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47 b. Early Call - In Overtime – Overtime required when it is necessary for a BUE to report to duty prior to an eight (8) hour scheduled watch. Early call - in overtime will be assigned from the watch cr ew scheduled for that next watch period and will be guaranteed two (2) hours if worked. c. Off - duty Overtime – Overtime required when it is necessary for a BUE to report to work for a period of not less than four (4) hours and up to eight (8) hours on a normally scheduled off day. Section 4. Facility Overtime Procedures a. After identifying what type of overtime is required and from which watch crew that assignment will be made, the most senior employee with the least amount of total overt ime assignment for that calendar year will be assigned. If that BUE cannot be contacted for assignment, the next senior will be assigned, and so on until an assignment is made. b. The Employer shall notify the BUE of an overtime assignment(s) as s oon as possible. c. The BUE assigned overtime work will be allowed to secure a qualified replacement to perform that overtime period. This replacement must be identified within a reasonable period and the actual assignment will remain with the BUE assigned. d. A BUE may be relieved of an overtime assignment when, in the judgment of the Employer, the health or efficiency of the BUE may be impaired and/or the BUE has personal circumstances which make it impossible for the BUE to work that per iod. Section 5. Overtime will not be assigned in conjunction with scheduled leave. Section 6. Scheduled overtime shall not normally be canceled without seven (7) days notice. However, if a BUE cancels or returns from annual or sick leave, any overtim e scheduled to cover that absence may be canceled, provided that such overtime had been scheduled as a direct result of the returning BUE's absence. Section 7. Annual leave may be granted to any BUE regardless of whether or not overtime work is being per formed at the time by other Employees on the shift. Section 8. Except as otherwise provided for below, compensatory time off may not be substituted for overtime pay for regularly scheduled overtime work. At the request of the BUE, the Employer may grant compensatory time off from a BUE's tour of duty instead of payment for an equal amount of irregular or occasional overtime work. Section 9. If a BUE has any entitlement to overtime pay under FLSA, the Employer cannot require the BUE to take compensato ry time instead of overtime pay.

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