Switching Shifts/Giveaways. If an employee wishes to switch a shift with a co-worker in the same department with equal qualifications and within the same pay period, the employees involved must enter this electronically through the Employee Self Service Kiosk (ESS) or provide it to the Employer in writing on a form to be supplied a minimum of forty- eight (48) hours prior to the shift. In the case of a written request, both employees must sign the form setting out the shifts that are to be exchanged, Approval for such requests will not be unreasonably denied. All switches must be requested a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to the shift. In the case of an emergency, the time for notice may be abridged. Dealers will be permitted to switch shifts will all other Dealers under this Article. The system will approve the request if all criteria are met and will deny if all the criteria are not met. If an employee wishes to give away a shift to a co-worker in the same department with equal qualifications, the employees involved must enter this electronically through the Employee Self Serve Kiosk (ESS) or provide it to the Employer in writing on a form to be supplied a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to the shift, except in cases of an emergency. In the case of a written request, both employees must sign the form setting out when this will occur. Approval of such requests will not be unreasonably denied. All giveaways must be requested a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to the shift. No full-time employee can give away more than sixteen (16) shifts per calendar year. Part-time employees will have unlimited giveaways for the duration of the 2015 Schedule (one (1) calendar year) at which time management will reassess the number of giveaways. If a change is made for 2016 or beyond, the number of giveaways will not be less than twenty-four (24) per calendar year. Dealers may give away shifts to any other Dealer. Dealers in the D5/D6 classification with the skill and ability, and Dealers in D4 classification who have taken and passed Inspector training may accept shifts from Inspectors. The system will approve the request if all criteria are met and will deny if all the criteria are not met. All employees can utilize available banked stat days, accrued vacation days or their personal day to cover for a giveaway, and that day will not be counted as a giveaway towards the annual limit. If an employee’s access has been temporarily deactivated and they wish to switch a shift the ...
Switching Shifts/Giveaways. If an employee wishes to switch shifts with a co-worker in the same department with equal qualifications and within the same work week, the employees involved must enter this electronically through the Employee Self Service Kiosk (ESS) a minimum of four (4) hours prior to the start of the shift. In the case of an emergency, the time for notice may be abridged. The system will approve the request if all criteria are met and will deny if all the criteria are not met. If an employee wishes to give away a shift to a co-worker in the same department with equal qualifications and within the same work week, the employee must enter this electronically through the Employee Self Service Kiosk (ESS) a minimum of four (4) hours prior to the commencement of the shift The shift is not “given away” until a co-worker picks it up electronically through the ESS. Full-time employees will be permitted to give away one (1) shift per work week so long as the employee maintains full time status. Giveaways may be increased per work week, subject to business and operational requirements and at the Employer’s sole discretion. Part-time employees will be permitted to give away unlimited shifts, provided they maintain a minimum of one (1) shift per week. Where an employee switches or gives away a shift with another employee, the Employer agrees not to reassign a shift to the employee(s) on that day
