Employees shall have a fixed workweek that consists of a regular recurring period of 168 consecutive hours (seven 24-hour periods) which can begin and end on any day of the week and any time of the day. A minimum of 8 hours of actual attendance on duty shall constitute a day’s work and a minimum of 40 hours shall constitute a week’s work for every full-time employee including authorized holidays and compensated absences. With the exception of employees assigned a reduced work schedule in accordance with Section 4.117, any employee who works fewer than these required hours per week shall be considered part-time, as defined in Section 4.110. Employees may be assigned to work Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
(a) Alternative Work Schedules – Employees may be assigned to work schedules of five eight hour days (5/40), four ten hour days (4/10) in a single workweek, eight nine hour days and one eight hour day within a two week period (9/80) or other schedules at the discretion of the appointing authority. Regardless of schedule, employees shall not be assigned to work more than 40 hours during a workweek. Employees assigned to a (9/80) schedule shall have a designated regular day off, which shall remain fixed, unless permanently reassigned.
(b) Changes to Work Schedules – Employees may be required to adjust their work schedules (change days off or working hours, except on the same day of the week as their regular 9/80 day off) within the same FLSA workweek. Temporary changes to the designated 9/80 day off at the request of the employee’s appointing authority or the employee is prohibited unless it is intended for the employee to work additional hours (overtime) with the exception of during holiday weeks as provided for in Section 4.119(G).
(c) Rest Periods – The administrative head of any department may permit employees to take brief rest periods during any working day at such times and of such duration as to not adversely affect the operation of the department and promote efficiency, provided that such rest period shall not be taken during the first or last hour of the working day. The taking of rest periods is a privilege and not a right and any rest period not taken at the time permitted shall be deemed waived and not accumulated or carried over from one day to any subsequent day, or compensated for in any form.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 89,100.
Amended by: Ord. No. 99,790; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00; In Entirety, Ord. No. 175,048, Eff. 1-23-03.