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An employee's failure to obtain prior approval may result in the denial of the overtime request. H. Clothes Changing Employees are not authorized to wear their uniforms or any part thereof that is distinguishable as such unless on duty. Each employee is provided with a locker for his/her own personal convenience. An employee may or may not utilize the locker for storage and changing purposes at his/her own discretion. Nothing herein prevents an employee from wearing his/her uniform to and/or from his/her residence to work. Time spent in changing clothes before or after a shift is not considered hours worked and is not compensable in any manner whatsoever. I. Shift Trades This practice of shift trading shall be voluntary on behalf of each employee involved in the trade. The trade must be due to the employee's desire or need to attend to a personal matter and not due to the department's operations. The employee providing the trade shall not have his/her compensable hours increased as a result of the trade; nor shall the employee receiving the trade have his/her compensable hours decreased as a result of the trade. Any premium pay or other extra compensation will be waived for both individuals during the period they work for the other. Any hours worked beyond the normal work day will be credited to the individual actually doing the work. "Paybacks" of shift trades are the obligation of the two employees involved in the trade. Any dispute as to paybacks is to be resolved by the involved employees, and under no circumstances will the department be obligated for any further compensation whatsoever to any of the involved employees. The department is not responsible in any manner for hours owed to employees by other employees that leave the employment of the City or are assigned other duties. A record of all initial shift trades and "paybacks" shall be maintained by the involved employees on forms provided by the department ("Shift Trade Log"). If one individual fails to appear for the other (regardless of the reason), the person who "traded in" will be listed as absent without leave and may be subject to disciplinary action. There shall be no limit on shift trading unless the department has mandatory training scheduled. In that event, the department shall provide a minimum of one week's notice prior to the scheduled training, informing employees that shift trading for those day(s) is not allowed, unless otherwise approved at the Department. A person certified by the Department as an Engineer may shift trade with an Engineer. A person certified by the Department as a -5-