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It is further understood that the Department of Agriculture can remove an employee from the
PT/Unscheduled employment condition back to intermittent if the employee's annual average
number of actual hours worked drops below 900 hours. In removing an employee from
PT/Unscheduled to intermittent, the Department of Agriculture will move the least senior
PT/Unscheduled Inspector in that service point to the employment condition of intermittent.
It is further understood that in consideration of the above, the Union and Employer agree that, with
the exception of the provision of the part-time insurance coverage described above, all other
provisions of the contract remain in effect as they pertain to the employment condition of the
intermittents.
It is further understood that the Department of Agriculture will not convert more than five (5) Plant
Industry Inspector positions to the PT/Unscheduled status without consultation with the Union.
The employer agrees to review hours worked for employees who receive coverage under this
Agreement prior to the end of the calendar year so that employees who may be in danger of losing
their coverage at the end of the calendar year may receive a non-binding advisory. This would be
done around November 15th, allowing employees in danger of losing coverage to make alternate
plans.
All changes will occur on a calendar year basis.
The parties agree that this article is non-precedential and shall not be referred to by either party in
the context of collective bargaining or with other Appointing Authorities.
Article 5
Meet and Confer
The Appointing Authority and the Local Union agree to meet and confer regarding posting and
bidding under Article 12 of the Master Agreement.
MINNESOTA BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 1
Purpose
The purpose of this Supplement is to establish a voluntary alternate work schedule at the Board of
Animal Health. Each division, as designated by the Appointing Authority, has the option of
implementing this program. “Division” is defined as a specified number of AFSCME employees
who report directly to one immediate supervisor. If necessary, the work week shall be changed to
conform with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Article 2
Alternate Work Schedule Request
This schedule is based on a Wednesday through Tuesday (40 hour) work week over a two (2)
week (80 hour) payroll period. The alternate work schedule shall allow an employee to request
modification of his/her work schedule to the following: eight and one-half (8-1/2) consecutive hours
eight (8) days per pay period and eight (8) consecutive hours one (1) day per pay period and four
(4) consecutive hours one (1) day per pay period. The eight and one-half (8-1/2) hour scheduled
days shall be from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM or from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Consecutive hours work shall
exclude the normal unpaid lunch period. The employee shall request participation in this program
in writing to his/her immediate supervisor no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the
starting date of the schedule. Changes to an employee’s work schedule can be submitted for
consideration twice during a fiscal year. Requests shall be submitted by October 1 and/or April 1.
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