Common use of Four on, Two off Schedule Clause in Contracts

Four on, Two off Schedule. In an effort to maximize full-time employment opportunities, the local parties may agree to a “four on, two off” innovative schedule subject to the following principles: (a) The introduction of such schedules and trial periods, if any, shall be determined by the local parties; Each Home must have the majority agreement of the full-time and part- time employees who vote on the issue to agree on a trial period of up to six months. Once the trial period is complete, each Home must have a minimum of 662/3% agreement of the full-time and part-time employees who vote on the issue to continue with the new schedule on a permanent basis. (b) The implementation of such schedules shall be established only by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union; (c) Notwithstanding the definition for full-time employee under Article 2.02, employees who participate in this schedule will normally be scheduled for thirty-five (35) hours per week on average and will be considered a full- time employee for all purposes of the Collective Agreement; (d) i) notwithstanding Article 16.01, for the purposes of bi-weekly overtime, normal weekly full-time hours shall remain at seventy- five (75) hours per bi-weekly average over a six (6) week period. In each bi-weekly pay period the employee will be paid for all hours worked. At the end of the six (6) week period, entitlement for bi-weekly overtime will be calculated and paid.

Four on, Two off Schedule. In an effort to maximize full-time employment opportunities, the local parties may agree to a “four on, two off” innovative schedule (Appendix “C”), subject to the following principles: (a) The introduction of such schedules and trial periods, if any, shall be determined by the local parties; Each Home must have the majority agreement of the full-time and part- time employees who vote on the issue to agree on a trial period of up to six months. Once the trial period is complete, each Home must have a minimum of 662/3% 66⅔% agreement of the full-time and part-time employees who vote on the issue to continue with the new schedule on a permanent basis. (b) The implementation of such schedules shall be established only by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union; (c) Notwithstanding the definition for full-time employee under Article 2.02, employees who participate in this schedule will normally be scheduled for thirty-five (35) hours per week on average and will be considered a full- time employee for all purposes of the Collective Agreementcollective agreement; (d) i) notwithstanding Notwithstanding Article 16.01, for the purposes of bi-weekly overtime, the normal weekly full-time hours shall remain at seventy- seventy-five (75) hours per bi-weekly average over a six (6) week period. In each bi-weekly pay period the employee will be paid for all hours worked. At the end of the six (6) week period, entitlement for bi-weekly overtime will be calculated and paid.