Religious Compensatory Time. Employees may request and supervisors will approve appropriate religious compensatory time requests in accordance with law, regulation, and EPA policy, HR Bulletin Number 21-002B.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. An employee whose personal religious beliefs require abstention from work during certain periods of time may elect to engage in credit or compensatory time work to compensate for time lost for meeting those religious requirements.
B. To the extent that such modifications in work schedules do not interfere with the efficient accomplishment of the agency’s mission, the agency shall in each instance, afford the employee the opportunity to work compensatory time. The agency shall in each instance grant compensatory time off to an employee requesting such time off for a specific religious observances and when the employee’s personal religious beliefs require that the employee abstain from work.
C. For the purpose stated in paragraph B of this section, the employee may work such compensatory time before or after the granting of compensatory time off. Advanced compensatory time off should be repaid with the appropriate amount of compensatory overtime work within a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed the end of the leave year. Compensatory time shall be credited on an hour-for-hour basis or authorized fractions thereof. Appropriate records will be kept of compensatory time earned and used
D. If the employee is separated or transferred before using the time set aside for a religious observance any hours not used must be paid at the employee’s rate of basic pay in effect when the extra hours of work were performed. Any religious compensatory time used and not repaid will be charged to the employee at the same rate.
Religious Compensatory Time. The Employer agrees to grant religious compensatory time to Employees in accordance with the provisions of law, regulation and RD Instruction 2066-A, “Leave Program”. Employees may elect to work compensatory overtime for the purpose of taking time off without charge to personal leave when personal religious belief requires that the Employee abstain from work during certain periods of the workday or workweek.
Religious Compensatory Time. 1. An employee whose personal religious beliefs require the abstention from work during certain periods of time for religious observances may request to work compensatory time for time lost for meeting those religious requirements.
2. For the purpose stated above, the employee may work such compensatory overtime before or after the grant of compensatory time off.
3. A grant of advanced compensatory time off should be repaid by the appropriate amount of compensatory overtime worked within a reasonable amount of time.
4. Compensatory time shall be credited to an employee on an hour-for-hour basis or authorized fractions thereof.
5. Appropriate records will be kept of compensatory time earned and used.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. An employee may be granted annual leave or LWOP for a workday which occurs on a religious holiday, so long as the employee requests such leave at least three (3) workdays in advance.
B. An employee whose personal religious beliefs require the abstention from work during certain periods of time may elect to earn and use religious compensatory time (RCT) for the purpose of taking off without charge to leave.
C. To the extent that such modifications in work schedule do not interfere with the efficient accomplishment of the Employer’s mission, the Employer will in each instance: (1) afford the employee the opportunity to earn RCT; and (2) approve use of earned RCT to an employee requesting such time off for religious observances when the employee's personal religious beliefs require that the employee abstain from work during certain periods of the workday or workweek.
D. The employee may earn such RCT before or after its use. A grant of advanced RCT must be repaid by the appropriate amount of RCT earned within four (4) pay periods of the date the RCT time was used. RCT will be earned and used in one-quarter (1/4) hour increments.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. An employee whose personal religious beliefs require abstention from work during certain periods of time may elect to engage in credit or compensatory time work to compensate for time lost for meeting those religious requirements.
B. To the extent that such modifications in work schedules do not interfere with the efficient accomplishment of the mission, the Agency shall, in each instance, afford the employee the opportunity to work compensatory time and shall, in each instance, grant compensatory time off to an employee requesting such time off for religious observances when the employee's personal religious beliefs require that the employee abstain from work during certain periods of the work day or work week.
C. For the purpose stated in paragraph B of this Section, the employee may work such compensatory time before or after the granting of compensatory time off. Advanced compensatory time off should be repaid with the appropriate amount of compensatory overtime work within a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed the end of the leave year. Compensatory time shall be credited on an hour-for-hour basis or authorized fractions thereof. Appropriate records will be kept of compensatory time earned and used.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. An employee whose personal religious beliefs require abstention from work during certain periods of time may elect to engage in overtime work to compensate for time lost when meeting those religious requirements.
B. To the extent that such modifications in work schedules do not interfere with the efficient accomplishment of the Department’s mission, Management shall afford the employee the opportunity to work compensatory overtime and shall in each instance, grant compensatory time off to an employee requesting such time off for religious observances when the employee's personal religious beliefs require that the employee abstain from work during certain periods of the workday or workweek.
C. For the purpose stated in paragraph B of this section, the employee may work such compensatory overtime before or after the granting of compensatory time off. Advanced compensatory time off should be repaid with the appropriate amount of compensatory overtime work within a reasonable amount of time. Compensatory overtime for hourly employees shall be credited on an hour-for-hour basis or authorized fractions thereof. Appropriate records will be kept of compensatory overtime earned and used.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. Requests for religious compensatory time for religious observances will be granted unless approval of the request would interfere with the timely and efficient accomplishment of the unit’s work or would prevent the availability of a sufficient number of employees to perform the unit’s work.
B. Employees must request approval for religious observances from the appropriate approving supervisor in advance and in writing. All requests will be submitted on OPM Form 71 (to include appropriate attachments). Requests must include all of the following information:
1. the date(s) and number of hours requested;
2. in the space provided for remarks, the employee must state “This leave is because my personal religious belief requires me to refrain from work for a religious observance for (the religious holiday name) or (portion of the day)”; and
3. the proposed date(s) on which the religious compensatory work will be performed.
C. Credit hours may be used in lieu of compensatory time.
Religious Compensatory Time. A. To the extent that modifications in work schedules do not interfere with the efficient accomplishment of the PFS mission, an employee whose personal religious beliefs require that he/she abstain from work at certain times of the workday or workweek are permitted to work alternative work hours, so the employee can meet the religious obligation. The hours worked in lieu of the normal work schedule do not create any entitlement to premium pay (including overtime pay), even if the employee works more than 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day for this purpose.
B. Employees must submit a written request for an adjusted work schedule in advance to their supervisor via email. The request must specifically state the adjusted work schedule is for religious purposes and the employee should provide acceptable documentation of the need to abstain from work.
C. An employee’s request for time off should not be granted without simultaneously scheduling the hours during which the employee will work to make up the time.
1. This compensatory time may be earned before or after using it. However, if used first, it must be earned back no later than the following pay period. If earned first, it must be used no later than the following pay period.
2. If an employee has not performed work within the required time frames to make up for a previous absence granted for a religious observance, the employee must take paid leave, request leave without pay, or be charged absent without leave, if appropriate. In addition, if there is not sufficient work available for the employee to perform within the required timeframes to make up for a previous absence granted for a religious observance, the employee must take paid leave or request leave without pay.
Religious Compensatory Time. The Employer agrees to grant religious compensatory time to Employees in accordance with the provisions of law, regulation and RD Instruction 2066-A, “Leave Program”. Employees may elect to work compensatory overtime for the purpose of taking time off without charge to personal leave when personal religious belief requires that the Employee abstain from work during certain periods of the workday or workweek.
