Clarification: Mandatory Assignment of
Overtime
Overtime must be issued in accordance with the contract, in writing
or via computer pop-up, one hour in advance by your shift manager.
U. Mandatory Assignment of Overtime
Mandatory overtime may occasionally become necessary as a result of
irregular operations or unusual events. Mandatory overtime will only
be used when the Company determines it is essential to meet the
minimum needs of service and all voluntary options will be exhausted
prior to utilizing mandatory overtime.
1. When mandatory overtime is required and is anticipated to be four
hours or less, it will be signed in inverse seniority order in the
following order:
- Part-time employees within the duty
assignments whose shifts begin or end within one hour of the
required coverage period.
- Qualified part-time employees in the
location and classification but outside the duty assignment,
whose shifts begin or end within one hour of the required
coverage period.
- Full-time employees within the group and duty
assignment whose shifts begin or end within one hour of the
required coverage period.
- Qualified full-time employees within the
group but outside the duty assignment, whose shifts begin or end
within one hour of the required coverage period.
- If no employees fall within these parameters,
mandatory assignment will be in the order provided for in
Paragraph U.2 of this article. Overtime assigned under this
provision will be worked contiguous with the employee’s shift.
2. When mandatory overtime is required and is
anticipated to be more than four (4) hours, it will be assigned in
inverse seniority order in the following order:
- Part-time employees within the duty
assignment.
- Qualified part-time employees in the location
and group but outside the duty assignment.
- Full-time employees within the group and duty
assignment.
- Qualified full-time employees in the location
and group but outside the duty assignment.
3. Employees will be given a minimum of one (1)
hour advance notice of mandatory overtime. The notice will be given
electronically or in writing and will contain the reason for the
overtime and the approximate duration of the overtime.
4. An employee who has been assigned mandatory overtime will be
afforded a period of not less than eight (8) hours rest from the
completion of the mandatory overtime until the start of the
employee's next scheduled shift. In the event that this rest period
extends into the employee's next scheduled shift, the employee may
elect to have the scheduled start time of his next shift adjusted to
provide for an off-duty period of a minimum of eight (8) hours.
a. In circumstances where the reduced rest period is solely a result
of mandatory overtime requirement, the employee will be paid
straight time rates for all hours lost due to such adjustment.
b. In circumstances where employee shift swaps or acceptance of
voluntary overtime contribute to the reduced rest period, employees
electing to adjust the start time of their next shift may either end
their shift at their regularly scheduled end time and be paid for
hours worked or adjust the end time of their next scheduled shift to
provide for a full shift.
5. An employee who has worked sixteen (16) hours or a minimum of
four (4) hours overtime during a work day will not be assigned
mandatory overtime except when no other employees are available.
6. Employees will be released from mandatory overtime in the
following order:
a. Full-time employees, in seniority order;
b. Part-time employees, in seniority order.
7. A rotation method for the assignment of mandatory overtime may be
established locally when mandatory overtime coverage is known in
advance for specified periods of time. The rotation method used will
only be implemented when mutually agreed to by the Company and the
Union.
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