collective bargaining agreement contract between - Bureau of Indian ...

Section 3. Shift AssignmentsShift assignments will be made in the interest of efficiently carrying out program objectives. To themaximum extent possible, personal hardships or preferences expressed by employees will be consideredin assigning tours of duty. To the extent that employees have substantially equal qualifications, asdetermined by Management, the most senior employee may have first choice of shift assignment, or inthe case of instructional personnel, first selection of courses to be taught and teaching schedules.Section 4. Rest BreaksAll covered employees will receive a 15 minute rest break mid-morning and mid-afternoon. In addition,employees will be authorized a 15 minute rest break for each four hour period of overtime worked. Thetwo fifteen minute rest breaks cannot be used to shorten the work day. If the rest break is not utilized, itis lost. It is Management’s responsibility to schedule rest breaks and find coverage. Employees may notleave the duty station during rest breaks.Section 5. Meal TimeEmployees not on AWS shall receive a minimum of 30 minutes and up to one hour for a meal time orunpaid break, except in emergency situations. The employee shall be free to leave the worksite duringthis period since the meal time/unpaid break is not paid time. For employees scheduled to work duringcore hours, the meal time/unpaid break must be taken between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. The meal timeor unpaid break may not be taken at the beginning or at the end of the normal scheduled workday. Normally, duties will not be assigned during the meal time/unpaid break. If duties must beassigned, the employee will be compensated with overtime or compensatory time as appropriate. Forcontract Education employees, see Article 31, Section 5.Section 6. HolidaysEmployees are entitled to all federally recognized holidays if otherwise in a duty status. Employeesproperly classified as “essential” may not always be entitled to be off on all federally recognizedholidays, but will be compensated in accordance with appropriate pay regulations.Section 7. Altering SchedulesExcept where the needs of the service dictate otherwise, assignments to tours of duty will be scheduledat least one week in advance of the administrative workweek and such schedules will remain in effectfor at least one week.48