Ten Hours of Rest Sample Clauses

Ten Hours of Rest. Consecutive Shifts / Ten Hour Rest Period: An employee who works their entire shift or longer will receive no less than ten (10) hours of time off before returning to duty or other required work assignments (required on-call emergency response, training, etc.). In no event shall an employee be required to work more than sixteen (16) consecutive hours. In the event the ten (10) hour rest period between shifts includes time that the employee would normally be scheduled to work, the Employee may use any compensated time off available (vacation, floating holiday, comp time or non- compensated time off) to cover for said period. However, an employee will return to work to complete his/her normal shift if there is any time remaining on his/her shift after the ten (10) hour rest period is completed. These provisions do not apply to special events or voluntary training. The ten (10) hour rest period requirement can be waived if mutually agreed to by the employee and the employee’s supervisor. Exceptions to the above are: a. Unforeseen emergency situations such as; natural disasters or other extraordinary events. Backfilling for sick calls or common staffing issues do not constitute an emergency for the purposes of this section. b. It is understood that special work assignments can be exempt from these provisions and will occasionally require employees assigned to those assignments to work beyond sixteen (16) hours or to require employees to return to duty prior to the ten (10) hour rest period. However, when practical, the Supervisor of the employee will make every effort to comply with the provisions above. Employees should notify their supervisors as soon as practical to ensure that proper staffing is maintained.