Common use of Credit Hours Clause in Contracts

Credit Hours. (a) Full-time employees not working compressed work schedules shall be permitted to earn credit hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Employees shall notify their supervisors in advance of their intention to work longer than their regularly scheduled work hours and of the specific date(s) and time(s) they plan to perform such work. The supervisor may disapprove in appropriate circumstances including those listed in paragraph 17.07(5) below. 2. Employees may earn up to three credit hours on any workday. Credit hours shall not be earned on a non-workday. Credit hours shall be earned in one- quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Work performed in order to earn credit hours shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. local time nor extend past 6:30 p.m. local time. 4. An employee shall accumulate no more than twenty- four (24) unused credit hours at any time. 5. An employee with prior written approval of his or her supervisor may earn credit hours while in training and/or travel status. The training and/or travel must be to an office whose schedule would support the employee working an hour per day in excess of eight (8) hours. (b) Employees may carry over up to twenty-four (24) credit hours from one biweekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c) Employees who have earned credit hours may use these credit hours to take time off during their regularly scheduled work hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Use of credit hours shall be subject to advance supervisory approval, in the same manner as leave, and shall be scheduled so as to avoid disruption to the work of the Department and to minimize the number of employees in a work unit who are off on any given workday (e.g., supervisors shall take into account scheduled leave of other employees in the work unit and scheduled days off for employees in the work unit working compressed work schedules in considering an employee's request to use accumulated credit hours). 2. Credit hours may be used in combination with approved leave and/or compensatory time off. Credit hours may be used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Credit hours shall not be used on the same workday that they are earned. 4. An employee shall not be permitted to take time off in anticipation of credit hours being earned, i.e., credit hours must be earned prior to time off being granted. (d) An employee shall not be given time off or otherwise compensated for work performed for credit hours in excess of the limits set forth in this Section. (e) When an employee is performing additional work on a given workday in order to earn credit hours, overtime work on that day shall be defined as work that has been ordered or approved by Management in excess of the employee's basic eight-hour work requirement plus the additional work time approved in order to permit the employee to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour of duty in order to earn one (1) credit hour, overtime work is work ordered or approved by Management in excess of nine (9) work hours on that workday). Time worked to earn credit hours shall not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. in order to earn credit hours shall not be entitled to night differential or other premium pay for such work. (g) Unused credit hours accumulated by an employee shall be paid at the overtime rate in affect at the time the credit hour was earned, when an employee retires, transfers to another agency, or otherwise terminates his/her employment with the Department.

Credit Hours. 6.1 Employees who work flexible schedules (ai.e., flexitour, gliding schedule, variable day schedule, variable week schedule, or maxiflex) Full-time may earn credit hours. Employees who are in designated fixed schedule positions and employees not working who work compressed work schedules shall be permitted are not eligible to earn credit hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Employees shall notify their supervisors in advance of their intention to work longer than their regularly scheduled work hours and of the specific date(s) and time(s) they plan to perform such work. The supervisor may disapprove in appropriate circumstances including those listed in paragraph 17.07(5) below. 2. Employees may earn up to three credit hours on any workday. Credit hours shall not be earned on a non-workday. Credit hours shall be earned in one- quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Work performed in order to earn credit hours shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. local time nor extend past 6:30 p.m. local time. 4. An 6.2 Each employee shall accumulate no more than twenty- four (24) unused credit hours at any time. 5. An employee with prior written approval of his or her supervisor may earn credit hours while in training and/or travel status. The training and/or travel must be to an office whose schedule would support is responsible for the employee working an hour per day in excess of eight (8) hours. (b) Employees may carry over up to twenty-four (24) credit hours from one biweekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c) Employees who have earned credit hours may proper use these credit hours to take time off during their regularly scheduled work hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Use and tracking of credit hours shall be subject to advance supervisory approval, in the same manner as leave, earned and shall be scheduled so as to avoid disruption to the work of the Department and to minimize the number of employees in a work unit who are off on any given workday (e.g., supervisors shall take into account scheduled leave of other employees in the work unit and scheduled days off for employees in the work unit working compressed work schedules in considering an employee's request to use accumulated credit hours). 2taken. Credit hours may be earned or used in combination 15 minute increments and will require supervisory approval the same as annual leave. 