Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to establish a standardized method for requesting shift trades.

Policy:

If an employee wishes to trade a shift, it is the responsibility of the employee to make the arrangements.

The trade can not be made prior to ninety (90) days of the effective date and must be returned no more than ninety (90) days from that date.

No shift trades will be allowed with less than one-week notice.

No more than two (2) shift trades per month for A, B, C Shifts and four (4) per month for D-Shift employees will be approved.

Each employee will be allowed a maximum of six (6) shift trades per year.

The employee must fill out the shift trade form and submit for approval to the Officer in charge of scheduling. The Officer will approve or deny the request and a photo copy will be placed in the employee’s mailbox or an e-mail will be sent. If the trade is approved, a copy will also be placed in each affected shift captain’s mailbox for his/her notification.

In the event that a shift trade involves an employee whose employment terminates, the request is void. If the employee wishes to still have that date off, another shift trade must be arranged and approved as above or vacation time submitted. Therefore your vacation time balance must be equal to or greater than the number of hours requested by the trade.