Youth Challenge Program Sample Clauses

Youth Challenge Program a. Shift assignments and regular days off within GLC classifications shall be determined by bid process and awarded on the basis of seniority (as defined in Article 33, Section 4). Employees in GLC classifications who have completed their initial trial service may bid for shifts and regular days off. All bids must be in writing and signed by the bidding employee. Bidding shall occur annually as scheduled by the employer. Shift assignments and the work schedule will be posted seven (7) days prior to the effective date. Employees who do not submit a bid will be assigned at the discretion of the employer along with trial service employees. Absent a temporary emergency situation, the employer shall make no changes to assigned shift schedules without providing at least twenty-four (24)-hours notice to the affected employees. b. Shift exchanges between two (2) employees may be permitted upon mutual agreement of both of the employees and with the approval in writing of either the Program Director, Deputy Director, Commandant or a Group Life Supervisor in the absence of available upper management. The shift exchange shall be in writing on a form provided by the employer. The shift exchange agreement transfers responsibility for shift coverage to the employee who the agreement shows was scheduled to work. In no event shall the requested shift exchange subject the employer to the payment of overtime. c. At the employer’s discretion, employees shall be offered available work during program down time. During program down time, if no training or other work is directed and scheduled by the employer, employees may use accrued vacation, compensatory time or leave without pay to cover the absence during this period. If the employee elects leave without pay, the employer will provide COBRA notification pursuant to federal law.

Youth Challenge Program. In the case of OYCP overtime to a maximum accrual of eighty (80) hours shall be accrued in the form of compensatory time off. Any additional compensatory time accrual must first be approved by the Program Director, Deputy Director, or Commandant and may be paid by supplemental payroll check. When the accrual exceeds forty (40) hours, a mutually agreed upon plan will be developed by the employee and supervisor. The plan shall be submitted to the Program Director and on to the State Personnel Office.

Youth Challenge Program. In the case of OYCP overtime to a maximum accrual of eighty

Youth Challenge Program. The employer shall consider existing ORNGYCP employees to fill any vacant program position prior to using any other recruitment process. The employer shall provide notice of such vacancies by posting an announcement on the employee bulletin board. Employees in the same classification as the vacant position may volunteer to fill that position and the employer shall consider such volunteers on the basis of seniority. Seniority for filling such vacancies is defined as total length of service with the Oregon Military Department.

Youth Challenge Program. Overtime shall be event driven. Amount of overtime one receives is not a factor. Any position that must be temporarily filled due to the incumbent’s illness or other absence from work will be offered to existing employees as described below: a. Where part-time and/or temporary staff are available, they shall be accessed and utilized first. b. A list of interested employees who want to be considered for overtime will be developed at the beginning of each class. c. The list will be created at the beginning of each class and prior to the Pre- Challenge program beginning. It shall be relied upon for the six (6)-month period of the class. Management shall develop the list. However, at their discretion, they may seek assistance from a union officer or jointly develop the list. d. The OYCP shift supervisors shall utilize the six (6)-month list to assign overtime that is required. They will rotate through the list beginning at the top of the list. The initial list shall be in alpha order. After the list has been rotated through, the supervisor starts over again beginning at the top. e. The supervisors will utilize a tracking system jointly developed within the OYCP labor/management committee. Supervisors shall have an opportunity to provide input to ensure the utility is acceptable to what is required of them. f. Supervisors will contact the next person in line as identified on the tracking form. They shall make contact down the list until a person on the list is available. Overtime will be made available to the first available person contacted at their residence. This will be documented on the tracking form. g. In the event the overtime will be four (4) hours or less, supervisors may use an available staff currently on shift utilizing the volunteer overtime list. If a person on the list is not available, supervisors may utilize a staff on the floor not on the list. h. In the event management is aware of overtime opportunities a day in advance or more, they shall utilize the volunteer overtime list in the order described above. i. Management retains the right to schedule or mandate overtime in the event no persons are available from the volunteer list. j. If an employee from the voluntary overtime list is offered overtime and they decline: (1) First time, they remain on the list; (2) Second time, they go to bottom of list; and (3) Third time, they are removed from the list until the next sign-up period. In the event an employee has missed work during their schedul...

Youth Challenge Program a. Shift assignments and regular days off within GLC classifications shall be determined by bid process and awarded on the basis of seniority. Employees in GLC classifications who have completed their initial trial service may bid for shifts and regular days off. All bids must be in writing and signed by the bidding employee. Bidding shall occur annually as scheduled by the employer. Shift assignments and the work schedule will be posted seven (7) days prior to the effective date. Employees who do not submit a bid will be assigned at the discretion of the employer along with trial service employees. Absent a temporary emergency situation, the employer shall make no changes to assigned shift schedules without providing at least twenty-four (24)-hours notice to the affected employees. b. Shift exchanges between two (2) employees may be permitted upon mutual agreement of both of the employees and with the approval in writing of either the Program Director, Operations Manager, Residential Manager or a Group Life Supervisor in the absence of available upper management. The shift exchange shall be in writing on a form provided by the employer. The shift exchange agreement transfers responsibility for shift coverage to the employee who the agreement shows was scheduled to work. In no event shall the requested shift exchange subject the employer to the payment of overtime. c. At the employer’s discretion, employees shall be offered available work during program down time. During program down time, if no training or other work is directed and scheduled by the employer, employees may use accrued vacation, compensatory time or leave without pay to cover the absence during this period. If the employee elects leave without pay, the employer will provide COBRA notification pursuant to federal law.

Youth Challenge Program a. Working Conditions/Hours of Work – Group Life Coordinator (GLC) 1’s and 2’s may work four (4) ten (10) hour shifts, except for those GLC’s working weekend relief schedules who shall work eight (8) hour shifts. b. Work schedules shall be changed to accommodate work crews that must camp out. All hours spent on the camp out are considered hours worked and shall be eligible for overtime after forty (40) hours in the workweek.

Youth Challenge Program. In the event an employee at OYCP has missed work during their scheduled workweek, they will not be offered overtime that particular week. They will however be eligible for overtime the following week provided they have not missed work in that week. If management or their representative cannot find other employees to work and management or its representative offers overtime to the employee who has missed regular hour, he/she shall be paid at the overtime rate. Overtime to a maximum accrual of eighty (80) hours shall be paid in the form of compensatory time off. Any additional overtime accrual must first be approved by the Program Director, Operations Manager, or Residential Services Manager and may be paid by supplemental payroll check. (Reference YCP LOA in the back of the contract.)

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