Common use of Time Off Slots Clause in Contracts

Time Off Slots. A. All absences from work must have prior approval of the Fire Chief or his designee. Time off slots are generally reserved for leaves of absence such as annual leave, illness leave, and those of an emergency nature. It is understood that time off slots are only intended to be used as guidelines to help both parties to this Agreement manage daily attendance. Accordingly, the Fire Chief or his designee retains the right to deny any time off slot, or to approve additional requests for leave, based on operational needs. It is also understood that the use of available slots shall not be unreasonably denied. B. A maximum of two (2) slots shall be available for members of this bargaining unit for annual leave, holiday leave, and other approved leave. One (1) is for use by the Captains; the other for use by the District Chiefs. It is understood that consistent with Article 27.5(A) above, the Fire Chief or appropriate designee retains the right to approve a number of slots greater than or less than two (2) depending on operational needs at the time. However, consistent with Article 27.3 above, no District Chief can use a time off slot on the same shift in which another District Chief is off on an R-Day, with the exception of an annual leave slot selected by another District Chief as his first or second round choice during the annual leave selection process.

Time Off Slots. A. All absences from work must have prior approval of the Fire Chief or his designee. Time off slots are generally reserved for leaves of absence such as annual leave, illness leave, and those of an emergency nature. It is understood that time off slots are only intended to be used as guidelines to help both parties to this Agreement manage daily attendance. Accordingly, the Fire Chief or his designee retains the right to deny any time off slot, or to approve additional requests for leave, based on operational needs. It is also understood that the use of available slots shall not be unreasonably denied. B. A maximum of two (2) slots shall be available for members of this bargaining unit for annual leave, holiday leave, and other approved leave. One (1) is for use by the Captains; the other for use by the District Chiefs. It is understood that consistent with Article 27.5(A) above, the Fire Chief or appropriate designee retains the right to approve a number of slots greater than or less than two (2) depending on operational needs at the time. However, consistent . C. Consistent with Article 27.3 above, no District Chief can use a time off slot on the same shift in which another District Chief is off on an R-Day, with the exception of an annual leave slot selected by another District Chief as his the first or second round choice during the annual leave selection process. Furthermore, a Captain may use the second District Chief slot, provided it is still available at 0800 on the shift prior.