letter of Agreement #4 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ October 5, 1981 Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Executive Board, POAM 0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: During the course of negotiations the Union expressed some concern over the delay in the payment of overtime once overtime hours had been worked. In an effort to address that concern it is the intent of the University to pay overtime on the nearest possible pay date following the date(s) on which overtime was earned. Very truly yours, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Labor Relations Specialist Letter of Agreement #5 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ Mr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Fraternal Order of Police 0000 Xxxxxxxxx - Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Dear Xx. Xxxxxxx: Effective with the signing of the Master Agreement by both parties, an Employee who is unable to work as a direct result of an "incident related" injury received in the line of duty shall be entitled to have his/her illness bank supplemented to a maximum of 132 days. In the event of absence due to such an injury, an Employee would receive full pay for a shift reassignment must occurperiod not to exceed six (6) months. Incident related injuries are defined as those types of injuries which are uniquely associated with the performance of police work and are directly related to the dangerous aspects of the job. (Example: Gun shots, stabbing, injuries received in vehicle accidents.) Should Workers' Compensation Benefits be payable to an Employee, the illness bank will be used to supplement Workers' Compensation payments to insure full pay. Such illness bank shall not accrue additional days. The illness bank will be reduced by one (1) day for each day of absence regardless of any offset by Workers' Compensation payments. Upon return to work, prior to the conclusion of the six (6) month period, an Employee's illness bank will be returned to the number of days it contained prior to the duty related injury, plus any appropriate accumulation. Upon exhaustion of said bank, Employees with one (1) year or more of service and who are still unable to return to work, are eligible to be placed on long term disability. Once an Employee is placed on long term disability, their original illness bank will be used to supplement benefits received to ensure full salary until such time as the bank is exhausted. It is understood that the decision as to whether or not an injury received on the job conforms to the definition outlined above is not grievable beyond the fourth step of the grievance procedure, as well, it is understood that there will be offered no cash pay-off of unused illness days furnished under this program upon separation or retirement. Very truly yours, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Contract Administrator Letter of Agreement #6 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ March 21, 1988 Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxxxx - Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Re: Overpayments Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: In the event that an Employee is overpaid by the University, such employee is required to volunteers based on seniorityrepay the University promptly the amount of the overpayment. If there are It is understood that, where no volunteers it will be assigned dispute exists as to the overpayment or as to the amount owing, the University may recoup the overpayment by deducting up to fifteen percent (15%) of the employee's gross bi-weekly pay until the overpayment has been paid. Nothing contained in this letter shall preclude the parties from making alternate arrangements to repay the amount owing. Very truly yours, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Assistant Vice President Labor Relations Letter of Agreement #7 XXXXX STATE UNIVERSITY‌ December 9, 1993 Mr. Xxxxx Xxxxx, Field Representative Police Officers Labor Council 000 X. Xxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx #000 Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 Dear Xx. Xxxxx: The decision to afford light duty for pregnant Officers shall be at the Department's discretion, but if provided, the duration and scheduling of light duty shall ordinarily be for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, nor ordinarily be for more than one Officer at a time. The affording of light duty shall be on a discretionary basis, during the life of the Agreement only, and shall not be precedent setting as to other perceived needs for light duty work. The decision to end a light duty assignment for pregnant Officers prior to ninety (90) days shall not be grievable, given the discretionary nature of the decision to offer and schedule it. Any light duty police work provided for pregnant Officers shall be at the Officer's current wage rate. Furthermore, no light duty schedule shall be for less than a full shift, and a weekly schedule shall be developed by the beginning of each work week for that Officer. The first pregnant Officer to request light duty shall have priority for such work regardless of seniority of Officers who subsequently become pregnant and request such work. Very truly yours, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Contract Administrator Labor Relations Department Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Field Representative Police Officers, Labor Council X.X. Xxx 000 Xxxxxx, MI 48820 Re: Light Duty for Injured Officers Dear Xx. Xxxxxx: The decision to afford light duty for injured officers shall be at the Department’s discretion, but if provided, the duration and scheduling of light duty shall ordinarily be for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, nor ordinarily be for more that one officer a time. The affording of light duty shall be on a discretionary basis, during the life of the Agreement only and shall not be precedent setting as to other perceived needs for light duty work. The decision to end a light duty assignment for injured officers prior to ninety (90) days shall not be grievable, given the discretionary