2009-2013 Winnebago Agreement: AFSCME Circuit Clerk Local 473

shall be at the discretion of the Employer. If compensatory time is to be taken, it shall
be at a time convenient to the employee(s) and consistent with the operating needs of
the Employer. Employees may not use compensatory time off which they have not
previously accrued. Compensatory time shall be taken under this Article as required
by the Fair Labor Standards Act if such continues to be applicable to local government
employees.
Section 12.5 Lunch Period
Work schedules shall provide for the work day to be broken at approximately midpoint
by a meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes and not more than sixty (60)
minutes.
Employees who receive an unpaid lunch period and are required to work at their
work assignments during such period and who are not relieved, shall have such time
treated as hours worked for purposes of computing overtime and shall be paid in wages
or compensatory time off, at the Employer’s discretion, at the appropriate straight or
overtime rate, whichever may be applicable.
Employees shall have the right to leave their work site during their lunch period.
Section 12.6 Rest Periods
There shall be two (2) rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes each during each regular
shift; one during the first half of the shift and one during the second half of the shift.
Section 12.7 Call Back Pay
Any employee called back to work outside of his/her regularly scheduled shift or
on a scheduled day off shall be paid a minimum to two (2) hours pay at the applicable
rate from the time the employee is called. Work schedules will not be changed because
of call back time in order to avoid overtime or straight time pay.
Section 12.8 Changes In Normal Work Day and Work Week
The shifts, work days and hours to which employees are assigned shall be posted
on relevant bulletin boards. Should programmatic or operational needs require a change
in employee work schedules, notice of such schedule change shall be given to the affected
employee(s) and the Union as far in advance as is reasonably practicable. Upon
request, the Employer will meet and confer with the affected employee(s) and the Union
to explore alternatives to the proposed change prior to implementation.
Disputes over such changes being made shall be subject to the grievance procedure.
Temporary schedule changes may be implemented pending final resolution of the
above-referenced dispute(s).
Section 12.9 No Pyramiding
Compensation shall not be paid (or compensatory time taken) more than once for
the same hours under any provisions of this Article or Agreement.
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