Common use of Flexible Work Week Clause in Contracts

Flexible Work Week. When it is agreed upon between the appropriate member of Chancellor’s Cabinet, the immediate supervisor and the employee affected, an employee shall be able to work their forty (40) hour week differently than five (5) days consisting of eight (8) hours each. (See required form, Appendix I) In reviewing these requests, the primary consideration shall be that the proposed schedule must benefit College services or operations. For the purposes of computing absences, vacation, sick, personal business time or other paid time off, actual hours of absence shall be reported on the employee’s Payroll Report. If this conflicts with other contract language because of unforeseen causes, the Human Resources Representative and the Union’s Executive Board shall have the authority to mutually agree to establish the language to correct this agreement. The parties further agree to the following: 1. Flexible work week requests for the fall and winter semesters will be considered on a timely basis as they occur; the form in Appendix I must be utilized with appropriate approval. 2. Flexible work week requests for the summer semester must meet the following requirements: a. A summer flexible work schedule cannot begin prior to the Summer I session and cannot extend beyond the end of the Summer II session. b. Flexible work week requests for the summer semester (Appendix I) must be submitted to the immediate supervisor, with copies to the campus xxxxxxx and the Human Resources Department, by no later than March 15 each year. c. The immediate supervisor must discuss the request for a summer semester flexible schedule with the appropriate member of Chancellor’s Cabinet and a decision must be made and communicated to the bargaining unit member by no later than April 15 each year, with a copy to Human Resources. 3. The 40-hour flex work week is subject to the following conditions: a. Overtime will be paid only for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. b. Employee shall not work more than 12 hours in one day. 4. Denial of individual requests for a Flexible Work Week for any reason shall not be a subject to the grievance procedure. 5. The College retains the right, in its sole discretion, to alter the schedule established under this Flexible Work Week in the event it becomes necessary to do so. Any decision made by the College per this Appendix I shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. 6. Because the implementation of this Flexible Work Week will require more cooperation among members of departments, there shall be no claims of out-of-classification pay as a result of this increased interdependence; however, out-of-classification pay shall continue to be paid per current contract language. 7. An employee on a flexible work week shall not work on an overtime basis on the day not scheduled to work. Example: flex week is ten (10) hours per day Monday through Thursday, off Friday; employee cannot work Friday.

Flexible Work Week. When it is agreed upon between the appropriate member of Chancellor’s Cabinet, the immediate supervisor and the employee affected, an employee shall be able to work their forty (40) hour week differently than five (5) days consisting of eight (8) hours each. (See required form, Appendix I) In reviewing these requests, the primary consideration shall be that the proposed schedule must benefit College services or operations. For the purposes of computing absences, vacation, sick, personal business time or other paid time off, actual hours of absence shall be reported on the employee’s Payroll Report. If this conflicts with other contract language because of unforeseen causes, the Human Resources Representative and the Union’s Executive Board shall have the authority to mutually agree to establish the language to correct this agreementAgreement. The parties further agree to the following: 1. Flexible work week requests for the fall and winter semesters will be considered on a timely basis as they occur; the form in Appendix I must be utilized with appropriate approval. 2. Flexible work week requests for the summer semester must meet the following requirements: a. A summer flexible work schedule cannot begin prior to the Summer I session and cannot extend beyond the end of the Summer II session. b. Flexible work week requests for the summer semester (Appendix I) must be submitted to the immediate supervisor, with copies to the campus xxxxxxx and the Human Resources Department, by no later than March 15 each year. c. b. The immediate supervisor must discuss the request for a summer semester flexible schedule with the appropriate member of Chancellor’s Cabinet Vice Chancellor and a decision must be made and communicated to the bargaining unit member by no later than April 15 each year, with in a copy to Human Resourcestimely manner. 3. The 40-hour flex work week is subject to the following conditions: a. Overtime will be paid only for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. b. Employee shall not work more than 12 hours in one day. 4. Denial of individual requests for a Flexible Work Week for any reason shall not be a subject to the grievance procedure. 5. The College retains the right, in its sole discretion, to alter the schedule established under this Flexible Work Week in the event it becomes necessary to do so. Any decision made by the College per this Appendix I shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. 6. Because the implementation of this Flexible Work Week will require more cooperation among members of departments, there shall be no claims of out-of-classification pay as a result of this increased interdependence; however, out-of-classification pay shall continue to be paid per current contract language. 7. An employee on a flexible work week shall not work on an overtime basis on the day not scheduled to work. Example: flex week is ten (10) hours per day Monday through Thursday, off Friday; employee cannot work Friday.