Common use of Four-Day Workweek Clause in Contracts

Four-Day Workweek. Effective January 1 following ratification, the parties agree: (a) At the discretion of a Department Head on a case-by-case basis and subject to the operational needs of the Department, employees may be offered or request the option of a four (4) day workweek. In the event two (2) or more employees in the same title and job series simultaneously apply for a four (4) day work week, seniority in the title and job series will be the determining factor. Seniority shall be defined as the total continuous service of an employee with the City of Boston, provided that service prior to an authorized leave of absence or prior to a lay off shall be counted toward total continuous service. The only issue in this Article that can be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure listed in Article 7 is Seniority. (b) A four (4) day workweek shall consist of either thirty-five (35) or forty (40) hours per week over four (4) consecutive days of either eight hours and forty five minutes (8.75 hours) or ten (10) hours per day. At the discretion of the department head, exceptions may be granted to the requirement that the 4 days be consecutive. (c) The City’s Director of the Office of Human Resources shall approve a four (4) day workweek after the Department Head (or their Designee) and the employee has agreed to a four (4) day workweek. In the event where a four (4) day workweek is denied, the effected employee may appeal the denial to the City’s Director of Human Resources or her/his designee. The City’s Director of Human Resource will make her/his decision available to the employee and the Union upon request. The decision by the Office of Human Resources shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 7. (See Appendix A.)

Four-Day Workweek. Effective January 1 following ratification, the parties agree: (a) A. At the discretion of a Department Head on a case-by-case basis and subject to the operational needs of the Department, employees may be offered or request the option of a four (4) day workweek. In the event two (2) or more employees in the same title and job series simultaneously apply for a four (4) day work week, seniority in the title and job series will be the determining factor. Seniority shall be defined as the total continuous service of an employee with the City of Boston, provided that service prior to an authorized leave of absence or prior to a lay off shall be counted toward total continuous service. The only issue in this Article that can be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure listed in Article 7 is Seniority. (b) B. A four (4) day workweek shall consist of either thirty-five (35) or forty (40) hours per week over four (4) consecutive days of either eight hours and forty forty-five minutes (8.75 hours) or ten (10) hours per day. At the discretion of the department head, exceptions may be granted to the requirement that the 4 days be consecutive. (c) C. The City’s Director of the Office of Human Resources shall approve a four (4) day workweek after the Department Head (or their Designee) and the employee has agreed to a four (4) day workweek. In the event where a four (4) day workweek is denied, the effected affected employee may appeal the denial to the City’s Director of Human Resources or her/his designee. The City’s Director of Human Resource Resources will make her/his decision available to the employee and the Union upon request. The decision by the Office of Human Resources shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure in Article 7. (See Appendix A.).