Employee Work Hours Regulation

Questions and Answers

The normal work week consists of fifty (50) hours of work.

False

Dispatchers typically work eight (8) hours a day.

True

Employees receive overtime pay at a rate of time and one-half for hours worked over forty (40) in a week.

True

Employees must be given at least one week’s notice for overtime assignments.

False Signup and view all the answers

The Employer has the authority to change Employees' shifts as they see fit.

True Signup and view all the answers

Employees must be notified of shift changes at least twenty-one days in advance.

True Signup and view all the answers

An employee can be docked one hour of pay if they are 53 minutes late.

True Signup and view all the answers

Excessive tardiness is defined as being late three times in a thirty-day period.

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All Police Officers are not entitled to any rest periods during their shifts.

False Signup and view all the answers

Employees who are late by 1-7 minutes will have their pay docked.

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Study Notes

Employee Work Hours and Overtime

Normal work week is defined as forty (40) hours.
Police Officers have a ten (10) hour workday; Dispatchers work eight (8) hours.
Employer retains right to assign working hours and mandate overtime.

Overtime Compensation

Employees working over forty (40) hours in a week earn time and one-half for hours exceeding this.
Overtime compensation is not duplicated or combined; payment for the same hours cannot be made more than once.
Employees must receive at least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice for overtime, barring unforeseen circumstances.
Overtime is ideally offered to volunteers first, favoring those with greater seniority when multiple volunteers exist.

Shift Assignment and Notice

Employer has exclusive rights to schedule shifts and make changes.
Shift changes should preferentially go to qualified volunteers; if none are available, least senior employees may be assigned.
Employees can bid for annual shift assignments based on seniority.
Written notice of shift changes is provided twenty-one (21) days in advance. Oral notice may follow at the employer's discretion.

Tardiness Policy

Employees are required to arrive and check out on time; disciplinary action may occur for excessive tardiness.
Definition of excessive tardiness includes specific instances of lateness over a designated time frame (e.g., two times in a week).

Pay Docking for Lateness

Pay may be docked according to lateness as recorded electronically:
- 1-7 minutes late: No pay docked
- 8-22 minutes late: 1/4 hour pay docked
- 22-37 minutes late: 1/2 hour pay docked
- 38-52 minutes late: 3/4 hour pay docked
- 53-60 minutes late: 1 hour pay docked

Rest Periods for Police Officers

Officers are entitled to three (3) fifteen-minute breaks during workdays exceeding eight (8) hours.
For workdays between six (6) and eight (8) hours, they receive two (2) fifteen-minute breaks.
One (1) fifteen-minute break is granted for work days lasting between three (3) and six (6) hours.

Description

This quiz covers the regulations concerning employee work hours as per Section 4.1 and Section 4.2. It highlights the standard workweek duration and the compensation for overtime hours. Test your understanding of these important labor guidelines.