nature of the decision to offer and schedule it. The exercise of the discretion to offer light duty shall not be exercised in an arbitrary or capricious manner. However, a grievance relating to operation of this letter shall not be subject to arbitration, but may be referred for mediator’s recommendation. Any light duty assignment for injured officers shall be at the officer’s current wage rate. Furthermore, no light duty schedule shall be for less than a full shift, and a weekly schedule shall be developed by the beginning of each work week for the officer. The first injured office to request light duty shall have priority for such work regardless of seniority of officers who subsequently become injured and request such work. An officer who declines light duty to take FMLA shall be regarded as being on unpaid leave or shall utilize any available vacation or personal time. Very truly yours, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Contract Administrator Labor Relations Revised – January 24, 2007 Xx. Xxxxx X. Smith, Field Representative Police Officers, Labor Council 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Saline, MI 48176 Re: Day-Off Trades Dear Xx. Xxxxx: It is agreed that the following procedure for Same Shift Off Day Trades, that shall affect all Department personnel, shall be established: • For requesting and granting same shift off day trade between members of the Department. • To establish a reporting form for these procedures. • To acquaint all members of the Department with these procedures, the reporting form, and require their use as directed. • To hold all members responsible for the provisions of the procedure and make these procedures mandatory. Same Shift Off Day Trade shall be defined as an agreement between two Department members assigned the same shift to trade their off days. Department members who wish to trade off days make a request, in writing, to their supervisor. 1. All requests must be submitted to their supervisor at least senior officer 24 hours in advance of the departmenttime the trade is to take effect. 2. Shift selection shall Trades involving probationary employees or employees in training will be an appropriate subject for approved or disapproved on the Joint Labor/Management Committeemerit of each case. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift The request will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take made in triplicate, using the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shiftShift Trade Request Form, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shiftWSDPS #002. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except If an officer is planning on using a trade(s) in relation to a bona fide emergencyvacation, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in any purpose day, compensatory time, or absence without pay day(s), they must complete a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.fourth copy of

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately on the first Monday following the end of the quarter in April 1-15 and shall be awarded based upon seniority. Approximately three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following nearest to July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it will be assigned to the least senior officer in the department. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 on the first Monday following the end of the quarter in June and shall be awarded based upon seniority. Approximately three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on near the schedule immediately following July 1stend of August or beginning of September. In general, the Labor Day holiday will signal the start of the new shift assignments. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it will be assigned to the least senior officer in the department. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within Effective March 1, 2010, the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 Department may deploy a Day Cover Shift in Patrol. Said shift may consist of 14 officers for 2010, and shall be awarded assigned to the Day Shift Commander and supervisors. The Department shall post for volunteers for 14 days, after which time the Department may assign personnel via inverse department seniority or utilize the four (4) year provision of this Article to fill the assignments. If the Department determines to deploy a Day Cover Shift for 2011, said shift shall be included in the annual shift bidding process. All employees assigned to the shift shall work a 10 hour shift with the starting time of 0900 hrs and ending time of 1900 hrs and shall receive a $.40 shift differential for hours worked on that shift. A minimum of one Day Cover Shift employee shall be allowed on vacation at any given time. The Department may alter the start time of the Day Cover Shift by up to two (2) hours by giving notice to the Union not later than September 15. The Department shall not adjust the start times of any other patrol shifts for the balance of this CBA term absent agreement of the Union. The parties shall meet to discuss shift scheduling and call volume on an annual basis to promote efficiency in the operations of the Department. A. Employees shall sign up for shifts by listing their first and second choices and turning them into designated Department personnel. Shift selection will then be made by seniority when there are too many for the staffing level set by the Department. If too few employees’ sign up for a particular shift based upon seniorityon their choices, assignment will be made by assigning the least senior employees. B. Sergeants shall sign up for, and be assigned to shifts by seniority in rank, as set forth in section A., above. Approximately Such assignment shall be made prior to the selection described in section A., above. C. Employees who have less than four (4) years of service on the Department shall not be assigned as set forth in subsection A., but instead shall be rotated by the Department so that they will have worked on all three (3) months before then shifts during this four (4) year period. After the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignmentfourth year, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it employees will be assigned to the least senior officer shifts as set forth in the departmentsection A., above. