Common use of Workweek and Work Schedules Clause in Contracts

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half hours per week excluding meal periods or forty hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-hour workweek. B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall give the affected employee at least ten days' written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek shall consist of five consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable employees in continuous operations shall receive two consecutive days off in each seven-day period. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedules, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-time/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may be

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half hours per week excluding meal periods or forty hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-hour workweek. B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall give the affected employee at least ten days' written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek shall consist of five consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable employees in continuous operations shall receive two consecutive days off in each seven-day period. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedules, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-time/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may bebe brought at the request of either party to the Human Resources Division to work toward a possible resolution. All agreements reached pursuant to the above paragraph shall be submitted to MOSES and the Human Resources Division for approval.* Section 7.2 Overtime A. Overtime shall be voluntary except in an emergency. Prior to implementing mandatory overtime, a reasonable effort will be made to solicit volunteers. There shall be no B. An employee shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half his/her regular rate of pay for authorized overtime work performed in excess of forty hours per week. A part-time employee shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half his/her regular hourly rate of pay for authorized overtime work performed in excess of eight (8.0) hours in his/her regular workday except that a part-time employee whose regular workday is more than eight (8.0) hours shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half his/her regular rate of pay for authorized overtime work performed in excess of his/her regular workday. C. An employee whose regular workweek is less than forty hours shall be compensated at his/her regular rate for authorized overtime work performed up to forty hours per week that is in excess of his/her regular workweek. D. The Employer shall not, for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime, curtail the scheduled hours of an employee during the remainder of a workweek in which the employee has previously worked hours beyond his/her normally scheduled workday. This paragraph shall not apply to employees who, because of the nature of the duties of their positions, work an irregular workday, nor shall it apply to employees who have been permitted by the Employer to participate in an approved voluntary flexible hours program that has been duly authorized by the appointing authority and by the Chief Human Resources Officer. E. With the exception of paid sick leave, all time for which an employee is on full pay status shall be considered time worked for the purpose of calculating overtime compensation. However, paid sick leave used by an employee during the same work week in which he/she is required to work overtime because of an emergency shall be considered time worked for the purpose of calculating overtime compensation for that work week, provided that nothing herein shall interfere with the Employer’s right to request satisfactory medical evidence under the terms of Article 8, Section 8.1(K). F. There shall be no duplication or pyramiding of the premium pay for overtime work provided for in this Agreement. G. The Employer shall make every effort to send out checks for overtime no later than the second payroll period following the payroll period of the overtime worked. H. Overtime shall be distributed as equitably and impartially as practicable among persons in each work location who ordinarily perform such related work in the normal course of their workweek to meet the operational needs of each department/agency at each work I. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to employees on full travel status to the extent permitted by law. J. Upon the request of an employee, an appointing authority may grant at its discretion compensatory time in lieu of payment for overtime at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation would be required under this Article. Such compensatory time shall not be accumulated in excess of one hundred and twenty hours and may be used in one half-hour increments. An appointing authority shall permit the use of compensatory time at the employee's request, provided the use of compensatory time does not unduly disrupt the operation of a department or agency. Upon termination an employee shall be paid for all unused compensatory time at the final regular rate of pay. Section 7.3 Regular Meal Periods A meal period shall be scheduled as close to the middle of the shift as possible considering the needs of the department/agency and the needs of the employee.

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week excluding meal periods or forty (40) hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-forty hour workweek. B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES Union stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall employee(s) the Employer shall, whenever practicable, solicit volunteers from among the group of potentially affected employees, and select from among the qualified volunteers. The Employer shall, except in emergency situations, give the any affected employee at least whose schedule is being involuntarily changed ten days' (10) days written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases . The provisions of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency this subsection shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek work week shall consist of five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable practicable, employees in continuous operations shall receive two (2) consecutive days off in each seven-seven (7) day period. The parties shall establish a joint Union/Management Committee in each Department/Agency to study those situations where such work schedules do not now prevail in an attempt to determine the practicability of establishing a regular work schedule for employees which might consist of five (5) consecutive workdays followed by two (2) consecutive days off. The joint Union/Management Committee shall also study those situations in each facility where the employee works more than one shift in a workweek in an effort to establish more uniform work schedules. Should the parties not be able to come to agreement on this issue, then the parties may seek resolution at Step III of the grievance procedure. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. Employees in the Department of Youth Services who engage in field trips from the forestry camps should work a regular schedule of not more than twenty-six (26) days of work followed by not more than thirteen (13) days off. F. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedules, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time time, telecommuting and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Labor-Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 ARTICLE 25 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES the Union shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flexFlex-time/alternative-Alternative work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the departmentDepartment/agencyAgency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may bebe brought at the request of either party to the Human Resources Division to work toward a possible resolution. All agreements reached pursuant to the above paragraph shall be submitted to the Union and the Human Resources Division for approval.

