Common use of VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS Clause in Contracts

VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS. Upon mutual agreement of a full-time permanent employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee, any such employee may elect to reduce work hours with an equal reduction in pay and paid benefits for periods of up to 13 pay periods as follows: 1. An employee and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may agree that the employee shall work a part-time work schedule of 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, or 50% in any biweekly pay period with a corresponding reduction in pay and paid benefits as set forth in paragraph 4. 2. Employees working an approved reduced work schedule shall revert to full-time work status at the end of the agreed to period or, if the employee transfers, promotes, demotes, terminates, or in any other way changes his/her status with the County, he/she shall be removed from the reduced work schedule. 3. With ten calendar days advance notice, a Department Head or his/her designee may unilaterally terminate an approved reduced work schedule in the event of an unanticipated staffing or fiscal emergency. The determination to terminate the approved reduction shall be final and non- grievable. 4. Employees opting to reduce hours under this subsection, shall be deemed full-time employees for all purposes of this Memorandum provided that such employees shall be entitled to paid leave accruals and health and dental plan contributions on the same basis as part-time employees during such periods. 5. Employees who reduce working hours under this subsection will remain on the payroll with full- time employee status and the hours not worked as the result of the reduction shall be coded as leave without pay.

VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS. Upon mutual agreement of a full-time permanent employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding MOU and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee, any such employee may elect to reduce work hours with an equal reduction in pay and paid benefits for periods of up to 13 thirteen (13) pay periods as follows: 1. An employee and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may agree that the employee shall work a part-time work schedule of ninety percent (90%), eighty percent (80%), seventy percent (70%), sixty percent (60%), or fifty percent (50% %) in any biweekly pay period with a corresponding reduction in pay and paid benefits as set forth in paragraph 4. 2. Employees working an approved reduced work schedule shall revert to full-time work status at the end of the agreed to period orperiod, or if the employee transfers, promotes, demotes, terminates, or in any other way changes his/her status with the County, he/she shall be removed from the reduced work schedule. 3. With ten (10) calendar days advance notice, a an Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may unilaterally terminate an approved reduced work schedule in the event of an unanticipated staffing or fiscal emergency. The determination to terminate the approved reduction shall be final and non- grievable. 4. Employees opting to reduce hours under this subsection, shall be deemed full-time employees for all purposes of this Memorandum MOU provided that such employees shall be entitled to paid leave accruals and health and dental plan contributions on the same basis as part-time employees during such periods. 5. Employees who reduce working hours under this subsection will remain on the payroll with full- full-time employee status and the hours not worked as the result of the reduction shall be coded as leave without pay.

VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS. Upon mutual agreement of a full-time permanent employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding MOU and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee, any such employee may elect to reduce work hours with an equal reduction in pay and paid benefits for periods of up to 13 thirteen (13) pay periods as follows: 1. An employee and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may agree that the employee shall work a part-time work schedule of ninety percent (90%), eighty percent (80%), seventy percent (70%), sixty percent (60%), or fifty percent (50% %) in any biweekly pay period with a corresponding reduction in pay and paid benefits as set forth in paragraph 4. 2. Employees working an approved reduced work schedule shall revert to full-time work status at the end of the agreed to period or, if the employee transfers, promotes, demotes, terminates, or in any other way changes his/her status with the County, he/she shall be removed from the reduced work schedule. 3. With ten (10) calendar days advance notice, a an Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may unilaterally terminate an approved reduced work schedule in the event of an unanticipated staffing or fiscal emergency. The determination to terminate the approved reduction shall be final and non- grievable. 4. Employees opting to reduce hours under this subsection, shall be deemed full-time employees for all purposes of this Memorandum MOU provided that such employees shall be entitled to paid leave accruals and health and dental plan contributions on the same basis as part-time employees during such periods. 5. Employees who reduce working hours under this subsection will remain on the payroll with full- full-time employee status and the hours not worked as the result of the reduction shall be coded as leave without pay.

VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS. Upon mutual agreement of a full-time permanent employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding MOU and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee, any such employee may elect to reduce work hours with an equal reduction in pay and paid benefits for periods of up to 13 thirteen (13) pay periods as follows:follows:‌ 1. An employee and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may agree that the employee shall work a part-time work schedule of ninety percent (90%), eighty percent (80%), seventy percent (70%), sixty percent (60%), or fifty percent (50% %) in any biweekly pay period with a corresponding reduction in pay and paid benefits as set forth in paragraph 4. 2. Employees working an approved reduced work schedule shall revert to full-time work status at the end of the agreed to period or, if the employee transfers, promotes, demotes, terminates, or in any other way changes his/her the employee’s status with the County, he/she the employee shall be removed from the reduced work schedule. 3. With ten (10) calendar days advance notice, a an Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may unilaterally terminate an approved reduced work schedule in the event of an unanticipated staffing or fiscal emergency. The determination to terminate the approved reduction shall be final and non- non-grievable. 4. Employees opting to reduce hours under this subsectionsubsection 6.E. (Voluntary Reduction of Work Hours), shall be deemed full-time employees for all purposes of this Memorandum MOU provided that such employees shall be entitled to paid leave accruals and health and dental plan contributions on the same basis as part-time employees during such periods. 5. Employees who reduce working hours under this subsection 6.E. (Voluntary Reduction of Work Hours) will remain on the payroll with full- full-time employee status and the hours not worked as the result of the reduction shall be coded as leave without pay.

VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF WORK HOURS. Upon mutual agreement of a full-time permanent employee covered by this Memorandum of Understanding and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee, any such employee may elect to reduce work hours with an equal reduction in pay and paid benefits for periods of up to 13 pay periods as follows: 1. An employee and the Agency/Department Head or his/her designee may agree that the employee shall work a part-time work schedule of 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, or 50% in any biweekly pay period with a corresponding reduction in pay and paid benefits as set forth in paragraph 4. 2. Employees working an approved reduced work schedule shall revert to full-time work status at the end of the agreed to period orperiod, or if the employee transfers, promotes, demotes, terminates, or in any other way changes his/her status with the County, he/she shall be removed from the reduced work schedule. 3. With ten calendar days advance notice, a Department Head or his/her designee may unilaterally terminate an approved reduced work schedule in the event of an unanticipated staffing or fiscal emergency. The determination to terminate the approved reduction shall be final and non- grievable. 4. Employees opting to reduce hours under this subsection, shall be deemed full-time employees for all purposes of this Memorandum provided that such employees shall be entitled to paid leave accruals and health and dental plan contributions on the same basis as part-time employees during such periods. 5. Employees who reduce working hours under this subsection will remain on the payroll with full- time employee status and the hours not worked as the result of the reduction shall be coded as leave without pay.