Hours of Work

Purpose

It is the policy of the College to establish the time and duration of working hours as required by the workload and the needs of the College. This procedure applies to all non-exempt hourly and salaried employees.

• The normal workweek is Saturday through Friday beginning and ending at midnight on Friday, and consists of 37.5 hours for full time employees.
• The normal workday will consist of 7.5 consecutive hours of work with an unpaid meal period.
• Rest or coffee breaks are considered as time worked and may not exceed 15 minutes in duration.
• The College has no official rest or coffee break policy and consequently, rest or coffee breaks are administered in accordance with the existing precedent within individual departments.
• The schedule of hours for employees will be determined by the department or office to which each is assigned. Typical hours of operation at the College are from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Lost time - Department heads may, at their discretion, allow employees to make up lost time during a given workweek.
• Overtime - Department heads may schedule overtime when it is deemed necessary. Employees are not permitted to work overtime without the prior approval of their supervisor or department head. For the purposes of compensation, only hours worked in excess of 40 will be computed at the premium rate of time and one half.
  • All non-exempt salaried and hourly employees are eligible to receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
  • Personnel classified as "exempt" are exempted from overtime compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.