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ARTICLE 16 <br /> HOURS OF WORK <br /> 16.1 The work week shall consist of a consecutive seven day period. The work day <br /> shall consist of a twenty-four hour period beginning at 12:00 midnight. Regularly <br /> scheduled working hours and days off of employees covered by this agreement <br /> shall not be indiscriminately changed by the County. Changes shall be made by <br /> reason of operational necessity and/or efficiency. Such changes require at least <br /> five working days notice to the affected employees except in the case of valid <br /> public necessity, such as equipment failure, unanticipated employee absences, <br /> and the like. Employees' regular work schedules shall contain at least two <br /> consecutive days off. The County will not change the employees' normal work <br /> schedule within a work week to avoid overtime in that work week. Seniority will <br /> be used as a selection factor when filling vacant shifts within the same <br /> classification provided the employee is qualified to perform the work of the vacant <br /> shift. <br /> 16.2 Lunch of thirty (30) minutes and breaks of fifteen (15) minutes shall be scheduled <br /> by the department head/designee unless circumstances prohibit such break or <br /> lunch. Whenever consistent with the efficient operation such lunch period shall <br /> be approximately at the mid-point of the employees' work day. Whenever <br /> consistent with efficient operation breaks may be scheduled by the department <br /> head/designee within the approximate mid-point of both the first and last half of <br /> the employees' work day; however, nothing herein should be construed as <br /> preventing the County from providing staggered lunch and break times. <br /> 16.3 Part-time golf course employees shall receive a lunch of twenty (20) minutes at <br /> or near the mid-point of their assigned shift. <br /> 16.4 It is acknowledged by the parties that setting regularly scheduled working hours <br /> as described in Article 16, HOURS OF WORK, for employees in the Golf Course <br /> Clubhouse unit-#418-236, is difficult because of the irregular flow of golfers on a <br /> daily basis. It is agreed that employees' working hours may be changed daily to <br /> respond to the above, in accordance with the following procedure: <br /> A. All employees who are scheduled to work on a given day will report for <br /> work at the appropriate time, whether or not they feel there may be work <br /> to perform, unless an employee has contacted the supervisor before the <br /> shift starts and received authorization not to work that day. <br /> B. Employees who do report will be guaranteed work for half their scheduled <br /> hours that day (maybe performing duties other than normal). The <br /> selection of employees to leave work will be determined as follows: <br /> 1. Ask for volunteers <br /> 2. Selection from part time employees on a seniority basis first, then <br /> 3. Select from remaining employees on a seniority basis <br /> 20 <br />