Employee Scheduling Requirements Sample Clauses

Employee Scheduling Requirements. 1. Within the limits described herein, employees authorized to participate in the AWS may vary their starting/ending times and unpaid lunch periods, as well as their hours of work (from pay period to pay period) with supervisory approval. 2. New employees who are eligible to participate in an AWS have one (1) pay period from their date of appointment or transfer in which to select from the above listed work schedule options. Employees will be placed on the Flexible Work Schedule to facilitate alignment with the supervisor or trainer if they do not select a work schedule during the first pay period from their date of appointment or transfer, but will be able to elect a different work schedule within the first two (2) pay periods from their appointment or transfer. 3. An employee may change between types of work schedules (Standard Work Schedule, Compressed Work Schedule, or Flexible Work Schedule with Credit Hours) on a monthly basis. For those choosing FWS with Credit Hours, employees have the opportunity to flex their daily work schedules per pay period, subject to mission and supervisory approval. 4. Employees will communicate their initial schedule selection and any subsequent monthly changes to their supervisor and will discuss selections and changes promptly with the supervisor or designee. Schedule change requests must be submitted seven (7) business days prior to the end of the month. Approved schedule changes will be implemented in the first full pay period of the new month. Employees must present their revised work schedule and their request for the use of credit hours to their immediate supervisor in advance. Normally these requests should be made by close of business (COB) Monday of the preceding pay period. These requests should normally be approved or disapproved by COB the following Wednesday. Absent approval, the employee shall remain on the prior work schedule. However, supervisors may approve requests at any time as long as employees can fulfill their BWR by the end of the pay period. In making their requests, employees are responsible for ensuring that mission demands of their jobs will not be negatively affected by their absence. In granting approval for credit hours taken, the Agency must ensure that there will be adequate employee and supervisory coverage to meet operational demands. 5. Due to payroll and regulatory requirements, employees moving from a FWS to a CWS or Standard Work Schedule cannot retain credit hour balances. Any empl...