Reduced Work Year Clause Samples

Reduced Work Year. The purpose of this program is to provide an alternative to early retirement for senior staff members who may wish to reduce their work year. 21.1.1 The following criteria shall be applied in selecting employees for a reduced work year. a. The employee must have reached the age of fifty-five (55) prior to a reduction in his/her workload. b. The employee must have been employed full-time in a certificated position for at least ten (10) years, and the employee must have been employed full- time in a certificated position at least five (5) years in the District prior to his/her participation in this program. 21.1.2 The terms and conditions of employment for employees employed at a reduced work year shall be as follows: a. The minimum reduced work year shall be the equivalent of one-half (1/2) the number of required certificated duty days required by the employee’s contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position. b. The structure of the reduced work year shall be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the District. Such options shall include but not be limited to, full day employment for at least one-half (1/2) of the school year or half- day employment for the entire school year. c. Reduced work year employment can be revoked only with the mutual consent of the District and the employee. d. A reduced work year employee may request, subject to other provisions in this Agreement, to seek early retirement. e. A reduced work year employee shall be paid on a pro rata basis according to his/her placement on the salary schedule, which he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of reduced work year employment. f. The District and the employee shall each pay the reduced work year employee’s STRS and Health Benefits at the same rate as regular work year employees for each year of his/her service as a reduced work year employee.

Reduced Work Year. Unit members who upon District approval voluntarily agree 24 that portion of their position which is voluntarily reduced.

Reduced Work Year. The teacher may serve less than the standard work year if initial employment begins after the scheduled commencement of the work year, if the individual teacher contract is terminated during the work year, if the teacher uses unpaid leave or is absent for any unauthorized reason or upon prior written agreement between the teacher and the Superintendent. In such event, the teacher shall be paid at the daily salary rate for each day on duty.

Reduced Work Year. 16 The West Contra Costa Unified School District and the West Contra Costa Administrator’s Association enter the following Agreement.

Reduced Work Year. “▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇”) ▇▇.▇.▇.▇: The purpose of this program is to provide an alternative to early retirement for senior staff members who may wish to reduce their work year. The structure of the reduced work year shall be mutually agreed upon by the unit member and the District. ▇▇.▇.▇.▇: Reduced work year unit members may apply, after fulfilling their annual work year requirement, to receive one (1) of the following: Consultant Program (section 12.3.2) or the District Retirement Award (section 12.2.3) or Retiree Benefits (section 12.2.2). To be eligible, the employee must meet all of the requirements set forth in this Agreement for participation in such program. ▇▇.▇.▇.▇: All Reduced Work Year assignments must be requested in accordance with, and comply with, the following provisions of Article 18: 18.3, 18.4, 18.5.3, and 18.5.4. ▇▇.▇.▇.▇: The structure of the Reduced Work Year shall be as mutually agreed upon by the unit member and the District. The default structure shall be employment for 50/50 (one-half (1/2) of the school year or one- half (1/2) of the school day for the entire school year). While other percentages may be agreed upon (e.g. 60/40, 70/30, 80/20, etc.), at the end of each year, the default for the coming school year shall be 50/50 unless another structure is agreed upon between the District and the unit member.

Reduced Work Year. If the District proposes to increase or reduce the work year, it shall notify the Association of its proposal and provide the opportunity to meet and confer.

Reduced Work Year. Unit members who upon District approval voluntarily agree 16 to reduce their work year to less than a full-time basis shall permanently relinquish any rights to 17 that portion of their position which is voluntarily reduced.