VOLUNTARY 12 HOUR SHIFTS Sample Clauses

VOLUNTARY 12 HOUR SHIFTS. Where it is deemed desirable to work ordinary hours in excess of 10 and up to 12 on any shift cycle system, such hours may only be implemented if at least 75% of employees who will be directly affected vote, via secret ballot, in favour of such hours. The roster for working such hours shall be determined by the employer in consultation with the employees concerned. - Such hours are to be trialled for a period of up to six months and then reviewed by the parties, or their representatives, directly involved. Such hours may only be continued if at least 75% of the employees directly affected vote, via a secret ballot, in favour of continuation. - An employee who has voted against extended ordinary hours shall not be required to work such ordinary hours. - Before any trial period of daily ordinary hours in excess of 10 commences, a detailed proposal is to be prepared addressing at least the following matters: • the shift rostering system (including the viability of working the system) • meal breaks and rest pauses; • mechanisms for monitoring job satisfaction, fatigue levels, absenteeism and patient care standards. - Such proposal is to be submitted to a Working Party consisting of 3 employees nominated or elected by fellow employees, 2 representatives of management, plus the Human Resources Manager as an ex officio member. Reasonable alterations to the proposal arising from Working Party recommendations are to be adopted. Management of the hospital reserves the right to veto the implementation of the system if it considers staff numbers in support are insufficient to make it workable. - At the conclusion of the trial period relevant data shall be made available to the Working Party before such extended working hours are further implemented. Recommendations from the Working Party based on documented outcomes will receive due and serious consideration by the Executive in determining whether or not the extended hours system is to continue. - An employee who works on a 12 hour shift system shall be paid shift allowances on the following basis:- i) An evening shift allowance of 12.5%, for four hours of the shift, where the shift includes the hour of midday ii) An evening shift allowance of 12.5%, for four hours of the shift, and a night shift allowance of 20%, for eight hours of the shift, where the shift includes the hour or midnight. - An employee who works a 12 hour day work period only, shall be paid, for four hours of such period, the evening shift allowance ...
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Related to VOLUNTARY 12 HOUR SHIFTS

  • Hour Shifts When the Employer deems it necessary to implement a twelve (12) hour work day, affected employees shall be notified pursuant to Clause 14.05. The following Clauses shall be replaced or added to the Collective Agreement where appropriate.

  • Hour Shift An eight (8) hour tour shall be inclusive of an unpaid one-half (1/2) hour meal period, and two fifteen (15) minute paid relief periods.

  • Voluntary Overtime No Employee shall be required to work overtime against her wishes when the work can be done by other employees.

  • Voluntary Employee Contributions (i) Subject to the governing rules of the relevant superannuation fund, an employee may, in writing, authorise their employer to pay on behalf of the employee a specified amount from the post- taxation wages of the employee into the same superannuation fund as the employer makes the superannuation contributions provided for in Clause 24(b). (ii) An employee may adjust the amount the employee has authorised their employer to pay from the wages of the employee from the first of the month following the giving of three months’ written notice to their employer. (iii) The employer must pay the amount authorised under Clauses 24(d)(i) or 24(d)(ii) no later than 28 days after the end of the month in which the deduction authorised under Clauses 24(d)(i) or 24(d)(ii) was made.

  • Workweek A regularly re-occurring period of one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours consisting of seven (7) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods. Workweeks will normally begin at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday and end at 12:00 midnight the following Saturday or as otherwise designated by the appointing authority. If there is a change in their workweek, employees will be given written notification by the appointing authority or their designee.

  • HOLIDAY COMPENSATION FOR TIME WORKED 110. Employees required by their respective appointing officers to work on any of the above specified or substitute holidays, excepting Fridays observed as holidays in lieu of holidays falling on Saturday, shall be paid extra compensation of one additional day's pay at time-and-one-half the usual rate in the amount of 12 hours pay for 8 hours worked or a proportionate amount for less than 8 hours worked provided, however, that at the employee's request and with the approval of the appointing officer, an employee may be granted compensatory time off in lieu of paid overtime pursuant to the provisions of Section III.E.2. 111. Executive, administrative and professional employees designated in the Annual Salary Ordinance with the "Z" symbol shall not receive extra compensation for holiday work but may be granted time off equivalent to the time worked at the rate of-one-and-one-half times for work on the holiday.

  • Overtime-Eligible Employees Employees who are covered by the overtime provisions of state and federal law.

  • Workday and Workweek The regular workweek of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit shall be forty (40) hours and shall consist of five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) hours per day.

  • Voluntary Layoff Appointing authorities will allow an employee in the same job classification and department where layoffs will occur to volunteer to be laid off provided that the employee is in a position requiring the same skills and abilities, as a position subject to layoff. Any volunteer for layoff shall have no formal layoff option. If the appointing authority accepts the employee’s voluntary request for layoff, the employee will submit a non-revocable letter stating they are accepting a voluntary layoff from the University. The employee will be placed on all applicable rehire lists.

  • Holidays Worked When an employee works on a calendar holiday, he/she shall receive payment of the holiday at the regular rate and in addition, at the discretion of the Employer, (1) be paid at the rate of time and one half for hours actually worked on the holiday or (2) be given compensatory time off equal to one and one half the number of hours actually worked.

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