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E. Rest Periods. All employees shall be granted a fifteen (15) minute paid rest period during
each four (4) hours of regularly scheduled work. Employees who are scheduled for a shift of
four (4) hours and who are scheduled to receive an unpaid meal period shall not be entitled to
a rest period. Employees who work beyond their regular quitting time into the next shift shall
receive a fifteen (15) minute paid rest period before they start work on the next shift whenever it
is anticipated that such work shall require approximately two (2) hours. The Appointing
Authority retains the right to schedule employee rest periods to fulfill the operational needs of
the various work units. Rest periods may not be accumulated nor be taken at the beginning or
end of the employee's shift. With the supervisor's approval, rest periods may be used to
extend the meal period.
F. Reporting Time and Pay. Unless notified otherwise at least two (2) hours in advance of the
scheduled starting time (one (1) hour for employees in the Department of Transportation), any
employee who is scheduled to report for work and who reports as scheduled shall be assigned
to at least three (3) hours of work. If work is not available, the employee may be excused from
duty and paid for three (3) hours at the employee's appropriate rate. If the employee begins
work but is excused from duty before completing three (3) hours of work the employee shall be
paid for three (3) hours at the employee's appropriate rate. (See Article 15, Layoff and Recall,
Section 6, Limited Interruption of Employment.)
Section 2. Non-Continuous and Non-Extended Operations.
A. Definition. Any employee or group of employees engaged in an operation that is not
continuous or extended (as defined in Section 3A) shall be known as non-continuous and nonextended
operations employees.
B. Work Day, Work Week/Period.
1. Work Day. The normal work day shall consist of either eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours of
work within a twenty-four (24) hour period, exclusive of a duty-free lunch period. A four (4)
hour work day can be scheduled only in conjunction with the nine (9) hour days to complete
a normal work week/period.
2. Work Week/Period. The normal work week/period shall consist of four (4) consecutive ten
(10) hour days, four (4) nine (9) hour days and one (1) four (4) hour day scheduled
consecutively, or five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days Monday through Friday, totaling
forty (40) hours.
3. Changes in Work Day or Week/Period. To depart from the normal work day or work
week/period, to change the normal work day between an eight (8) and ten (10) hour day or
other defined normal work days, or to change the normal work week between a four (4) and
five (5) day week, or to establish a shift that is not currently being used by that Appointing
Authority, in the interest of efficient operations, to meet the needs of the public or an
Agency, to provide for more beneficial client or student services, or to better use facilities or
the working forces, no less than twenty-eight (28) calendar days notice will be given to the
Local Union. Upon request, the Appointing Authority will discuss the changes with the
Local Union affording it an opportunity to express its views prior to the posting period
provided for in Section 1C. When schedules are changed, the new schedule shall be
posted pursuant to Section 1C. Existing schedules may continue in effect.
C. Flextime Scheduling. The Appointing Authority and the Local Union may mutually agree to a
flextime scheduling plan. Existing flextime scheduling plans shall remain in effect unless the
Local Union notifies the Appointing Authority of its intent to terminate the plan.
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