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniority. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for assignment will be assigned that shift. The parties recognize that for the betterment of the Department it may be necessary to assign a trainee to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be D. Employees assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours the Traffic or Identification Units shall sign up for shifts as noted in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided however employees may volunteer Section A except that shift selection will then be made by seniority based on the length of time assigned to work up the unit as investigator. Department seniority shall determine shift selection when investigators were assigned to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour periodthe unit on the same date.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within Effective March 1, 2010, the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 Department may deploy a Day Cover Shift in Patrol. Said shift may consist of 14 officers for 2010, and shall be awarded assigned to the Day Shift Commander and supervisors. The Department shall post for volunteers for 14 days, after which time the Department may assign personnel via inverse department seniority or utilize the four (4) year provision of this Article to fill the assignments. If the Department determines to deploy a Day Cover Shift for 2011, said shift shall be included in the annual shift bidding process. All employees assigned to the shift shall work a 10 hour shift with the starting time of 0900 hrs and ending time of 1900 hrs and shall receive a $.40 shift differential for hours worked on that shift. A minimum of one Day Cover Shift employee shall be allowed on vacation at any given time. The Department may alter the start time of the Day Cover Shift by up to two (2) hours by giving notice to the Union not later than September 15. The Department shall not adjust the start times of any other patrol shifts for the balance of this CBA term absent agreement of the Union. The parties shall meet to discuss shift scheduling and call volume on an annual basis to promote efficiency in the operations of the Department. A. Employees shall sign up for shifts by listing their first and second choices and turning them into designated Department personnel. Shift selection will then be made by seniority when there are too many for the staffing level set by the Department. If too few employees’ sign up for a particular shift based upon seniorityon their choices, assignment will be made by assigning the least senior employees. B. Sergeants shall sign up for, and be assigned to shifts by seniority in rank, as set forth in section A., above. Approximately Such assignment shall be made prior to the selection described in section A., above. C. Employees who have less than four (4) years of service on the Department shall not be assigned as set forth in subsection A., but instead shall be rotated by the Department so that they will have worked on all three (3) months before then shifts during this four (4) year period. After the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignment. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignmentfourth year, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it employees will be assigned to shifts as set forth in section A., above. D. Employees assigned to the least senior officer Traffic or Identification Units shall sign up for shifts as noted in Section A except that shift selection will then be made by seniority based on the length of time assigned to the unit as investigator. Department seniority shall determine shift selection when investigators were assigned to the unit on the same date. Effective in January 2017, during the shift selection process, the Department will solicit preferences over district, patrol area and day-off group assignments. The Department will attempt to honor preferences over district, patrol area and day-off group assignments by seniority, but final determination of district, patrol area and day-off group assignments rest with the Chief of Police or his designee and these assignments shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. After the January 2017 shift change, employees that remain assigned to the same district and shift for the succeeding years shall remain assigned to their day-off group unless the Department can articulate a demonstrative operational need to assign the employee to a different day-off group or the employee requests to be assigned to a different day-off group which has an opening. The Chief of Police or his designee may deny the voluntary request which shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. Employees assigned to a different district shall be placed in the department. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and same day-off group they had been assigned to previously if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniorityan opening. