130.05 Trade of Time Flashcards
Who is responsible for authoring of SOP 130.05, Trade of Time?
The Deputy Chief of Operations or designee
What is the maximum amount of hours you may accrue with a single trade partner?
120 hours
How many hours may you trade off of an overtime/callback shift?
Up to 6 hours
Describe the procedure for agreeing to a trade and putting it in Telestaff
The Initiator (TO) will contact the standby person (TW) they want to trade with, if that person agrees to the trade the TW will enter the trade into Telestaff, after this is completed the TW will contact the TO to inform them that the trade has been entered. The TO will then go into Telestaff to accept the trade.
What happens if a person who is supposed to work a trade fails to show up for the shift?
a) The TO will have hours deducted from their annual leave hours, and if the employee does not have enough annual leave hours, the remainder of
the time will be covered as leave without pay (LWOP).
b) The TW will receive discipline in accordance with the Positive Disciplinary procedures, if appropriate. The TW individual will receive a suspension from trading time for six (6) months.
What will happen if a person who is supposed to work a trade cannot work or finish the shift due to illness?
a) The TO will have hours deducted from their annual leave hours, and if the employee does not have enough annual leave hours, the remainder
of the time will be covered as leave without pay (LWOP).
b) Verification of illness must be provided by the employee to the Deputy Chief over the division, or designee.
If a trade is owed, and one of the participants gets promoted, how soon must the trade be settled?
Within 90 days
True/False
Employees suspended from trading can still payback a trade, but cannot be a TO.
True
True/False
Trades may be done as “two for ones” or pay for trades as well as hour for hour.
False, only hour for hour
