Relief Dispatcher Sample Clauses
The Relief Dispatcher clause designates an individual or entity responsible for temporarily taking over dispatching duties when the primary dispatcher is unavailable. In practice, this clause outlines the conditions under which a relief dispatcher is appointed, the scope of their authority, and the procedures for transitioning responsibilities. Its core function is to ensure continuity of operations and prevent disruptions in dispatch services due to absences or emergencies affecting the primary dispatcher.
Relief Dispatcher. The term “Relief Dispatcher” shall be an employee working on a year round basis and offered at least forty (40) hours of work per week to relieve employees who are not scheduled to work or to work various assigned shifts.
Relief Dispatcher. 8.7.1 The selection of Relief Dispatcher candidates shall be the sole discretion of the Employer. The number of positions for Relief Dispatcher(s) will be determined by the business needs of River Cities Transit.
8.7.2 When “Relief Dispatcher” positions become available, the following will apply:
1. A sign-up sheet requesting the names of interested candidates will be posted for ten
Relief Dispatcher. The City of Greenfield and the Greenfield Fire and Police Signal Operator's Association (hereafter referred to as "The Union") agree that the Chief of Police may establish a Relief Dispatcher position. The City and the Union agree to the following conditions for the Relief Dispatcher position:
(1) Any dispatcher assigned to the Relief Dispatcher position will work a rotating five day on, two day off, five day on, three day off schedule as defined in Article 7, Section 1.
(2) The primary purpose of the Relief Dispatcher position is to provide shift coverage for planned vacations or day off requests. However, the Relief Dispatcher's shift hours may also be altered, in compliance with section #5 below, by the Police Chief or Dispatch Supervisor to assist with coverage during expected times or events of a peak demand for services.
(3) If the Relief Dispatcher is working different shifts on consecutive days, absent an emergency they will have at least 8 hours off between shifts. Unless otherwise agreed to, the Relief Dispatcher will not have 8 hours or less off between shifts on consecutive days more than once in a three day period.
(4) When not covering a shift vacancy, the Relief Dispatcher's hours of work will be 1100 hours to 1900 hours, unless otherwise ordered by the Dispatch Supervisor as set forth below.
(5) The Dispatch Supervisor shall provide the Relief Dispatcher's hours of work no later than thirty (30) days before the start of the operational period with the understanding that said hours may be changed based on operational needs in the judgment of the Dispatch Supervisor with a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours' advance notice to the Relief Dispat�her. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Relief Dispatcher from the offer or acceptance of a voluntary reassignment of shift with less than seventy-two (72) hours advance notice.
(6) Notwithstanding the above, the Dispatch Supervisor may change the Relief Dispatcher's schedule at any time in the event of an unanticipated shift vacancy expected to or actually lasting more than three (3) working days.
(7) When a permanent vacancy arises, the Relief Dispatcher may be incorporated into the shift rotation in order to cover the vacancy. If this vacancy occurs more than sixty (60) days before a regularly-scheduled shift bid as required in Article 6, Section 4, this shall trigger an emergency shift bid for the remainder of the shift bid period to be completed in which dispatchers, in order of seniority, sh...
Relief Dispatcher. An employee assigned to perform dispatch work on a limited basis. This position is in the Operators, Maintenance, and Customer Service bargaining unit and excluded from the Dispatchers-Field Supervisors bargaining unit.
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Relief Dispatcher. In the event the City designates a relief position for the Dispatcher classification, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) The normal shift for relief employees shall be four (4) ten (10) hour days each week.
(b) Changes to a relief employee's schedule shall be posted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance.
(c) Relief employees shall work at least forty (40) hours per week.
(d) Employees assigned the relief shift shall have a minimum of two (2) consecutive days off which shall be recognized as either their regular days off or the regular days off of the shift that the relief employee is assuming.
(e) The relief position shall be offered, by seniority, to all qualified employees with twenty- four (24) months of experience as a Dispatcher. Once the position has been employee will remain in the relief position for a period of one year, subject to extension by agreement by both parties.
(f) The relief employee will normally cover scheduled leave (vacations, extended sick leave or training).
(g) Unscheduled shift leave for regularly scheduled employees will be covered as follows:
1. Night shift employees will be given the first right of refusal for covering night shift hours; then the relief employee will be contacted; then the day shift employee from the opposite shift will be contacted.
2. Day shift employees will be given the first right of refusal for covering day shift hours on the relief employees designated days off; then the relief employee will be contacted; then the night shift employee from the opposite shift will be contacted.
3. Shift changes from days to nights and nights to days shall be limited to one per week if at all possible.
(h) The relief employee shall be required to work one day shift on the Dispatch desk in every two month period. The relief employee shall review night shift duties with shift personnel every two months and demonstrate knowledge plus proficiency of such duties.
(i) When it becomes necessary for relief employees to work on scheduled days off they shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate. At no time shall the relief employee receive more than triple time for hours worked (double time plus holiday pay) .
(j) The City shall pay the Relief Dispatcher an hourly shift premium of five percent (5%) for all hours worked. The shift premium is in lieu of the shift premium for night shift hours worked and the relief employee will not be paid five percent (5%) for night shift hours on top of the shift premium for the rel...
Relief Dispatcher. The primary purpose of the Relief Dispatcher position is to provide shift coverage for planned vacations or day off requests. However, the Relief Dispatcher's shift hours may also be altered, in compliance with section #5 below, by the Police Chief or Dispatch Supervisor(to be replaced with new job title) to assist with coverage during expected times or events of a peak demand for services.