Memorandum of Understanding with Unit 12 - Dpa - State of California

3. Employees shall be entitled to a night shift differential of fifty cents ($.50) per hourwhen four(4) or more hours of the regularly scheduled shift fall between midnightand 6:00 a.m. Shift premiums/differentials shall be payable only for hours actuallyworked and shall not be payable for non-work time such as vacation, sick leave, orother approved absences.B. However, for administrative ease, the parties agree that the above premiums shall bepaid at a combined rate of one dollar ten cents ($1.10) per hour.The hourly combined premium rate shall be paid for all hours actually worked, but not fornon-work time such as vacation, sick leave, or other approved leave.8.7 Twelve Hour Shift ScheduleA. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Article 8, there shall be an option for a 12- hourshift with the following special work day and work shift. Upon IUOE request, a blind electionwill be held to determine if 85% of the rotating shift workers in that field division favor the 12-hour shift schedule. If so, the 12-hour shift shall be implemented.1. The twelve-hour shift schedule shall be the same as that currently in effect at theSan Luis and Delta Field Divisions. This is a 28 day rotating work shift comprised of12 and 8 hour work shifts. Twice during each 28 day rotation at the appropriate time4 hours of paid leave credit shall be used to supplement actual work time. Theemployee shall designate the type of such paid leave credit from holiday, personalleave, vacation or annual leave. However, at employee option he/she may be paidonly for hours worked. If the employee lacks any type of paid leave credit, he/sheshall be paid only for hours worked.2. Relief Assignment priorities:a. Use relief employee that is on scheduled day off,b. Use relief employee on shift (short change) with a minimum of eight hoursnotice. Failure to provide at least eight (8) hours advance notice shall resultin the employee being paid one and one-half times the regular rate of pay forthe shift. This does not apply to call backs or shifts extended by an order toreport early or stay late.c. Use any other employee on scheduled day off except employee on eight(8) day off period.d. Use employee on eight (8) day off period.3. A relief operator who is required to relieve on a scheduled 12-hour shift shallqualify for an overtime meal when the employee is required to work 2 consecutivehours prior to or 2 consecutive hours after the shift he/she is required to relieve.4. The supervisor may require the employee to temporarily revert to a 5/8/40 workschedule when necessary (i.e. training, jury duty, military leave or anything thatwould require the employee to deviate from the 12-hour shift).5. When an employee takes paid leave, i.e., vacation, sick leave, etc., their leavebalance will be charged the number of hours that they were scheduled to work.6. Once each 28 day rotation there is a string of four consecutive night shifts. Thework week shall begin four hours into the fourth consecutive night shift in theschedule.56BU 12(99-01)