Common use of Suspension of the Compressed Work Week Clause in Contracts

Suspension of the Compressed Work Week. The compressed work-week schedule may be temporarily suspended by joint and mutual agreement of the Union and the College Administration from the jurisdiction concerned. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the College shall give a minimum of ten (10) working days notice of suspension of the Compressed Work Week schedule. In order to accommodate situations, such as emergencies, vacation, illness and peak periods, scheduled fortnight days may be deferred at the request and with the approval of the administration and must be rescheduled and utilized at the earliest opportunity. Where such situations are known in advance, fortnight scheduling shall be arranged to accommodate them. Staffing needs within a department or area may necessitate suspension of the compressed work week schedule for an employee required to provide back-up service in the absence of another staff member if it cannot be accommodated via the provisions contained within the Flextime Letter of Understanding. During periods of suspension of the Compressed Work Week, the College shall require employees to continue working a seven and three-quarter (7¾) hour day for the period of suspension. However, in order to meet the College's commitments, departmental staffing needs and/or to meet individual needs, an employee and a department may mutually agree that the employee shall revert to a seven

Suspension of the Compressed Work Week. The compressed work-week schedule may be temporarily suspended by joint and mutual agreement of the Union and the College Administration from the jurisdiction concerned. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the College shall give a minimum of ten (10) working days notice of suspension of the Compressed Work Week schedule. In order to accommodate situations, such as emergencies, vacation, illness and peak periods, scheduled fortnight days may be deferred at the request and with the approval of the administration and must be rescheduled and utilized at the earliest opportunity. Where such situations are known in advance, fortnight scheduling shall be arranged to accommodate them. Staffing needs within a department or area may necessitate suspension of the compressed work week schedule for an employee required to provide back-up service in the absence of another staff member if it cannot be accommodated via the provisions contained within the Flextime Letter of Understanding. During periods of suspension of the Compressed Work Week, the College shall require employees to continue working a seven and three-quarter (7¾7 ¾) hour day for the period of suspension. However, in order to meet the College's commitments, departmental staffing needs and/or to meet individual needs, an employee and a department may mutually agree that the employee shall revert to a sevenNINE-DAY FORTNIGHT SYSTEM (cont'd)