6.3 Credit hours may not be used prior to being earned. They may, however, be earned and used within the same pay period provided they have been earned before they are used. For example, an employee may work to earn credit hours Monday through Thursday with the intent of using credit hours to take Friday off; they may not, however, take a Monday off and then work credit hours Tuesday through Friday to pay back the credit hours used. 6.4 Credit hours may be earned to mirror or reflect a compressed work schedule. As an example an employee may work four 10-hours days earning 8 credit hours thus giving the employee a four-day work week. Or an employee may work 8 nine hour days, one 8 hour day during a pay period thus earning 8 credit hours giving the employees a 9 working day pay period rather than the traditional 10. 6.5 Full-time employees may accumulate and carry over from one pay period to another a total of no more than 24 credit hours. Part-time employees may accumulate and carry over from one pay period to another a total of no more than ¼ of the hours in the biweekly basic work requirement. A full-time employee who has accumulated more than 24 credit hours (or a part-time employee who has accumulated more than the maximum allowed) is subject to forfeiture of the excess credit hours if they are not used before the end of the pay period. 6.6 Employees may not earn credit hours for training extending outside their tour of duty. 6.7 Employees may use credit hours while on travel in lieu of pre-approved leave and/or compensatory leave. 6.8 A union official who is conducting Union/representational business outside of their approved tour of duty may not earn additional credit hours outside their normal AWS hours of duty for this purpose. A union official who is leaving or returning to a Western facility after conducting official business outside of Western may not earn credit hours. 6.9 When an employee leaves the organization, or moves from a flexible work schedule, the employee must be paid for the earned credit hours at their current rate of pay. Payment for earned credit hours is limited to not more than 24 hours for a full time offemployee. Credit hours may be used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Credit hours shall not be used on the same workday that they are earnedtraded or exchanged in any way between employees. 4. An employee shall not be permitted to take time off in anticipation of credit hours being earned, i.e., credit hours must be earned prior to time off being granted. (d) An employee shall not be given time off or otherwise compensated for work performed for credit hours in excess of the limits set forth in this Section. (e) When an employee is performing additional work on a given workday in order to earn credit hours, overtime work on that day shall be defined as work that has been ordered or approved by Management in excess of the employee's basic eight-hour work requirement plus the additional work time approved in order to permit the employee to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour of duty in order to earn one (1) credit hour, overtime work is work ordered or approved by Management in excess of nine (9) work hours on that workday). Time worked to earn credit hours shall not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. in order to earn credit hours shall not be entitled to night differential or other premium pay for such work. (g) Unused credit hours accumulated by an employee shall be paid at the overtime rate in affect at the time the credit hour was earned, when an employee retires, transfers to another agency, or otherwise terminates his/her employment with the Department.

Credit Hours. (a) Full-time employees not working compressed work schedules shall be permitted A. An employee must obtain advance supervisory approval to earn credit hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Employees shall notify their supervisors in advance of their intention to work longer than their regularly scheduled work hours and of the specific date(s) and time(s) they plan to perform such work. The supervisor earning of credit hours may disapprove in appropriate be approved retroactively where the circumstances including those listed in paragraph 17.07(5) belowwarrant (e.g., where it is not possible for the employee to obtain advance approval). 2. Employees B. The use of credit hours must be approved in advance. C. Supervisors may earn approve requests for up to three credit hours on any workdayper week. Credit Employee requests to work more than three credit hours shall not per week must be earned on a non-workday. Credit hours shall be earned submitted in one- quarter (1/4) hour incrementswriting, with the proper justification, through their supervisor to the DNHDP Director or designee for approval. 3. Work performed in order D. Approval to earn credit hours shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. local time nor extend past 6:30 p.m. local timemay be granted orally the same day as requested. However, written approval must be provided three (3) workdays after the date of the request. 4E. Credit hours may be earned only when work is available or circumstances support continuing the work. An employee shall accumulate no more than twenty- four (24) unused The earning of credit hours at any timemust be voluntary on the employee’s part. 5. An employee F. Credit hours may only be used after they are earned and may be earned and used in increments of ¼ hour. G. Credit hours may be used in conjunction with prior written approval of his or her supervisor lunch. H. Credit hours may earn credit hours while in training and/or travel status. The training and/or travel must be used to an office whose schedule would support the employee working an hour per day in excess of eight (8) account for authorized absences during core hours. (b) Employees I. Credit hours can only be earned within the flexible time bands specified in Section 4 of this Article. J. Eligible full-time employees may not carry over up to more than twenty-four (24) credit hours from one biweekly pay period to the next biweekly pay periodnext. The maximum allowed carry-over hours may be carried over indefinitely. (c) Employees who have K. Eligible part-time employees may accumulate more than one-fourth of their biweekly work hours, but the maximum carryover for part-time employees may not exceed one- fourth of their scheduled biweekly tour of duty. Part-time employees may only earn credit hours immediately before or after their tour of duty. L. An employee in travel status may earn