Forced Overtime. If the EMS Chief, or designee, is unable to fill the vacant shift through the above procedure, forced overtime will be assigned to the least senior paramedic of the crews that are on their three shift work rotation, according to a rotating reverse seniority list, provided the shift would not result in more than a forty-eight (48) hour tour. This may require the ordering of two paramedics, each working twelve (12) hour shift to avoid hours worked in excess of forty-eight (48). The EMS Chief will make every effort to assign forced overtime to paramedics on the two shifts that are in duty rotation and avoiding, if at all possible, assigning forced overtime to a paramedic on their four day off work rotation. Compensation for forced overtime shall be at one and one-half (1 ½) times the hourly rate. The intent of this procedure is to equalize forced overtime among employees, as much as possible.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement