Common use of Time Trades Clause in Contracts

Time Trades. a. Employees may agree to time trades with other employees who are qualified to perform the duties required in the course of the trade. Such agreement shall be in writing and signed by the affected employees and shall contain specific dates of the trade. Supervisors shall not withhold approval of time trades without valid cause. b. Time trades are voluntary agreements between employees and shall not cause financial liability to the Agency. Employees are individually responsible to ensure the time trade occurs as approved. The employee who fails to complete the trade as approved shall be charged with leave without pay, unless other leave is approved by the employee’s supervisor. c. If an employee reports for duty on a time trade and the Officer in Charge (OIC) determines staff are able to be relieved from work, the employee on time trade will be eligible to request vacation leave using the same Institution process for relieving staff as any other employee on duty. Use of vacation leave under this Subsection shall not count as hours worked for the purpose of overtime calculation. d. Time trade requests may not be changed unless agreed to by the Parties through submission of a new request. e. Employees shall submit their trade requests seven (7) days in advance of the trade date. If a trade is denied a brief explanation shall be provided on the form which will then be returned to the employee. f. All time trades shall be completed within a ninety (90) day time period. g. The notification deadline and/or the completion period may be extended or reduced at individual functional units by mutual agreement between the local Union and the functional unit Manager via the labor/management meeting process. h. Initial trial service employees are restricted from time trades the first six (6) months of employment. Emergent issues may be considered on a case by case basis by working with their Institution Staff Deployment and Institution Security management to secure the time off. This Subsection supersedes any other Provision in this Agreement on the subject of time trades for initial trial service employees. Assistant Superintendent of Security or designee, may reduce the minimum notification deadline or extend the completion period at their discretion and with the agreement of the affected employee.

Time Trades. a. Employees may agree to time trades with other employees who are qualified to perform the duties required in the course of the trade. Such agreement shall be in writing and signed by the affected employees and shall contain specific dates of the trade. Supervisors shall not withhold approval of time trades without valid cause. b. Time trades are voluntary agreements between employees and shall not cause financial liability to the Agency. Employees are individually responsible to ensure the time trade occurs as approved. The employee who fails to complete the trade as approved shall be charged with leave without pay, unless other leave is approved by the employee’s supervisor. c. If an employee reports for duty on a time trade and the Officer in Charge (OIC) determines staff are able to be relieved from work, the employee on time trade will be eligible to request vacation leave using the same Institution process for relieving staff as any other employee on duty. Use of vacation leave under this Subsection shall not count as hours worked for the purpose of overtime calculation. d. Time trade requests may not be changed unless agreed to by the Parties through submission of a new request. e. Employees shall submit their trade requests seven (7) days in advance of the trade date. If a trade is denied a brief explanation shall be provided on the form which will then be returned to the employee. f. All time trades shall be completed within a ninety (90) day time period. g. The notification deadline and/or the completion period may be extended or reduced at individual functional units by mutual agreement between the local Union and the functional unit Manager via the labor/management meeting process. h. Initial trial service employees are restricted from time trades the first six (6) months of employment. Emergent issues may be considered on a case by case basis by working with their Institution Staff Deployment and Institution Security management to secure the time off. This Subsection supersedes any other Provision in this Agreement on the subject of time trades for initial trial service employees. Assistant Superintendent of Security or designee, may reduce the minimum notification deadline or extend the completion period at their discretion and with the agreement of the affected employee.