ACTION

COMMENTS

The policy was revised to allow employees to request and implement flex-time schedules.

Procedures defining options for flex-time schedules and managing the program have been developed, and are available. These will be posted on the Intranet upon adoption of the revised policy.

ADDITIONS

·         Definitions added:

o        Work week has been clarified

o        Full-time work week

o        Part-time work week

o        Routine work schedule

o        Alternative work schedule

o        Compressed week schedule

o        Non-exempt employee

o        Exempt employee

·         The procedure for requesting/approving an alternative work schedule has been added

·         Guidelines for implementing/terminating an alternative work schedule have been added

·         Guidelines for providing break for employees have been added

·         These definitions are required to differentiate between a routine work schedule (i.e., Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) from an alternative work schedule (i.e., 9 workdays on, 1 day off during a pay cycle of two weeks).  Additionally, the work week (Saturday – Friday) has been clarified to coincide with the two week pay cycle.

·         Breaks are not required by law; this section provides recommended guidelines for breaks, at the discretion of the DH.

DELETIONS

·         No major deletions were made.

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