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Workday Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week excluding meal periods or forty (40) hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty (40) hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-forty (40) hour workweek. B. . The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES Union stewards. C. . When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee(s) the Employer shall, whenever practicable, solicit volunteers from among the group of potentially affected employees, and select from among the qualified volunteersgive the employee he shall ten (10) days written notice. The Employer shall, except in emergency situations, give the any affected employee at least whose schedule is being involuntarily changed ten days' (10) days written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases . The provisions of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency this subsection shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. . To the extent practicable, the normal workweek work week shall consist of nor more than five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable practicable, employees in continuous operations shall receive two (2) consecutive days off in each seven-seven (7) day period. The parties shall establish a joint Union/Management Committee in each Department/Agency to study those situations where such work schedules do not now prevail in an attempt to determine the practicability of establishing a regular work schedule for employees which might consist of five (5) consecutive workdays followed by two (2) consecutive days off. The joint Union/Management Committee shall also study those situations in each facility where the employee works more than one (1) shift in a workweek in an effort to establish more uniform work schedules. Should the parties not be able to come to agreement on this issue, then the parties may seek resolution at Step III of the grievance procedure. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing programs or those working alternative work schedules, including but . A workweek other than Monday through Friday may be established where the Employer reasonably determines the need for such schedule. . Employees in the Department of Youth Services who engage in field trips from the forestry camps should work a regular schedule of not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, partmore than twenty-time and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery six (26) days of state services. The MOSES/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do work followed by not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-time/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may bemore than thirteen (13) days off.

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 7.l Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half hours per week excluding meal periods or forty hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-hour workweek. B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall give the affected employee at least ten days' written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek shall consist of five consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable employees in continuous operations shall receive two consecutive days off in each seven-day period. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedules, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-flex- time/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may bebe brought at the request of either party to the Human Resources Division to work toward a possible resolution. All agreements reached pursuant to the above paragraph shall be submitted to MOSES and the Human Resources Division for approval.

