Workweek Definitions. The regular workweek for full-time employees shall consist of five (5) days which may not be consecutive, totaling thirty-seven and one half (37 ½) hours within a calendar week, beginning on Monday and ending Saturday. If so required by public service schedules, employees shall be scheduled to work shifts of seven (7), seven and one-half (7 ½) or eight (8) hours of a given day and up to two (2) evenings in a workweek, except in instances where a flex arrangement is in place. When the Central Square Branch is open four (4) hours on Saturday, full time employees at the branch shall work five and one half (5 ½) hours on Saturdays they are scheduled to work, and shall work eight (8) hours per day during the preceding scheduled work days. The regular work week for part-time employees shall begin on Monday and end on Saturday. Regular shifts shall be between three (3) and eight (8) hours. Prior to the City altering an employee’s regularly scheduled hours, the City will provide the employee and the Union with advance notice and will meet upon request to discuss any questions or concerns about the proposed schedule change and consider alternatives. Employees requesting changes to their regularly scheduled hours shall do so via the Library’s Schedule Change Request Form. When an employee needs to take a Saturday off they can find another qualified employee to provide coverage. If two (2) weeks prior to the employee’s scheduled Saturday, they are unable to find another qualified employee to provide coverage, they should work with the relevant department manager and library administration to assist in finding coverage, so that the time off may be approved.
