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. Only employees working on a maxiflex, flexitime, or flexitour schedule may earn credit hours. B. Employees on flexitime and flexitour schedules may earn a maximum of two credit hours a day. C. Maxiflex employees may earn credit hours or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 80 hours in a pay period. Maxiflex employees may only earn credit hours or compensatory time after completing their entire work requirement for the pay period (a) 80 hours for full-time employees), and with advanced supervisory approval. Maxiflex employees may earn more than two hours of credit hours per day. D. 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) 24 hours of credit hours time from one biweekly bi-weekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c) Employees next. Part-time 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, participate in the same manner as leave, and shall be scheduled so as flexible work program may accumulate up to avoid disruption to the work one quarter 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 (as defined in Section 2 of this Article) for carryover from one bi- weekly pay period to the additional next. E. Employees may earn credit hours above the limits in Section 6D of this Article during the pay period, but the excess hours must be used before the pay period ends or the hours will be forfeited. F. Supervisors may not require an employee to work time approved in order to permit credit time. With the supervisor’s prior approval, based on limiting factors such as workload and appropriate Management control, an employee on maxiflex, flexitime, or flexitour may elect to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to time. Credit time can only be earned in the performance of official duties and work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour performed will be evaluated under the employee’s performance standards. The earning 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 is not limited to special projects. G. Employees are responsible for requesting prior approval to use credit hours and to give sufficient notice to supervisors. The Agency is not obligated to approve the use of credit hours solely to prevent the forfeiture of the excess credit hours. The Agency may disapprove an employee's request for approval to use credit hours if the employee did not provide sufficient notice of the request or if there are legitimate business needs for disapproving the request. H. Credit time is earned or used in 15-minute increments. When recording time earned or used, the employee’s time will be rounded up to the next higher increment. I. Credit hours may not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. used in order to earn advance of being earned. The use of earned credit hours shall not is subject to the same regulations and contractual agreements governing the use of leave. Credit hours can be entitled to night differential or used in conjunction with other premium pay for such workforms of approved leave. (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. Only employees working on a maxiflex, flexitime, or flexitour schedule may earn credit hours. B. Employees on flexitime and flexitour schedules may earn a maximum of two credit hours a day. C. Maxiflex employees may earn credit hours or compensatory time for hours worked in excess of 80 hours in a pay period. Maxiflex employees may only earn credit hours or compensatory time after completing their entire work requirement for the pay period (a) 80 hours for full-time employees), and with advanced supervisory approval. Maxiflex employees may earn more than two hours of credit hours per day. D. 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) 24 hours of credit hours time from one biweekly bi-weekly pay period to the next biweekly pay period. (c) Employees next. Part-time 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, participate in the same manner as leave, and shall be scheduled so as flexible work program may accumulate up to avoid disruption to the work one quarter 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 (as defined in Section 2 of this Article) for carryover from one bi-weekly pay period to the additional next. E. Employees may earn credit hours above the limits in Section 6D of this Article during the pay period, but the excess hours must be used before the pay period ends or the hours will be forfeited. F. Supervisors may not require an employee to work time approved in order to permit credit time. With the supervisor’s prior approval, based on limiting factors such as workload and appropriate Management control, an employee on maxiflex, flexitime, or flexitour may elect to earn credit hours (i.e., if an employee is approved to time. Credit time can only be earned in the performance of official duties and work one (1) additional hour beyond his/her scheduled eight-hour tour performed will be evaluated under the employee’s performance standards. The earning 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 is not limited to special projects. G. Employees are responsible for requesting prior approval to use credit hours and to give sufficient notice to supervisors. The Agency is not obligated to approve the use of credit hours solely to prevent the forfeiture of the excess credit hours. The Agency may disapprove an employee's request for approval to use credit hours if the employee did not provide sufficient notice of the request or if there are legitimate business needs for disapproving the request. H. Credit time is earned or used in 15-minute increments. When recording time earned or used, the employee’s time will be rounded up to the next higher increment. I. Credit hours may not be subsequently converted to or compensated as overtime work. (f) Employees working after 6:00 p.m. used in order to earn advance of being earned. The use of earned credit hours shall not is subject to the same regulations and contractual agreements governing the use of leave. Credit hours can be entitled to night differential or used in conjunction with other premium pay for such workforms of approved leave. (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.