Workweek Defined- Workweek Defined. Consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a workweek for a nonexempt employees is a fixed period of 168 hours – 7 consecutive 24 hour periods (29 C.F.R. 778.105). The workweek may begin on any day of the week and at any hour of the day; it need not coincide with the calendar week. The standard workweek for employees in this unit shall commence on Sunday 12:00 a.m. and end on Saturday 11:59 p.m.
A. Standard Work schedule 5/8/40: The 5/8/40 work schedule is one in which an employee is regularly scheduled to work a fixed 40 hours in one workweek (7 consecutive days). The employee regularly works 5 eight- hour days with 2 consecutive days off during the workweek (7 consecutive days).
B. Alternative Work schedule 4/10/40: The 4/10/40 work schedule is one in which an employee is regularly scheduled to work a fixed 40 hours in one workweek (7 consecutive days). The employee regularly works 4 ten-hour days with 3 consecutive days off during the workweek (7 consecutive days).
C. Alternative 9/8/80 schedule: The 9/8/80 alternative work schedule is one in which an employee is regularly scheduled to work a combination of 9 hour and 8 hour work days for a total of 80 hours worked in each 2 consecutive calendar weeks, with an additional 1 day off which occurs on alternate weeks on the same calendar day as the 8 hour work day. The employee’s workweek must be established so that it commences at the end of the 4th hour of the 8 hour work shift on the calendar day on which the 8 hour workday and the additional day off occur.
D. This provision does not preclude the parties from mutually agreeing to alternate work schedules.
