Section 1 – Work Schedules. The right to establish the work schedule of employees is the sole and exclusive prerogative of the University. No employee covered by this Agreement shall be scheduled to work a split shift. A split shift is defined as two or more non-consecutive regularly scheduled work periods on any regularly scheduled work day. A split shift does not include calling an employee back to work after the conclusion of the employee's regular shift, or calling the employee in early to begin the employee's shift. The University shall not change an employee's regular starting time by more than one hour with less than four (4) days prior notice, except for emergencies and lateral transfers. None of the provisions of this Article shall be construed as a guarantee of any schedule of work, or any minimum or maximum hours of work, except that full time employees, with a full-time equivalency (FTE) of 100%, shall work a forty (40) hour minimum work week except for approved, unpaid leaves provided for elsewhere in this agreement. The regular work week shall consist of consecutive work days followed by consecutive days off except in cases of opportunities in addition to the regular schedule (overtime). Examples of scheduling possibilities, but not an inclusive list, are five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour work days, four (4) consecutive ten (10) hour work days or four (4) consecutive nine (9) hour work days with one four (4) hour day followed by consecutive days off.
