WORK DAYS AND HOURS. The normal work week shall consist of thirty-five (35) hours of work performed in five (5), seven (7) hour shifts, starting at 8:00 a.m. and ending 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday of the same week, except in the case of an emergency or an approved alternate work schedule pursuant to Section 14.2. For purposes of this Section, as well as Article 17 Sections 17.1 and 17.3, “emergency” means a situation where due to some public health emergency the Health Commissioner has determined that the Department needs to function on a 24 hour basis. Unless otherwise instructed by Supervision, all nurses are expected to report for duty in the office or to their field assignment at the scheduled beginning of their work shift and remain on duty until the scheduled end of their work shift. A nurse will not be required to work more than one (1) weekend per calendar quarter, except that additional weekends may be required if the nurse is currently working more weekends or if the nurse accepts a position that includes more weekends. If there are no volunteers that will work the weekend without incurring overtime, the Board can modify the nurse’s (least senior qualified on a rotating basis) work schedule during a workweek within which a weekend is scheduled to avoid the payment of overtime for the weekend work, or by mutual agreement the nurse may be allowed to take an equivalent number of hours off in the following week in lieu of being compensated for that weekend work.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement