Morning Sessions. If the negotiations session is scheduled for the morning only and for less than five hours, the CSEA negotiators will be released from their regularly scheduled duties that morning and return for the remainder of his/her regularly assigned workday after taking their lunch break. Employees who work split shifts may work their normal assigned hours either prior to the beginning of the session or after the session ends. The employee and the supervisor will work together to determine which split the employee will work, however, the Supervisor will make the final decision on which split will be worked. If their absence places an undue hardship on the department, the employee may be required to complete their shift and be paid overtime. For example, if the shift is an 8 hour shift, and negotiations last 3 hours, the employee shall report to work after the session and be required to work 5 hours. If the employee is normally assigned to work five hours or less per day, he/she will not be required to return to work.
