Common use of Work Shifts Clause in Contracts

Work Shifts. a. The starting times of work shifts will be governed by operational needs. Back-to-back part-time shifts will not be used to cover staffing needs that could otherwise be covered by a single full-time shift. b. Relief shifts may be used to cover outages and will be included in the regular shift bid, as determined by local management, either: (i) With regular days off and start times that remain consistent throughout bid period. (ii) As open-lines that change on a monthly basis based on operational needs. (A) Relief schedules will be provided to employees in a minimum of 30 day segments and will include a base or home shift. (B) If relief line(s) are used to cover lines temporarily vacated by other employees, the relief line(s) will match the vacated bid line(s). (ie Vacation, Jury Duty, Illness LOA, etc.). (C) If the relief lines are adjusted to accommodate a change to the operational need (ie flight schedule changes, call volume changes), relief shifts are not required to match current shift bid lines. Relief schedules will be reviewed with the Local Committee and Local management at least 5 days ahead of the relief posting, the Local committee will respond with any concerns within 48 hours.

Work Shifts. a. The starting times of work shifts will be governed by operational needs. Back-to-back part-time shifts will not be used to cover staffing needs that could otherwise be covered by a single full-time shift. b. Relief shifts may be used to cover outages and will be included in the regular shift bid, as determined by local management, either: (i) With regular days off and start times that remain consistent throughout bid period. (ii) As open-lines that change on a monthly basis based on operational needs.operational (A) Relief schedules will be provided to employees in a minimum of 30 day segments and will include a base or home shift. (B) If relief line(s) are used to cover lines temporarily vacated by other employees, the relief line(s) will match the vacated bid line(s). (ie Vacation, Jury Duty, Illness LOA, etc.). (C) If the relief lines are adjusted to accommodate a change to the operational need (ie flight schedule changes, call volume changes), relief shifts are not required to match current shift bid lines. Relief schedules will be reviewed with the Local Committee and Local management at least 5 days ahead of the relief posting, the Local committee will respond with any concerns within 48 hours.