The Village of Hamel keeps regular business hours Monday through Friday. The standard full-time schedule for non-exempt employees is eight (8) hours per business day. Extra work hours may be required to finish specific projects. Compensation of overtime hours worked will be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The lunch break is thirty (30) minutes and is included in hours worked. In addition to the lunch break, all employees are permitted two (2) ten (10)-minute rest breaks or coffee breaks during a full day of work, to be taken no less than two (2) hours apart.
(A) Maintaining Time Sheets. All employees required to maintain time sheets are responsible for accurately and honestly recording their hours worked. Falsifying a time sheet is a violation of Village policy. The Village prohibits supervisors from directing employees to report less than all hours worked, i.e., to work "off the clock."
(B) Overtime. From time to time, non-exempt employees may be required to work overtime, for which they will receive overtime pay or comp time in accordance with applicable wage and hour laws. Employees who work more than a forty (40) hour work week, shall be compensated one and one-half (1½) times the basic straight time wage for all time worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week or receive one and one-half (1½) hours comp time for every hour of overtime worked, not to exceed a total of twenty (20) cumulative hours.
In calculating the hours worked for overtime purposes, the following is included in hours worked: vacation, holidays, approved paid sick days and jury duty.
Except in unforeseen and emergency situations, employees should not work overtime without prior approval from their supervisors. All overtime worked must be reported, whether it is pre-approved or not pre-approved.
(C) Procedure for Pay Discrepancies. Although the Village makes every effort to ensure that employees are properly paid, all employees should review their paycheck stub to confirm that they have been paid the correct amount, received all overtime pay due, and not been subject to improper deductions. If an employee believes that he or she has not been paid the proper amount or has been instructed to falsify a time sheet, the employee should promptly report the matter to the Mayor or Village Clerk, so the matter can be investigated or reviewed and any necessary corrective action taken. No employee will be subject to retaliation because he or she makes such a report in good faith.
(Ord. No. 23-022; 12-12-23)