credit hours for work performed at the temporary duty location if the time requested meets the definition of hours of work, and it is requested and approved in advance. M. The same procedures for requesting and approving credit hours in the office will apply when the employee is at the temporary duty location. N. Approval to use earned credit hours may use these credit hours to take time off during their regularly scheduled work hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Use of credit hours shall be subject to advance supervisory approval, in will follow the same manner procedures as leave, and shall be scheduled so as to avoid disruption to the work approval for annual leave in Article 15 of the Department and to minimize the number of employees in a work unit who are off on any given workday (e.g., supervisors shall take into account scheduled leave of other employees in the work unit and scheduled days off for employees in the work unit working compressed work schedules in considering an employee's request to use accumulated credit hours). 2this Agreement. Credit hours may can be used in combination lieu of or together with approved leave and/or compensatory time to take partial or full days off. Credit hours may be used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Credit O. Employees may earn and use credit hours shall not be used on within the same workday that they are earnedpay period. 4. An employee shall not be permitted to take time off in anticipation of credit hours being earned, i.e., credit hours must be earned prior to time off being granted. (d) An employee shall not be given time off or otherwise compensated for work performed for credit hours in excess of the limits set forth in this Section. (e) When an employee is performing additional work on a given workday in order to earn credit hours, overtime work on that day shall be defined as work that has been ordered or approved by Management in excess of the employee's basic eight-hour work requirement plus the additional work time approved in order to permit the employee to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour of duty in order to earn one (1) credit hour, overtime work is work ordered or approved by Management in excess of nine (9) work hours on that workday). Time worked to earn credit hours shall not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. in order to earn credit hours shall not be entitled to night differential or other premium pay for such work. (g) Unused credit hours accumulated by an employee shall be paid at the overtime rate in affect at the time the credit hour was earned, when an employee retires, transfers to another agency, or otherwise terminates his/her employment with the Department.

Credit Hours. (a) Full-time employees not working compressed work schedules shall be permitted to earn credit hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Employees shall notify their supervisors in advance of their intention to work longer than their regularly scheduled work hours and of the specific date(s) and time(s) they plan to perform such work. The supervisor may disapprove in appropriate circumstances including those listed in paragraph 17.07(5) below. 2. Employees may earn up to three credit hours on any workday. Credit hours shall not be earned on a non-workday. Credit hours shall be earned in one- one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Work performed in order to earn credit hours shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. local time nor extend past 6:30 p.m. local time. 4. An employee shall accumulate no more than twenty- twenty-four (24) unused credit hours at any time. 5. An employee with prior written approval of his or her supervisor may earn credit hours while in training and/or travel status. The training and/or travel must be to an office whose schedule would support the employee working an hour per day in excess of eight (8) hours. (b) Employees may carry over up to twenty-four (24) credit hours from one biweekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c) Employees who have earned credit hours may use these credit hours to take time off during their regularly scheduled work hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Use of credit hours shall be subject to advance supervisory approval, in the same manner as leave, and shall be scheduled so as to avoid disruption to the work of the Department and to minimize the number of employees in a work unit who are off on any given workday (e.g., supervisors shall take into account scheduled leave of other employees in the work unit and scheduled days off for employees in the work unit working compressed work schedules in considering an employee's request to use accumulated credit hours). 2. Credit hours may be used in combination with approved leave and/or compensatory time off. Credit hours may be used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Credit hours shall not be used on the same workday that they are earned. 4. An employee shall not be permitted to take time off in anticipation of credit hours being earned, i.e., credit hours must be earned prior to time off being granted. (d) An employee shall not be given time off or otherwise compensated for work performed for credit hours in excess of the limits set forth in this Section. (e) When an employee is performing additional work on a given workday in order to earn credit hours, overtime work on that day shall be defined as work that has been ordered or approved by Management in excess of the employee's basic eight-hour work requirement plus the additional work time approved in order to permit the employee to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour of duty in order to earn one one (1) credit hour, overtime work is work ordered or approved by Management in excess of nine (9) work hours on that workday). Time worked to earn credit hours shall not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. in order to earn credit hours shall not be entitled to night differential or other premium pay for such work. (g) Unused credit hours accumulated by an employee shall be paid at the overtime rate in affect at the time the credit hour was earned, when an employee retires, transfers to another agency, or otherwise terminates his/her employment with the Department.

