Common use of Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) Clause in Contracts

Compressed Work Schedule (CWS). CWS is an alternative work schedule to the traditional five (5) eight and half (8.5) hour workdays (which includes a 30-minute lunch) worked per week. Under a CWS schedule, an employee completes the following schedule within a two-week period of time: eight (8) weekdays are worked nine and a half (9.5) hours each (which includes a 30-minute lunch), one (1) weekday is alternately worked eight and a half (8.5) hours (which includes a 30-minute lunch) and one (1) weekday is not worked by the employee. The result is eighty (80) hours worked every two (2) weeks, with forty-four (44) work hours one (1) week and thirty-six (36) work hours the other. The Contractor may allow its employees to work a CWS schedule. If the Contractor chooses to allow its employees to work a CWS schedule in support of this Contract, any additional costs associated with the implementation of the CWS schedule vice the standard schedule are unallowable costs under this contract and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Additionally, the CWS schedule shall not prevent Contractor employees from providing necessary staffing and services coverage when required by the Government to the COR/Alternate COR (ACOR).