CSEA CONTRACT 2023-2024 - ADOPTED 7-17-2024

3.8 Shift Differential: Any unit member, except bus drivers, working the second shift, defined as unit members working at least four (4) hours between six (6) p.m. and four (4) a.m., shall receive a differential of five percent (5%) above the regular rate of pay for the classification.

3.8.1 An employee who receives a shift differential shall suffer no reduction in pay when assigned temporarily to a day shift for twenty (20) working days or less.

3.9

Overtime:

3.9.1 Unit Members shall be offered overtime as set forth below:

3.9.1.1 Overtime compensation for unit members who work in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week shall be equal to time and one half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 1.5 times) for hours worked. For the purpose of computing the number of hours worked, time during which an employee is excused from work because of holidays, sick leave, vacation, compensating time off, or other paid leave of absence shall be considered as time worked by the employee. First consideration for overtime shall be given to unit members who have made themselves available for overtime on the extra work sign-up sheet. If no unit members have signed up then overtime shall be assigned as provided by the overtime rotation list. 3.9.1.2 When a unit member is required to work on a holiday, he/she shall receive his/her regular rate of pay, plus time and one half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 2.5 times his/her regular rate of pay), for hours worked. 3.9.1.3 Employees who are in paid status five (5) consecutive workdays averaging four (4) hours or more per day shall be compensated on the sixth (6 th ) and seventh (7 th ) day following commencement of the work week at the rate of time and one-half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 1.5 times his/her rate of pay) for the hours worked. 3.9.1.4 Overtime may be limited to a maximum of eighty (80) hours per month, unless the overtime worked by the unit member was “suffered” or “permitted” by the supervisor in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 3.9.1.5 Right to Refuse Overtime: Unit members shall have the right to refuse overtime. Should an assignment be refused by all members in a classification, the assignment shall be assigned to the unit member(s) with the least seniority. 3.9.2 Non-driving positions (e.g. clerks, servicers, mechanics, bus aides, and dispatchers) shall be offered overtime work based on a seniority rotation list within the department/area. If no unit member within the department/area accepts overtime, an unit member will be assigned the overtime from the seniority rotation list starting at the least senior employee who has not been assigned overtime, until all members on the seniority list have been assigned overtime. 3.9.2.1 Standby Time: Beginning with the 2024-2024 school year, on call mechanics shall receive compensation for the full hours on standby. Standby time will be compensated at overtime rate, plus any hours that exceed the initial standby hours. Standby shifts shall be limited to eight (8) hours per shift. A shift is defined as standby time up to 8 hours. On call 3.9.1.6 Except in emergency situations, unit members are required to receive advanced approval of overtime.

mechanics shall receive written notice stipulating start and end time of standby. Mechanics shall be offered standby work from the seniority rotation list. If no mechanic accepts standby work, an on call mechanic will be assigned from the seniority rotation list starting at the least senior employee who has not been assigned standby time, until all eligible mechanics on the seniority list have been assigned standby time. Lead Mechanics, Mechanic II’s, and Mechanic III’s shall be eligible for standby time.

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