Common use of Unplanned Overtime Clause in Contracts

Unplanned Overtime. a. When there is a need for unplanned overtime, the supervisor shall have the discretion to assign such overtime to an employee already on shift or to use the voluntary list. b. In the case where the voluntary list is exhausted, the University will assign overtime work by rotation based on seniority among those employees on the same shift who normally perform the work involved. c. For purposes of this Article, rotation based on seniority shall mean that when there are employees requesting to work the overtime, assignment of that overtime shall be based on greatest seniority; when no employee requests to work the overtime, assignment of that overtime shall be based on inverse order of seniority. d. An employee who works voluntary overtime, or who is offered voluntary overtime and declines it, will not have another turn in the rotation until the relevant list is exhausted and the rotation reaches her or him again. e. When assigning overtime by inverse seniority, the supervisor will consider the special needs of employees who have documented medical problems or substantiated childcare problems or other extraordinarily compelling circumstances. However, the University may, at its discretion, assign overtime work to employees irrespective of seniority who possess skills, knowledge, or abilities which are not possessed to the same degree by other employees in the department/division and which are necessary to perform the required work.