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E. Is absent without leave for three (3) or more working days, unless an excuse for absence is <br />accepted, which shall not be unreasonably denied. <br />ARTICLE 13 <br />HOURS OF WORK <br />13.01 The workday for afull-time Corrections Officer shall consist of eight (8) regularly <br />scheduled, consecutive hours during atwenty-four (24) hour period of time that begins with the <br />start of the employee's regularly scheduled shift, which includes a thirty (30) minute lunch period. <br />During such lunch period, with the permission of the shift commander, which will not be <br />unreasonably denied, Corrections Officers shall be allowed to leave the building for the express <br />purpose of obtaining a food order and for no other purpose. If transportation is necessary, it must <br />be privately owned. The lunch period shall not be extended. Lunch is to be eaten outside of the jail <br />area. The workweek shall commence at 12:01 a.m., on Sunday, and end at midnight, Saturday. <br />This section shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week, and the <br />City reserves the right to establish and change hours of work, shifts and schedule hours, provided <br />that this section shall not be construed to give the City the right to reduce the workweek below <br />forty (40) hours per week for any full-time hourly employee. <br />13.02 All employees shall be allowed not less than thirty (30) uninterrupted minutes for a <br />scheduled lunch period, except for emergencies or other mutually agreed upon schedules. <br />13.03 There shall be two (2) fifteen (15) minute rest periods on each shift, each workday. The <br />rest periods, to the extent practicable, will be scheduled during the middle two (2) hours of each <br />shift, but they may not be scheduled immediately before or after the meal period or at the start or <br />end of a shift unless requested by the employee and agreed to by the City. Additionally, employees <br />working overtime shall be entitled to a fifteen (15) minute break after two (2) hours of overtime. <br />13.04 Notice of Shift Change <br />Any changes in shift scheduling shall be provided at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of <br />the schedule change, except in an emergency or unscheduled absence situation. <br />13.05 Posting of Schedules <br />Schedules shall be posted for the next month on the 20th of the preceding month. <br />13.06 Shift Selection <br />Management shall have the sole and exclusive discretion to establish what shifts, among the <br />following, are staffed: <br />1st Shift 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. <br />2nd Shift 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. <br />3rd Shift 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. <br />Swing Shift variable <br />