Variation of Hours of Work Requirements. Emergencies The employer may require variations to hours of work requirements to meet the needs of emergencies. Occasional variations Occasional variations to the times of day and/or days of week to meet service requirements shall be by agreement between the employer and the directly affected employee(s). Long term / permanent changes to hours of work requirements Except as provided for above, where the employer requires an employee to change their hours of work requirements to meet service needs, then a minimum of twelve (12) weeks prior notice of the change shall be given for the purpose of reaching written agreement between the employee and the employer. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. A shorter period of notice than twelve (12) weeks may be applied by agreement. The employee’s representative shall also be advised of the notice of the change at the same time as the employee. No employee shall be discriminated against for not agreeing to change their hours of work requirement. This doesn’t prevent the Management of Change process applying. There will be circumstances/situations where the management of change provisions will be the more appropriate way of proceeding with approved changed in hours.
Variation of Hours of Work Requirements. B9 Emergencies - The employer may require variations to hours of work requirements to meet the needs of emergencies. B10 Occasional variations - to the times of day and/or days of week to meet service requirements shall be by agreement between the employer and the directly affected employee(s). B11 Long term / permanent changes to hours of work requirements - except as provided for above, where the employer requires an employee to change their hours of work requirements to meet service needs, then a minimum of six (6) weeks prior notice of the change shall be given for the purpose of reaching written agreement between the employee and the employer. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Should mutual agreement not be reached the employer reserves the right to use the management of change provisions to effect the change. A shorter period of notice than six (6) weeks may be applied by agreement. The employee's representative shall also be advised of the notice of the change at the same time as the employee. The parties note that this provision is not in lieu of the management of change provisions. No employee shall be discriminated against for not agreeing to change their hours of work requirement.
Variation of Hours of Work Requirements
