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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 66 of 217 schedule. Section 1 6. The express terms of this Article apply se parately and distinctly to each of the following bargaining units: Air Traffic Controllers, Traffic Management Coordinators/Specialists, FSS, and NOTAM Specialists. ARTICLE 35 PART - TIME EMPLOYMENT/JOB SHARING Section 1. This Article deals with full - time employees who are participating in and transitioning to part - time schedules and job sharing. Part - time and job sharing are designed to provide career opportunities for individuals who cannot or do not want to work full - time and are an acceptable and welcom e alternative to the traditional full - time forty (40) hour workweek. a. For employees, working part - time or job sharing can provide an opportunity to: 1. work and spend more time with children; 2. care for an aging or an ill family member; 3. pursue educational op portunities; 4. participate in volunteer or leisure activities; or 5. continue to work when illness or physical limitations prevent the employee from working a full - time schedule. b. For the Agency, allowing part - time or job sharing can allow: 1. retention of high ly qualified employees not available for full - time employment; 2. recruitment of employees with special skills who are unable or do not want to work a full - time schedule; 3. meeting operational requirements during workload surges; and 4. reduction of current hum an resource expenditures when employees voluntarily reduce their work hours. Denials of requests for part - time or job sharing will be discussed with the employees, and upon request, employees will be provided specific written reasons for denials. Section 2. While the Union recognizes the statutory rights of the Agency with respect to the establishment of permanent part - time positions, such positions have not previously existed. Should the Agency make the determination to establish part - time positions as a condition of employment, the Union reserves the right to mid - term negotiations. Any negotiations shall be in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement. Nothing in this Article precludes a full - time employee from requesting permanent part - time employmen t as set forth in the Human Resource Personnel Manual (HRPM).

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