Common use of Relief Assignments Clause in Contracts

Relief Assignments. 12.1 All possible regular relief assignments with five days work per week and two consecutive rest days (subject to Clause 11.1) shall be established to perform necessary relief work or to perform relief work on certain days and such types of other work on other days as may be assigned under this agreement. 12.2 Where situations exist making it impracticable to establish relief assignments in accordance with Clause 12.1, relief assignments on other bases may be arranged by mutual agreement. Consent to such proposed arrangements shall not be unreasonably withheld in cases where otherwise employees would be required to work on assigned rest days or unreasonable travel time would be involved. 12.3 Regular relief assignments may on different days have different starting times, duties and work locations, provided that such starting times, duties and work locations are those of the employee or employees relieved. 12.4 When regular relief assignments, are established under Clause 12.3, every effort will be made to avoid having an employee work two consecutive shifts of eight hours.