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half hours per week excluding meal periods or forty hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-hour workweek.per B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall give the affected employee at least ten days' written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek shall consist of five consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable employees in continuous operations shall receive two consecutive days off in each seven-day period. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedules, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES XXXXX shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-timeflextime/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may bebe brought at the request of either party to the Human Resources Division to work toward a possible resolution. All agreements reached pursuant to the above paragraph shall be submitted to XXXXX and the Human Resources Division for approval.* Section 7.2 Overtime A. Overtime shall be voluntary except in an emergency. Prior to implementing mandatory overtime, a reasonable effort will be made to solicit volunteers. There shall be no discrimination or discipline taken against any employee who declines to work overtime in a non-emergency situation. B. An employee shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half their regular rate of pay for authorized overtime work performed in excess of forty hours per week. A part-time employee shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half their regular hourly rate of pay for authorized overtime work performed in excess of eight (8.0) hours in their regular workday except that a part-time employee whose regular workday is more than eight (8.0) hours shall be compensated at the rate of C. An employee whose regular workweek is less than forty hours shall be compensated at their regular rate for authorized overtime work performed up to forty hours per week that is in excess of their regular workweek. D. The Employer shall not, for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime, curtail the scheduled hours of an employee during the remainder of a workweek in which the employee has previously worked hours beyond their normally scheduled workday. This paragraph shall not apply to employees who, because of the nature of the duties of their positions, work an irregular workday, nor shall it apply to employees who have been permitted by the Employer to participate in an approved voluntary flexible hours program that has been duly authorized by the appointing authority and by the Chief Human Resources Officer. E. With the exception of paid sick leave, all time for which an employee is on full pay status shall be considered time worked for the purpose of calculating overtime compensation. However, paid sick leave used by an employee during the same work week in which they are required to work overtime because of an emergency shall be considered time worked for the purpose of calculating overtime compensation for that work week, provided that nothing herein shall interfere with the Employer’s right to request satisfactory medical evidence under the terms of Article 8, Section 8.1(K). F. There shall be no duplication or pyramiding of the premium pay for overtime work provided for in this Agreement. G. The Employer shall make every effort to send out checks for overtime no later than the second payroll period following the payroll period of the overtime worked. H. Overtime shall be distributed as equitably and impartially as practicable among persons in each work location who ordinarily perform such related work in the normal course of their workweek to meet the operational needs of each department/agency at each work location. Department heads and MOSES representatives at each location shall work out procedures for implementing this policy of distributing overtime work. I. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to employees on full travel status to the extent permitted by law. J. Upon the request of an employee, an appointing authority may grant at its discretion compensatory time in lieu of payment for overtime at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation would be required under this Article. Such compensatory time shall not be accumulated in excess of ninety (90) hours and may be used in one

Workweek and Work Schedules. Section 7.1 1 Scheduled Hours, Workweek, Workday A. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the regular hours of work for full-time employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week excluding meal periods or forty (40) hours per week excluding meal periods, as has been established for that job title at the particular job location. Any employee whose regular workweek has averaged more than forty hours excluding meal periods in the past shall have a forty-forty hour workweek. B. The work schedule, both starting times and quitting times, of employees shall be posted on a bulletin board at each work location or otherwise made available to employees and MOSES Union stewards. C. When the Employer desires to change the work schedule of an employee he shall employee(s) the Employer shall, whenever practicable, solicit volunteers from among the group of potentially affected employees, and select from among the qualified volunteers. The Employer shall, except in emergency situations, give the any affected employee at least whose schedule is being involuntarily changed ten days' (10) days written notice of such contemplated change, except in cases . The provisions of emergency involving the protection of the property of the Commonwealth or involving the health and safety of those persons whose care and/or custody have been entrusted to the Commonwealth. However, a declaration of emergency this subsection shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime. D. To the extent practicable, the normal workweek work week shall consist of five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday, with the regular hours of work each day to be consecutive except for meal periods. Similarly, to the extent practicable practicable, employees in continuous operations shall receive two (2) consecutive days off in each seven-seven (7) day period. The parties shall establish a joint Union/Management Committee in each Department/Agency to study those situations where such work schedules do not now prevail in an attempt to determine the practicability of establishing a regular work schedule for employees which might consist of five (5) consecutive workdays followed by two (2) consecutive days off. The joint Union/Management Committee shall also study those situations in each facility where the employee works more than one shift in a workweek in an effort to establish more uniform work schedules. Should the parties not be able to come to agreement on this issue, then the parties may seek resolution at Step III of the grievance procedure. This subsection should not apply to employees in authorized flexible hours programs. E. Employees in the Department of Youth Services who engage in field trips from the forestry camps should work a regular schedule of not more than twenty-six (26) days of work followed by not more than thirteen (13) days off. F. The parties acknowledge the benefit of establishing alternative work schedulesoptions, including but not limited to flexible hours, staggered hours, part-time time, telecommuting and job sharing where such programs contribute to the efficient delivery of state services. The MOSES/Labor-Management Committee established pursuant to Article 26 25 of this Agreement shall meet to determine the feasibility of establishing such options where they do not currently exist, to monitor existing programs, and to recommend changes where appropriate. Upon the written request of either party, MOSES shall meet with local and central office representatives relative to developing and implementing flex-time/alternative-work schedules where feasible for an individual worksite/facility or for the department/agency. Following said meetings where there continues to be any unresolved issues the areas of dispute may beimplement Appendix H on Alternative Work Options.