26 Questions
According to the text, what is the primary FWS shift for field patrol assignments?
12 hours
According to the text, what type of shifts may be used for some assignments when agreed to by the affected employees?
9-hour shifts
According to the text, what is required for a permanent change in the start time of any shift or the creation or elimination of a watch?
Approval from the Employee Relations Administrator
Which shift has the least number of scheduled workdays in each 28-day DP?
12-hour shift
How many hours are employees working the 10-hour shift scheduled to work in each 28-day DP?
150 hours
Which shift has the highest number of scheduled workdays in each 28-day DP?
8-hour shift
How many hours are employees working the 9-hour shift compensated for in each 28-day DP?
153 hours
According to the text, what is the usual start-of-watch time for the PM shift?
1600 to 1800 hours
Based on the text, can Juvenile Car Officers be assigned to work a 12-hour shift?
No, they cannot be assigned to work a 12-hour shift.
According to the text, when can a detective's work hours be adjusted after the posting of the work schedule?
Only when reasonably necessary to accomplish operational needs.
According to the text, how are discrepancies in timekeeping handled?
Payroll adjustments are made for both overworked and underworked hours
According to the text, when an employee is absent for one or more DPs, what happens to their work schedule?
Their work schedule is adjusted to a five-day/40-hour work week
According to the text, what is the purpose of detective hours?
To provide coverage on nights and weekends
According to the text, how are staffing levels of detectives on PM watch determined?
Determined with a realistic expectation of achieving operational objectives
According to the text, when scheduling days off, employees assigned to a 12-hour shift should not be assigned to work more than how many consecutive days?
Four
According to the text, how many hours of on-duty time or cash compensation at the rate of straight time per DP are employees assigned as dog handlers entitled to for the purpose of feeding and care of a City-owned dog?
20 hours
According to the text, if management temporarily adjusts an employee's start of watch by 3 hours without meeting the 10 hour notification requirement, how many hours of overtime compensation should the employee receive?
1.5 hours
According to the text, when the Department does not meet the 10 hour notification requirement and adjusts the employee's schedule by over 3 hours, how many hours of overtime compensation should the employee receive for the extra adjustment period?
1.0 hour
According to the text, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice.
The Sergeant I with the most seniority can always exclude a shift of choice.
According to the text, requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment are considered on a case-by-case basis.
According to the text, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts.
Employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP for vacation relief.
According to the text, all payroll timekeeping for FWS shall be by the “positive” timekeeping method (i.e., hour-for-hour).
Payroll timekeeping for FWS is done on a positive timekeeping method.
According to the text, when an employee's start of watch is adjusted by five hours and the 10 hour notification requirement was not met, how many hours will the employee be compensated for at the overtime rate?
5 hours
According to the text, which personnel are exempted from the limitation on the adjustment of work hours?
All of the above
According to the text, when can an employee adjust their scheduled shift start time if they appear in court outside or partially outside a regularly scheduled work shift?
All of the above
According to the text, when can an employee utilize compensatory time off (CTO) or vacation hours in lieu of working the remaining hours of an assigned workday?
All of the above
Test your knowledge on timekeeping validation and payroll adjustments. Learn about producing records of hours worked, forwarding them for certification, and dealing with discrepancies.
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