Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XX. Working Conditions of Non-Teaching Assistants
Article XX
Working Conditions of Non-Teaching Assistants
A. Work Schedule
1. In order to meet the needs of the school an NTA may be assigned regular
hours for the beginning and ending of his/her work differing from those set
forth in Article XVII Section B(2), provided that such different hours shall be
uniform for all days of the week, shall remain in effect for a substantial part of
the school year and shall not result in increasing the total number of his/her
daily hours a week. Five (5) working days notice of a change in schedule shall
be given to employees.
2. In the event that an NTAs luncheon period is interrupted for the purpose
of performing his/her duties, his/her regular time for ending work shall be
reduced by an amount of time equal to the duration of the interruption of his/
her lunch period. NTAs shall receive one (1) fifteen (15) minute break per day
as scheduled by the Principal.
3. In case of compelling need at his/her school, an NTA may be required to
work on one (1) or more of the days on which instruction is not being conducted
in the school during the winter and spring vacations. In such event, notwithstanding
the overtime provisions of Article XII, Section F, the NTA will, in
addition to his/her salary be paid for work on any such day a whole day’s pay
irrespective of the number of hours worked, not in excess of eight (8).
4. Notice that work will be required on any such day shall, whenever possible,
be given at least twenty-four (24) hours before that day. An NTA for whom
work on such day would cause a hardship shall not be required to work on such
day. In the event none of the NTAs in a school is available, because of this provision,
for such assignment, volunteers therefore may be obtained from among
NTAs in other schools. In the event there are insufficient volunteers, the least
senior NTAs will be required to work, provided that any time worked under
this circumstance, NTAs will be paid at the applicable overtime rate.
5. Assignments to work on days during the winter and spring vacations shall
be divided as equally as possible among the NTAs in the school.
6. NTAs shall be assigned to no more than three (3) consecutive lunchroom
periods.
7. When an employee is required to work overtime or on call-in time, notification
of such duty shall be given, if possible, at least by 3:00 on the day preceding
the overtime or call-in work period.
8. Overtime work, other than for required attendance at court, shall not be
required of any employee for whom assignment to such work would be a
hardship.
9. Overtime work will be divided as nearly equally as possible among the
NTAs in a given school.
10. In the event an employee seeks a part of his/her vacation during the
school year, his/her request shall be approved provided the needs of the school
do not require otherwise.
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