ARTICLE 22

HOURS OF WORK

The workweek shall consist of seven (7) consecutive twenty-four (24) hour periods beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday and ending at 12:00 midnight the following Saturday.


Full-time employees shall work a minimum workweek of forty (40) hours in a seven (7) consecutive day period.

22.2

Under normal circumstances, the "workday" is defined as eight (8) consecutive hours plus the meal period in a twenty-four (24) hour period. Day shift employees normally begin work between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. There are three (3) shifts, as defined in provisions 24.27 through 24.31 of this Agreement.

22.3

The Director of Plant Operations or appropriate administrator shall determine the work schedules including starting and finishing times for all employees. Under normal circumstances, work schedules shall provide for five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) hours in a seven (7) day period. When assigning work schedules, the CSU shall consider the employee's preference and the needs of the CSU. Pursuant to Article 23, Overtime, when an alternate work schedule is enacted the employee shall be paid overtime for all hours worked over forty (40) hours in the seven (7) day workweek. Alternate work schedules may be mutually agreed to by the employee and the Director of Plant Operations or the appropriate administrator. When mutual agreement is not possible, the Director of Plant Operations shall assign an alternate work schedule giving consideration to the employee's needs and the needs of the university. Alternate work schedules may apply to the following classifications: Operating Engineers, Building Service Engineers, Building Maintenance Work, Supervising Building Service Engineers, Maintenance Mechanics, Farm Maintenance Mechanics, Apprentice Operating Engineers, Apprentice Building Service Engineers and Refrigeration Mechanics. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the parties from mutually agreeing upon other classifications or positions for alternate work schedules.

22.4

For classifications not designated above, when alternate work schedules are deemed necessary by management, the alternate work schedules of any bargaining unit classification shall be staffed as follows:


1. By volunteers;

2. By the transfer of employees who were originally hired into positions which were posted with the proviso that it might require the employee to work alternate work schedules; or

3. By employees hired after the ratification of this contract by both SETC and the CSU Board of Trustees, provided the employee meets the requirements defined by management for the assignment.


If unable to staff positions as designated above, CSU will meet with the Union to discuss the needs of the university. The parties agree to meet within two weeks of the request to discuss an alternate solution, which may include, but is not limited to, having the least senior employee in the classification work the alternate shift, developing an alternate or flexible work schedule, or other alternatives that meet the needs of the University.

22.5

All work schedules shall be prepared in written form and normally posted not less than fourteen (14) days prior to any regularly scheduled shift change. No employee shall have his/her regularly scheduled shifts or days off changed without receiving a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior written notification of such change, except in emergency situations.

22.6

In emergency situations, all days off may be canceled and shifts reassigned.

22.7

Less than full-time employees shall be assigned hours and days of work by the Director of Plant Operations or the appropriate administrator.

22.8

The parties acknowledge that due to the fluctuation in the number of days in a monthly pay period that those non-exempt employees working on alternate work schedules may either have excess or deficit work hours in any given pay period. The campus shall monitor balances on quarterly basis in order to reduce or eliminate negative balances. All excess/deficit salary accounting issues shall be addressed pursuant to Human Resource Salary Administration Letter HR 2003-28. Per HR 2003-28, in the event that an employee(s) has a deficit balance in December, the campus shall meet with the affected employee(s), and at their request a representative, to develop a mutually acceptable plan to reconcile any remaining deficit hours.

Meal Periods

22.9

Employees shall be entitled to a meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes. The time of such meal period shall be scheduled by the Director of Plant Operations or the appropriate administrator and shall be at or near the middle of the workday. Employees who have a thirty (30) minute meal period shall, when appropriate, be permitted a clean-up period of ten (10) minutes.

22.10

An employee required to remain on the job for the full shift shall be entitled to a paid meal period of thirty (30) minutes.

22.11

Meal periods shall not be considered time worked when all of the following conditions are met:

a. meal periods are at least thirty (30) minutes in duration,

b. the employee is completely relieved of his/her duty, and

c. the employee is free to leave his/her work station if the employee so desires.

Meal Allowance

22.12

When an employee is required to work more than two (2) hours before or two (2) hours after a regularly scheduled workday, he/she may claim the actual cost of each meal, up to the maximum allowed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner as appropriate to the time of day, in accordance with the CSU Policy and Procedures Governing Travel and Relocation Expense Reimbursement. All claims for such meal reimbursements must be supported by a dated receipt and/or a voucher. The time taken to consume such meals will not be included in the computation of overtime for the purposes of this allowance.

22.13

An employee shall not be required to interrupt his/her work to consume the meal referenced above. Such meals may be taken before, after, or during the pre-shift or post-shift period. This provision shall not apply to employees receiving a per diem rate.

Rest Periods

22.14

Employees shall be entitled to take a rest period of fifteen (15) minutes for each half day worked. Rest periods should, when possible, be taken at or near the midpoint of the half day period.

22.15

If an employee is unable to take a rest period due to work requirements, the rest period may be rescheduled later in the day. The rest period shall not be cumulative if not taken. Rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes or less shall be counted towards hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime.

Clean-Up Time

22.16

Employees shall be permitted, immediately prior to the end of their workday, a clean-up period of ten (10) minutes to perform personal washing and changing of clothes. Reasonable worktime shall be provided to an employee for the taking of a shower when deemed necessary by the appropriate administrator.

Voluntary Training Time

22.17

Voluntary training time shall not be considered time worked when the training is voluntary and the employee does not engage in productive work during training.

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