Alternate Work Schedules and Flexible Work Hours. A. Unless otherwise specified herein, the regular workweek of full-time Unit 7 employees shall be forty (40) hours and the regular work shift shall be eight (8) hours. The State may establish, pursuant to an operational need or a request from CSLEA, alternate work schedules (AWS) for Unit 7 employees. Once established, this schedule, absent an emergency, shall not be changed without thirty (30) calendar days notice. CSLEA, if requested, shall be given the opportunity to meet and confer over the impact of the proposed change. CSLEA recognizes that AWS or flexible working hours is unique to the demographics and operational demands of a particular work location. Management reserves the right to schedule conducive to the particular needs of the work location. B. The State may establish, pursuant to an operational need or a request by either a CSLEA representative or an employee, flexible work hours. Xxxx 0 employees who are placed on flexible work hours will comply with reasonable procedures established by his/her department. Once established, this schedule, absent an emergency, shall not be changed without thirty (30) calendar days notice. CSLEA, if requested, shall be given the opportunity to meet and confer over the impact of the proposed change. C. Employees currently working an alternate work schedule shall not have their schedules arbitrarily or capriciously revoked or amended. For the purposes of this section, a legitimate operational need is not considered arbitrary or capricious. Employees may be required to adjust their work hours in order to avoid unnecessarily incurring overtime. However, an employee’s shift shall not routinely be adjusted merely to avoid the payment of overtime compensation. Any disputes regarding this paragraph shall be grievable up to the CalHR level. D. This provision covers "alternate work schedules" and "flexible work hours" defined as follows: An "alternate work schedule" is a fixed work schedule other than standard work hours as defined in (A) above (such as but not limited to the 4-10-40 and or 9-8-80). "Flexible work hours" is a work schedule which allows for the change of work schedules on a daily basis but with fixed core hours. E. When the State assigns employees for thirty (30) calendar days or more to an alternate work schedule/flexible work hours, and when such schedule is involuntarily assigned the State shall provide CSLEA thirty (30) days notice. CSLEA, if requested, shall be given the opportunity to meet and confer over the impact of the change. F. Unit 7 employees who are working an AWS shall be required to maintain a specified leave balance based upon departmental policies. During a month where a deficit hours occur (due to the AWS or flexible work hours schedule), and the Unit 7 employee has no excess time to draw from in order to complete the required hours for the pay period, vacation, compensating time off, holiday credits, other available leave credits (except sick leave) or dock may be used. Excess time shall not be used in lieu of vacation credits.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