Credit Hours. (a) FullCredit hours are those hours in excess of the Employee’s daily tour of duty which are performed at the Employee’s option with approval of his/her supervisor so as to vary the length of a succeeding workday or workweek. a. General - Participating Employees, including flextime/flex tour participants and part-time employees not working compressed work schedules shall Employees, will be permitted authorized to earn credit hours, subject to the following limitations: 1. Employees shall notify their supervisors in advance of their intention to work longer than their regularly scheduled work hours and of the specific date(s) and time(s) they plan to perform such work. The supervisor may disapprove in appropriate circumstances including those listed in paragraph 17.07(5) below. 2. Employees may earn up to three (3) credit hours on any workday. per day, provided that there is work available for the Employee and it can be performed at the requested time(s). (1) Credit hours shall not be earned on a non-workday. Credit hours shall will be earned in one- quarter (1/4) -hour increments and will be used in 1/4-hour increments. 3. Work performed in order to earn (2) The maximum number of credit hours shall not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. local which a full-time nor extend past 6:30 p.m. local time. 4. An employee shall accumulate no more than twenty- four (24) unused credit hours at any time. 5. An employee with prior written approval of his or her supervisor may earn credit hours while in training and/or travel status. The training and/or travel must be to an office whose schedule would support the employee working an hour per day in excess of eight (8) hours. (b) Employees Employee may carry over up from pay period to pay period is twenty-four (24) credit hours. A part-time Employee may not carry over more than one quarter of the hours in his basic bi-weekly work scheduled from one biweekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c3) Employees who have earned Credit hours will be recorded on official time records and will follow an Employee if the Employee changes positions within the bargaining unit. b. Procedures to Request to Work Credit Hours - Normally, the Employee will request to work credit hours may use these credit hours during the workday proceeding the day he wishes to take time off during their regularly scheduled work hours, subject work. This request will be submitted to the following limitations: 1immediate supervisor. Use of credit hours shall In the supervisor’s absence, the request will be subject to advance supervisory approval, in the same manner as leave, and shall be scheduled so as to avoid disruption submitted to the work of next level supervisor. The request will be documented in writing as approved or denied in writing by the Department and to minimize the number of employees in a work unit who are off on any given workday (e.g., supervisors shall take into account scheduled leave of other employees in the work unit and scheduled days off for employees in the work unit working compressed work schedules in considering an employee's request to use accumulated credit hours). 2. Credit hours may be used in combination with approved leave and/or compensatory time off. Credit hours may be used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments. 3. Credit hours shall not be used supervisor as soon as possible on the same workday that they are earnedday submitted. 4. An employee shall c. The above procedure does not be permitted to take time off in anticipation preclude the working of same day credit hours being earned, i.e., credit hours must be earned prior to time off being granted. (d) An employee shall not be given time off or otherwise compensated for work performed for credit hours in excess upon mutual agreement of the limits set forth supervisor and the Employee. Such agreements will be in this Sectionwriting. (e) When an employee is performing additional work on a given workday in order to earn credit hours, overtime work on that day shall be defined as work that has been ordered or approved by Management in excess of the employee's basic eight-hour work requirement plus the additional work time approved in order to permit the employee to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour of duty in order to earn one (1) credit hour, overtime work is work ordered or approved by Management in excess of nine (9) work hours on that workday). Time worked to earn credit hours shall not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. in order to earn credit hours shall not be entitled to night differential or other premium pay for such work. (g) Unused credit hours accumulated by an employee shall be paid at the overtime rate in affect at the time the credit hour was earned, when an employee retires, transfers to another agency, or otherwise terminates his/her employment with the Department.