Common use of WORK DAYS AND WORK WEEK Clause in Contracts

WORK DAYS AND WORK WEEK. The basic work schedule for the City shall be five (5) days per week from Monday to Friday inclusive with the exception of the Library. Eight (8) hours of work shall constitute a normal work day and forty (40) hours of work shall constitute a normal work week. For payroll purposes, the work week begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Saturday at 12:00 a.m. (midnight). The workday for Police Communications Operators assigned to 12 hour shifts shall be considered the day the shift begins. Each dispatcher will be scheduled off for a single 4-hour block during the pay period, either at the beginning or end of the assigned shift, unless requested otherwise by the dispatcher for hardship and with management’s approval. If this 4-hour block cannot be accomplished reasonably within the pay period, the resulting 4 hours will not be paid in overtime but will instead be compensated with an additional 4 hours off with straight pay in the following pay period. For purposes of determining Holiday worked as it relates to the pay versus vacation option, a dispatcher will be considered to have worked the holiday only if their regular shift begins on the calendar day of the City recognized holiday. Any regular shift hours worked on a holiday will be paid at straight time. The 8-hour city holiday benefit pay shall count towards total hours worked for the pay period. A day for pay purposes is 8 hours regardless of the dispatcher working an 8-hour or 12-hour day. In 2001 the Police Chief agreed to implement twelve (12) hours shifts for Communication Operators (Police). It is understood that the schedule of Dover Police Department is set by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police retains “the right to establish schedules” and is not obligated to permanently maintain this or any other schedule. A shift employee is defined as an employee who works at a job which is operated on a rotating twenty-four

WORK DAYS AND WORK WEEK. The basic work schedule for the City shall be five (5) days per week from Monday to Friday inclusive with the exception of the Libraryinclusive. Eight (8) hours of work shall constitute a normal work day and forty (40) hours of work shall constitute a normal work week. For payroll purposes, the work week begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Saturday at 12:00 a.m. (12 midnight). The workday for Police Communications Operators assigned to 12 hour shifts shall be considered the day the shift begins. Each dispatcher will be scheduled off for a single 4-hour block during the pay period, either at the beginning or end of the assigned shift, unless requested otherwise by the dispatcher for hardship and with management’s approval. If this 4-hour block cannot be accomplished reasonably within the pay period, period the resulting 4 hours will not be paid in overtime but will instead be compensated with an additional 4 hours off with straight pay in the following pay period. For purposes of determining Holiday worked as it relates to the pay versus vacation option, a dispatcher will be considered to have worked the holiday only if their regular shift begins on the calendar day of the City recognized holiday. Any regular shift hours worked on a holiday will be paid at straight time. The 8-hour city holiday benefit pay shall count towards total hours worked for the pay period. A day for pay purposes is 8 hours regardless of the dispatcher working an 8-hour or 12-hour day. In 2001 the Police Chief agreed to implement twelve (12) hours shifts for Communication Operators (Police). It is understood that the schedule of Dover Police Department is set by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police retains “the right to establish schedules” and is not obligated to permanently maintain this or any other schedule. A shift employee is defined as an employee who works at a job which is operated on a rotating twenty-fourfour (24) hour per day, seven (7) day a week basis. Shift employees work eight (8) hour shifts except in fire dispatch and Communication Operators. All City employees are expected to be at their assigned place and ready for work at the start of the work day. Lateness, for justifiable reasons, will be excused, but habitual tardiness will not. Prior arrangements for planned absences must be made with the employee's supervisor. The City Manager is empowered to adjust work schedules as he/she deems necessary in the best interest of the City. If substantial changes are made, management agrees to consult with DOE. The City will maintain a bi-weekly pay period with Friday as payday. If payday falls on a holiday, payday will be Thursday.

WORK DAYS AND WORK WEEK. The basic work schedule for the City shall be five (5) days per week from Monday to Friday inclusive with the exception of the Libraryinclusive. Eight (8) hours of work shall constitute a normal work day and forty (40) hours of work shall constitute a normal work week. For payroll purposes, the work week begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Saturday at 12:00 a.m. (midnight). ) The workday for Police Communications Operators assigned to 12 hour shifts shall be considered the day the shift begins. Each dispatcher will be scheduled off for a single 4-hour block during the pay period, either at the beginning or end of the assigned shift, unless requested otherwise by the dispatcher for hardship and with management’s approval. If this 4-hour block cannot be accomplished reasonably within the pay period, the resulting 4 hours will not be paid in overtime but will instead be compensated with an additional 4 hours off with straight pay in the following pay period. For purposes of determining Holiday worked as it relates to the pay versus vacation option, a dispatcher will be considered to have worked the holiday only if their regular shift begins on the calendar day of the City recognized holiday. Any regular shift hours worked on a holiday will be paid at straight time. The 8-hour city holiday benefit pay shall count towards total hours worked for the pay period. A day for pay purposes is 8 hours regardless of the dispatcher working an 8-hour or 12-hour day. In 2001 the Police Chief agreed to implement twelve (12) hours shifts for Communication Operators (Police). It is understood that the schedule of Dover Police Department is set by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police retains “the right to establish schedules” and is not obligated to permanently maintain this or any other schedule. A shift employee is defined as an employee who works at a job which is operated on a rotating twenty-fourfour (24) hour per day, seven (7) day a week basis. Shift employees work eight (8) hour shifts except in fire dispatch, Communication Operators and the Water Treatment Plant. All City employees are expected to be at their assigned place and ready for work at the start of the work day. Lateness, for justifiable reasons, will be excused, but habitual tardiness will not. Prior arrangements for planned absences must be made with the employee's supervisor. The City Manager is empowered to adjust work schedules as he/she deems necessary in the best interest of the City. If substantial changes are made, management agrees to consult with DOE. The City will maintain a bi-weekly pay period with Friday as payday. If payday falls on a holiday, payday will be Thursday.