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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Flextime Plan
Schedule Requests
The flextime plan shall allow an employee to request modification of his/her current work schedule
to any schedule which includes forty (40) hours per work week. The normal work week is
considered to run Wednesday through Tuesday; however, this period may be adjusted to a
different seven- (7)-consecutive-day period by the placement of a memorandum in the employee’s
personnel file. Consecutive hours of work shall exclude a thirty or sixty minute unpaid lunch
period. A schedule must begin no earlier than 6:30 a.m. and end no later than 6:30 p.m. The
employee shall request a modification in writing to his/her immediate supervisor no later than
fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date the requested schedule would go into effect, if
approved. Changes in approved flextime schedules shall be made by management only in accord
with the provisions of Article 5 of the Master Agreement. Employees may request changes in their
approved work schedules by giving the Appointing Authority the notice contained above. Upon
mutual agreement by the employee and Employer, the fourteen (14) day notice may be waived.
Review of Requests
The immediate supervisor shall determine to approve or deny the request of the employee within
his/her work unit based upon job-related considerations. If there are conflicting requests from
employees and the needs of the supervisor require that not all requests may be approved, the
supervisor shall approve (if all other considerations indicate approval) the request submitted by the
employee with the most state seniority. Should conflicts still exist, they shall be resolved by lot.
The immediate supervisor shall provide the employee with written notice and explanation of the
decision within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the request. If an employee's request is
denied, a copy of the written notice and explanation of the decision shall be available to the Union.
No request shall be unreasonably denied.
Altered Schedules
Upon assignment of an employee to attend training sessions, other meetings, or a request by an
employee and upon mutual agreement of the immediate supervisor and the employee, an
employee's schedule may be temporarily altered for a duration of no more than fourteen (14)
consecutive calendar days at a time without regard to the above provisions. These changes shall
not result in payment of overtime.
If requested by the employee, the employee may change days, shifts, or hours of work with the
approval of his/her supervisor, provided such change does not result in the payment of overtime.
These changes shall not result in the payment of overtime. Such changes shall not exceed the
forty (40) hour work period (Wednesday through Tuesday). “Altered Work Schedule” shall be
noted on the timesheet.
Appeals
An employee may appeal the decision of the immediate supervisor to deny or revoke a flextime
schedule to the appropriate division director who shall respond in writing and, if not resolved at that
level, to the Commissioner's designee who shall respond in writing. The decision of the
Commissioner or his/her designee is final and shall not be subject to Article 17 of the Master
Agreement.
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