Common use of Trade Time Clause in Contracts

Trade Time. Section 1 Exchange of duty shift will be permitted under the conditions of the following sections of this Article. Section 2 All exchanges will be made by employees of the same rank and with the same qualifications. Consideration may be given by the District Chief to allow for a shift exchange, of personnel with unlike qualifications, if there are sufficient additionally qualified personnel assigned to the station where the duty exchange will occur. The City is not required to approve any shift exchange if it would require the reassignment of personnel from other stations. The purpose of a shift exchange is for the benefit of the affected employee and should not inconvenience others. Section 3 All shift exchanges are done on a voluntary basis and solely at the employee’s option. Section 4 The employees desiring the exchange will notify their company officer (or District Chief, through the Chain of Command, if company officers are exchanging) not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the shift first affected by the exchange unless said exchange arises from an emergency circumstance. Section 5 No personnel will be permitted to exchange more than two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours per year unless permitted by the employee’s District Chief and Fire Chief. All blank spaces on the exchange form (i.e., dates, signatures, etc.) must be filled in prior to approval by the company officer and District Chief. Section 6 In no event are shift exchanges to be granted in order for an employee to make profit or for the purpose of assuming outside employment of any length or duration. Section 7 All exchanges must be completed by both parties within six (6) months of the first exchange. Section 8 Employees participating in the shift exchange will be covered by all applicable benefits while working the other persons shift; however, they will not receive additional wages for this time. The employees will receive their normal wages for their time worked by another. Section 9 If the person agreeing to work for another employee comes ill or fails to appear for the exchange, his/her appropriate leave or wages will be charged. It is also understood that the person agreeing to report for duty in an exchange is totally responsible for appearing and performing the duties of the person who originally requested the exchange. Failure to fulfill the exchange may result in disciplinary action. Section 10 Shift exchanges of duty will be for a minimum duration of one (1) hour and will be in one (1) hour increments. Section 11 All shift exchanges will be requested on the Department’s online scheduling system. Section 12 The City will neither incur nor suffer any liability as a result of any exchange made pursuant to this Article.