DATE
ISSUED
04/17/95
DATE
REVISED
08/01/98
POLICY
While
most
campuses
and
departments
have
established
standard
business
hours,
these
schedules
vary
throughout
the
University,
depending
upon
the
services
provided.
Many
are
finding
that
flexible
work
schedules
help
them
provide
better
service
to
their
clients
without
incurring
the
expense
of
overtime.
More
employees
can
be
scheduled
to
work
during
peak
activity
periods
while
fewer
employees
are
scheduled
for
non-peak
hours.
This
scheduling
process
is
workable
for
routine
weekly
operations
or
seasonal
operational
requirements.
SCOPE
This
policy
applies
to
all
hourly
paid
staff
of
Saint
Louis
University.
Salaried/exempt
employees
are
not
eligible
for
overtime
or
compensatory
time
off.
Salaried
employees
may
enjoy
greater
scheduling
flexibility
than
is
true
for
hourly-paid
staff;
however,
the
tracking
of
hours
worked
over
40
per
week
and
the
use
of
compensatory
time
is
not
permitted.
PROCEDURE
Supervisors
are
responsible
for
establishing
and
informing
staff
members
of
specific
work
schedules.
Upon
hire,
employees
will
be
advised
of
the
work
schedule
to
which
they
will
be
assigned
and
the
number
of
hours
they
are
to
work
each
day
and
week.
The
information
provided
will
include:
start
time;
break
periods,
if
necessary;
lunch
periods;
and
normal
ending
time.
When
the
work
schedule
must
be
changed,
the
supervisor
will
give
as
much
advance
notice
as
possible
so
that
personal
arrangements
can
be
made
to
meet
the
new
scheduling
requirements.
While
the
operating
requirements
of
the
department
must
be
the
primary
consideration
in
establishing
work
schedules
and
requiring
overtime,
supervisors
are
expected
to
consider
the
personal
requirements
of
staff
members
in
making
such
decisions.
Hourly-paid
employees
will
be
advised
by
supervisors
to
record
each
day
the
actual
hours
worked
that
day.
This
record
will
include
the
time
work
begins,
the
time
work
ends
each
day,
and
the
amount
of
time
for
the
lunch
period.
Hourly-paid
staff
may
be
required
to
work
extra
hours
on
a
given
workday.
If
this
occurs,
the
supervisor
may
permit
or
require
the
employee
to
take
an
equal
number
of
hours
off
within
the
same
work
week.
Time
off
in
lieu
of
overtime
pay
must
be
taken
within
the
same
work
week
and
must
have
prior
approval
of
the
supervisor.
SLU
does
not
permit
the
accrual
of
compensatory
time
in
lieu
of
payment
for
overtime;
however,
work
schedules
may
be
modified.
The
Fair
Labor
Standards
Act
requires
that
overtime
hours
worked
in
a
week
be
paid
at
the
overtime
rate
and
not
carried
forward
to
future
weeks
as
compensatory
time.
