Example 4 - The "Short Shift Change" (Continued)

• Issued: April 2005
• Content last reviewed: June 2009

b) Example of a Permitted Short Shift Change

In this example, the employee moves from working the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift to working the 4 a.m. to noon shift in the same work cycle.

The "days" in this employee's work cycle are as follows:

(Note: in this chart, "Off" indicate time that the employee is free from work; "Work" means time the employee is performing work.)

1. 1^st day: Monday 8 a.m. to Tuesday 8 a.m.
   • Number of consecutive hours off : 16
2. 2^nd day: Tuesday 8 a.m. to Wednesday 8 a.m.
   • Number of consecutive hours off : 16
3. 3^rd day: Wednesday 8 a.m. to Thursday 8 a.m.
   • Number of consecutive hours off : 12
4. 4^th day: Thursday 8 a.m. to Friday 8 a.m.
   (Note: because the third day ended partway through a shift, the fourth day starts immediately after the end of the third day, i.e., partway through the same shift)
   • Number of consecutive hours off : 16
5. 5^th day: Friday 8 a.m. to Saturday 8 a.m.
   • Number of consecutive hours off : 20

There are at least 11 consecutive hours off in each "day". As such, this schedule meets the requirements of s. 18(1). There are also at least eight hours off in between successive shifts that total more than 13 hours. As such, this schedule also meets the requirements of s. 18(3).

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