Tompkins County Administrative Policy Manual

WORK WEEK AND WORK SHIFT
Objective: To interpret contract agreements concerning work-shift and workweek for County employees.		Policy Number: 04-04
Reference: Agreement between the County of Tompkins and Tompkins County Unit, Local 855, CSEA/AFSCME; Resolution No. 63 (1983); Agreement between the County of Tompkins and Tompkins County Sheriffs' Association		Effective Date: January 12, 198
		Modified Date:June 28, 1988; November 5, 2003;October 5, 2004
Policy: All full-time County positions are created with a standard workweek of 40.0 hours, 37.5 hours or 35.0 hours. Standard hours for County government offices to be open to the public shall be established and publicized.		Resolution #: 192
Procedure:		Department: Personnel Department
1. An employee automatically accepts the standard work-week of the department as a condition of employment, unless a flexible schedule is otherwise approved by the department head.
2. The standard working hours for the County Departments to be open to the public will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise stipulated by law, with the exception that the working hours of the County Clerks Office will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the working hours for the County Highway Division Office will be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3. Each County employee is responsible for being at his/her job station during the standard department working hours. ("Job station" includes only the department premises or a location off those premises where the employee must carry out County business.)
4. Changes in an employee's standard workweek may affect fringe accrual. Please see Administrative Policy 04-05 Adjustment of Fringe Accruals. · Hours may be extended and employees may have flexible schedules at the discretion of the Department Head.