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for may request assignment will be assigned to a different day-off group that shifthas an opening. The parties recognize that for decision to honor the betterment request rests with the Chief of the Department it may be necessary Police or his designee. Employees not assigned to assign a trainee their previous day-off group when there is an opening, unless they voluntarily opt to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twentydifferent day-four (24) hour periodoff group, provided however employees may volunteer is subject to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour periodthe grievance procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Shift Selection. Employee assignments within Upon sixty (60) days after the Patrol Bureau will occur between approximately April 1-15 approval and ratification of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Department may deploy a Day Cover Shift in Patrol. Said shift may consist of up to 21 officers for, and shall be awarded assigned to a District and to the supervisors specified by that District’s Commander. The Department shall post for volunteers for 14 days, after which time the Department may assign personnel via inverse department seniority or utilize the four (4) year provision of this Article to fill the assignments. If the Department determines to deploy a Day Cover Shift for subsequent years, said shift shall be included in the annual shift bidding process. All employees assigned to the shift shall work a 10 hour shift with the starting time of 1100 hrs and ending time of 2100 hrs and shall receive a $0.55 shift differential for hours worked on that shift. Up to half of the officers assigned to the Day Cover Shift may work a 10-hour shift with the starting time of 1200 hrs and ending time of 2200 hrs and shall receive a $0.55 shift differential for hours worked on that shift. A minimum of one Day Cover Shift employee shall be allowed on vacation at any given time. The Department shall not adjust the start times of any other patrol shifts for the balance of this CBA term absent agreement of the Union. The parties shall meet to discuss shift scheduling and call volume on an annual basis to promote efficiency in the operations of the Department. A. Employees shall sign up for shifts by listing their first and second choices and turning them into designated Department personnel. Shift selection will then be made by seniority when there are too many for the staffing level set by the Department. If too few employees’ sign up for a particular shift based upon seniorityon their choices, assignment will be made by assigning the least senior employees. B. Sergeants shall sign up for, and be assigned to shifts by seniority in rank, as set forth in section A., above. Approximately Such assignment shall be made prior to the selection described in section A., above. C. Employees who have less than four (4) years of service on the Department may not be assigned as set forth in subsection A., but instead may be rotated by the Department so that they will have worked on all three (3) months before then the Department will publish a call for written requests on shift assignmentshifts during this four (4) year period. Employees will make their first three (3) choices known. Employees will learn of the assignment, including days off associated with their assignment, immediately after the bidding process is completed. Assignments will take effect on the schedule immediately following July 1st. Residence Hall assignments will be made prior to all others. No officer will be required to work a Residence Hall assignment in consecutive years. Assignment of the remaining officers will begin with selection(s) for day and night shifts. The bid for assignments will continue until all positions are filled. The following general rules apply to assignments: 1. During the term of this Agreement, no employee will be reassigned to a different shift other than the shift awarded by seniority except in situations where the University cannot continue to provide police services. In the event a shift reassignment must occur, it will be offered to volunteers based on seniority. If there are no volunteers it will be assigned to shifts as set forth in section A., above. D. Employees assigned to the least senior officer Traffic or Identification Units shall sign up for shifts as noted in Section A except that shift selection will then be made by seniority based on the length of time assigned to the unit as investigator. Department seniority shall determine shift selection when investigators were assigned to the unit on the same date. Effective in January 2017, during the shift selection process, the Department will solicit preferences over district, patrol area and day-off group assignments. The Department will attempt to honor preferences over district, patrol area and day-off group assignments by seniority, but final determination of district, patrol area and day-off group assignments rest with the Chief of Police or his designee and these assignments shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. After the January 2017 shift change, employees that remain assigned to the same district and shift for the succeeding years shall remain assigned to their day-off group unless the Department can articulate a demonstrative operational need to assign the employee to a different day-off group or the employee requests to be assigned to a different day-off group which has an opening. The Chief of Police or his designee may deny the voluntary request which shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. Employees assigned to a different district shall be placed in the department. 2. Shift selection shall be an appropriate subject for the Joint Labor/Management Committee. 3. If a shift becomes available as a result of trainees being released for duty, and same day-off group they had been assigned to previously if there is at least four (4) months until the next shift change, the shift will be posted and awarded by seniorityan opening. The new trainee released for duty will take the senior officers shift. If no employee desires the shift, the trainee scheduled for may request assignment will be assigned to a different day- off group that shifthas an opening. The parties recognize that for decision to honor the betterment request rests with the Chief of the Department it may be necessary Police or his designee. Employees not assigned to assign a trainee their previous day-off group when there is an opening, unless they voluntarily opt to a specific shift. 4. Voluntary shift trades will be allowed as long as overtime costs are not incurred. 5. Except in a bona fide emergency, no employee shall be assigned to work more than sixteen (16) hours in a twentydifferent day-four (24) hour periodoff group, provided however employees may volunteer is subject to work up to eighteen (18) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour periodthe grievance procedure.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement