Common use of Unavailability of a Leave Replacement Clause in Contracts

Unavailability of a Leave Replacement. 1. A leave replacement assignment list showing the pri- xxxx leave replacements assigned to each route and the second and third leave replacements to be utilized on each route, if any, will be posted in each office. Qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees will be designated as the second and third leave replacements for each route based on the longest period of continuous ser- vice in the office. In no instance will these employees be shown as leave replacements on more than three routes on the assignment list. 2. Whenever the leave replacement assigned to serve a route is temporarily unavailable or no leave replacement is assigned to the route, the Employer may require a part-time flexible rural carrier to serve the route prior to requiring those substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees who are the second or third leave replacements des- ignated for that route on the leave replacement assignment list. 3. If the second and third leave replacements desig- nated for the route are unavailable, and a part-time flexible rural carrier has not been designated to serve the route, the route shall be assigned to quali- fied substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural car- rier relief employees assigned to that delivery unit in the order of the longest period of continuous service in the office. Qualified is defined for Subsection D.1. and 3. as having received training on or been uti- lized on the route. Delivery unit is defined for this purpose as a physical location containing one or more five digit zip codes under the control of one postmaster or sta- tion/branch manager. This does not include annex- es, stations, or branches under the control of a dif- ferent postmaster or station/branch manager. 4. If no qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees within the delivery unit are available, the Employer may designate any other leave replacement prior to selecting a regular rural carrier to work in accordance with Article 8.5. 5. In emergencies, when the services of a substitute, rural carrier associate, or rural carrier relief employ- ee are not available, another qualified employee may be designated by the Employer.

Unavailability of a Leave Replacement. 1. A leave replacement assignment list showing the pri- xxxx primary leave replacements assigned to each route and the second and third leave replacements to be utilized on each route, if any, will be posted in each office. Qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees will be designated as the second and third leave replacements for each route based on the longest period of continuous ser- vice in the office. In no instance will these employees be shown as leave replacements on more than three routes on the assignment list. 2. Whenever the leave replacement assigned to serve a route is temporarily unavailable or no leave replacement is assigned to the route, the Employer may require a part-time flexible rural carrier to serve the route prior to requiring those substitutessubsti- tutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees who are the second or third leave replacements des- ignated designated for that route on the leave replacement assignment list. 3. If the second and third leave replacements desig- nated des- ignated for the route are unavailable, and a part-part- time flexible rural carrier has not been designated to serve the route, the route shall be assigned to quali- fied qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural car- rier carrier relief employees assigned to that delivery unit in the order of the longest period peri- od of continuous service in the office. Qualified is defined for Subsection D.1. and 3. as having received training on or been uti- lized utilized on the route. Delivery unit is defined for this purpose as a physical location containing one or more five five-digit zip codes ZIP Codes under the control of one postmaster or sta- tionstation/branch manager. This does not include annex- esannexes, stations, or branches under the control of a dif- ferent different postmaster or station/branch manager. 4. If no qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees within the delivery unit are available, the Employer may designate any other leave replacement in the office prior to selecting a regular rural carrier to work in accordance with Article 8.5. 5. If no other leave replacements in the office are available, the Employer may schedule a leave replacement from another office before selecting a regular rural carrier to work in accordance with Article 8.5. If a leave replacement is scheduled to 6. In emergencies, when the services of a substitute, rural carrier associate, or rural carrier relief employ- ee employee are not available, another qualified employee may be designated by the Employer.

Unavailability of a Leave Replacement. 1. A leave replacement assignment list showing the pri- xxxx primary leave replacements assigned to each route and the second and third leave replacements to be utilized on each route, if any, will be posted in each office. Qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, and rural carrier relief employees will be designated as the second and third leave replacements for each route based on the longest period of continuous ser- vice service in the office. In no instance will these employees be shown as leave replacements on more than three routes on the assignment list. 2. Whenever the leave replacement assigned to serve a route is temporarily unavailable or no leave replacement is assigned to the route, the Employer may require a part-time flexible rural carrier to serve the route prior to requiring those substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees who are the second or third leave replacements des- ignated designated for that route on the leave replacement assignment list. 3. If the second and third leave replacements desig- nated designated for the route are unavailable, and a part-time flexible rural carrier has not been designated to serve the route, the route shall be assigned to quali- fied qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural car- rier carrier relief employees assigned to that delivery unit in the order of the longest period of continuous service in the office. Qualified is defined for Subsection D.1. and 3. as having received training on or been uti- lized utilized on the route. Delivery unit is defined for this purpose as a physical location containing one or more five digit zip codes under the control of one postmaster or sta- tionstation/branch manager. This does not include annex- esannexes, stations, or branches under the control of a dif- ferent different postmaster or station/branch manager. 4. If no qualified substitutes, rural carrier associates, or rural carrier relief employees within the delivery unit are available, the Employer may designate any other leave replacement prior to selecting a regular rural carrier to work in accordance with Article 8.58 Section 5. 5. In emergencies, when the services of a substitute, rural carrier associate, or rural carrier relief employ- ee employee are not available, another qualified employee may be designated by the Employer.