TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 consecutive hours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade. A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee. B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief. C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative. D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains. E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembers. F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves. G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions. H. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The physician’s verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must be submitted within 14 days from the date the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s verification of illness or injury shall consist of one of the following: 1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification. 2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code may be blacked out. 3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance. 4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreement. I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief. J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges. K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL. L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline. M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement, Labor Management Agreement
TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members Members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 with the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive hourstours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade.
A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four Emergency, partial tour and one (41) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may shall be approved by submitted to the Fire Chief or his designeeDistrict Chief.
B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief.
C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative.
D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains.
E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembersother members.
F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves.
G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions.
H. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The physician’s verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must be submitted within 14 days from the date the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s verification of illness or injury shall consist of one of the following:;
1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification.
2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code may be blacked out.
3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance.
4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreement.
I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief.
J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges.
K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL.
L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline.
M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement
TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 consecutive hours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade.
A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee.
B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief.
C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative.
D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains.
E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembersother members.
F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves.
G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions.
H. X. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The physician’s verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must be submitted within 14 days from the date the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s verification of illness or injury shall consist of one of the following:
1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification.
2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code may be blacked out.
3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance.
4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreement.
I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief.
J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges.
K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL.
L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline.
M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement
TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members Members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 with the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive hourstours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade.
A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four Emergency, partial tour and one (41) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may shall be approved by submitted to the Fire Chief or his designeeDistrict Chief.
B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief.
C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative.
D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains.
E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembersother members.
F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves.
G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions.
H. X. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The illness in writing from a licensed health care provider who is providing the treatment (MD, DO, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant) for the time of the absence. If the absence occurs on a day when Employee Health Services is operating, the member shall obtain the verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, from Employee Health Services.
i. The medical verification of injury or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must illness shall be submitted to the Human Resources Bureau within 14 seven (7) days from of the date occurrence.
ii. Failure to produce the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s written medical verification of injury or illness or injury shall consist of one within seven (7) days of the following:
1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification.
2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code occurrence may be blacked out.
3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance.
4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreementresult in disciplinary action.
I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief.
J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges.
K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL.
L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline.
M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement
TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 consecutive hours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade.
A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee.
B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief.
C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative.
D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains.
E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembers.
F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves.
G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions.
H. X. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The physician’s verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must be submitted within 14 days from the date the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s verification of illness or injury shall consist of one of the following:
1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification.
2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code may be blacked out.
3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance.
4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreement.
I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief.
J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges.
K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL.
L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline.
M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement
TRADING OF TOURS. Subject to the provisions listed below, members of the Cincinnati Fire Department shall have the discretion of originating trades. For purposes of this article, a full tour is defined as 24 consecutive hours. Xxxxx Days shall not be considered as tours of trade.
A. Members shall have the right to trade up to four (4) consecutive full tours, limited to six (6)- four (4) consecutive full tour trades per year. Trades longer than four (4) consecutive full tours may be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee.
B. Three (3) calendar days notice shall be required for partial, one (1) and two (2) tour trades and shall be submitted to the District Chief.
C. More than two (2) tours of trade shall require a six (6) calendar days notice and shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his representative.
D. Trades shall be made on a rank for rank basis with the exception of Lieutenants and Captains.
E. Members on holiday or vacation leave shall be permitted to trade with othermembersother members.
F. Members shall be permitted to trade before and/or after beginning or ending holiday or vacation leaves.
G. Members who have been scheduled to attend Fire Department training programs shall not be permitted to trade tours when they are scheduled to attend such sessions.
H. Any member who cannot fulfill an obligated trade due to injury or illness shall notify the District Chief and obtain a medical verification of injury or illness. The physician’s verification of injury or illness must be obtained three days prior to, or three days after the day the member requested sick leave. The verification must be submitted within 14 days from the date the member returns to duty. An approved physician’s verification of illness or injury shall consist of one of the following:
1. A note on a Doctor’s letterhead or prescription pad that stated the member was seen and was ill or injured. There must also be a printed, stamped, or signed name of the physician or physician’s assistant on the verification.
2. An Explanation of Benefits Form (EOB) from the current health insurance provider. The diagnosis code may be blacked out.
3. A form WH-380 verifying FMLA, for each instance.
4. Any other mutually agreed upon form during the life of this agreement.
I. Any member who becomes aware, at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of a scheduled trade, that he cannot fulfill the trade obligation shall notify the member initiating the trade and the initiating member’s District Chief at least 21 days in advance of the traded tour, and such trade shall be considered cancelled. The initiating member shall confirm cancellation of the trade with his District Chief.
J. Upon two (2) occurrences of a failure to fulfill an obligated trade within a twelve (12) month period, the member’s trade privilege may be revoked for twelve (12) months from the date of the second occurrence. Members losing trade privileges may not originate trades or participate in new trades, but are responsible for repayment of trades. Members who fail to fulfill two (2) or more trade obligations due to the same injury or illness may appeal the twelve (12) month trade revocation to the Human Resources Bureau Assistant Chief for reinstatement of trade privileges.
K. Any member who agrees to a trade and is absent or late in reporting to duty for reasons other than those stated in Paragraph H shall be considered AWOL.
L. District Chiefs shall have full discretion to approve all emergency trades [trades arranged less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance] and, if approved, the member initiating the emergency trade shall not be subject to discipline.
M. District Chiefs shall have full discretion in the scheduling of missed trade obligations.
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Samples: Labor Management Agreement